The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-16


plAcet1ons in Soufkegn Italy.
The interest of the news from Europe centres
round the Italian question, which is beginning
to exhibit the diplomatic complications which
were naturally expected to attend it.
From the initiation of the movement for TIA
liam unity in 1859, up to the present time, the
Sardinians the Lombards, and the peoples of
the Duchies and the Roman Legations, have pur-
sued the object of their hopes with modera-
ton and temperance which do them honor and
have crowned them with deserved success.
The events of the past eighteen months have
shown that they are capable of constitutional
government, and this fact will do more TO con-
solidate that rule than could million Of bayo-
nets. In Sicily, the South of Italy, and even In
Rome, recent events lead to the doubt If
similar capacity exists there. AS for Sicily,
it bids fair to perpetuate the reputation
for 6ckleness and faithlessness which the his
tory of ages has stamped upon ib peo-
pie, and Garibaldi has not the statesnanlike
qualities necessary to cope with such unsta-
BILE popular elements. The patriotic end Inn
pulsive soldier having lifted the chains n ty.
ranny from the Sicilians, finds them alre6dy dis
contented with the men who compose his tam
porarily organized Cabinet, and compe[led by
that and other circumstances to change III po.
Icy, and seek for an immediate, and, as II seems
to us, an immature union of the island to the
crown of Sardinia If the liberation of Sicily
were an established and recognized thing, such
an event would be feasible thing; but its at
tempt now can only result in war between
Sardinia and Naples, involving, perhaps, other
Powers.
To in crease these complications, the King Of
Naples has proclaimed a constitution for his
kingdom, which threatens TO change the whole
aspect of the conflict in Southern Italy from
war of liberation to ore of conquest and do
minion. In order to prevent this untoward re-
suit, the conspirators in Rome and Naples are
endeavoring to hasten the revolution on the
main land. Naples has been for some weeks in
state of ferment and outrages have been COM
mitted there of the most serious character.
The brutal attack on the French Ambassador
is attributed by the Sandman journals to the
lazzaroni, acting under the direction of the re-
from the tone of public morality, and the policy
of the priestly and court party, which have
characterized the people of Southern Italy we
are not without suspicion that these outrsges
may spring from the instigations of the revplu-
tionists themselves, under the impulsive hope
that the complications they will producStnay
rebound to the benefit of their cause.
The spirit of insurrection which is rife
in Naples has extended to Rome, and an
outbreak there is said to be imminent.
General Lamoriciere, who had been in
specting the forces in the provinces,
had fastened back to the imperial city 10 s,ve
the Pope from overthrow, and in this work he
will, no doubt, have the hearty cooperation of
the French garrison. This Facilitating polict in
Sicily, and the indiscreet proceedings of the re-
volutionists in Naples and Rome, contrast
strongly with the course Of the people of the
Duchies and of Milan last year, and bode no good
to the cause Of revolution and q confederate
constitution for the southern portion Of the TIA
lian peninsula. A sudden outbreak in the Nea-
politan kingdom might have driven the Bslr-
bons from that throne, and this event would
have received the early recognition of the anti
Bourbon dynasties but any cowardly aad
tricky schemes to produce complications with
other Powers in the hope that they may e.
dound to the benefit of the liberal cause. must
destroy even its hopes of success.
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