, 1865-11-17
FROM ITALY.
Political Success Of the Govern
ment in the Elections.
Failure Of the First Days Election
Unexpected Indifference of the People
/, Patriotism Lukess'urm.


Unexpected Indifference of the PeouI
Patriotism Lukessurm.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Ttibuuel
FLORENCE, October &c, 1866,
RESULT OF THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
The political elections for this city anil til,
rest OF the italian Kingdom, took place a
appointed, on Sunday last, the I'D inst, and
although on the whole they will doubtles.
prove to be favorable to the liberal cause. vel
the result has not been quite what ono nigh,
have anticipated-not quite what one had o
right, perhaps, to expect from the Italian
people. Both Europe and America, the Old
World and the New, have manifested the
wazmest sympathy for the cause Of Italy, 70,
Its liberation and regeneration, and for tts
entrance upon new career Of enlightenment
and progress. In return for the material and
moral support afforded them In their atrur-
giles, and the prompt recognition Of Their
rdghts,sit was only fair to expect that the
Italians wonld prove true to them.
selves, and at least that they would
show that they know how to value the
political privileges which ait: rejoice 80 much
| seeing them possess, and which some have
aided them so ef'ectually to obtain. Now, /
regret to report that this can scarcely be said
to have been the case, aud that In this most
% 14.1,"" ~. sa,D.s " tne nanonai history, the
lthilan population, and especially that Of the
capital, hns displayed lukewarmness which
Is neither creditable to. itself nor encouraging
to It's friends. For Instance, the constituency
Of Florence has been lately ralscd, as before
stated, by the action Of the new tag on DEF
sonalty, from :, ,oo to something like 10000
three distinct lists Of candidates, fully repre-
senting the three great distinctions Of politI
ttcal and religious opinions throughout The
country, VIZ the moderate liberals, the u
ins, and the clerical or reactiouaty party,
full opportunity ciycn him of srnnor.i,r ~ ~
own principles By bis vote ar f}nd iao-ti7nato ~
excuse for uee1ectine the ere+cian ~ hf, sJaht
And yet what does the res,llt nF iast ri Ar annJar;.
polling show. so fir AZ anv reanIt 81 III Ea.
Jet been attained2 Only ihat ant of In IL M M
electors, there were bnt a50O who toni,' ~.
4uencc not a single electoral coiiese NJ
Florence was able 10 arrive at a iiefn.
1tiye ~.result In sllrof' them the eIec. |
lons Will have to be- rcpeated nert |
Sunday. And this in the Capital and that
new prest1ges think you viii. anSaa s " VIII r.
ma IN feeling that: such part Is not creita.
BILE to Floreniine patriotism. And ifssnch
was the case In the Capital. or cnnrsa q .1n,.
lar lassitude and indfderenre havs hson T. o r[ra
" manifested tbrpurhonf The cnnnfrr 49, "a. ~
number or elections to he rene,ted T. y ae ~
That almost fear .t nrs.et{ .ea ~ Us - - E1eat
amounts to TO about mn hair y = %nat th.
of the entire re1,rescntation ~ a;,sn .ulaA
stance forms. Indeed. fhc mo.t atTt,nn ~ Edsum-
lion OF fhe whoie transnc,;1u r. fn,faAfhg pol-
Epects tle f1rai resr1t viii n,t x, ~ o.ner r.
rrnoyed from what W,s antictraptad. S,, oe ia1
t must be allowed that Ike r.aasinn;s.a