Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-03
TIE RICHMOND WING.
THE DEATH BED OF COUNT CAyoUR

lfever death-bed scene was dguied and touching III
OF the great Italian statesmen, called away from his wo
while so much yet remained to do, was surely so. II
details of those last days. those last words those Ia
leaVetakings, very moving, although as Count
vouy died unmarried, the sundeIiug of the most swe
and sacred ties of home was not among the points Of Il
| picture.
But in this case the old common piece ,ombstcne eul
Cy che died "a he had ige1," became literally an
strictly true. He died ike the champions Of cid time
"wth turass trassd
And lance In rts1"
faithful TO his trust TO the last flicker OF existence Ho
Characteristic OF the what read OF the d.
'ermined ,fJrt with which, after those first merciles
beedirg7 he threw himself once more, though but 70
few hours, into the ltne of toll in which his latte
wears were passed as though with everish iorbocin
aonety TO do something more, something howeve
small for Italy Alter the first attack told tina
he wrote, transacted business and received visitor
who affairs urgent" And here IL should be ssi,
that from first TO as of his c.Eosr bis greatness nev
stopped to The "instlence Of Office" which delights II
the crowded antc-chamber the audience long DELAYED
and at last grudgingy doled out No petty officer moi
syDdc OF some humble village nested far of among Ii,
pine valleys ever hsrassed by weary waiting mol
slenced By careless codness from the Minister whose an
| lac came tc seek
CavOur was courteous with all; helpful to all; generous
and charitable in the largest sense Of the words and
while despschirg load business vast enough to break
the sEewa OF lees vigorous aud ey-.empered in.
teect seemed have leisure an attention for the
business in hand. Much of the captyaton which he
ercised over all who approached him. whether friends
suCrS may have been, and doubtlFss was owing TO his
graceful aud polished manner, the immense stores Of
knowledge which he knew how u'e so
y, and the stamp OF the grand segneur" which gave
distinction to his homely person. Bat much assuredly
depended on the attraction OF the more pre- cious quail.
ties OF the heart which drew around him such treasure
OF devoted friendship as few men in power have been
| blested with.
On the 4h Of June, lorg after the typhoid symptoms
had declared themselves s how should they not under
such course OF treatment y read Of another char
GcteristIc little in the chamber of sickness Ca
puchn irar, OF ied liberalism, and a irusty friend of
Cavour WAS beside him, just about bestow without
special confession that absouton hch the Church holds
Indispensable to the dying, snd which the sick man had
probably demanded FROM kindly touch OF thoughtful
Indulgence for the What blgoed belief of bis nearest
OF kin Locking up into the itiars agitated face With
something OF the Pickering play of feature which in the
Chambers Was so often the signal OF rough weather to
hs eloquent Republican adversary Broerio Cavour re.
Marked $50 hen my friend you do think me an honest
man AFTER ALL" And the absoluon forthwith be.
slowed.
Az that day and the next though there was an occa.
sions glmmerng hope through conventional fornu,
las of the medical etins trends came and went with
words Of comfort, which rang holloway in the ears OF
coth speakers aud listeners. live times in one cay the
Paris telegraph repeated the lquiry dictated by Impe
al anxiety. The d,pu'iCs engaged in debate at the
Chambers peoned tie PresiGent for hourly official &C.
counts OF the state OF their iu3trous colleague The
King came hurrypg from his country palace to Turin
and the throrg which filled the street in front OF
the Cavour Palace couversed in low tones as if
afraid Of disturbing the quiet oil the sick.roou.
The ying statesman meanwhile vas ealu and even
cheerful except in the rare Intervals Of dreamy stupor
which csae over MIN He probably saw clearly the ap
proachng end, which he had strength 10 face without
r'p4iug IL was only when striving 10 the neshes Of
dehrum that Fragments Of the great familiar thoughts
and projects of lifetime found utterance in broken
words, whose pGlhOs irresistible mo, no." he NUT
tered aPtly mo state OF siege; none say and then
with honicnl emphasis ANY one can rule by such
means those Aud lar in The course Of his last night
un EARTH among rambling string Of incoherent w6is.
lers, came lEh clssT and agtouate the vords Rome
Venice ----vlInt -snv--s.',- eG-ude ,rtSss
Seauug the ast eaerAments, with the usual az.
conpa' imeetI Of pSsal ohauntlns and aaring ia.
UeIs, made bis way through the dense crowd
ito the palace. Then at last the Turese citizens knew
that I'LL hope over, and eye witnesses of the
which followed testify 10 tue ttarI which ran holly down
the bearded checks VI many and many man OF the
class e. who knew the ONLY a.. 5.Vior Of
Italy Many there, tno gho wept for LIN as The
argchearled opea .saded nj Die gentleman who never
trruCd sway hscar from The poor mans petition for il
Csvour bitterly hated by few, he deeply loved
and reyersd by the flamenco majority o. es men;
and if great part Of that love aad nCcts.
Iily given 20 h. grand political leader, the whole
of the hatred with its malignant calnmHes aud jealJu.
Etical element "a we'll
l. sends thrill to every kneish heart TO read that
amid the Si"coaate cares aSisbed by friendly hands
e. on The diving man. the most broheIly aud sacred
lcft 20 hose ct our cOuntIyman the British Minister
et Turin Sir James Hudson. We ayo Ol hat he stayed
by him through the whole OF that ast mOurniu day and
night supported him ia lie through the fanncss
of the dearragOny and finally, laid down tie gncon.
sGous head in that rest which ma nor ntgues of
friends or foes should eyeImore disturb, eHcaiming as
,.l,, .trA ham t,af
energy which sccgched W tie car: "fhere goes the
life Of the greatest statesman of EUROPE"
IN the rst hours of the light the King too unaccom.
panied aud unannounced, entered the chamber o. the
dying Mnise-, who was the first 10 0Use,e h, pyescnc
there Toe friends ANA ateuqans watching 10y The sick
bed a,iIed end left them aioge together the door was
closed, aud Of the solemn leavctaking which followed
none can give us the details What words OF passionate
gratitude aud loyal pr0Gisc were uttered by the Soye
regn-whut broken but wise aud prophetic counsel by
the statesman, is not hard to imagine Was there any
word OF apprehension for the future regru. for
arrangement in the past the one hAna-o; Of warning
against rash impulses hs ,ns;dioUs tcmporSing OF
false friends u toe oIhet Who shall sayf
WRsa The docs was opened aud King Victor, sloop.
pg the bed and holding the cold hands in his with
attempt at chceiulness, tade lis lrenos and mini
farewell promising TO return and see him early the
next NOR ing Cavour family smiled shoo bio head ard
.nswe ed in weak vOoe-"Yhssks Size for the new
p:oOf 'your goodne but sail meet no nsor" and
lifted the kings hand To hs lips and kissed it. At which
the King with hurst Of sorrow exclaimed against the
iorbodog, aud bOndi down pressed him again ard
again In his arms and left his fce all with ears At
four o'clock in the morning when the King according
promise retu ned 10 the doO of that chamber Cavour
nsTpsipe in the last bard sragge for life, and it was
"a 3 ~ s w was prevented NY"
At seven o'clock on tie 'g6tiia o, we sth OF June,
Dr. Rber o3e e the th.te physicians IN attendance,
descended the pt'od stairs al announced to the mass
Of the people gathered in the court yard and before the
docrs that all Tas over thatt1e n0bo Camille lenzo
di Cavouc had bseathei big at lew p,omens b,fore
in the 72d year of h'q age is said that the shadow
of desl Al which FL over he whole city tn th,t
armour, emcnt, could he lkaed TO noting but the |
COZ ste ma on felt on tie ava Of & oe de patches
which told Of the tos tei.al Novara in lS49.
The great man for hom rnicms are being chaunted
even yet in every tOwrblu odaly, of whom monumen.
al statues being moiel dd me orai. tr ured %
lar aud n, ar lies buried in vault of the little h.r
o the family villa OF sintsn The ,4s, eager TO be-
stow the highes. honor u i,si.s on The lin.
20 whom be .,es his E'ngdons NIL, NV r. - H. i'a
the Superga, where neue bpbe ,nembsr Of ,Le pnvai
House Of ayoy are buried, 10 Cosn,s S,m;, ,I 49,,
et, riscted ,s2 as,, p,abSb because uca'G cavor,n
di-ixss breaking through ID Aits even aItsr aoahT
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