Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-04

/ room. This was the fated man, against whom
the fleets and armies Of the sovereign of Ma
| pies were without power. The wretched
King, at the approach of this enemy, felt like
a man in a dream, whose arm will not OBEY
his win and who cannot strike blow for his
| life. The moment was come TO join battle
with the ragged bands Of this halt-clad hli-
| buster, and there was a well-clad, weil-arned
! and well-provisioned army and navy, which
/ might have made holiday Of such work.
| But that army and navy are but phantasy.
| The Admirals come most respectfully TO say
| that the seamen will not fight against Carl
/ baldi. The Generals follow, and are most
loyal in their de sires but they are sure that if
they lead their men into the field they will
| all 90 over to Garibaldi. The National Guard
come next and their loyalty is such that they
shed tears at the royal distresses, but they
! cannot fight against Garibaldi.
And so Francis H., with all the semblance
Of strength around him, stood without the
proffer Of a single sword, and without power
over the action of single soldier. His pO-
lice agents his gaolers, his spies, his tortur-
ers, had all skunk away, hiding themselves
from the great indignation. Nothing was
faithful to him on that day but one holy
mountebank, who eveR to the last played his
blasphemous juggleries with some effect. A
Sweating Virgin produced grotesque
Babel of wailing and lamentations in Ma
Piles among crowds who cared nothing for the
fall OF their young King. But the time was
gone by when the popular tide could be turn
ed by such trick as this. The King, after
lingering in vain, and looking vainly into
every eye for some encouragement TO remain,
departed; the sweating Virgin was wiped
dry, and Garibaldi came in by the railway
train. This ought TO be a lesson to sOver-
eigns who have not yet arrived at the crisis
OF that disease which has proved so fatal to
MOnarcbs.
No KING or Emperor in Europe can be at
this moment receiving stronger assurances of
the discipline and loyalty OF his feet and
army than were daily pressed upon Francis
of Naples by his Admirals and his Generals.
No Minister who now counsels a reigning
Prince could be more certain Of the solidity
of the Throne at the foot Of which he stands
than were the Ministers who encouraged
Francis of Naples to reject with contumely
the advice of the nations which were scan
dalized by his ill-government Now priests
who suggest to reigning Princes snergetia'
deeds In service Of Holy Church were more
profuse of promises of impunity and proJec-
ion in the course they counselled than were
they who directed the conduct of the refugee
who has just gone to seek an asylum from
the Queen Of Spain. he seemed to have
right to say, as he doubtless did say, "What
fear? The law of nations preserves me
against the great Powers, and, as to the scum
of the population of Italy, l have well ap-
pointed armies and ships. The Church up
holds me; l am right, and am SAFE"
This appeared so when England and France
were importunate in their remonstrances.
The shadow of one man, however, falls upon
this edifce of substantial power, and it dis
solves. The Ministers take to fight, the men
of war shamelessly contradict all their former
assertions, and the Church ungratefully con-
tributes friars and priests armed with pixies
to the ranks of his enemies, and can aid him
with nothing more eticaciOus than 'sweat-
ing Virgin" Thus has it happened to the
King of Naples; and thus may it again hap
pen where a Sovereign shall be found incOr-
rightly bent upon exercising his power in
cruelty under the direction of an insensate
and tyrannical priesthood.