The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-22
Garibaldi and Rome,

The intelligence received by the Europa 81
the movements o! CiarlbaIdl, fully confirms tLe
views which we expressed in The Tribune le"
DAYS ago. The excitement is greater than eV"n
the first reports Represented 1T TO he. lac news
brought By the Europa is only two days later
than that by the Anglo-Saxon, but during these
two DAYS the 500 adven'urerS which ne had col
lected. according TO The London Times, have
grown into an army of 80 900 volunteers. The
enthusiasm OF the people for him, We now learn
is tremendous. He has held council OF war,
and it has been determined 10 march forthwith
upon Rome.
The most confident believer in Garlblldl. can
not conceal from himself that the great Loera'
! tor, if be carries out his design, embarks IN
| hazardous enterprise. GarIbaIdl undoubtedly
wishes to avoid conflict with NlcFor Emanuel
but after the pledges, given by the Italian GcV-
eminent to France and to the Italian Parl'a-
ment, the Ministry will hardly tail to attempt
arresting the movements OF GarlDaldl oy loice
of arms. An attack upon Rome will undoupt-
eddy lead to az attack upon the french troops
stationed there, and thus to war Win france.
The question naturally arises Is there 10 such
a case any possibility OF success tor Garioaldi !
The English and French papers almost unani-
mouslv blame the bold step of the great Italian
pdlTlOp. Inc COHStTNdtNO PaP|io N""i s" ''Nh
with downright madness, and represent any I'M
authorized attempt on his side to liberate Rome
as an act of unilstlfed rebellion. The same
views have been expressed by several of our New
York dai]es This Judgment, we think, is at
least premature GaribAdi was no less charged
with madness when, three years ago he set cut
with but few companions, for the ilOerAtone
of Sicily but, after T. few months, many who
had called him nadman TO co1i2ss that
his success was untrecedenttd and unparalleled.
II Garibald. as the telegraph announces, will
soon have an army of 80 600 mon, he is mnoh
stronger gaan ~ w4o vhea beginning the lib
GRAFTON OF Sicily
As to the lniense sympathy Of the ent,r5 Italian
population with has vb4ut--tho HhHatlon u
Rome there can be n doubt. The cry, "Rome
or death. " has res ,unJrd In every Il4liAn town,
and toe enthusiasm winch lt mas allied iJrt,. has
been Tremendous II there We're no :e;.r Of FOX
eigu inter ernnco wou.l he tiovernmrttu t We
tor Emanuel dare to oppose a matt nal cry 50
general and enthusiastic? Even now with The
probability Of Il French war IN view, wlI it Lot
be raught with janger to the Gov, ranlrnt to
order uu at Jack upon the rtyer.d ami almost
worrhjped hero OF 1889
Garibaldl cannot have overlooked the chances
OF IA Fyench war 10 this case he undoubtedly
expects AID from the Democratic movements IN
otne$ countries flow reasonable or unreusona-
be such hope may be is Impossible for us to
know. Dui we shonid remember that the rev.
0lntionary outbreak IN l848 sps d thousand
times more unexpected than similar movements
in most OF the European Countries would be at
present.
Still, we confess to not being very sancuine
of the success OF Garibaldi We shall not be
surprised il the European mail should soon APP
prise Us that another compromise had been
agreed upon between Garlbaldi and Victor
Emanuel. Or that his volunteers had been over
powered BY rapid concentration of an over,
Whclmiag force. But the glorious deeds which
Garibaldl has performed in former years, the
almost miraculous influence which he exercises
over the public mind the loftiness of his prlnci-
plies and the purity of his character, ought, IN
any case, to shield him from the unmeasured
attacks of public journalists, who are not suiIi-
GENTLY prepared to speak with any assurance OF
either the force that he is able to command or
the prospects Of the great cause which he has
undertaken to defend Tribune.