The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-09

| 81 AsuVu VI ~ su0s NO oOu&s Nv supper Cal
not be said Of Italy. No supper comes q
too much song"
"You are hard upon an oppressed nation
atty" said Tompkins peevishly.
There" l rejoined, ''comes again tina
senseless Kossuth Mazzini, change ON or
pressed nationalities am weary Of tai
about the regeneration Of Italy and Hun
gary. 1t originated with men whose idea o
regeneration isSimply baptism of blood
Industry, civilization things ar
lovely and pure and of good report, sucl
men utterly abhor They cannot dig; to be,
they are ashamed; but they are quite willin,
to pocket the proceeds of Hungarian Bonds
to prepare the hearts Of the people for war
and even to steal any precious diadem from
. shelf.
Under such guidance both Italy and Hun
gary will soon be full of the detilement O
blood. The work in Italy is begun already
and no human judgment can predict tie enc
which the Almighty will bring about Blu
| we do know that Italy has been the battle
ground of Europe for more than three centu
ries; and that each successive generation Of
Italians during these three centuries has
been worse than the preceding one. How
then, is new life to come by the same process
| Of carnage and military license, to the present
or rising generations of Italians? / know
no way OF judging the future but by the
pas"
Tompklns was silent for few moments =
At last happy thought seemed to strike
him, and he shouted, enthusiastically, Vivt
i Itatie r
$50 Isay," was my answer. "Long live
Italy, but not in life Of corruption. AT
present all is darkness there, and the only
cleaning of light is phosphoresent and indi-1
cative Of decay. 1t is an exceeding good land,
worthy Of good people But you must
people it atresh for modern Italians, with
their rhodomontade about the traditions Of
their land, are but the dead burying the
dead, from whom they are degeneratedr
What would you do p exclaimed Temp.
kins, contemptuously.
Lean tell you what would do" l rejcin-
ed, shut l confess that do not know how
any one can do it. Let me explain:
l was in Ireland more than twenty years
ago. There was then population OF s, 0O0,.
oOo, Of which large part was without en-
ployment, and in abject misery. Now there
is a population in the same Island Of about
6,OOO, 900, and there is employment and pros.
perity throughout the lsland Of the 1000,
600 more Of people that were there twenty
years ago than there is now, we got by far
theSsargest part They made our bubble
works. The residue was absorbed BY the
British army and the British colonies Rev
olution did not do this great work for Ire
land There was not drop of blood shed
Many Irishmen went away from Ireland, A
lsch ko1 4.
place. Some acts Of Parliament gave security
to Irish property, or cut the knots of encum.
bered land titles in Ireland. Capital has
Aocked to Ireland, because capital is safe and
productive in Ireland. Now Italy wants
something of the same thing in kind, but
much greater in degree Do not understand
me as comparing the Irish, as a people, with
the Italians as people. Irish women are
models OF virtue Italian women are only
mo1el artistes. lrishmen are jolly, stout
hearted fellows; Italians are whining, treach-
erous knaves But ireland was regenerated,
and Italy needs atrebls regeneration, and
see but one way-tho peaceable one mean
for the accomplishment of such great
work"
Here ! was tired and out Of breath. Tomp-
kins reioined He gave the allies a series of
easyand brilliant victories, against which
vainiy protested, in the name of SebastopOl
and all other entrenched positions such as
the Austrians lately held on the Ticino But
he insisted upon having Milan for the Allies,
after brush at the Ticino; and at last
fell asleep. and dreamed that saw the French
and Sardinians, flushed with victory, repos-
ing in Milan, whilst the vice regal palace in
hat aifu ,y,k ell
Of Prussian, Englieh. and Russian ENJOYS,
each urging some specious and selfish scheme
OF their respective courts for the paciication
of Italy. Louis Napoleon say through all
their DISCUSSES, and resolutely resisted any
plan which conflicted with his own denomi-
nation in Italy, as head ofthe Celtic race
He would have peace with Austria on no
other terms.
AT last there came man in full suit Of
plain black. did not hear his name, but
1 distinctly heard his address to the assembly
which was in these words:
"May it please your Majesty and the En-
voys Extraordinary, and Ministers Plenipo.
tertiary, here assembled;
IL have been accredited by his Excellency,
the Presidentsofthe United States, ss Paci-
fcator at this augass Congress of Milan. j
ask nothing for my county. We have all
things and abound. Immense sensation in
the diplomatic circle ] Our only fear is
that we have too much already, and thst We
shall not know how to use Alright what Al
mighty bounty has bestowed, unpn US.
=" GU are, all of you, aware that our fore
fathers obtained their independents by the
edge Of the sword. Here the crayst OF the
British Ambassador required adjustment l.
We d. NJ boast much of thai conquest 1t
was u small thing in comparison with what
the fathers of0ur forefatheru Mad previously
done. They bad conquered the wilderness
and the savnges Of North America, and
therefore British regulars and Hessiansmer-
cen:iries were small things in the eyes Of
their children. Gentlemen of thisalordly
Congress, xviii not detain yen for moment,
to Institute contrast between the whole
souled Americans ofl776, and the. Italians
ofour day. | viii not besguilty Of such q
casachresis Or aboa ~ speech ~ this or any
Other assembly s
I'VE hsys prOspered and gpwn great
Why2 simply heoense welive and let live
becaosa - Caryelse1 labor, md because
our laws Invite smigratioa and capitAl-
Italy ID 1uinous in oenditiOn md reyolution.
airy 10 polisics Why .Sinply beoasse hez
popnls tion b idle, and her fnsfisutions pre-
clude emigration, and The ne q the intelli.
fSnce 81 q capital of otksf pations. What
does Italy need The jnfaaion Of bettel
people. The 1tAlians afe. the curse Of Italy.
They are The vsry aeg = tn mangsr. They
will neither sastn4 good of the land theu-
calves, nor nuaer others to partake fit They
must be ouGDlieL il Itnly--not Axta ninAted