Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-14
RICHMOND WHIG.
From the LOaloH Times, oct. 81,
THE ITALIAN QUESTION.

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of news The event certain that was regarded
as an accomplished fact Any contest was so hopeless
/ that il not attempted There must be many
families at Naples who regret the system which has pass
/ ed away The Court must have employed vast num-
Der of tradesmen who fad cessation to their gains in
the absencs Of Francis and his followers the miracle
mOBgers must fear for the traffic II not in silver shrines,
vet Ia the fripperes which debasd the Christian cere-
monia as was there exhibited the spies and secret
police must be a multitude Such system as tina. which
has Just broken down could have been kept IN gear
without a vast number Of men whose interests were
bound up in it, whose livelihood depended upon It,
There some, also who honestly love strong yran'
nical government which allows rich with mere SEN
sua desires live at ease, and to indulge all their IAN
ces that they DO to crcse the conduct Of
their governors. There always ready TO chant
in chorus,
NusqlAm Iibertas grafton exili
Guam suS reee po.
and who will be eontent to find "piey" in the va saage
of King government aHd peops-to CSacting and
intoerant priesthood From various motives there must
be great crowd in Naples who regret the past aud fear
the future. Yet Of all these not two thousand could be
got to put voting tickets into the or the vote 5
given there is not one per cent protesting against the
revolution We DO put any very great stress upon
these universal suffrage They may be managed by
force fraud and their results not to be accepted a
indubiable proof Of the convictions ofa people Ia this
city Of Naples however, there are circumstances more
than usually favorable to a minority. Victor Emmanuel
il yet ia the city and GArbadi is well known TO be
fair man. who would lend himself to no tIck aud would
permit force. There is party even among the au
tbors Of the revolution who would willingly aid respect
able minority voting against immeda'e annexation
There are Mazznan among hat little heap oi 1903
dssentent voting tickets the correspondence iIom
Naples, which published yesterday, shows. Even 1t
did not know from other sources that the Inhabitants
Of the Sou are as mass enthusiastic in the Italian
cause the circumstances Of this election show that there
be any great body Of the people who opposed
what is being DONE Tie very fact that what in
tmidation there very much that Wh ch occurs
at English election when voter for the unpopular
candidate the poll shows that the popuace we've
all on the side OF italy, We have been told from time to
time of the Lozz ron and Of other classes who were
ready Join in Ieactonary movements. peaceful and
legal opportunity has been alOrded and was Of vi
ta importance to those who claim their sympathes TO get
them make demonstration. They have, however all
gOGe with the Italian party and the hostile yot do net
count for those who mus. be direct an amedi
ate 10 ers by the transfer Of power from tyt # the
fwo Sicilies 10 King Of Italy
Perhaps some OF these persons may have the sense TO
understand that the loss Arising to them is rather
apparent than real The first condition of ouGl wealth
is liberty Scarce a single nation has thryen in hrnl-
DOM or grown from a family iutO people under slave
ry Commerce and industry, an1 the enduring vigor
which distinguishes people OF Intrinsic power from
conquerng horde OF yes, alSays found to flourish
in a state OF freedom. letter which We publish to-day
from Florence illustrates the action OF this universal truth
upon the country that has been liberated from the III
huence Of Austria On the Austrian side OF the 10 there
Is a solitude which is peace. The country Is
desert the youngmen fly from their homes and leave the
old and the inhrm to possess the country These again
sink under the exactons Of he military gOverrOrs-
Trade languages 10 extinction; commercial confidence
has become tradition OF the pas agriculture de-
erioraes for force cannot comp continuous labor and
men will not pillow when they know not who NAV
reap Cities tending TO ruin towns are sinking into
Villages villages into hus aud the country is reroCrad
I'M nj Mp4nvvbsla parlhWOrks and huge
masses Of stone piled up TO deield what their pres
ence is deprving OF all value the tramp Of armed men
takes the place Of the sounds that tell OF rural Industry
aud the oing Of the villagers cart Is repscrd by the
dull numbering artillery Such VenetA as il describ
ed by one who la, Just trayesed Surely this csnnolas
TIE pea;cnt fails nnd"r his fogrc aud "nHnntF h"r
The shOpaCCper goes TO rum under the eActoS Oh m mas
ers and even the actor cannot hope for much even
tual profit from bankrupt excbequer But on the 9th
er side Of the frontier Italy Is putting forth spring bios
sons Cities that have mott been named in connection
with any commercial movement for centuries are begin
ing to rise from their long sleep and TO give Signs OF VI
tly. Towns only known to bookwoFms and TO tourists
connected only with stories OF the past and sought now
only for some literary associations, or perhaps lew &C.
cesiastica pictures beginning TO weed the grass out
of their streets and to take note Of what passes in the
living world Even desoate FerrGra since has go rid
of lis Austrian garrison and has shaken Of the moral
malaria of Rome is become full Of life and bnste. =
Under free in ri aud in the absence ofthe P4pa e
gate il has found thai there is such thing as trade
Perhaps may lose its Of converts. But 1t bids
fair to 90 back to t old prosperous state in those far
back days when l. numbered 100000 inhabitants aud
chose own Prnces before the Popes drew IT Within
their web. SO Bologna although it may lose the luxury
of possessing seventy converts and perhaps suer IN It's
Wx candle manufacture yet it will be noae the less hap
py Tor mixing trade with its learning, turning the
empty boast OF Li5eras" which il bore upon its col
mage into reality and possessing more OF it to bear
the verified inscription These facts OF the revival Ct
the old dead historic cities very encouraging, and We
hope we may have many such to add TO those which We
to-day publish.
or all this fair sud though its color had been pressed
out by the strangers foot resting long upon ITS SOIL
Victor Emanuel is now de jare King. He has nothing
now to do but to hold his Master OF powerful
army and formidable tset TO the excellence oil winch
even his enemies bear willing witness, there Is nothing
nov which can or him resistance. Frances H. has al
most ceased to a substance, and, If 1t were not
strong and an immediate political necessity to remove
him from Italian soil it would seem like cruelty to con
centrae so great force upon so puny an Antagonist
Il is lees a contest than necessary expulsion; but
il must be DONE aud done without delay Tor that KING
strength may yet be tower Of strength to Austria
if Austria should 90 mad morning. as she once BE-
fore went mad. Ii kings never did 20 mad, 10 thelr
,ope's sorrow, there would not appear TO be much
chance OF the PO oveItOwing with white uniforms -
Every recent has tended to teach Austria that she
ought 70 be very sincere Just in the promises which
she has lately made to France Warsaw has been as
great failure for Francis Joseph ToPtz was for Ma
poleon. He has found no encouragement there ior
bold, speculative policy. Hungary is not satisfied with
her charter and Hungary not only at Pesh but Is also
/ in Venice and in the Quadrlateral Even strong Tor
esses are be couhled 10 when Il is possible tha
the asaants may fad all the spiked by the Hun
garan soldiers ou the walls. Thus il been at Venice
and the same may happen Aan,ua and Verona There
are 100 900 Of these Hungarian soldiers n the Austrian
army aud Austria requires at least 100000 others TO
uatch them. All this does not look as though Victor
Emanuel had ANYTHING to fear from Austrian inteIier
enee while be takes possession Of his house aud ar
ranges his establishment But Austria is soely tempted
and sorey pressed and desperate man never wisely
/ despised