New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-16

forms in the provincial admISistrssionA toe INT
Ia lsw, and the system OF public Instruction; and
il nav be reasonably supposed that before long the
Lombsrds will be allowed TO choose delegates -
the Sandman Assembly, and to share fully in all
the liberal institutions Of that Kingdom.
TIE position Of Tuscany. Farms, Modena, ard
the Pspsl Province of Rouagns, IA much N 1re m
certain. After stimulating the people OF these
Duches to drive out their rulers AID to join France
and Sardinis in the war against Aussr!a, aad even
going 20 far as 70 send his cousin, Prince M
po,eon. to tshe the command Of their forces, the
French Emperor 6a.ey abandoned them a. the
peece Of yillafranca, and agreed thss the old Gov
eIpments should be restored But the people OF
the Ductes continue rosoiutely bent against tbs
arrangement, and no steps have yet been taken
either b. France or Ita!! to carry 1t out. On the
other hand. the Provisional Governments Of those
di.tricts have been allowed to maintain their
authority, and TO combine together for military de.
fepse The Ducby Of Parma has united with that
Of Modena in placing tself under Farini, as su-
preme magistrate; the Rom,gna has joined the
alliance between Tuscany and Moden. snd the
forces of Central Italy have been consolidated into
single army, sad to number forty thousand men
OF this army, the Sandman General FantI is to be
the Commander il. Chief, under whom Gsribsdi
comma, de- the Tuscan ard No ienese forces and
Ribotti those Of Romagpa
TIE patriots Of Central Italy have adopted the
policy-best doubtless could it be carried out, for
themselves and for Itsly-of seeking to be annexed
TO the Kingdom of Sardinia Constituent As.
sembly for Tuscany elected by the sufrages of the
inhabitants, met on the lth Of August at Florence
in the same building in which the Assemblies Of
the FlorentDe Republic used to hold their meet
ings three hundred years ago. The statues OF the
Emperor Napoleon and Victor Emanuel were
PLACED in the hail This body, in the course of a
Zine days session, declared, by unanimous vote,
that the dynasty of Lorraine could neither DO re-
called nor received to reign afresh over Tuscany and
that it was the wish Of the country to form part
of the Kingdom of Italy, under the constitutional
scepter of Victor Emanuel The Constituent As
semby of Modens, which was opened on the 10th
Of August has adopted similar set Of resolutions
declaring the former Duke AID his dynasty de-
priyed Of the throne and asking to be annexed to
Sardinia. The same question submitted to pop
ular vote of the citizens Of Farms, has
been determined, with great uuanimty
tie same way; and there is DO doubt
of similar result in Rom,gn, In opening the
Tuscan Assembly, the Baron Ricasoli, the head
ofthe Provisional Government, stated hat, to dele
gate sent to the French Emperor, before he left
Italy, on behalf of the Tuscans, he had replied
that there should be no armed Intervention, aud
that respect should be paid to wishes lsgiti-
mately expressed. The Mayor Of the City Of
Parma, who was cent TO lay before the French
Emperor the resolutions passed BY the Councils Of
that State in favor OF annexation to Sardinia, has
published, as the EmperoI's reply that his army
never should do violence to the free will Of the
citizens, and that be would not permit any other
foreign force to do 20. 1t i, to be observed, how
ever, with respect to Parma, of which the Duchess
Regent retired to sitzerland instead Of throwing
herself on Austrian protection, that no stpu-
lation was made at Nlafrancs for her restoration.
OF the read mess of Sardinia to accept these
new accessions of territory there can be no doubt
and probably this question will, rather than any
italian Confederation, Of which We hear nothing
further form chief topic for consideration by tae
Zurich Conference, which does not yet appear TO
have made any considerable progress.
The connection of Romsgna with this Central
italian question adds good deal to the difficulty of
disposing of it. Rcmagna is part of the dominion
of the Pope. The Emperor of the French has
neither personal nor political interest for insisting
on the eestablishu ent Of the banished Dukes, and
possibly Austria might be brought to abandon
them. But the dismembeIment Of the Papal States |
is quite another matter, and one surrounded BY
vastly greater difficulties The Pope, considered |
as temporal prince, is indeed sufficiently helpless
Even at Rome itself his authority is only main |
tanned by the presence Of French army, aud Ro- |
magma the moment the Austrian garrisons were |
withdrawn, at once slipped through his fingers.
But, though weak at home the Pope is powerful |
abroad aud in his spiritual character posse an
influence both in France and Austria which neither
Napoleon nor Francis Joseph would care to run |
counter to. After all the sacrifices made in both |
countries to back up the imperial authority BY that
of the Church, neither would wish TO come to an |
epen breach with the Pope. Whatever m,y be the |
fate of the rest Of Italy, the secularizston of the
Papal States seems as distant prospect as ever.