The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18
THE ITALIAN MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES,
AmPoxtant Communication from tho New
York Association OF Italians.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE urp.rI

important Communication from tho New
Aork Association OF Italians.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
i"nAs 70 feo'ly certain errora In your remarks on
the opinions and plans = the Italian republican party.
Ia your arnc'es Oh Ae Italians in New York. in the
HERALD Of the 18th and 18th inst you say uthat the re
publicans who form the majority in this city look upon
Louis Napoleon the last lberae Italy that thew
prefer Austria to Sardinia; that their ia to found
red republics that they seek to destroy present
movement in the peninsula, and that they hold meetings
for this object"
It's true that the republicans distrust Louis Napoleon
If he, after suoca.iog the French republic in blood, be
ts frs magistrate he after restoring the Pope whom
he sl maintains the throne by tho aid Of French
bay ones should suddenly bacome the iberator OF Italy
history, reason and common at abolished.
His own proclamation, published in your columns
day, confirms convictions 10 it he the contra
dc1ory assertions that he desires the independence Of
Italy and also the nondsturbance of the power OF lie
Pope, who, it has been folnd retain bis throne
unless supported by foreign bayonets which in them
selves are the negative OF national Independence that the
OBJECT OF the war is 70 "restofe Iay herself not 10
mpose on her change Of masters AMI az the time
he excams 1--WE enter this ciasglc ground rendered Il
mstrious by many Victories seek the 100 steps of
our athers"-i e. Of Bcenus, the invader OF Rome; Of
CHARLES VIII, the invader of Italy; OF Napoleon L. wh,
Rome French departments, who established French Coa
fulate ~ Naples, and plundered Italy OF her M o,e,
OF art The Arch Duke John also promised a. the head
Of an Ausn army, liberty aad Independence to Italy
during he reign Of the first Napoleon tina.
liberty and independence to day in the kee1g OF the
Field Marshall Gyulai. The history Of Louis Bonaoarts
the history OF desposm and fasehood While his lips
proclaimed that the Empire Peace he orgauiz,d the
Russian war; For all the reasons, the repabli,ans de-
plore h intervention in the national Italian q1estou and
foresee with bitter anguish tina: Italy will shed blood
and merely obtain change Of masters as the result
But the assertion that the republicans prefer Austria
10 Piedmont is utterly fase Convinced that the national
independence, unity, and liberty of Italy are the ques-
lions Of vital Importance, their political IDEAL is for
them secondary matter; they have ever openly de-
cared Themselves ready to follow the King Of Piedmont
to the battle field If he would himself head this wo.k OF
regeneration. In OF their nsurrectiouary noye-
ments have they unfured the republican .g their
martyrs have assembled the scae.d to the cry Of
ie la Repubco, but Of Wee Ia Halio and their mar.
tyrdom go heroicaly support-a, nsessant struggle
during the last ten years. when all other parties stood
silent and inert have proved 70 the world that foreign
domination in Iay s hen ;efJrrh it s in
compatible with the peace Of Europe-that the repubI
cans furnished Count Cavour with the opportunity and
The proofs whercwth to make these facts manifest At the
Paris Conerencethey have KEEP agitation alive through
out the psnnsula--and upon that agitation, which had
become universal Louis Napoleon had pounced IA order
TO contamipate it, to it from its natural results
and to utilize it for his Own ambitious schemss.
On the first ST March, this year, the repub ;ars
testing aganst the alliance between the King Of Psdm mt
and Bonapar!e asserted that tnuching the Pedmontese
monarchy, the question to day question Of
narchy of republic but Of unity and national 1veregn'
ty that reservng the right vote and Of peaceful pro-
paganda they ready day they have been,
TO sacr6ce the imu,ediae triumph Of Individual faith TO
the opinion and welfare of majority; that they viii
follow piedmOUle6e m