Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-30
THE RICHMOND WHIG.
TIE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
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TURIN, Hay =

Yesterday Count Cayour administered severe, but
not altogether undeserved, rebuke to the Chamber lie
charged the deputies with having done nothing or lite
more than nohng, since the opening Of Parliament GU
the n Of February, and expressed his apprehension
Ia: .h,y would 60 on equally wasting their lime to the
close Of the session. The reroach by 10 means new
The press bota national and foreign has spared what
Gali5adi calls the Hon Chamber and there was
even rash member, as f4r back as month ago, who
renud.d his colleagues that although Parliament came
from yorlare the uation expected something more
than mare talk" frcm ifs Representatives.
Although the authority Of Count Cavour may exercise
greater lfueuce than that Ct ether monitors the evil
great AS is and Acknowledged by ell persons admits OF
10 ready remedy In an assembly whore every man has
right 20 talk il is no casv matter to induce any one
renou, lie supreme pleasure OF hearing as voice
The Southern members, especially Neaopotsns aud 81
ciaas are each OF them perfect A3od OF lcQuac:y.
Manuscripts have been, Gitcr-p bref experiment., alto
lethcr tAbooej in the Chamber and written spe ohes
are c0Ughed down with little mercy but these Southern
,rs have the kuac of committing their 81 wing in
proyisatou5 to memory aud they deliver them with oil
the uHcon and twaug of so many Capprhin preachers
Last year il the Tuscans who a7'ounGcd their sol G.
Ter sUb-Alpne brethren ny their owe whclmng youhi-
ty OF tongue; tlis season both the North and q c
Centre ave driven 10 the wall and their new vol.
cauic colleagues hold possess on OF the field. Such
food Of cars such variety Of interpretations, such
number o; Bills Of parliamentary Initiative are pre-
ented by Deputies and cestu to fall sill
born the first second reading Every man. II seems,
has not only his vanity CRAFTY, but bis cons;i;u-
ency also compound with. Municipal interests, bel
irv politics. as the phrase is all IN all TO m,n-
hers. Count Cavour said that Ministerial speech was
cien, in reality diploma &c u0te Intended les or the
Chamber than for all the European Powers. TketpsCch
of many deputy is not uutr,queuty neither more nor
less dian an electoral address aimed az securing the pco
.les vote against [! chances of dissolution. Honor
4bc members think less of the dl G. their word, mag
have The Chamber than Of thc Impression tity agy
make when read in the caf6 the apoEectr, -Loas and
Other political clubs of the remote petty community
which have raised them 20 Parliamentary honois.
Although the coc,tisss i,ya.ta llsy come ia for ID
large share Of the blame ty attaching 20 the first lta
Parliament it vcui. however be great ljustioe to
DENY that the loss OF time i IN great measure
ioncd by the cumsiness and pedsuIy of it, original in
-u ion fault tracoable to the Pieim"utese PaIli
ment in all its stages and to tie French Chambers q
vhich was originally scryiie copy BY tie iron rule
of the S5rjuiau Constitution neither the Upper the
Lower House, any OF the c.ie,s or cJmw.s ions
Icommicc-) ayp5rtsu.rc TO tacu cu deliberate unless
lrest cuc.ha.i OF she members tad one present
Senators and deputies are unpaid and no usSus have
been fCuad yet 20 compel their attendance. II is true
no member sa0b' 20 absent himself witbou leave, but
them iu the first place, there IL Instance OF such
cave being refused; and in the second place. most
members take their leave without asking; there are ma
uy who culy show and then. many Who never ap-
pear at AN daring the session in order that the bU,
MS Of lhe Chanhor may be clir, Oh u an s branch
e. q, "a l,cetary that Italian s.. o1id Lo" times
.s much I,giaud ss-iluiry English II p One hsl.
Of the members q. least, must 300 permanently at work
0u ing ii.I evening for althoug the sitting Of
.Ae House itself seldom take up more tl-n fOur c hyc
aou.a q, tac Afternoon, the wo,h iu the committee
rooms gees on 40 the ret Of tss day aud ly members
who choose 70 do their d4y have 40 si-ecure Of it.
~, cp.ir- OF The present session, unfortunately lad
20 be pl; II u the p'omulsIioa Of The electoral Ias
has enabled the southern provinces TO return their de-
putes the best part Of tho working for Italy from
Nov TO 4Ich had pas, away and few weeks Trough.
u- 90 that eaJly summer in which II h4a always prov
% next 20 iUplstii'y 20 keep the CAsLb .CgeLCT
It upou -uca Plr!imelt c5LyCked IN such hurry,
0r 20 t5ir season. that Tire t.k 0. iOrniag one STATE
OUT Cf five or SIX States dcyoved. The fusion OF tie
ws, or the administration Of the finances and of all the
other branches OF Government; the solution OF he great.
nrotllm Of utilization Witiou; ceutrazltiou tic com.
oilaon of unity with lbeFy Of central strength with
| ccSl sai-eovtIumcut, must be achieved by VhO
nave been already vel nigh tagged TO death by pr,iui
na-y interpretations and Irrelevant bills. Iaruea are BY
70 maars organized The CD. NIB az al discp piucI
Every member OF every fraction Of the House be
heard ca eycy p' ic1ar goir' IN every measure. No
leaders are Acknowledged either il Ae comuitteerocm
or in tie House Discussion drag to Grary lengths,
the sane arguments urged az tn and again, sub
ecs WON out thrcadbare.
| In so prOli -ioUs amount OF talk, repetition and
common place must necessarily render the debate into.
| eraby heavy. TIE drcaIiac-s o! the proceedings, Of
course ha7 tendency tC thin the House. and by nat
u law Of cause and fl, c. the scauty attendance puts
eff the topic from day 10 day 1t Is TO Chamber
20 framed and aboiag urder such Lcouveuences, that
the Iou Minister, EingheIi proposed his vast scheme
for a municipal provincial and regional administration a
| complex OF four VS., each OF which Involves organic
principles of tie greatest Importance each OF which will
REQUIRE whole years dCi5eration by mature and well
ordered assembly, such az, for instance the English
House Of Commons. O course the Aiughetti laws have
coue aground in the Offices duriug the first stage OF
their probation and likely after six weeks la
bcr 10 come forward for the deberaIlon OF special
commission say nothing Of discussion before the Lower
House whence to become law it would have TO be sent
10 the Senate for less slow and compcdte examiua-
,ion IL is upon such Chamber that Count CayOur,
Minister Of the Marine, and Fan the mau at the head
of the War Department, daily pour in bills FOR the ex-
tension and reorganization Of the national armament
Before such Chamber, the Minister of Public Works,
Peruzzi LAYS hi- grand plans for system Of railways,
harbos and other public works intended to place the
most backward regions of this Org.trappIed Italy
level with the ireeest and most thriving communities Of
Europe.
or all this immense work the Chamber will no doubt,
achieve rather nothing than liCle. The Government
must for scme time be conducted Discretionary priu-
cipes II is is the third year siuca Parliament called
upon to vote Budget Instead of financial statement,
Bastoci presents a bill for u aoan of 100000 gOOi. to
be contracted terms likely TO bring upon the country
Liabilities to the amount o. 200 u0O,oIDL Yet the bill
pass, the money De !Ounu Oh lAe dJNtrn-
ments own term5-thc only possible terms. The alter
native is OF course, Cabinet question: vote OF want
of confidence and the necessity Of finding able TO
supersede Count Cavou the helm OF the Slate under
present emergencies The result s that Count Carolr
must have cdgts 6dachc-the wsest resolution the Par
lament or the country can by any effort come to-
This mas not seem laudabe cheering in theory. OF
all Governments tie very worst in normal times would
be the one which secured full powers to the ruler under
the seriousness Of Parliamentary forms; the in
which Minister should exercise absolute s-ay, and vet
contrive TO Ia Ow she Vhce art OF his responsibility
on pas,e ana .ompiacent Chambers. let such the
conditions of It4T that with the best inten ions neither
patriotic Statesman GlOus aud stubborn Assem-
bly, could coUtrVe anything more plausible free press
aud the tribune OF the Chambers are sufficient 20 call the
ruler to O daily moral account and to warn him that he
is only acting on sui-rauoe for limited time aud his
own peril Ary day he may be taken legally aud posi-
lively to task. vote Ct confidence NAV any day be
-afused: the Minister cannot 60 beyond the length Of
his tether Il is Parliament, as yet regns and 60
ysrs not brt it cap enter any moment upon the real
exercise Of its Iuuc,ivns Count Cayour IS By
the man to abuse the ranscendant power with which he
is invested but we're he forget himself the coun.
try has ample means to take him up Short and remind
him that he is only omnpOtent because, and long as
The Italians have faith in bis goOd Intentions than
in his unoqualled abilities.
THE Martyr JACKSON
We copy the following glowing Yo,ds from the Chares.