Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
The Roman Marches.

article, from the .Wdzione Of Florence, on
that portion Of the Papal territory which is
now the scene of sharp warfare, and the
cause of diplomatic recrimination almost as
sharp, will not be without interest to our
readers:
The region which takes the name of the
Marches Of Ancona, from its most import
ant city, is divided into seven provinces,
which, from their seven chief towns, are
respectfully termed Pesaro, Urbino, An
coma, Macerata, Ferma, AscolI, Camerino.
Besides these are not few other celebrat-
ed cities, the chief being JEST, Osimo, SIM
gagila, Fano, Loretto, Tolentino, Recanati,
CiDgoli; and the 100000 Of these seven
provinces dwell in 422 cities, towns, bor-
oughs and hamlets. with the exception of
the rural population, which is scattered
over number of cottages, because, entails
being abolished in this part of Italy, large
farms are unknown, and the land is dIstrib-
uted and divided in such way that the ru-
raj habitaiions appear, when viewed at q
certain distance, TO be the continuation Of
the towns.
The Marches lie TO the east of the Ap-
pennies, and in the opposite side are bound
ed by the Adria'ic Sea. In length and
breadth they extend about 10 miles, and
the character Ofthe country, sloping gently
from the Apprentices TO the sea, is most
pleasant various and picturesque. If in
the higher regions the severity Of the cli-
mate renders impossible the vegetation
which in general displays itself spontane-
ously, in the Piceno region there is, on the
contrary, part of the Adriatic coast more
attractive than that of Genoa; one where,
in the midst of the ordinary objects Of cul-
tivation, there flourish, not indeed magnifi-
cent olive plantations, but groves OF oran-
ges and lemons, so that between Grettamare
and San Benedetto, in the provinces of Fer
mo and Ascoli, at certain hours Of the day
the air is laden with such fragrance, and
the view of the sea, Of the gardens, of the
orange groves, of the villas, of the fowery
meadows, of the hills, rising above each 9TH
er like an amphith7atre, is SO inspiring and
so enchanting as 10 recall all that the two
great Italian poets have tabled respecting
the villas Of Armida and Of Alcina. The
CITY of San Benedetto Is SO situated that it
would be, perhaps, impossible TO find a
more enchanting locality in the whole world.
And as regards the agricultural industry of
the Marches, we may affin that it will
stand comparison with the best cultivated
provinces Of Italy.
Monuments of all epochs recall the an
cient grandeur of these provinces. On
traversing the broad plains, bathed by the
Chienti and by the Tenna, we behold the
still magnificent ruins OF Faleria, Urbisog-
liza and Pans ula-theatres, amphtheatres.
walls, arches, baths, inscriptions recording
glories, which, handed down from remote
times, still live in the recollection of pos
terity. On examining the private mus
Gums we contemplate with pride the elo-
rlous testimonials of an epoch proceeding
the Roman conquest, and amongst them the
early coins that mark the frs, stages of So
cial economy. The castles Of the Middle
Ages, Of which all are not yet destroyed
and other written m memorials, are still yisi-
BILE, attesting the domination of the Lom-
bards; the days of feudalism, the period of
the freedom of the communes-in short, at
every sstep the traveller takes, nature and
the monuments of history and the industry
ofsman apper TO tell him that there dwelt,
and still dwells here, people worthy of
better destinies, and that if the natural
acuteness Of the inhabitants has exerted it.
self to counteract the fatal policy Of gov
ernment which Systematically persecutes,
for the purpose Of sitting every generous
aspiration, for the purpose of crushing ev-
cry attempt at regeneration, it is no less
true that this government has succeeded in
paralizipg all the vital energies, in banish-
ing the studies, in repressing everything,
in degrading to the lowest state Of ignor-
anee great portion of the people.
At "a time when these provinces were
less oppressed-nay, even in the times
when they endured Oppression-they have
given to science and to letters men Of the
highest eminence. Urbino is less celsbra-
ted for the splendid and enlightened court
Of its dukes than for having given Raphael
10 the world. Pesaro, in the days Of Per-
.icari and of Monli, was the Athens of the
State; it has produced, in our own time,
Rossini, and one of the men who now sit in
he Sandman Cabinet, Mamiani; Annibale
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