The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-18

Count De Cavour. Pre- mter of Il ally.

Count Camille nson dc Cavour intellect aud hsart
Of I'ay lie has been cale3 late Premier OF king
oom OF Italy, is dead. Among the s., If not the Grss
statesman III Europe his less 10 the country whose bud
dug generation he had just into life WITH be
e!t, net much, perhaps visitation OF aliction
the hearts Of his conntr men, but great political i,ss
difficult, If rot impns.ipet ~ DC rep.ifed Dead wtcn he
could be 50 BADLY spare Doao, before the grea.
Of unwn and assimilation h, had commenced coult be
completed and when the mutierbgs OF another storm
may be heard echoine frcm tho Alps. lie died of con
gstcn Of the BRAIN the 9th INST after an lness OF
some ten day..
CcuLt casour born ia Turin the ION of August
iS1o O arcirLt and wealthy family piudm mt esd
coprtc'cc WITH the most noble houses Of ha, country
tie yong Cayour mad been appointed while yet
ouh page at tic Kings Court Here Che ca1stcity Of
his wit sd the Independence Of his character dstn
gu'sted him, though not ia manner 70 render him
jevorite CT courters The independent character
ready cauacity OF Cavour positive for tho
mosphee be btea.hco; he dismissed from the body
Of yong parasites that cDglng around Loyalty aad
from tho disgrace Court looked upon coty by the
mobiles Far from beirg eaddened b. Orst check til,
iturate to have gnt rid OF his pack He left he Court
CT he Military Academy, whorc he Obtained rauk OF
Lieutenant OF Enencers. Bat, although Of higo and
wealthy family, he vas hut cadet; and in Pedmoa. mill
promotion was at that date almost the sole privilege
CT the favored children beth Ind fortune Nor
had he made friends ct the Court Even this carly
peTiod he masculine mind turned To questions of
uoms ut and the Fl .sh were the a1th,ts no
prefeTred statistics became his dominant passion yet
his eucee were so varied tina. he lott college only
~n eeai lot his talents but also with the gold advan
tase Of beng Lieutenant IN tue ergiaee;s N, loner
wRs be rec from tbs hory Of th college, process
thar he begin 40 attentive study CT the h oh
he Vas TO live Che unbounaed hlugbtiness and isno
rance OF his peers eoon txod the sentmcns Of Cavour
into decided Liberalism He did It watt Tor the
quohce II these openly dec AIRED opni1us bat ut ouce
threw up hi commission aud &c. sail for England Ulc.
arrived the sOu OF albion he pursued with 3rc ia.
tepse ardor thoe researohe which Id already Won 40
much Of his attention. The sys em OF government in
England captvated him, AID he mined with cautious
pergy al these details which form admrabc wcole;
the only variety in his pleasures pl.eing fcrn the
administrative 70 tue cJmmercai ints Of the eei,sh
gov errrnent Cavcur SIM ply hbe-al in s.ntic ,ut
when ne lett his country bet when nc rctarnod h,
largely Constitutional Prnscs o. reform ~o-e cir.
culatng at the Court Of sartina The progress app
and the high days Of ab.olu.isn passed ysy fo,
ever.
In 1877 be Ind already made hinself poii Al not4
hty IL Piedmont by becoming eitor OF the 9gmsn,o,
journal OF dar'ngly liberal tendencies yet pervad by
the atisc attic spirit regards the tone Of 1t tic
He sisted at tue yesy bir o. tae Pied Pa
lamen'arJ system. The late King Carl, Aosfto MA r.
s0ve te.i-R be tendency Of 10 rros heato o. ha
subects institutional form Of govern meut her
brd huse uneTacously forced to MAKE 81 b a oonces
fion sim ~s bat the 1--we not the exc ;ut,on'or
VIII b, mecca, more -stue cola cd miui IN IN
'bat =" carlo Aice 20 might have been pnzzlsi 1, tod
,e'e tmm at this moment he received. among
o'h.r r'quests o. the Same k,Gd, dcpntad'u from
certain ct2ns OF curio, praying for the grant Of
G isuhtion TIE ctputation presented itself
TO me Count .yet, Minister " Grace ana u=tCe aul
the ktyg having Henm ded know the namcs VI thoee
OF whom II ses comp,sod, it appeared that they
woe Brnno' 10 (sh ~hcse name the pubkc familiar
I'd che debates OF the lied mo toe Payl,anent Count
So1ta Rosa ufte-uaos mfoeter) ol nol Dur anoo (neo
General whistler n! Ma aBd M,rnej and tho Count
c, p,nle De II is ~ that when the King head
this last name rertoned he a. once that the matter