The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-02

WEDNESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 1870
Italian Revolution.

The horizon Of Europe again begins to wear
saosliy look, the AnstrioItslisn anes'ion-as
Notwithstanding wsriike sointi"h' So'e
virginia gentlemen, who have lately traVe''eo W
nsis. bring reports Of the troubled state on tnat
country, aud Of thickenins s'gns OF reVo'nnon,
which agree with the late newspaper account. q
ng,,rs In the Italian peninsula. Victor Emanuel,
.he xovcreign OF Sardinia, country which, since
.1sts has become a constitutional monarchy like
England. and whose reign OF ten years has secur-
81 The entire love aud confidence OF his people.
i. eyiden,iv prepared to place himself at the head
a. A movement, which ia designed TO regsnersie
l,aly, overthrow the oppressive rule of the Aus
tr!aas in Lombsrdy, and make Of Italy one great
aud free Commonwealth. AZ the back Of che Ssr
,iipian King is his sagseious and intrepid ain''-
ter, NJ. Cavour, probably, next to Louis Napoleon
the hrst statesman Of Europe. II is not likely
the London Times remarks, that the King OF III
tie Sardinia would throw down the gsunslef, as
he has done in his lsie speech, to the colossal
government Of Austria, unless he had assurances
Of the support of powerful ally. France, under
chose banners Sardinia fought tn the CTimea, and
a member of whose imperial family Is ahout to
marry A daughter Of the King Of Sardinia, Is the
poxer 10 whom Sardinia looks, and whom all Flu
rene expects 10 soc measure swords ere long with
Austria on the plains OF Loneardy.
England the nation Of sober second thoughts,
looks with customary caution upon this new Eu
repesa complication, aud shows no inclination 10
Keep pace with France In the support Of their
oiat ally. Sardinia, In the new crusade for Italian
liberty. She 10 10 favor Of free government, but
Judging from the tone of her press, Is not con
WINGED by Lous Sapoleon's enteeedents, or hi.
present mode OF governing the French. that be
is iDpelIed to The assistauce Of Sardinia by tbs
love Of Liberty. The British Lion has wonder.
ful strength and discrimination in bis faculty o.
smell, aud he evidently scents a covert purpose
Of personal ambition, under the order Of Louis
fos the overthrow of Austrian depotism. II i.
certainly curious 10 behold the hands yet moist
with the blood Of 0-sini, grasping the flagstaff o
Italian liberty and independence.
That Italy might be wrested from Austrian rule
by the joint arms Of France and Sardinia, or b,
those Of France alone, should Russia and England
remsin neutral, there could be no doubt. England
will stand aloof for she looks upon 1t MS strug
gle whieh will only strengthen despotsms, and
Nussia, after the course Of Austria in the Eastern
war would sooner lend her aid TO the Italian re
voluti0nis.f than their oppressors. The Italians
gallant, impetuo1s people, and the Sardniau
army is equal in discipline and efficiency to any
ia Europe. We may soon hear of strriDa events
70 may be imprscticske TO establish Italian ma
!!onality, bat who would not rejoice to the old
tires OF Roman liberty kindied sfresh, even though
its light came from scattered shrinss, and could nc
longer blaze as 0. old upon the altar of one great
Eepub!icf