Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-07
Thc AffairSof IaaIv.


The Proclamation which Victor Emanuel has ad-
dressed to the people CT Southern Italy, and which
we laid before our readers yesterday, is in every
way an interesting document 1t is clear marly
manifesto to the inhabitants Of the former kingdom
of the Two Siciies But, interesting and important
as it is it much inferior in both these qualities
TIE very able and statesmanhke speech which Count
CavOur has just delivered, and which may be con-
sidered supplementary to, rather explanatory of.
the great speech which he made at the opening of
the Sardinian Chambers the 4th of October. The
occasion the closing of debate in the Chamber
of Deputies on the state of the nation and is relation
lcih other countries on the llth ultimO. Count Ca
YOUR, as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
awaited himself of the opportunity TO make a full
exposition Of the past, present and future policy of
the two Powers which have cOOperated for Italy's
liberation.
Both of these documents, the regal and the minis
terial. deserve to BE- read and pondered well They
have the merit of being Ineligible In fact, Kings,
Princes and Ministers, to be congratulated by
the rest of mankind, for having in these days. di-
vested international questions of the mysterious and
obscure. and brought them into the domain of COM
mon sense. In this great reform Louis Napoleon
has led the way, and has shown (see ms famous let
ter to the Ambassador in London, two three
months ago. that monarch speak in plain and
direct language. Victor Emanuel and Count Cavour
have followed the Imperial example. HencefOrth
if anybody remains ignorant of the intentions and
projects of the Sandman Government it mast sure
macy that Obscuriy still fingers, and probably
will for time. Diplomacy was, in fact, former
" founded on deception and fasehoOd. Indeed this
was so much the case when our Franklin
represented US at of the Courts of
Europe that all negotiation seemed to proceed on the
principle or belief that some amount of lying was
almost if not quite, indispensable. The plan re-
publican diplomat Ewass not at all of that opinion
And he found that nothing COMPOUNDED the diplomats
of the Great European States so mueh so far as the
Init m av,iof
honest truth. The state of things has wonderfully
improved in these days; but still there is occasional
resort in some quarters, to deception, and still more
TO the of unmtelligble language,-language sus-
ceptible of two or three different meanings the
part of diplomatsts
Things now look well in Italy Garibaldi has had
enough of hard fighting, and more than enough of
the double task of both fighting and governing. He
Is glad to see his brave king and the brave Pedmon-
tese troops on the Neapolitan territory, and still
more glad to have their help in driving Bomba
and all his retinuc, Court and troops, out of Gaeta.
1t is pleasant TO see that both Victor Emanuel and
Cavour do full justice the heart the patriotism and
the noble desires and aspirations of the brave War
rior and Dictator. This is fair and right.
But what is to become of the Pope? Really, we
do not know. We doubt whether he himself knows
what to DO. We thought that he going TO be
content with "Rome and garden" especially as
the French seem disposed to allow him quite large
garden if they are going to hold for him all the ter
ritory around the Eternal city which their troops
now occupy. But it seems that Pic Mono is not en-
tirely satitied lie is probably concerned to hear
the dull mutering of the Italians in favor of making
Rome the capital of the new and powerful kingdom
OF Italy. On this account, perhaps some others,
ms holiness appears disposed, if may credit the
English and French correspondents at Rome, to
pack up his effects, land It will be a serious opera
ton we apprehend) and 60 elsewhere. But whittier
shall he go! France will not like to see him 20 to
Austria; nor will Austria be pleased to see him 90
to AVlgnOn in France where several of his Drnda
cessors resided in the 14th century. Let him come
to He might do We apprehend. how
ever. that he will not leave Rome if he can help il
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