The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-10

6 Count favour, Victor Emanueps Minister
of State, defined bis position at considerable
length, In the Sandman Parliament, on the
18th. We quote from it the following ex-
tract.
Let the annexation be made,
and this demand would no longer be made
TO people OF 5 100000 with warmth, but
il would be made to the great Italian nation,
compact and strong mass of %, 100000
freemen. Loud applause.) Make the an
nexation, and even IL the ministers were
changed, am confident that the men sitting
upon these benches, no matter what part OF
the chamber or OF the country they belonged
TO, would give this demand an answer WORTHY
of the descendants Of Pierre Capponi. (Long
and loud applause.)
Doubts were started, explanations were
asked upon two painful but delicate subjects
Rome and Venice. | could intrench nv
self behind reasons of State, and keep silent;
could say to the House, "Since we agree
upon what ia before us to-day, why should
we busy ourselves with the contingencies OF
a distant to morrow f'' But, gentlemen,
this 10 the age of pul Lofty. think it best
that Coy ernments aud parliaments should
speak out. [IIsar.) Here must begin nv
expressing my satisfactio that on the prao-
are eli agreed as. If we'll understand the
Hon. Nj. Regnoli, who questioned me about
Rome, think that he also agrees that it 10
neither opporsune or honest to 60 to Rome
so long as that city is occupied by French
troops. Gentlemen, this is question Of the
future. It's a serious matter for Minister
to have to give his opinion as to great future
contingencies; yet | acknowledge that a
Statesman to be worthy of the name, must
have certain fixed points which may be, so to
say, the bearings by which to steer bis course,
only choosing or changing the means to his
end according TO events, but always keeping
in view these points which are to be his gui-
dance. During the last twelve years the
pole star of King Victor Emanuel has been
the principle OF national Independence. What
will this star be with respect to Rome p
movement of attention.) Our star, gentle.
men, will direct Us to look upon the Eternal
City, upon which Eve and twenty centuries
have accumulated all glorious memories, as
destined to become he splendid capital OF
our Italian Kingdom A storm of loud sp
plause.l This answer may not perhaps sat.
isfy the honorable gentleman who asked what
means we intend TO employ to this end.
could say will answer when you beforehand
tell me n what condition Italy and Europe
will be 10 elk months hence, (iaughter,) but
If YOU do not supply nue. with this data - these
terms Of the probietn--l fear that neither
you nor any diplomatic mathematician may
be able to find the v hieh you seek. laugh
ter1 Never heless, gentlemen, il | cannot
point out the special means, shall not hes-
tate to indicate the great causes which are
to bring us to this goal. Enforcement of at
tenton.) | said, and repeat it, that the
problem OF Rome 10 not 20 be solved by the
sword alone. The sx ord is necessary, il was
and ever will be TO prevent sxtraneous ele.
ments meddIing with the solution OF this
question but it ia not the sword alone that
is TO cut the knot. Moral force must aid il
the solution, and what are the moral forces
upon which we can and must reckon?
know that here trespass on the ground OF
philosophy and history; but as honorable
gentlemen have act the.exampie before me. |
must give free utterance to the whole OF nv
mind. 1 think the solution OF the Roman
@ lesliou must arise fl ON the conviction which
will daily gain ground in modern society,
even in the great Gatl ollie society, that free
d0ra lie highly favorable to the spread or true
religious feeling. (8ravoD This truth
fee. confident will soon triumph.
Gentlemen, We are ASKED how, then, will you
solve the Venetian question? In a very
simple manner, by ch nglug the opinion oil
Europe; but hoag The opinion of Europs
will change, because the opposition we nov
meet exists not only in the Governments, bat
we must avow il, also In great part Of tb.
population, even liberal, OF Europe. TIL,
opposition 10 the enterprise Of the liberation
of Venice arises from two causes: the fret il
/ the doubt Europe entertains of our ability Il
/ constitute ourselves lEto strong and indie
! pendent nation. 1t lies in ignorance Of th
] means which we may dispose, in its oonvic
/ ton that we are unable, alone, to accomplish
/ so great an undertaking. This opinion is TO
Us 10 rectify let Us organize; let us SHOW
| that no fatal germ or dlseord and dissolu
/ ton exists among as; let Us constitute
strong State, which nav not only muster III
formidable army ard a considerable navy
/ but whieh may rest on the unanimous con
sent OF the people, then will European opin
/ ion be modified, and light will shine on thes
European Liberals Who are perplexed an
reluctant as to the possibility of emancipa
ting that unhappy province Of Italy. Their
dwells also 10 the minds Of some people III
notion that 10 ls possible TO reconcile the peo
pie OF that province TO the Austrian do
minion. The idea is, however, wanting i
fact.
Venetia cannot be reconeiled with the Aus
TRAN Empire. No concession, no favor. n
possible arrangement can induce the yene
tians to give up those aspirations which urg
them towards the great Italian family.
this was true 10 past times, how much NOR
truo will ii not be for the future? Since ID
moral world, genilemsn, 10 subject 10 law
analogous to those of the physical world nj
traction 10 proportionate to the mass. TIL
stronger and more compact Italy becomes
the greater, the more powerful and irresisti
BILE will be the attraction it exercises upo
Venice. Applause
think the day 10 not far off when the grea
majority of Germany will dread any com
! phcity in the sacrifice OF Venice. When thi