The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-27

| The ITALIAN CAUSE AND THE BED kEPuBLI-
cANs.-The news by the America, touching Italy
which we published yesterday, by telegraph, is
of character to make the judicious In that coun-
try grieve, ard cause deep regret in the minds Of
all in every other country who take an interest
in the cause OF Italian independence.
| We do no not allude to the exclusion of the
| Sandman repre- sentatives from some of the sit
tipgs of the Zurich Conference, for 1t may well be
conceived that they volunteered their absence
| from these sessions from motives of delicacy,
when perhaps matters too personal to their King
were under discussion. This is of no importance,
nor indeed would it be, in practical point Of
view, were Sardinia entirely excluded; for after
all, whatever good is effected by Italy is just
what the sagacity and the iron will of Napoleon
conquer for it. But the news about the proceed.
ings at Parma is OF a different complexion, and
the conduct of the red republicans in that
Duchy, if the report be true, Is just of piece with
all the acts of that party, and of their leader
Mazzini They are completely impracticable,
and are the greatest obstacles in Europe to-day
in the way of rational freedom
Just when the Emperor of the French had de-
clared that be would not employ force to restore
the fugitive princes to the Duchies, when the
King Of Sardinia had refused to use even moral
influence for that purpose, and when there was
fair prospect of the Italians being left to 60
vern themselves, the outbreak of the red re-
publicans at Parma spoils everything. 1t is
hurting of defiance at the sovereigns in confer
ence at Zurich, and is calculated to put them on
their mettle, and force them to insist on the
the red republicans, aud what would even all
Italy, in its present condition, avail against the
power of Austria and France combined? The
movement of the red republicans will give an
excuse to the despotic sovereigns to check the
progress of popular liberty, and it will scare
those of them who are friendly to Italian indie
pendence.
If therefore, the problem of the regeneration
of Italy be not worked out by Louis Napoleon,
that unhappy country may thank red republican
ism. If the Italians in any considerable number
make such fools of themselves, after all they
have suffered and experienced, as to follow such
leaders as Mazzni in this crisis of their fate,
their case is hopeless, they are beyond
cure, and are not yet fit to be trusted
with selfgovernment. They are only chill
dren in leading strings, who require to be
guided and guarded by other minds and other
hands than their own. But we trust that the re-
port is either wholly false greatly exaggerated
and from another item Of intelligence by the
same arrival, we conclude that the revolt against
Piedmont, whatever it amounts to, Is wholly con.
fined to the city of Parma, for we learn that in
the provinces Of Parma twenty-six out Of the
whole twenty-nine communes have declared their
adhesion to the Sandman government" 1t is
therefore to be hoped that the general good sense
of the Parmese will put down this foolish or
wicked attempt, which may well be suspected of
being fomented by Austria or the exiled princes.
1t is barely possible that it may have originated
with some well meaning men, who thus hoped to
operate favorably on the Zurich Conference
But nothing could be more unlikely to do good
Whatever may have been the origin of the
movement it is calculated to produce great mis-
chief for Italy, and undoubtedly will, unless the
strong intellect of Napoleon triumph over every
obstacle. But if the Italians are bent on self de-
struction, it is not in the power of the Emperor
of the French, or of all the Emperors on EARTH to
save them.