The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-15

Lord ord Falmi Gnissa 81 States. Italy and tho
At fete given in Southampton on the
9th ult, in honor of Lord Palmerston's
visit, his Lordship made speech, in the
course Of which be said: ata'f Tx
You have been pleased to avert to the
events which are now passing in Italy, and
you have said truly that the moral influence
of England has not been without its effect
on those events cheers and my noble
friend, Lord John Russell, who has been
the faithful exponent of the generous feeling
OF the country renewed cheering-1 and
the able organ of the Government of which
he is so distinguished member-my noble
friend has taken good care that it should be
known in every part of England what are
the wishes and intentions of the British
Government, and what are the sympathies
and feelings of the British people. Loud
ond long continued cheering.] That which
has taken place in Italy is one of the most
remarkable, and think will be in its con-
sequences one of the most important events
recorded in modern history. Hear, hear.
We see people who for long course Of
centuries have been split up and divided into
different small communities, many of which
have for a long course of years been the
victims of miserable, blind, aad unenlighten-
ed governments hear, hear, we see
them rising with one common sentiment,
determined henceforth to unite; and trust
that whatever the temporary difficulties
they may experience it with in no long in
terval OF time be converted into an accom-.
plished fact. Cheers. '1O
When we know the great natural resour
ces of that peninsula-when we see the ex-
tent of its seaboard-the number of its
excellent harbors-the natural production
of the soil-and, above all, when we re-
member the intelligence of the people who,
Notwithstanding the crushing despotism un-
der which many of them have SO long la
bored, but who have, Notwithstanding, pro-
duced great number of men distinguished
in every branch of intellectual improvement.
1 say, when we look to these things, when
we advert to what the Italians have been in
former periods of her history, when Rome
was the mistress of the world. and became
the cradle of reviving intelligence, I say we
are justified in hoping and believing that
Italy is get destined to play great part in
the affairs of the world. Cheers. Not
a 'conquering and aggressive nation--be
cause its circumstances preclude its falling
into these vicious ways-but as centre of
enlightenment, and as place where mind
may be cultivated to the utmost possibility
of human intellect. e9st t,;.
The Italians are obtaining that which l
believe to be the best possible form of pc.
litical government mean constitutional
monarchy. Now, the third event, although
not already accomplished, fear is too tar
advanced, which is taking place in another
quarter OF the globe-I mean in America.
We have too much reason to fear that the
Union which has now existed not much less
than century-which has conduced to the
happiness and prosperity Of our kinsmen on
the other side of the Atlantic, is likely to
be broken and disrupted. 1t is not our
business to express in regard to that event
any other feeling than this: that we would
wish from the bottom of our hearts that
those disputes, whatever they may be, may
be settled by an amicable understanding,
and that whether that Union is destined to
remain unimpaired, or whether the states
are. determined to separate into different
communities, our fervent prayer is, that the
result may lie brought about by amicable
means-be it for maintaining the Union, or
be it for dissolving the Union cheers =
and that the world may be spared the affiict-
ing spectacle of hostile conflict between
brothers. Continued cheers.