The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-19
The Italian Question

The Italian Question,
At the last account. GARlBALDI was at Sa-
leruo about thirty miles from Naples and the
King was packing up to leave. probably for
Spain. In the opinion of the New York Her
aid, the interference of Sardinia was designed
to anticipate GARIBALpI, and TO prevent his
attacking the States OF the Church aud Fene-
tia At this time. That journal thinks that
NAPOLEON and VICTOR EaANUEL have become
Jealous OF the prodigious glory which the
hero Of Sicily has already acquired, and seek
to shelve him, as they did last year, after the
campaign in Lombardy. Itexpresses the hope
that he will not pause in his career until he
shall have liberated the whole of tally. On
the other hand, Lord PALMRRsroN, in whom,
apparently, GARIpALpI places great conf
dence, is said to have entreated him. through
two members OF Parliament who went 70 Pa
lermo in a Sandman frigate for the purpose OF
having an interview with him, not TO imperii
the great adyan tages which he has gained by
a premature invasion of either the Papai OF
Au.tro.I Italian territory. What the Interior
designs of GARIBALDI may be, whether he
means 10 halt at Naples or keep on 10 Rome, and
from Rome march upon Venice, ii IL of course
impossible TO say. II, however, the King of
Sardinia wished 10 rob him OF the glory OF en-
1ering Naples as = conqueror and ltherator, it
seems probable that his design was bafiied.-
There were only two regiments of Sandman
troops in the harbor of Naples, and Carl
BALDr would be in the city at least as soon
they.
Ii is hard 10 say whether the advice of Lord
PALMRRsroN who seems to be acting in con-
cert with the King OF Sardinia-is the best tor
GARIBALpI and Italian unity or not. BY pro-
ceeding at once TO Rome, he certainly runs the
risk of mourning the hostility, at least OF Aus
tria. BY assailing FeLetia, he commits him
self and Italy TO struggle, single han ded,
with that power. In that struggle VICTOR
emanuel would be compelled 10 take part,
GA pain OF being detbroned by his own sub
iec,s The freedom of Italy would then be
submitted 10 the doubtful arbtrament of a
general European war, for neither France nor
Germany would be apt 10 stand aluof But
that is not the whole question. The enthu-
siasm Of all Italy is at fever heat. 1t Will not
be satisfied, in all probability, with less than
the entire expulsion OF foreign rulers from the
Peninsula and the immediate union of Italy
under single Italian head. GAkIBALDI may
not be master OF the situation. He may have
placed himself in such position that he can
not stand still. NICToR EMANUEL may find
himself unable TO resist the cure Dt, and thus
here Is another chance Of i war between Aus
tria and United Italy. We suspect the move
rnent OF Sandman troops upon Naples was
designed to check the far Their advance ofGARf-
BALDI at present. Whether it Will have that
effect remains 10 be seen. If thai leader stu
en- ,ertain the design of invading the Austrian
provinces, he probably calculates largely upon
the dsah-ction known 10 exist in Hungary
and among the Hungarian troops the ser
Arzt hos
taken part in the war, we regard as strong
proof of her critical condition, and of her feel
ing no confidence in the support of Germany
With regard 10 Prussia, We doubt whether she
would commit herself 10 struggle, If which
she would find the moral force, at least, of
England, her warmest friend and closest ally,
arrayed against her.
The newly acquired possessions of VICTOR
EMANUEL, will render him of the most
powerful mUnarchs on the Continent. The
Neapslitan army is 100000 strong, and We pre-
sumo il is almost unanimous III his favor
We are induced 10 think SO from the slight re-
sistance they made 10 GARlBALDI, whose little
army they might long since have extermi-
mated had their hearts been enlisted n the
cause for which they fought They have not
only been Offering out poor resistance, but
they seem to have taken every opportunity to
desert in large bodies. AT San Giovanni near
Reggie. it is stated that two brigades, together
numbering $500 men, surrendered almost
without fighting, although their position was
a strong one, and they might have defended il
successfully against q AKIBALDI's whole force
Should VICTOR EMANUEL incorporate the Nea-
politan army force with his own. he will have
about i5U 900 men under arms. Then he viii
add the whole navy to his, which will give
him fleet Of $50 ships of war, the larger part
OF them powerful steamers. II is remarkable
in this connexion, that even the foreign SOL
diers enlisted by The King of Naples, showed
d decided disinclinatlon TO fight against CARL
BALD. Large numbers of them actually de-
serted and sold their muskets.