Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-01
RICHMOND w HIG.
kingdom oF ITALY.
from ~, london T'~es. Jan :

Prom TIE london Ituafs. Ian j.
ies yea since there little hope for Italy in a."
mind. ct ia-sghtcd The Ministers OF ah>o''
. and the pAr,isaus OF democracy had each their own
,w and each snunciitcd doctrines which the world ii
10 d. smp,y Of al good for the unhappy land Italy rs
IN r, geographical idea" the veteran statesman
oi Vienna Whlc at the timc misguided patriots
v,r,. n am. or republic and orators harneucd ON the
'.ntltity of tine people, Ia this country these were
mot wanting men who clearly the evil AID the only
rcuelv but hardly dared to hope that circnu-
stances would bring physician and permit a cure IttN
va, divided aud practical politicians felt that she cord
never madc by the tunuuous uprising Of her COM
coumoahty but rather by the gradual formation OF i'-
,usl unity around real aud living nucleus. lta
W.. cived by it, soVcrcigns vet il plain. To H. -
h.nmr at least, that monarchy could not he sIcl, oN
thro~u that, the contrary, the only hope Wa that
oscion o all the.c Royal stocks should ne suictio
10 h,s and realize the old idea 81 paot king -
t. make Italy united and Independent must hc the o. t
aim oi teni Of liberty, Il, then. IL were necessary i
time Co keep the country under the pressure OF >Ui
drspuisu, such a condition must b. accepted
Oty three wears since these were the reflections
Of we'll ,hcr- to ITALY all Europe. ANY chaoFv
far the better seemed far away, and not 10 hy
looked Tor bv human cNcrtiOu. All that remained
o until the of events should bearus on Ia
point Nhcnce some opening might be di-eerned ihai h''
Ia than men expected The great contest
w'Ech shakes the world j. breaking up the old svst
which Tor 81 years weighed down Europe. The internal
changes which Ne eol approaching IN our own country
uu, scmbnncc Oi what i passing ia every country
o. t West where mankind has still 20 struggle against
it, er- aud the Laws they have made The present ki-
O. sardinia had been years the throne betJr %,
and his people were sale from foreign interference Still
the dciycrancc from the spiritual tyrt
uy, which, perhaps stil more endangered the State
Even , lea months since, when the first Pieimonrc>,
tp,p. embarked NJ Genoa for the East, there pco
who spoke With apprehension oia policy somewhat 'o
bold ai regretted thata small Italian kingdom should
venture to act when Austria Judged proper 10 hc
neutftI Thai Piedmont could ~ exist 10y tue suir'-
ane, 90. uO-e powerful ueighbOuTs-tAdt its people ad
better carry things aud would DO well a. keep
on ,Jl term, with Pope and Cesar, opiu.ons
rent sven amour the best friends OF constitutional fee
dom.
Every diy event. showing that the bold resolve
OF Victor Emmanuel was based wisdom II he las
a.u p0teutttes of Florence and Naples they mu-t
h! ter in the presence OF tive powerful aid
anne. So ur ne has Joined. lie has th- advantage of i'
...l. hy has actively supported the principles Whc
Aust adopted but declined TO enforce Francis Joseph
by tI. treaty Of Dcc-mbcr made the alliance Envpe.u
10 was 100 longer a dispute between the two Weston
P5v,r- apd Russia hut continental question in which
te greatest German and the greatest Italian Power sol.
er.l, auuuguccI alhensOnt TO the Western policy. Aus
IT,, tltu shrink from hostities and virtually procAu-
m that she r.mlinrl neutral because IN her position tc
f,,.I a. inezp.ieut Victor Emmanuel then took hi.
,,i. ,a .l no more thA ls Hei ghbour in adopting tho
,,.l of th- Western Powers, aud therefore prrcuel
H.. Cat eff Vienna from any just ground ct compliant
Il, merely did for himself what Austria had advised e
German Blud DO, aud what she had admitted iul' in
ia. mi cI. Hence has taken the position OF leader
Aust hi, herself dcvcry tay dro~n more and NOR, b.
=, . .,u. ia which a weaker power has had the spirit
u r-c-. rer. Though jealous, she must not only ac
or. .c.t initiate L. follows that the mora. influence
OF S..u.a inc ca--s rapidly. The principle OF
government which il has established, the model which il
D.. ~ Illy. must be coutinudiy iore am Hofe
re.t.i.I W. uud, therefore, that even in the Austrian
thought necessary 70 ignore past events
ami 90 giant pardon for the ottrns.s OF SIS Italians
f,r.cr, subjects 90 Austria bat noS naiurazei srin-
,n ,... Co. Zoe found iu within tie Piedmont t.r
rir1rv several OF these men OF nigh rank aud large
pr,p.,i, who sacrificed everything Tor Italian udep-i
de ., .ud escaped almost destitute when the cAusr OF
Ch.rl.- Albert lost Thir possessions within itc
eu.nile were OF conh-catei For SIX yelc they
nav, irti ip exile and comparative poverty We ho"
learn t!t tuy the refugees will have their properly
restored The Marquis PAlllvciuO. freud and follow
pr,5Dcr OF S,1 Pehco whole generation back Is in' Z
those vino will benefit boy the new decree VINE We H'
iu-.c. % the spirit witch has prompted
this last 1t J. Impossible no; 70 reI iia 1" me NJ"
position o Piedmont it, adhesion the ucw alliance,
aud t u-t-- which Sariiusu Naor has thrown on Iia.'
a.. determination OF the Neunese Court must BE SheAy
due.
f,- -,.,--'y vietg, Ea,u,,.'isi against pow
eti tuu., az one time skill more hopeless than o."
contest with de-potc power. II surrounding arm.e,
co.i march crush the deliberations Of assembly,
III. j oi the priest ccui! It'll more ea-lly carry
a.. lt against 'ey thought and speech. No fortress
c -AI could keep P4pa resc-ipt Or battle tie
will. ot PtpH ciu>.lry. The kius had only the high
-iiit 0t ,a'iou feeling Of Dos, subjects To depend upon.
Yet t-c have prevailed. Not only j. a." Prir-ty power
cu-tl'.ci within tu- SIuliusn kingdom but tie -e- oi
resistance t1 spiritual tyranny are -own broadcast "rei
ltlIt. l. recent victory of the PLpacy over Aus
ct. I-- uscy to Dee barren OF tr.ult-. Ey.-f-
We.. uitl ai-rmuei 20 di-"Su tie arroElt-i tt-
tlII'g 10 tHe German provinces tie. touc'-iat car
hardly pr discussed. strong i the feeling s-li'.t t-
cil"- F.p" liA.' wr learn by Quar- Turin c9inr,p'.l-
enc Surprising news. The Lombard Bishop w-re
oi course. tu" irst y their power- and b. Na>
eel Tally IaI-u that tIry should aim their t-st tlu Ger
bolts against th. press. The italian journalist however
itvr not p.eu crushed Spiritual t-rror- seem 20 have
inspired them With little awe, AND the prelat-- have
bad r',o..-r Co tue civil The Austrian Govern
me'' -.u. however unwilling to add TO it. dill i,t--
ST. - crisis. 10 d-c.n.- Co Interfere, AMI cp.AI'"- 10