Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-11-16
The Future of Italv.

The italian crisis is past. The arrival, ere
this, Of Victor Emanuel in Naples, and the
great speech Of Cavour in defence and expla-
nation of his policy, have rescued the ark Of
national independence and unity from the
rocks and quicksands that beset it; have dis
sipated the clouds that darkencd the political
atmosphere Of the peninsula: and have caused
the sun Of her destiny to appear once more,
brilliant and glorious Hitherto the tide OF
transalpine revolution has rushed onward like
mountain torrent, whose ultimate course
none dare venture to predict; henceforth, it
will advance as stately river, the waters of
which are confined to their proper channel
by high and impossible banks. There is no
longer any danger of the fortunes of Italy
being wrecked on the breakers of Rome or
Venice, no longer any occasion for the diplo-
matists of Europe to apprehend a general
war from the rashncss of italian patriots
The Sandman minister, indeed, boldly pro-
claims that the work of Italian unity will not
be complete till Venetia shall have been freed
from the yoke of Austria and till the city of
the ClEsARs shall have become the metropolis
of the new realm and the seat Of its govern
ment; but he harbors no intention of assail-
ing prcmaturely either the vatican or the
quadrilateral On the contrary, he rather
hopes that the growth of liberal and humane
sentiments in the leading countries Of Christ
cndom will yet devise other instr umentalties
than those of war for restoring to Italy those
precious portions of her SOIL
Should this anticipation not be realized, he
avows that it will be the duty of the Italian
kingdom, when organized and consolidated,
to endeevor by force of arms to deliver the
enthralled provinces. Meantime, howevc,
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to be the construction of well compacted
and powerful constitutional monarchy, out of
the various sections and principalities that
have become subject to his sway-and this
is the important and difficult business with
which CAvoUR purposes to occupy himself
To combine Siclans and Neapolitans, Tus-
cans and Ramagnoli, Parmesans and Mo-
denese Lombards and Sardinians, into one
mighty and harmonious whole--to reconcile
men of the most opposite characteristics,
prejudices, and political education to the same
laws and nstitutions-such is the delicate
and onerous task which has fallen to the lot
of the Piedmontesc premier. But heteroge-
ncous as are the materials of which the edi-
flee is to be constructed, the skill and ability
of the architect are fully equal to the work,
which, when finished in all it's grand proper
tons, will be alike massive and beautiful
Comprising within its limits an area of 1OO,-
600 square miles, population of %, 600, 900,
and four great cities, any one of which might
be the capital of a kingdom, the new Italian
monarchy will be entitled to rank as first
class power, and to cast her vote and her in
fiuence, at all future congresses, into the scale
OF liberty and justice. Nothing now hinders
the formation of this great state, save the OPP
position of King BoMBA, and the non-pronun-
citation of the popular verdict in the Two
Sicilies, and the papal provinces. But these
impediments will not be of long standing
The combined forces of GARIBALDI and VIC
TOR EMANUEL will soon settle accounts with
the dcspot, and as the decree convoking the
people to vote on the annexation question has
been already issued, we may presently eX-
pect to hear that the Sandman monarch has
been saiuted sovereign of the Neapolitan
kingdom, and of his holincss's revolted ter
ritories, which then may be united, as quick
ly as the process can be performed, to his
majesty's other acquisitions.
Italy is, in truth, highly favored land
Equally happy in her military and political
chiefs, the former of whom is fearless and
invincible on the battlefield, while the latter
is wise to controle the revolutionary flood,
and to prevent it from becoming a destruc-
tive deluge The hero goes before, overthrows
tyrants, and acquires kingdoms the states
man follows after, and secures for his master
what the sword of his colleague has won
Their joint labors have been indispensable to
the consumation of their country's greatness,
and calamitous would be the day which
would deprive her of the services of one or
the other of these sterling patriots and incom-
parable lcaders-Ne,c York World.