The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-22

an act Of injustice, for when q people for
good reasons, take up arms against in or-
pressor, u = but an act OF justice and
generosity to assist brave men in the de-
Tense Of their liberties.
Therefore, according to Vattel. the
question resolves itself into this: Did the
people Of Naples and OF the Roman States
take up arms against their governments
for good reAsonsg ..f III. l.5
pom this grave matter Her Majesty,s
Government hold that the people ii a,,es.
ton are themselves the best Judges 81
their own Affairs Her Majestyis q oyrrn-
inent do not feel justified ii declaring that
the people Of Southern Italy had not rood
reasons for throwing on their allegiance
70 their former governments; Her Males
Tvs Government cannot, therefore. pre-.
tend to blame the King 81, Sardinia for
assisting them. ,,.. u .9
There remains, however, question Of
fact. II Is asserted by the partizans Of
the fallen governments that the ueollc az
the Roman States were attached 10 the
Pope, and the people Of the Kingdom Of
Naples to the dynasty Of Francis III, but
that the Sandman agents and foreign adj
venturcrs.by force aud intrigue subverted
the thrones Of those soyereigns.
/ 1T Is difficult, however. to believe
alter the astonishing events which we
have seen, that the Pope and the King OF
the Two Sicilies possessed the love OF
their people How was il, one ninst ask
that the Pope found II impossible 10 levy
q Roman arnay, aud that he was forced 10
rely almost entirely upon the foreign Iner-
ccnariess How did il happen, again, that
Garibaldi conquered nearly all Sicily with
1000 men, and marched from Reggie to
Naples with 5000! How but from the
universal disafection Of the people Of the
Two Sici'icsi Neither can il be said that
this testimony Of the popular will was ca.
pricions or canselcss Forty years ago
the Neapolitan people made an attempt
regularly and temporarily to reform their.
government under the reigning dy.
nasty. 81, BIZ. ! 81 RI
"rhe Powers Of Europe, assembled at
IIaybach, resolved, except England, 10
put down this attempt BY force. II was
put down, and a large foreign army WAS
left in the Two Sicilics to maintain social
order. 10 lS4s the Neapolitan people
again attempted to secure liberty under
tue Bourbon dynasty, but their best pat.
riots atoned By NH imprisonment Of ten
years for the ofTanse Of cnleayorine "a
free their country. What wonder, then,
that in 1860 the Neapolitans, mistrustful
and resenttnl, should throw ON the Bour
bons, as in ] GSS England. had thrown Of
the Stuarts? Ii must be admitted IN
ldoubtedly that the severance Of tho lie,
which bind together Sovereign aud hi.
! subjects Is ID itself misfortune Notion.
| of allegiance become confused, the success.
sion Of the throne is disputed, adverse
parties threaten the peace Of society;
rights aud prctentions are opposed 10
each other, nnd mar the harmony Of the
State. Yet il must be acknowledged, on
the other hand, that the Italian revolution
has been conducted with singular temper
and forbearance..
The subYersion OF existing power has
not been followed, as Is too often the case,
by on outbreak Of popular vengeance.
The extreme yiews Of Democrats have no.
where prevailed, Public opinion has
checked the excuses OF the public triumph.
The yenerated forms Of constitutional
monarchy have been, associated with the
name Of n Prince who represents an am
eient and glorious dynasty .5.s ri. Z.
Such having been the causes and the
coneomitant circumstances OF the rsYolu.
| tion Of Italy, her MSjesty's Government
can sec no sufficient ground for the severe
censure with which Austria, France, Prus
STA and Russia have visited theacts Of the
King Of Sardinia. j 49,. i.
Her M6jesty's Government will turn
their eyes rather 10 the gratifying pros.
pect Of people luilding up the ediGce Of
thcir liberties, and consolidating the work
Of their independence amid the sympa.
thies aud good wishes Of Europe - j r.
-, II have, &c.j r. .4;'.s .....=
'Esigned J. RrssEtL. ::
s'P. S,--Yod are at liberty TO- give q
copy Of this dispatch TO Count CaIoursp
Soc. 49, - 90