The Nevada journal., 1859-12-02
Uerada County Official prfss.
FRIDAY MORNING, Dec. 9, 1859
Letter of Mazzini to Victor
Rmanupl.


Emanuel.
We are indebted to j. NJ. Levy,
Esq.,for the following spirited transla.
tion of the celebrated letter of Maz-
zini to King Victor Emanuel of Sar.
dinia
FLORENCE, Sept. 20. SO.
Republican by faith. if but
dreamed of my party all errors COM
mitted by king ought to cause me
TO smile upon as an element Of con-
demnation of monarchy. But, as |
love my country more than my party
and as you. sire. can if you will, assist
her effeciually to revive and va aquish
write you on Italian ground.
Sire. you are strong. You are
strong in that invincible power that
gives you the unanimous good will of
people of twenty-six million souls;
stronger than any other prince in Ru-
rops. seeing that none possesses so
much as yourself the love of his ma
ton.
Italy seeks unity. She wishes to
constitute herself free nation. God
decreed this unity when He enclosed
MS between the eternal Alps and the
everlasting sea.
1t is in the name of unity that for
the last half century our best citizens
have died with the smile on their lips,
their arms in hand, or on the gibbet.
from Messina to Venice, from Mantua
to Saprl. 1t is in the name of unity
that, deprived of resources and inhu-
ence, prosecuted and defeated hum
dred times we have commenced and
will continue in Italy an a. sitation of
such increasing growth that we have
made the Italian question a Europe
an one, and that we give to you. sire,
and yours the land over which You
have this day harvested glory and
power.
Unity is the vow of entire Italy
"Onc country one national flag, one
compact, one place among the nations
of Europe, Rome for tie CapitoI'-
such is the symbol of all Italians.
Sire, will you have Italy full of en-
thusiasm, Of faith. Of action! Will
you have her so strong as to cause
diplomacy TO tremble, and to miscarry
all the fatal plans conceived agains,
herl Dare!
Prudence is the virtue of ordinary
times and of normal conditinns.-
Boldness IS tie genius cf the strong in
difficult circumstance.
Sire. Italy knows you are brave
upon the battle field, that you are
ready to sacrifice your life for honor
Sire. the day that you are ready To
sacrifice your crown for the national
unity yOx ,OiH encircle the crown Of
Haly.
Now. Italy wishes to know if you
are valiant in counsel if you are pos
scssed of that powerful will that over
comes every obstacle; u you arc strong
IN that moral courage.that having orce
undertaken duty intrepiGly follows
it ont without allowing itself to be
checked by promises or threats. Y"m
can-l believe you have shown this,
and it is for this sire, write you.
Sire, call you in the name of Italy
to q great enterprize-one of those
enterprises in which man must reckon
on his friends and not on his enemies.
Forget. FIR little ,1hile, that you
are king and be but the first citizen
the first armed apostle of the Nation.
Be great as the act to which God des-
tines you, sublime as the duty. bold as
the faith. Say that you will it SO,
and you wiU haze all and us among the
first ,oith you! March straight for
ward without looking to the right or
the left, in the name of eternal JUS
tice. in the name of eternal right. to
the holy crusade of Italy! 1 feel as
.aured you will be victorious.
And when, ire, in the midst of the
plaudits of Europe. of the joys which
will hail the happy accomplishment of
q work worthy of God, you ask of the
Nation what post she assigns him who
has exposed his life and throne TO
render her free and united, should you
wish to pass to posterity with the name
of President of the Republic of Italy.
or should the thought of reigning
dynasty rule your spirit, God aid the
nation will bless you. |, Republican
and ready to return and die in exile
after preserving intact the faith Of
my youth, shall not cry less loud
than my fellsw countrymen: "P.esi-
dent or King. may God bless you and
the nation for which you have dared
and conquered p MAzziNI.
The Oor:ez has at length arrived.
The detention was owing to the run