Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-27
Count CaVOur,

Before the death of Count Cavour the European
world contained three who represented more than
all others its prevailing ideas They the men of
the tmethe actual, practical, authoritative men,
These three men were Count Cavour, Louis Napoleon
and ViscOunt Palmerston. In this country we would
probably call the latter parsonage, the Hon Mr. Temple
of Palmerson, County Sligo, Ireland for be simply
a member of the House of Commons, and although
Viscount the Peerage Of Ireland was not hereditary
legislator Of Great Brtan-uot, in fact, peer of the
realm.
These men all simply politicians. Louis Napo-
leon went to Magenta to Sofrno and would have gone
farther for he was and is brave as we'll as polite but
he went there not with the ardor of soldier but with
the policy of statesman. 1t necessary that be
should go. He ie that necessity and he went bat he
did not go foot farther than that necessity required
with Cavour and Palmerston. Cavour was intensely
devoted to the unity of Italy Palmerston and we
suppose is intensely English why is it that Irshmen
,vM make the most excited Engshmen, and sometimec
even Known othings0 Pamerstons intense Angicism
his determination right wrong, to maintain the
honor of he Empire has given him a power and posi-
ton which has had in the English Government
since the death of Pitt. Cavour was for the unity O
son the dsuny in this the great model country of FREE
Institutions did much to hasten the death of Statesman
who had been referring to this country evidence
that discordant elements could work together I'm
der government, where local and state rights were
respected.
Local and State Rights have not been respected. ant
the present unfortunate state of affairs is the result
What will be the result in Italy? Does any man WIT
knews the people, or the country suppose that the
interests unite the peasants OF Calabra of Sicily
Of any other portion of the Neapolton Kingdom, a
would apply to the people of Upper Italy-of Turin
or Milan, or even of Verona?
We think no intelligent man who notc looks at th
position of Italian affairs be very confident of sat
sfactory result
With Cavour dies Italian craftsmanship of elias
fitted TO the present exigencies of the world Victo
Emmanuel is mere soldier. Garibaldi is capita
partzan leader, perhaps Marion certainly not lash
| ngton Jefferson Davis. Without Cavour's hea
they will both fall and fall-heavily The head, tn
brain is what they want-it is what impresses itse
upon all operations of the kind To the man who ha
watched Italy calmly, tits perfectly apparent that with
out the polite head of Cavour, Victor Emmanue
would have got himself into as big and as disastrous
scrape did his father, Charles Albert. Italy coul
at this time 1.-THE Kingdom of Italy, we meaD) bette
afford to lose army than to lose the active and chen
/ ing brain of Count Cavour.
| Count Cavour was, nearly as might be, the sam
1 age with remarkably able, ambitious and energeti
! American Statesman, Stephen A Douglas. Both wer
in their forty-ninth year. Strangely enough too til
humble writer, as we suppose all friends amarl
know and have joked US about it, besides being sbo
and somewhat chunkey therein resembling Mr.. Douga
would from the nose up make as nearly as possible
counterpart of the crania region of a man, who's
later course we opposed as strongly as we could an
| whose reputation could rival in no other way. Sti
more strangely, Count Cavour in his eyes and fronts
region was the nearest resemblance to Mr.. Dougls
that possibly could be got. We have taken tt
two pictures, and covering the lower part of Cavour
face have asked to whom the forehead and eyes belon
3D. and been invariably answered, Stephen A. Douga
Count Cavour had great deal of Mr.. Douglas pract
cal sense In his politics there may, at frs and
| initial motive, have been something like sentiment
Lattery he simply wished to accomplish certain end
and means were comparatively of little Importance,
less as means In their use he not very scrupuou
Count Cavour is said to have been Catholic but, liz
most statesmen, and men of the world, he too n
gectul OF bis christian duties in any communion. Wha
the ambitious monarchy of Victor Emmanuel will d
that it has lost its brans is more than we can say
There must be war and confusion in Italy.