Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01
RICHMOND wHIG.
Representative Government 10 Italy.
From the London Times.

From the London Times
The Government Of Sardinia Is at this momc,, .r.
m such contesta as might have agitated tho mind ~
Northern Europe three centuries back and carving II nm
In manner which we'll merits the zane success
,oe..hers met With when 6shtns their way along the
.ame path from darkness into light The battle of sei,
ous liberty IN Sardinia IL not They have not io
spprehend merely remote dangers they
realities OF their position by rhetorical expression 1t
not as with US when debating the
OF mere assumption OF title. when We are called nm
ON 70 aoate petenson which might lead to dan
results not cnecked In time The scaold and the dpo
seon are not empty words in the mouth Of Sardini,n
hnter but the present and of
fsrhamentary defeat Hthe Pope gets back to Turo-
Or IN other words IL the Paps party should AT anv time
preTa-the immediate result would be spiritual Rsion NJ
Terror We talk about such things bur the most timid
pohcah among US all well that before il anne To
tnat here the spirit of England be dspa,sd and
destroyed The Sardisnian hand 1.
ed On every side by Powers which are in The
suction ohs spiritual because that would he tho
suortet method OF procuring his slavery in temporal mar
ters There are the negoistors the street, Of pr
few leagues off the foreign Iegions ready 10
oy oice the views o. the religious uas if they could
only procure the sanction OF the Sardn ian oyernme,,
Inc reigios contest there such an one az the
or tue Reform Bill or for the repeaof the Corn Laws wa,
among ourselves il Is the first business every citizen of
the o'ae. That the iggle will end 10 favor of liberty
we have every reason TO believe the tone adopted M
tie Ministers and leading members OF the Chamber of De-
puues on the th OF the present month"; dung discus
sion upon tne estimates for the Foreign Department full
confirms the impression In the course of the deI,io
certain Count Solar della Margara thought IL n.cessarv
10 ci tue attention OF the Chamber what he ha
uierences existing between the Government
otsird'ns and the Holy "a. the son could NOT hs
independent Of his mother the State could not he nd
pendent OF the Church, II the duty of the Govcro
menI to attend to the moral the peope anil
GUY tcouiu only discharge by placing the people of Sar
dlna at the mercy OF the Roman Pontif The princn.
obstacle sid the orator, to the of these
friendly relations the centousness of the nress hic
dared to crtce and inpugn the and motives of o
man eCc'e-astics such the PRINCIPAL obstacle and
hers was but one method OF convincing the Panai Co
lhA Sarl MIA
n It's desire Tor reconciation-ths was ito arrest the
eandaious Of Protestant temples and to
rest the progress OF heteodox proselytism u.h bs.
oeen 'ne language of the party which the orator be
longs for the last four centuries
Inc Hticss oi such men upon the Government of Sar-
uinia are IN themselves little impotance in an
lar as they served draw from the President of ,h
Iouhci declaration to the following effect -. We love
the eathoc religion, and the HOLY Father but
have also to defend the rights Of the State and to
all those rights We have proclaimed the prnci
P VI rengoas liberty eonsecrated by the constitution
ana required by civilization More followed to the same
ehect and still stronger expressions were used by
uhconnected With the Ministry The declarations of
last class oil speakers are valuable so far as thew are
evidence o, sound popular feeling upon this momentous
SUBJECT The announcement so formally made he ,ba |
hinss Government is however matter of even 6isber
importance As yet the struggle is left in the hands of
authoity and well will be the Sandman neonI
,nose hands are strong enough carry them through
naleVer may be the political and spiritual condition of
rem aning portion OF the Italian Peninsula Sardinia
AZ eas the lamp oil patriotism burns with clear and
eueciNe lame There nothing is withholding destr,,c
i've. we nave before US the spectacle Of nation tenn
peey but resoluey affirming its rights in the presence
o the greatest spiritual deposm has ever
aho oil great military States only anxous to find
preteat Tor armed Interference II Italy is ever to be
saved by the hands of Italians il i, clear enouvb from
what quarter salvation come.