, 1860-02-24
Dress & Grihtttte.
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
The TyFol and Vcucttu,

A correspondent Of the New York Time;
! writing from Fl renee, says;
The change which has taken plnce in the po1j
teal aspect Of Tyro1. within the last thrc
months, is as MAI kcd Us it is fortunate f}r nj
the Possessions Of Aus:riu, outside Of Vienna
Iyroi Is the only one which presents any xroun,
: for hope or pleasure 10 tic friends Of tie Em
/ plrc. Three months ago, even tie luya1 Ju.,rr
were. al'cnated. l think wrote you at tha
time tint vague thoughts, ereu of <Democrac,
and Kerubticsnisu,, lurked in THE valleys q
1his hitherto 10 patient a:d constant land. Now
nls is changed. The people are glad Of tbs IN
portunity ID swing buck to their ancient fai,h'
aud the llousc of Austria has nu truer subject,
than these. The cause Of this is 10 he fouud il
the judiciot1s lnnnucr III which tile Archdukt
has himself introduced and headed the move
tner's Tor Reform Soon after the peace Of Villa
1Fanca, the question Of reforms in TYrol wa;
committed 10 body Of Vfrtrauuagtm1naer
chosen from, the people. and Representing al
nobility aud clergy. These !" "coasdtnce nntn >
did not .rfo'e themselves such iu the American
sense, but actually dcliberated, honestly and
thoroughly, on the state Of the province; and
finally, BEADED by tile Arcliduke, presented q
programme to tue Emperor, which lie sanctioned
without hesi.ation-aud won back, with stroke
Of his pen, The hcl lrts Of wavering people
all Austria had such Governors as our Arch,
duke, there would be qui t and contcutmcnt in
q month";"
And yet the Tyrolese are less biindy attach.
cd 10 the Church than erer before. To The
Catholic religion, TO the Virgin and the Saints,
to their legends and traditions, to- their own
priesthood, they still cling. IFS Of old; but the
temporal authority of'the Pope is. in these re,
tired reccsses. mere myth. 1t is significant
fact, t!lIt the lettcrs Of coincidence and symna.
thet'c Indignation which C.thoIic Eurape has
been sendiug to Rome for tie last mouth or
two. found no signatures in that most Catholic
Of req ons, tyrol. The religion Of the Tyrolese
Is ra her individual Than organized. Each par
isl! looks up to its atherly old pastor with lore
while the Bishop passts through, and realizes.
to their simple minds, the glory und authority
o! the Chnl ch on earth. If the Pope were to
vanish to-day, The Catholics Of Trrol would
hardly be disturbed in their Church govern
ment.
How marked was the change rs soon as I
crossed the line into the Venetian Provinces
have not been euslared 80 long as their bret}-
1el OF the West, ecen to be mote degraded and
dispiri,ed. They hafc thr Government and tue
s5!dicry only less than they fear them, Aud
they show their feelings by manifestations
which arc open to the charge Of cowardice; such
a tna'trest'ug unfortunate soldiers y 10 NAV lie
out alone Ut night In Verona the theatre has
been closed, because The people are resolved pot
to attend places Of amusement until thcy are
again free. have been told by Austrian Off
GERS stationed in Italy that ther are Us widely
fepura1.d from The people as though they were
''e.t and dumb. The citizens will not eat Ut q
table wherc an officer sits. nor speak to one upon
:hc STREET, nor a'low their wives and daughters
to look a', much less speak with the scores Of
mir rsr@cS7 T1rrr
public walks, or watch tue iatticed windows in
rain What wonder that the ar1ny earnestly
desires a renewal Of tue conflict with Sardinia.
or even France. That was the happiest duy Of
mT liie," said young Mars, fresh from Monte.
beiio nud Magenta, TO me; ''we poor fellows
have nothing to do now; war is our only amuse-
mcEt!"
satisfied myself, while in yenctia, that the
fosccs Of Au$sr,a in Italy have been, since the
new attitude WAS taken by France, gradually
but constantly Oh the increase. 1t IS certain,
:nnreoTer, tlat tue army are expecting renew
ii Of hos.ilities ut no distant period.
The Present Winter is one Of sreat severity
in this part of Italy. AS far soulA Is bologna
! found great quantities Of snow; and. indeed,
the wrappers and mutllers which worcin yrol
IT all Eupef tiuuus.
ConirI:; from Muutua, speaking Italian so
poorly. aud beartuS i passport covered with
Gertnan risas, WAS. Of course, peculiarly liable
to snsp:cinn IRON Gariba!di's men; aud ms
nrogre:s through tie l}ucl'cs auo part Of the
loulagua WAS but Il series Of detentiuus uutl de
:ays, which would have been inuca more rexa-
t'ou-, had they mot given ME the opportunite
nhcn desired Of testing for myself tie work
lugs of the ncw systen,-lor system it deserves
70 b. cailed, in spite Of its temporary aad pro-
visional nature.
1t must be. confessed the Italians put more
favored nations to shame. By the Judgment and
srlC.contr0i with which titcy hare sustained
themselves in this most trying and difficult po-
sition: Owing, by their osa free will, allegiance
1o Il King who does not recognize them, they
IRE, it they hesitate !atcr, exposed 10 u}l The
:nfrars OF anarchy. And yet never saw FIRE
dom II IRE completely rccouciieL with order.
O"c womb imagine that the Government hau
cS'stv.l ycars-so quietly, and in such cou,
.:nn"l'tace way, does it ias,e its edct,-repuv-
III. streets, repainting tcnces, distributing
;t'izes tn ait aud science, no less than organiz
ing and sustaining. the military force anl the
;,o!icc system.
Tn tie night Of The 18th, Bologna vas bril-
;iantsy illuminated j. fionar of tue lcturn Of
't'avour to the sliais.ry of Turin. 1t is couti-
.lent!y expected tna' cavour will bring about
the long desired consuumatio,. aud TINT the
Provinces OF Parma, Modena and bologna will
be acknowledged and annexed by Victor Eman.
tel. If Austria really intends to renew the
war, it will be then. Milan could lie easily 1e-
Covered, nm told, but no more.
Throughout the country tile old coats Of arms
lave been removed from the public buildings,
and the White Cross ii Savoy, with the tri-co"i
and The Sar]ini Jun Grown, have taken their place.
All procama'ions are nude in the name Of His
Majesty the King. The army wears the sartlin.
i'm uniform Ia every town, some principal
square or street las received tile name Of Victor
E!uanuel. In SHIRT, everything that can ,a>pi,e c
in tic people sense Of the rc:snanence uud
strength Of their institutions, seems to lave
been done.
The army, and especially the National Guard,
are well elothsd and to]erably armed. AS 10 tue
Fhy.iqse Of The Volunteers, they ire re,aarba.
ht, handsome, and brave looki q; bat not so
.:eav,ly-built rs the Austrian soldiers. Ia the
last war the CToats we're more tl!an maicf, tni
the lighter Italians, when they were brought
tusether- II il to be hoped ttat the new army
oi ItuIy will not be put to such test.
Twenty hours on the Apennines, and er
rived IN still another State, with it's own pccul
lar complications aud anomalies of position
But wlll not at present enlarge upon the para
dog which Florence presents--save to wonder
as a!l have been Obliged to do, ut the ease Will
which cuu'brous machinery, with Legally nj
motive power, is made to work, through tht
;,oud sense OF tue people themselves.