Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-22
PATRIOT.

| sis OF them.
PATRIOT.
DEATH OF COUNT CAvoUR-sKETCU OF HIS
LIFE AND PUBLIC CAREER.
On the 9th of June Italy lost her first, almost her only
statesman. Victor Emanuel lives rule her GIi.
badi to fight for her but Cayour shall hink for
Ii in the past complications Of the l;tln quss-
iion Amer instincts have attached TO the sGc
OF the futaiu executive and the fearless military found
ers OF the youog kingdom Father than TO The mans
whose diplomacy often appeared blocking the wheels
OF unity and empire, let do justice 70 Csvour
To he caution OF FaoIus aud the policy Of Riche.u,
be added third element, most rarely found IL comb
nation with these tras-a Washingtous unsslfsh love
Of country.
We cannot doub: that the three representative men Of
moderu Italy have alrays held one common otj C. il
their deepest hearts. TO Victor Emanuel, GIribalG and
CayOur existed but single giu-Uued Italy. To Tefc1
that aim long aud peiiious journey demanded--i
journey through the cavern OF cid tradition, grim de-
poac power, aud popular ignorance, SUI dark WITH tie
Tor settled night OF medieval times. How 20 acL 10
was the question. Mine the cayeru-bow it uD-oueu
from end to end 10 the dtylglt-and aim VII te
visible said GariDldl. Stall quarrel with Circur y
he preferred L ks up, Ike rue-els, the clue Of
pAtient negotiation ioow il with true and dci,s'e
1andng step by step, tnrougl darkncss into lShtY L.
do, az nearly possible the impartial justice his
tory TO mind which ucc.eted n keeping L. c-un
trys side III her strug the greatcs, rs
ne least Ideally uusC fin OF continental ncatc gr,
re COLI strike wiki tie sword OF 4 Garbsd',
rule ,ba popular heart with tie prestige Of Niccr
Emanuel
Csm lc di Cavour vrs born in Turin or the llh dag
Of July, 1909 His her "as l-rgs morctanf, enLl-
led ~ CiriO Alberto aud { the you 2 - cur IN 6n
pic fortune. About his - Year. Cein.llo pad visit
- England waCss pron.jacut and i-stitgtiDl
proved strong attraction to mud slSA!s ac.iys
nd iryesfica inv mat he remained in the country ar
seyerl years. Dung this p-rI)d be pushed ts
scar be- iJ tli directions lie o cCrsi'L Ger
visitor a. the = a9',s ~ Psili,uert ciJgc o0 ervsr
tie more Sparkling currents # Eogsn social hi', E
whose .eA1es lis .a presence AID genius ImmrG .sl,
ma Eiu d great ayOte, -, uuGl e-c1 by the bl4ndo
meuts q. Cav society, Gu equzR dli.eut student oi
trose manufactures sad tbat which the
tus slbstTs,un OF EOgla95- greItne.s.
IN the Ggclcu ne Of g.aud be tack the deepoat i1
teres ond ulaLy of the mGt7 wn.ch he derived from
Bit "a farmers as,.d up bar seed acrea
N the improve OF I'sn Eusaalcry, through the
icul,u al Association which h. fUu0dej i, Sar mia
MS return. Already, IN his yup and foreigners be
o. 10 70 be giraed as kSCYCLoPEbC g.'-one wto
ooliya,ed huS if i'll al possible and valuable directions
tone sned become IN ali ol them authority for
refererCo
10 l.4l Cavour returned 70 Turin He row in his
opening pdmChiry-tEO Years Of egcg'ited with the
strongest natural powcIs OF coucepton ld sment and
.xeculon developed TO their by BIZ E,gsh train
iug aud enriched by the Of c. and conclusion
brought back with him from the land of ti' ,ojourn.-
He possessed m)reyer, element Of success without
which tese men'a riches. sadly every day in
other men of geuut would have been Of little
him He was heating.
Up to the period Of his last ipcss he had hardly
known days indispo,i,ion. His irugalty almost
a. famous that Of Girbudi his capacity for sleep
ss work worthy TO be complred with that OF Napoleon
tn First or nerstou lis h,Oi,ual qlantum OF sleep
VS. but four hours day. We may understand the
srengh OF his constitution when learn thai after six
successive bleedugs for the removal Of the congestion
which finally proved ts he had so little idea Of biz
rl es to ca his ministerial colleagues to his bed and
hold vii them conference of several hours upon the
matters OF the realm
that great Italian wok which cease It's activities eleven
dlvs sgo-which shIl never cease in its fruits. His
ruling grand idea was the accua ion of free institutions
on the English model in au Italian atmosphere.
Almost Immediately he founded the agricultural go
cety OF which have spoken. Its membership soon
rose to two thousand Not ony did hi4 society afford
rucleus for h researches of all minds interested in
the speciality alter which it named, but home
aud debating school for the Italian friends Of liberal
| government otherwise without a ralying point.
With the crisis of lsi7 both sbsolutsm and govern
ment OF al kinds threatened with destruction Ca
vo IT. foe alike anarchy and despotism in cor urc-
ion with other prominent Italian liberals, estat
isled II sorgimeno, (the Resurrecton,) journal ex
| ooneut of those principles TO which he and his parry
have always been Pledged A the s'orm grew thick
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was he first 10 proliim Sardnias grtat want-a con-
stitution Cavour himself wrote to the King strongly
urging the necessity of that measure, ard within week
after sarts Carlo Alberto, as We know, granted it.
Cavour entered the Slrdinan Chamber OF puies in
ls49 ard sea ed himself among the moderate oppos-
ton Soon after the Ministry Of Agriculture and Com
merce was conferred upon him, TO which, in 1851 was
added that of Finance. In 1852 be became President
of the Council and with the exception OF short
ment in 1855 has filed that place since. In tie
the manifesto of Sardinia during this latter period and
Of her two Representatives at the Peace Con-
| gress OF Paris in 1856.
From that time his ministry has uniformly supported
France and set aef against the policy of Austria His
strong support of Napoeonc ideas hardly less than the
uneou vocal of selfish interest have procured
and continued the powerful aid of the French arms in
the struggle Of united Italy; while bis policy Of caution
| in the of Rome and Venice my have been the
r., ,Aex Of the Nspoleonc mind lss than his strong
| natural procivity TO the use Of diplomatic means
Cavous GER in the last Italian struggle is fresh in
every mind need rewriting His record ia ssp cay
memorable in single p1nt-he did not hesitate dis
sent from that p1rfe settlement OF great question in
| ynlvad in the peace Of Viafranca Napoleon the
friend Of Cavour but Cavnur Indignantly resigned the day
| after the treaty was signed.
| he dies at q strange time. Italy needed hin more
than eve before-uness, perhp= it be within tie plans
of providence that the vast results expressed in Italian
ny are be attained by the rude sword Of the snfer
ra her than the sub pen Of the diplomatic. II this
so he died poruney. Bat tie this it NAV. his
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