Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-22
RICHMOND WHIG.
ITALIAN AFFAIRS

Events in Italy mark that the beginning OF the end is
AT hand The fall Of Ancona which ventured on Sat
urday conjecture then in oil probability under
Accomplishments took place the morning OF that day.
General Lamorcere and all the garrison prisoners in
the hands OF the SArdnans Tae Pope has been reduced
by force 10 position consistent with the character OF
Christian High Priest He is protected in the exercise Of
his eceleastcs Office by his spiritual subjects but Is de-
nuded Of the Power shed blood. OF all that collection
Of mercenaries whose practice bas ben at directed
aud confessed by General Lamoeiere in series Of the
most murderous orders Promulgated mot fquadron
or company remains They have been broken TO pieces
almost without bloodsheed; they have yielded dis
persed with aaery which shows how little such he
erogeneous leyies be relied upon against resist
iug enemy; they will be, in all probability contempt
uousy dismissed cheap conquest 10 be valuable
even a trophy and they will now beiske themselves
to the safe occupation Of invenng deeds OF heroism aud
colouring eowardy facts by daring hcto5s. From the
AdriAtc TO the Mediterranean there Is no longer even
/ the remnant OF an army protesting TO serve
| ;he Italian Prince who reigned az Rome. The
pstrimouy Of St. Peter-as these States have 20
impudenty been called although they obtained by
fraud and claimed under forgery many hundred years
after the Apostle whose possessions we're not oi this
world had gone to his mArtyrdom--is now altogether
goue; or rather IL has been declared by French def
milton TO consist only Of Rome and the port OF Rome
aud Nterbo All the other towns and all the rest ofhe
country are in the hands of the Slrdinans From the
enyOns Of even Rome itself the glitter OF the Sardrian
bayOnets may be upon the slopes of the hl where
miles round the gates the French 0utpOsts keep guard
and back every hostile foot but even this is hot
done in the Interest OF the Italian Prince. Rome her
self is longer subj bect 10 the Pope and is only pro-
eeted the residence of the Father of the Roman Ca
ihoc Church General GOyon Is very vgilant aud very
respectful, but much does the Pope's own situation
resemble in bis view Of the case the position OF
singing bird IN n cage protected against the desires Of
hungry gImalkin that the Cardinal Secretary ha
thought Necessary TO ask whether the Holy Father
f.zif faau
shall presently whether it il part OF the duty OF the
French General to keep he door OF the cage closed
se as TO keep the Slrdinlns and the Garbadiaus at
distance.
Garibald has at present enough upon his hands pre-
hu from interfering with the policy which is being
wrought out at the OF the Papaey. 10 his victories
n bis defeats IN h tardy resis ance in his preein
tOus fight the King Of Naples seems ated to aid in its
most Critical moments tie which he deests
lt is litter truth but IL must be spoken out that the
greatest difficulty in the way OF Italian unity is az this
moment the daring ader who alone has made Italian
unity possible and that the most hopeful which
happened for Italy the recent failures Of Iay's
hero before CapuL and on the Yolturno The dou-
lie check which Garibaldi has received is doubtless
very serious matter. The Kings army has for the first
time defeated those terrible revouOnisis who had come
20 be thought almost nvncble Eyewilnesses unaccus-
toned batile.eids may have somewhat exaggerated
panic aud the confusion which prevailed some sem
bance OF which may be found in the best armies
when troous have been led into hopeless position aud
are exposed be shot down by au unseen enemy The
Sieilians, the leVity of whose courage has been
often described in our accounts from the
,aud wete for the most part, the ligh;est
Of heel upon these occasions. Garba!d himself was not
present and the object intended by the Commander in
the FIRST operation attained. But still the Garbaldi
uniform hsS been for the first time seen in full flight
and for the first time the Nespo.an uniform has been
seen in hot pursuit The charm has been broken and
among people so crushed by despotism as the people
Jf Naples are, the oral effect Of such this
is not to be measured by the loss sustained the ad
vantage secured Gsribald. n short has his work vet
70 do We may be at for the present as to bis f
ture operations norlhwards. There IS no longer any
possibility Of collision between him ard the Slrdinaus
There is chance just yet OF the Romans hearing his
oise ibe QuLIaa, Or OF his liking his headquar
e.s in the palace of the Doge The fear rather Is lest
he should fed himself unable TO perform wha; the |
friends Of Iay still look to him to do He not al
O~ himself 70 be beaten out OF the peninsula by the
King Of Naples He must lose what he has already
gtued. But II forced spesk thus OF hero
m military point OF vicw what shall we saw OF his ad
IN illustrative acts? The chief Of band Of "Reds" the
man no conquers Sicily 10 make Siif It's Governor
the Dictator who d.places the Of moderate
:ounscs TO put mountcblnks and furious fanatics in
their place az MAJ les Is not the Gsrbadi whom We
hoped 10 admire 4 stI.esman We all believe in his
lon, siy firmly ever; bu; what for the hon
.stv Of Mszziui $ NJ, OF any other apostle of
anarchy. or for the honesty OF any man who may BE-
their patron their tOoly We confess that il our habit
to Judge Of mems intentions rather by wha; they DO
than by what they when their acts ard their deeds
Itc GtriOsii by throwing in biz lot with Red Repub
csns ia rapidly losing the confidence OF the friends OF
order This being So he is By no means so strong an
enemy the King Of Naples "a he was He is in strait
out OF which Victor Emmanuel alone help him; but
the support of the King Of Sardinia implies the triumph
II ConsiitutoDalism and the defeat OF MGzzni. Sup.
ported by Sardinia acting upon common cOunsels with
avour tiariOaldi might eaye been believed 20 be the
gent of the secret intentions Of Napoleon aud he would
80 ~orE4a Euhz lauf Nf,r-
ne Is an iusurgent chief and nothing more.
Napoleon Ill is hurryipg to the to direct
the catastrophe Of this great drama. The crisis has
ivad and the Deus eE m0chiHG is about to descend
The Moaileln tells US that 10000 Frenchmen are
about to embark for Rome This quite throws Garbedi
out Of the mastery OF the position, even he should
move the impediment which now nerveues between him
and the Romien lroaier. Vic.or Emmsnuel cannot Of
course advance In within the circle which General
oyou protects and that circle has just been somewhat
enlarged by the orders he has received from Paris Ii
the Sardinian King can fighten the Pope away by
peaceful entry into Rome Cardinal AntOne has init
mated would be She il would be good service do0e
,u otherwise the best thing he could do would be 10
south and settle matters in Naples aud Sicily. Garibald
sill norhaps reun to bis ancient loyalty in presence Of
hi, King The ultimate decision Of the late of the Pope
must De with Napoleon Ill. He evidently now intends
TO act and to show himself holding in his hand the
icsinies Of Italy Perhaps he may carry into action
IS own formerly avowed opinion, and put an end
o the temporal sovereignty OF the Holy See. IL
the description given Ci the correspondence found
ia General LamOrcieres portfolio be correct the French
Emperor may have discovered that he has equal
% chastse both the adherens Of the Pope aud the Red
Republicans who have subdued the mind Of Garibald-
There longer any reason why he should hesitate in
his mater Napoleon I'LL is no longer the puppet Of
the Church However much other nations may distrust
him and whatever may be the ultimate endenci of the
policy which he has adopted he has undoubtedly given
90 France immediate prcponderance in the politics OF
Europe which she had uuder other rulers. French
men of all parties are FFenchmen before they part'
sans and before they Churchmen; and true false
glory will axays with them carry the day against true
or false religion. The Pope is at the Emperor's
mercy France would see him removed from Rome with
mos, philosophical apathy; and the very fact OF the
alowance with a few noisy reclamatiOns would be proof
how hollow they we're known to be. IfNapOeon wills
to do this nothing can be easier and safer but il he be
about IN open some chapter of French aggression
by means OF these 10000 men, i will probably be i'm
oortant 10 him that lie Pope for the pre- ent remain at
Rome.
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