New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-25


been ordered by Mr.. William B. Aston. Gait had
just arrived in Florence and was abolt commencing
bis statue Of Jefferson.
We hastened on 10 Rome, although il wa ra'oer
early IN the season. Ny companions however
had little fear Of either fever or robbers ana 81
AZ ten years of absence, acted as their ccerone
through churches, palaces aud ruins. 50" h''e
change in Rome since 1916, except along Inc APP
plan Way, where many new eXhunatiohs nave
been made, and number of elariDg tablets heaaed
with "Pius TX. Pont. Max, inserted ID Inc ven
cradle fronts of Roman ba hs and ampol'heaters'
There was slso tablet 10 st. Peters, on the lei'
of the Apostles chair CONNIE noratlog the sublime
absuIdity of the immaculate Conception w.
Pi' NoDo! you are vain as you are weak anu We
who once respected you can now only pity you.
On the evening Of our departure, the Pope drove
past hotel III bis carriage. We leaned OUT o. the
dihiDg-room windows, looked in, and received us
benedictiGn. He has kind amiable, granhlho'n-
ery old face, and his Blessing could do no harh
Poor man think he means well, out he Is III oad
hands, and Rome, which had trans'eh' SUNRISE
curing the first years Of his Ponticate, IS no" suA
| in as blind night as ever.
My respect for the Roman peOP'e Is increased
| by Comparing them with the Florentnes, who are
| an Improvisation Of all that is mean and corrup'
| There is honor and virtue 10 be found among Inc
| Tuscan peasants, | doubt not, but for the oour-
eeoise OF Florence enc can have no feeling oot thtt
Of utter loalhilg and Ct nteupt. No LADY can "iIA
| aloLe in Florence without being grossly lns'hted,
| AID even in a carriage with gen.lemans prOtec
ten, tie must rUn The gsuntlel of THOUSAND 'nso
| lent stsIers. The faces Of the youths express a
pee, cicus depra,ity, and the b.ear-eyed old men
show II every wrinkle the records OF deoauched
and degraded bfe. There is no help for such
people; they are slaves and deserve to be So.
But of all cheering signs Of progress In Europe,
there is mole so truly encouraging as the present
condition of Sardinia. passed through the country
first in August, l545, and now, in October, le16,
have returned 10 witness what has been done IN
those eleven years. Then, Sardinia was scarcely in
advar ce OF Tuscany, and her material Development
seemed TO be at a stand-.tll. Now nearly 500
niles Of railroad are 10 operation, her commerce
bas been doubled her productive industry vastly
Increased, ier agriculture fosfered and improved,
snd-best of all-she has liberal Cons tuition, an
enlightened and energetic Government, and happy
ano hopeful people. From Ger ca to Turin, along
the old road where then walked in dust through
sleepy villages, ali is now activity and animation.
New houses have been built new fields powed,
bare mountan-sides terraced and planted with vine,
Lew mills bestride the Idle streams, and thrifty
aid industrious popu alton are at work on all sides.
Sardinia has set noble example to the otter ltil-
| ian States and her success is the turest basis for
the future independt nce of Italy.
| AS Xii Victor Emmanuel was not at home, we
were freely admitted into his palace, at Turin, even
Turin is a stately and beautiful city, although it con
tains little 10 attract the traveller. We were obliged
to wait two days before we could obtain places in
the diligence for Chambery. The passage of Mont
| Cents was made by night; We had a snow.s.Orm on
the summit, where We found diligence overturned
and the passengers scattered about, but more fright
ened than hurt. Our diligence Che French) raced
the whole day with one of the SarJinan line, so that
We averaged nine or ten miles an hour, aud thun-
dtred along the beautiful valleys Of Savoy to Cham
| berry, in much less than the usual time Tue next
| day we returned 10 Geneva, via AK and the Lake
LamarIine's "Raphael) through one of the love
lies regions in Europe.
At Lausanne | lett my companions, who had es
tabhshcd themselves there for the Winter, and ac-
companied only by my ia thful attendant came on
to Germany, On my way to the Extreme North.
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