The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-16

The italian Com Pile tions-Armed Inter-
vsnsaen or sarainAs An Naples.
The announcement that Sardinis 10 about TO
send an army to Naples will take no one by
surprise. Matters were Fastening towards
point which threatened to involve her In another
conflict with Austria and united Germany, thus
endangering her newly acquired possessions,
and therefore 1t became necessary for her to
renounce her policy of inaction. Garibaldi
once master of the two Sicilies, the stipuladons
Of the treaty Of Villafranca In regard to Venice,
and the promises of protection made by Louis
Napoleon to the Pope, would soon have TO be
chased amongst the political impossibilities of
the day. Working out his objects by the aid
OF the intervention doctrine, 1t has been
Garibaldis constant study to avoid anything
that might afford pretext for Its Infringement
He had less, however, to Sear from the govern
meuts directly hostile to him than from the equi-
vocal conduct of France and Sardinia. What
was to be apprehended most was, that they
would endeavor to take the control Of the
revolutionary movement out of his hands.
This was the object of Farinis mission
to Palermo. and 1t Is with a similar
purpose that the Sandman government Is about
to despatch General de Ia Marmora with an
army to Naples. The pretext assigned for this
step-the prevention of anarchy In the event Of
the fall of the reigning dynasty-is an absurd
one. In the 6rst place, it is violation Of the
political doctrine to which Central Italy owes
it's newly acquired liberties, and In the next, the
very ananimity of the feeling in favor of annexa-
ton which exists on the part Of the Neapolitan
population excludes the possibility of any
trouble such as Sardinia affects to apprehend.
The authority of Gsribaldi once established
would be fully equal TO the suppression of
any excuses on the part of the red republicans
or lazzaroni.
the French Emperor and Count Cavour have
become alarmed at the growing influence and
power Of the Dictator, and are now trying to
shelye him in the same way in which they thrust
him aside in the last campaign. In the present
movement they have made use Of him
up to the point that has served their
purpose, whilst he, on bis side, he's
availed himself of their aid to advance the
patriotic objects that he has in view. 1t is now
a contest between them as to whether the work
of revolution Is to be carried beyond the ex-
pulsion Of Francis II. or stopped there. Carl
baldi declares that it shall not be arrested at
this point; whilst the good faith Of France is
pledged to the maintenance of the statu quo in
Venice and the protection of the Pope 1t Is
certain that a. soon as he has accomplished his
task in Naples the Dictator will hasten to com.
plete in Rome the work which circumstances
compelled him to leave unfinished In l8f8
Therefore II is that Sardinia has determined
upon assuming the direction of the Neapolitan
revolution, and that France reinforces her army
of occupation in the Roman territories.
II now remains to be seen whether Gsribaldi
will allow the glorious mission which he has
thus far accomplished to be passively taken out
Of his hands. His mysterious disappearance
from Calabria is in all probability owing to his
having received news of the intended
Intervention by Sardinia, and to q suddenly
formed resolution to anticipate It, Could he
but reach the capital and complete the triumph
Of the revolution before the arrival Of the Sar-
dinian force. all pretext for its Decentralization
would be removed; for the annexation question
can only be disposed Of by a plebiscitum, and
that free from the presence of q formidable
controlling influence such as an army Of occu-
potion would present. The time gained In the
interval that must elapse before this can be
taken would suffice to mature the Dictators
projects In regard to Rome and Venice, as well
as to back them by such a force as would en-
able their populations to successfully assert
their rights
A question suggests itself in connection with
this contemplated Intervention by Sardinia,
which places Austria In curious posidon. Is
che an asserting party to this step on the part
Of her late Adversary If she is, 1t proves the
helpless condition to which she Is reduced, for
nothing short of the consciousness Of utter
powerlessness should have induced her to look
to Sardinia for protection. Hshe u not, and takes
no military measures to prevent IT, she equally
confesses her weakness; for unless she makes
stand now she will have all her dependencies
wrested from her, one by one. The truth Is,
that between her dread of revolution and her
fear Of French aggression, she Ia completely
paralyzed. She has persevered 50 long in
wrong doing that she has neither the courage
TO retrace her steps nor to stake everything on
the defence Of her traditional policy.
A Fusion vAcAScr.-Mr. Ottendorfer, editor