Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-17

Of the rank and virtue, the wisdom and mod
/ Grafton of the whole country, freely chosen by
an entire nation and delegated 70 Law broad
and deep the foundations Of Der liberty and
happiness, could acquire no additional Iostre
were It assembled IN the most gorgeous apart
mens.of ths TuIlsrles Of theiEseuriaI.
How different from the calm and friendly
recegnitions exchanged between our own rem.
resentatives in the first days after The rsesss
must be the feelings Of the orators. states-
| men, soldiers and martyrs Of this new italian
/ parliament, who behold for the first time thosa
10 whose deeds OF sufferings they have Felt Tor
many years so deep and absorbing an interest /
How electric must be the influence OF those
members on each other, consisting, as thew do.
almost entirely Of men tried In every spscies
Of adversely, and distinguished In every de-
psrtnent Of intellectual activity, when to
achieve distinction was to Incur suspicion
The speech Of the King OF Italy was, In
every respect, worthy OF the occasion. II
SCARED above the homely commonplace to
which an English parliament Is accustomed,
without the affected obseurity, the imitation, or
the self-laudation which d~isfgurssths o~rations
Of some other royal personages. The king
aimed straight az the marx, and bit it. Italy,
he tells his parliament, confdeB In their wis
dom, and trusts to them her organization.
That organization Is to consist Of unity Of
government, with a deeentrallzea sdministra-
lion. Il is impossible to express more pre-
cisely the problem that has to be solved. Ad-
miAistrative Capitalization like that OF France
would infallibly provoke reaction and disrup-
ton by its courage on the sentiment Of local
pride and patriotism, while a government
which delegated the supreme power to local
bodies must speedily perish through its own
weakness.
With great good taste and simplicity, the
king notices the fact that the envoy Of France
is not present on that solemn occasion, but
| reminds his audience Of the claims on their
gratitude established by Magenta and Solferi-
no. snd assures Francs that Italy feels for her
a friendship which cannot be dissolved. We
do not envy the Emperor OF the French the
feelings with which he must read this inst and
gentle reproof, nor the reflection which must
cross bis mind of how much he has done to
forfeit the gratitude and affection of a nation
which be had Justly earned for himself BY SER
vices Of such unexampled magnitude. We ln
England have good reason to be proud that our
name has been thought worthy TO be mentioned
on the day which inaugurates Italian liberty.
We have shed no blood, we have spent no
treasure, but We have no. wavered In our devo.
tlon to the principle Of nonintervention, and
we receive with sincere goodwillth assurances
that the part which we have played during the
last two years viii be held In imperishabls re-
nembrance.
Even more than With the notice Of England
are we gTatifed with the wise and moderate
tone OF the kings address. He reminds bis
auditors that be risked bis crown for Italy
but that there is a time to wait as we'll as 4
time to dare. The destinies Of a nation are
not to be trifed with, and Italy is strong
enough to be prudent. These words satisfy n
that it will not be by any such enterprise nI
the part Of the Sandman government tha
Austria will be furnished with an excuse fo
an attempt to conceal her bankrupt exehsquel
and her disaFected empire behind the snokI
Of gunpowdsr. The quarrel, If there Is to b.
one. must be Of her own seeking, for Italy i
well aware that time fights for her, and tina
every month, while il consolidates her owl
power, strengthens her army and increases he
confidence in herself, leaves the empire 0
Austria more hopelessly insolvent than i
found her, and brings steadily nearer an
nearer the moment-of a frightful but inevits
bic catastrophe. Italian unity has been inau
gurated in a manner every way worthy OF th
first solemn hours OF a great nation, and W
turn from the contemplation of the scene wit
the sincere wish, Esto PsTpstEa.-TfmeS, Fst
18Th.