New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-19
ITALY
Present state OF the Peninsula.

Ro1Y October. 1853
The American public are more or lees familiar with
the unhappy condition Of Italy BY periodical reports
which reach the United States from European sources.
Bn il is necessary that something than mere irg-
mCntary notices OF passing events should from time 70
time place the public in possession If the progress Of
that great struggle for Freedom which began 10 lcJ-
and i It'll going on under the eye Of the police spy and
amid the bsyonets OF foreign soldiers liay Is Dee0m-
ing daily and more interesting to America, both
in political aud commercial point Of view. Hundreds
of her most intelligent and braest sons have lett their
classical lard with al its asfOcat0ns and hopes Of po
tical regeneration personal friendships and material
interest for the country now almost the only home or
tie political martyr European despOtism 10 this day
Is hard II work hunting down the OF education in
Italy and driving them OF 10 the United States,
throwing them into dungeons where they die in chains
What American csn fail TO take lively and painful IN
teTest in such state Of things Let ms never forget
that few generations back and the ioreathers Of
Of cur uCb!est ci.izcIs precisely IN the posi-
ton Let u remember too that the psleaced Italian
AZ today. thrown into the Of American Freedom,
is he brother Of Columbus, kienzi. Sayanroa. the
Nedci ard endless list vi liustrous benenet0rs o.
humsuity. who Sighting for that liberty, political
ard religious which forms the verl swafdiIng clothes
of cor infancy Tie tale told By the Huguenots the
Puifans ard those political eXiies wLO led from ing
aId u Charles III r TIE is repeated by the Ro-
man snd AcaToiian who lands il America IN l-5j, 20
escape tie Ter eCuiion II The Rome aud he dun
geCn o. the saUe despotsm which 20 long cursei the
Argio-saICn rSce.
Beyond such console rariCus (Which cannot faI 70 ex
cite interest The tate o Italy, there are o,ber
reasons icr Watching the progress Of Italian regenerA
tCu. steam feet is Fung gradually, bat surely,
which viii place IN G. utirual and close conlunica-
tian with Itlb Air ady advanced. Piedmont has
steam communication With the United States; sni
Naples Tuirany aud Rome viii soon follow We shall,
ere l,lg llow he Italians e. merchants 70 a much
-raftT eXttrt than ormerl. aud If they succeed in
Obtaining Tree snd progressive constitutions vast com
uercisl field viii be- thrown open 10 the avsDtaye ofsl
Isrfief Niih rle e1s - governments. however every
fcul.y thrown IN &c Way OF nat.O1al property.
Priests, e. i,- Id -iers nos tie Instruments 4
4 81 On taIgl they APE tie great dsqslas yegSne
O. t..ory nio have Ii.yrl rle worlds tragedy AMI
Italy Ia. lad ler fed share e their bightiug md lerc
both IN Ia-rn AID Christian times. Aao-t0 ssys
-Tser rsr.'a POI O.. g flrsr- r-1-at ata ger
W. ~ rsrrr at1rs e. ofa-s.T
lh Wa 90 -ft- L ~ Che r-h rlII h1v'.
IRE. tl-s-lr--l- d. lCcl -Fir,s-sr -age"
Tie modern troubles o. Iraly began when England
ard he allied Povers cd l-l5 restored the princes
IliesfF end those Bal -oveIrmfuts II IL Penrslil
irt ftt rC .Clrcc-l-t1 ft Te De arl i1p0 c-i.l
tie County, tsole NiTcl-,-s army cra-sei ;Le Ap5
hIts lsfn nothing ron revolutions. II rne crown
trtl III tr.l-Fl-. Thus twas llsi tie rest0Ta ION