The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-23

Hehus WHICH, the NeiueTlntS m3ue Use Oh I'D 30 juIc
their civil and religious liberty, loasening herself
from the iron grasp of tue King OF Spain, who Ia
those days ruled half Europe, the ocean, ami may
otner parts OF The sorldthat Il, by revolution OBJ
portupsly commenced aud energetically carried on.
II happens thai among the small States Into which,
from the force Of circumstances, Italy Is subdslded
there Ii one (Pedlnont) which is not oppressed IN
desree equa TO the TIERS and which since 1s4S has
been governed by constitutional monarch, who has
a standing army which, though little, might NJ the
commencement OF revolution, serve ! nucleus.
Hence ia the minds of some the notion of offer
ing TO this little king the crown of all Iialy-pr =
video he would take the tic 10 gam II, with the as
sistance o. the revolutiO lery element
will not enter into the question to whether this
idea be the best and whether fatal necessity oohgeS
the Italians TO renounce The hope OF securing their
Liberty for the sake OF facilitating the acquisition of
their national indie pendence. Let us examine The
practical bearings OF the case.
Every calm observer will easily perceive that to
turn this project to practical utility two conditions
indsIeh SABLE first. that the King Of Piedmont
resolve in good faith to unite with the revouonists
to cay ont the project and the other ia, that such
a union be practically useful and possible.
Since it is Impossible 20 be certain of the future in
tentions vi any man. and much more Of any king,
we must draw our conclusions according to what line
OF conduct presents 20 him the greatest personal ad
vauta2es. The King OF Piedmont, ip uniting himser
with the revolution must break with all the diplo.
macy Of Europe, and renouuce his connection with
the other sovetegDs espt cay with the Pope Should
he succumb in this bold enterprise he woll1 to Ger
tanty lose his present crown Instead of gaining the
one be etyets Does his interest prompt him to in
cur such risk The ambition OF gras )lng the
crown OF Italy might perhaps entice him to make
the attempt, were he certain 81 securing she prize
after the victory. But all of us know, (aui the
King alf0 knows,) what revolution IS and that no
man can direct or Oresee the result, aud that
there be certainty that after the struggle of
the revolution the ltl on people, Victorious would
ratiiy The preclpate promises OF few, who, before
the termination OF the conflict, may have vanished
from the scene Of action. Besides which, other
sources Of doubt must operate on the mind of the
King Suppose that the revolutionary wave were to
updulate from france or Germany toward Italy, the
King Of Piedmont would in that case disappear alto
getLer. and Lobo0y would think any more about
him Or SUPP osing that the fortunes of we're to
drive him from his King dom, and that subsequently
the revolution were to revive and to con luer, most
Gel tainiy the revousonists would not send to fluid
him, to bring him back in triumph.
These considerations, which SNOW risk inevitable
and gain uncertain, added to the natural repug
Dance ia king to become q revolutiOnss, and to
break with all his relations and natural friends
not he very encouraging for the King of Piedmont,
and dispose him very favorably toward the proposed
alliance with the revolution. To these difficulties
1oay be added another, which must not be allowed to
escape observation namely, the destruction of the
Papacy, against which no king will in the present
day, raise his hasd The Count Of Boutenietf, the
Russian ambassador, publicly said in Rome, in ls49,
that II the Catholic powers had not undertaken to
restore Pho *, the Russian Emperor himself would
principle Of authority through which every sovereign
reigrs.
During the war of independence in Italy, under
Charles Albert, the father OF tue present King OF
Piedmont, the Pope abandoned Rome, and the
Grand Duke fed from Tuscany; whereup,D, from
each State. the oftsr was male to the King of
Piedmont, before any other government had been
established in the place Of the formor one, to take
possession OF the vacant seat. Had Charles Albert
taken that step he would have become very power
full he could with the greatest ease have taken pos
session OF Naples, where ne was anXlousy expe ;ted
by the Populaicn ard having his second already
elected KING OF Sicily, he could have become master
OF oil Italy-in which case he could have concentrat
ed force sufficient 10 have expelled the Austrans
from Italy, And Why did not the King cas- erly seize
such an advantageous otftrl Because he preferred
taking his chance with the limited forces Of his
Piedmont-givDg as reason that he would do moth
ing against the Pope. Yes indeed. Not only would
he do nothing against the Pope, but he actually or
dered an army to march to the assistance of Pho TX,
and the expedition was stopped only consequence OF
the Catholic powers claiming for themselves that ho
nor These are historical facts, and Gioberti him
SELL the minister Of the King of Piedmont, relates
that be ordered the expedition for the Papa restora
ton o. any one may read in his work, 9 The Civil
Renovation of Italy y
The nark sometimes made, that the presen; king
is less religious than bis father was, is not worth
much consideration, since The question 10 not one of
religion, but touching the fuDda Ienta principles
which Monarchy Is built; besides which, his mother
ART his wfe are devoted 10 the Jestts. TIE king
himself early in the ministry OF Azegiio allowed the
Introduction Of some reforms relating - Lhe Catholic
cierey but he never hined AZ those reforms which in
tie last cei tury The Court Of Eoue needed 10 Aus
tfia to Naples, and TO Tnscaoy, aud afterwards lie
gave way before the opposition OF the bishops and
The Pope Withdrawing the law Of civil marriages al
ready voted ny the national epreseu ,aives although
yet more liberal lav Of the So ne sort is Ia opera
ton in Naples Lost year a man accused with cor
responding with English Protestant missionaries
condemned to bard labor at Genoa, and about the
dan q
to the venerable and virsuous M,Dsgnor Muzzarelli,
(blind) who was called upon to sxculpate himself
from the suspicion OF being 10 correspondence With
the rector OF st. Paul. in London.
The permission acco ded to macy Italian eXiles to
reside in Piedmont cannot pass a mark OF sympa
thy towards revouonists since the greater portion
OF them are from Lombar6y the possession of which
province the kings Of Piedmont alxays have desred
and, indeed, whenever any among them venture TO
manifest liberal ard national sentiments expulsion
from the territory, transportation or prison, without
the form 0. trial Is sure TO follow. Such was the
case with Garbaldi, who, having mir .culously es-
cared the faDgs Of Austria considered that he might
freely enter hJs native State Piedmont 10 defence Of
which he bad, together with the presen. king fought
against the Apsirians; but although he had all the
constitutional rights Of citizen, he nevertheless
arrested and kept n conf enent till he was eventu
ally without trial or condemnation, transported to
Africa. The notorious crime OF having brayely de-
Tended Rome vas sufficient.
The most convincing evidence that the King of
with the patriots is the choice of Count Camille
Benso di Cavour Minister, and the presence OF his
ajheIeDts in posts OF trust This cDerie has always
shown sn inyincice repuguauce TO the union of Pied
mont with the rest of Italy. Gioberti, who was a
colleague Of these men in the councils of the King,
bas acmsrebly described them in his above mentioned
work in which he sho Ts that they prefer the servi
tu6e Of Austria TO the loss OF the separate existence
of Piedmont. The Count of Cavour had. through his
writings and his speeches, sufficiently shown his real
sentiments without the exposure Of Giobertl. His
brother Gustago was tle piiocipal writer in the re-
dictionary paper L. Armonia, and he himself edited
the gime, TO- less violent but rot less persever
ing in its opposition t. the war of Italian indepen
Gence, to progressive policy, and to the Italian
refugees, up to the installation OF Cavo1r in the
ministry when the publication of the paper ceased
1t is well known tina; on the retirement of Azego
who abandoned the post Of Minister in consequence
OF the i5superable obstacles thrown in the way Of
his favorite scbeme-the union Of Italy under one
constitutional Knights portfolio offered to the
Reaction, which had caused him to retire, and in
consequence the National Guard Of Turin was under
arms for eight days; many munich oaties sen. to the
King addresses, which were, in fact, remonstraoces
till the extreme Reaction, terrified abandoned the
n, farpr;so Than the KING nominated CayOur Min