St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-06-09
T9e gntelligenter,
90 Westward the course of empire takes its way"
A. B. F. HILDRETH D. D. W. CARVER, EDITORS.
st. Charles City, Iowa, June 9, 1859.
Sardinia.


Charles Albert, overwhelmed with
modification at his failure to wresi
from Austria the Protectorate of North
ern Italy, which he sought as com
pensation for the royal prerogatives
which the constitution of lS4S had
wrested from him at home, abdicated
his throne and followed Charles V.
into retirement in a Spanish convent.
His son, Victor Emmanuel, a brave
soldier and popular prince, succeed.
ed him, and having made favorable
terms of peace with Austria, he rati-
fled to his own subjects the privileges
conceded by his father. The freedom
of the press, the elective franchise
under constitutional limitations, free
dom of debate in the two chambers of
Parliament, freedom of trade and free
dom Of worship, were all secured by
the new King. The Vaudois, whose
Protestant worship had barely been
tolerated, built churches at Turin,
Nice and Genoa, under the express
sanction of the Government. On the
opening of the Waldensian church in
Genoa, the Roman Catholic journals
appeared in mourning, this being the
only resource Of the priesthood for
showing their impotent rage.
Under the wise and liberal policy
Of Victor Emmanuel, Sardinia has de-
veloped its internal resources more
rapidly than any other state of Europe
Indeed, we doubt whether the growth
of any city in America during the
last ten years has exceeded that of
Turin, where the population has
doubled in one decade, (now number
ing nearly 100000, and the increase
of markets, manufactures and rail
roads has made the old military station
of Julius Caesar center of those new
forces which move the world. De-
veloping the agricultural, mechanical
ard mercantile interests of his country,
the King has not been unmindful of
the growth and discipline of his army
Himself an accomplished officer and q
thorough disciplnarian, by con-
stant inspection of his troops, he has
brought them up to the highest stand
ard of military equipment, They
could doubtless match any army of
equal numbers, in the open field. The
Sandman contingent won high rep
utation in the Crimean war, and the
army is full of spirit. The King,
moreover, has encouraged the inmi-
grafton from other parts Of Italy, of
liberals having substance or prowess,
who have thus become incorporated
with his kingdom, and whose connec-
ton with his army must secure for it
the popular sympathy of other Italian
| States.
As an Italian, Victor Emmanuel
shares in the universal hatred Of tia.
ly for Austria while as the son OF
Charles Albert, and the King of Pied.
mont and Savoy, he owes it to the
memory of his father and the honor OF
his crown, to wipe out the disgrace OF
Novara. The Moderate party, which
embraces large part Of the best ele'
ments in the Lombardo-Venitian king.
dom, would gladly accept the consti
tutional government of Sardinia in
exchange for the exacting tyranny Of
Austria but the party of Young TIA
ly, represented by Mazzini, opposes
any alliance with kings, and insists
upon union of all the Italian states
in one republican nationality. But
though the popular element in Italy
is not now united in the support o.
Sardinia, if Victor Emmanuel shoult
finally succeed in driving the hatet
Austrians beyond the Alps, the peo
pie everywhere would rally to hi
standard as the champion Of the Ital
ian cause. Success will give to Vic
tor Emmanuel prestige in the popu
lar mind, and name and position il
Europe, which no other monarch coult
attain. Defeat will not only destro,
for ever the hope of uniting all north
ern Italy under his rule, but will
bring upon his rising kingdom th'
burdens and desolations of war, ant
the combined perils of revolution an,
reaction. Alone, it were madness t,
venture upon such contest, so, al
alliance with France for resource
equal to the crisis was effected. Bu
the alliance Of Louis Napolean is t
e be had only upon his own terms all
for his own ends ; and French arm
in Italy is quite as much to be feare
as the Sandman army is to be we
t coined.
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