Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-14
ASSEMBLING OF THE TrAzrAr
PARLIAMENT.

ASSEMBLING OF n ITALIAN
PARLIAMENT
The Italian Parliament was opened Febru-
arg 18th BY TIE king in person. His mnjssty,
in bis speech, said
Italy, almost entirely free and united, con-
tides 10 your wisdom, and It Is On you devolves
the task Of her organization. You will estab-
hsh the greatest administration, liberty, taking
care, at the same time, that her unity be pro-
teeted. Publie opinion ls favorable to our
national tendencies. The Emperor Of the
French, although assuring 20 Us the benefits Of
non-inteFYention, has deemed It fitting TO call
bis envoy. This act has excited our deep re-
Eret, without, however, affecting our gratitude.
At Magenta and solfsTlno, France and Italy
have riyetsd ties Of amity which will B. in
dissoiuble. England, the aneient home OF
liberty, has recognized our right 10 dispose OF
ourselves. We shall preserve an imperishable
Remembrance Of the support which her good
Offices have Afforded US.
An illuatTous prince having asesnded the
throne OF Prussia, / sent my ambassador In or
der to testify to him our sympathy for Biz DER
sou and for the German nation.
You will assist ny government IN completing
me armaments. In the construction Of its
strength, the kingdom o. Italy will be able to
follow the %eounsels Of prudence. NY voice
was once raised with holiness, but ii Is as wise
to wait at the right tims as Il is 70 dare at the
right time.
Devoted to Italy, I have risked nv crown for
ner sake; but no one has the right to risk the
existence and the destlnies Of a nation.
Inc aking OF a formidable fortress has wor-
thtly crowned the exploits Of the army and
naVy. Thus they, as we'll az the volunteers,
have acquired a renown which has given the
country a just confidence ia itself, and II is
With pleasure that ] express to the first parlia-
ment Of Italy the joy which as king and sol
der, ! feel on this account"
The Tendon Times, commenting on his
speech, says:
Gust as America has achieved the lnglori-
Gus exploit OF tearing herself to pieces and
pounding into dust the solid granite OF her in
stttutions, Italy, after a trial Of a length and
severity totally u~nexsmpled in the annals Of
any other people, has at length achieved, in a
great measure, the glorious exploit Of Italian
unity. 10 required six hundred years Of inces.
SAINT bloodshed and conquest before Rome sue
eeeded in thoroughly hafmoRizing and uniting
the Italian Peninsula under her government
and scarcely had this mighty feat beer
achieved before the unity Of the conqueTinl
nation was lost in the general ssrvitnde whiei
equalized and overspread the whole ~civilizsl
world. For a short time after the TAN OF thI
Western Empire, Italy was united as it haI
been Just before its rise, but from that time t
the pressnt-that is, FOR nearly fourteen cen
turiss-Italy has sought and sighed for unto
In vain.
The speech n the king Of Italy was, In ever,
respect, worthy Of the occasion. II SCARE
absve the homely commonplace to which a
English parliament IS accustomed, without th
affected obscurity, the imitation or the self
/, laudation which dishgures the o~rations Of SON
other royal pe~rsonages."
The number Of troops made prisoners a
. Gaeta was IL 600. The Sardinians found be
tween 100 and 800 cannon, and $1,000 mus
kets.
/ Gen. Cialdini has been ordered to suumo
the commander Of the fortress at Messina
: surrender.
tn typhus fever was ravaging Gaeta.
RosE.-At a demonstration in Rome on tt
14th ult., the crowd shouted a." Long live Victc
: EmannelP' The Union OF Italy forever
3 Some priests were seen cheering with the mu.
titude. Some French patrols at length r
quested the crowd to disPerse and were obeye
The king and queen Of Naples had arrive
at Rome, and were visited By the pope.