, 1860-11-05

their blindness woEltl have cxposed tue thlo.e
Iy accepting tue will Of Italy. 1t W. IL, saili
that offered to the Gfunl Duke tot 1tscayl
alliance bpforc the war; in vain that, aIeE tuG
peace, offered the Head Ponttil, IN "nuui
renerate the head Of the religion OF ny 1a.nr ~
Ticafshtp 1 r. n of Umbria and the Marches: It was
evident that II those provinces: when TIT TIT
only restrained BY thu arms OF loIelSn u:tI
linSs, did not obtain the security OF tna' t,.a E
lied Government which i proposeo, an5
would sooner or Later break OUT lnto lstu ':na1
ft,r mauy years by the Powers to King teful'
nand of Naples. The judgement which was
pronounced a.alnst his Government at 1te
Paris Congress naturally prepared the people
for change, II the outery Of public orlh1on
and the efforts Of diplomacy ptosea ~ W. " u
that KIM an alliance for tho war nf inucpt'i,
,lrncr. But there also l fonnasonls closet
ar,i,,st alt Italian feelings, minds daFkencd "
,sassIon and obttinacy. II WIS natural that INC
event. iu Northern and Central Italy shtu!u
arouse mems minds in the South. In Sicily
the excitement 1,soke out into open insurrcc-
lion. 4 fight began for freedom in Sicily, when
a brave warrior DEVOTED to Italy and to me
General Garibaltti-sailcd toit ail. They were
Italians. Could ]. ought !. to have prevented
them. Tue fall OF tie Government VI
Naples strengthened in my ns-'rt thc conSac-
their thrones on the 1--we aud esteem OF the
people. The new (it,ernment in the Two
Slciiies was inau.urstcd in my nilat- Hnt
some Of its acts c.i,.scl apprehension, lest IT
should nut in every respect well interpret that
policy Which il represented by my na1ne- 1t
VA. feared throughout Italy that Under tue
shade Of glorious popularity, Of lot::'tric.i
honesty, faction should muster which Vas
rr:ltly to sacrifice the forthcoming triumph Of
the national ca1ise to the chimcras af its a1nbi-
tious E,uaticiSln. AL Italians turned to ME to
avert this danger. 1t WAS my duty to do It,
BECAUSE in tue present emergency it would he
no moderation, no wisdom. but weakness anu
fruprufefcc. nut to ta1e with strong hlEu
| the direction Of that rational movement, TOR
which an responsible before Europe lhasc
sent nv su1iliers into tflr Marches and n1hrla
and scattered that illsnrtcd mob Of people Of
alt nations and tongues, which had :,athcrrd
there rs new, strange p,sc Ut foreign inter-
| ycnti0n, AMI the worst Of all. hive prtt-
claimed Italy for tile Italians; and will never
| :tllaw Italy to become the nest 0f ctA:m,}o!l-
tan sert,, assembling there tn hatch reas :i',n-
dema.ogy.
"Pgorie Of Sonthcr, Italy! Ny trooTs
march into your country to strengthen l''hl;c
order. | tlo not come 10 iulposc my will upon
y,,t, bUt tt see tllat yours is respected. lon
will bc called freely to manifest 1t. May the
votc you will deposit in the urn be inspired BY
that Providence which protects Il righteous
cuuse! Whatever may be the couEsr Of events,
Tranquility await the Judgment Of civilized
Europe, BECAUSE / am convinced that have
fu',illr.l my duties King and an Italian.
My policy HEY not, perhaps, BIZ tsclcrs to rtr'
oncile III Europe The progress OF the people
with the stability Of uluIarrlliec. know that
III Italy close the era Of revolutions:
"vICTOR EMANUEL
HEAKfNT