St. Mary's gazette., 1865-09-14
(From the Baltimore CiHpe-.)
TIE REPUBLIC OF SAN MA RINO


TIE REPUBLIC OF SAN MA RINO
Late accounts from Mexico show that
'he p 's''i"n "f Maximilian there is hecnm.
ing every dav more and more nrecarious.
the good f.eiinR heswix. shn French and
Ars' ia"s having lessen"d willis. n" IA.
sr"d o. the M-x;cans IL more intense and
general han ev"r. toward both. And at
time when sven's are jns';fving the ex.
pNc's';on 'hs' ere long b" viii hive 10 leave
Ncxir" a't"ee'h"r. il becomes /. ..rious
on'sio" Win 'he people Of the United
States wh ''her. instead ~ following the
lead Il c"rfai" restless politicians in . hur.
ri"d. premature attempt 20 "vindicase the
Monroe d ,csrine i'm other v"r.is TO ous,
MACMILLAN .-sll ou, endeav"rs shm,ld
net he concentrated in consolidnins and
making secure tie immense territory ee
hare already. ard in paying of .,ur nation
al debt. or reducing il before We enter on
any new crusade for land; before We ex-
tend further. thai mighty area which ia TO
'a1'he talents Of the m .st capable amonesf
us to maintain intact Remembering that
the war just c'"s..d sre.o ont ofa fierce
purpose 10 snnder 'his very serritory. and
that 'reafirr We are uncertain what fur.
'her trials inord;n.,e ambi,i,n NAV have
II store for Us on the sam. account n nd
not ali dse mrser every ends.vo-
to i"au2ura'e further . spirit Of con-
qu"sti should not even the mos,
gra>ping be content wish what We have .?
We we're Id into this train II though,
bv glance q. the eur~n. news f"m M.x-
ieo and sf.erwsr's 1t % ID litter written
hy Washington Irving in l229. giving
IN" particulars Of sh IL ercs,iue visi. paid hy
bin to the famed Republic Of Sen Marino.
several years before; ard which in ,he
unchanRine character Of thas wonderful
stronghold of repr blican principles i. the
old world. il . m"asure.b!v true picture
Of its fortunes To-day Wills. " may.
for many reasons. e1nls 1t the poaee.sios
"f the splendid territory vet sacred on this
side o! the wafer to the d 'minanoe Of repuh.
lican prinsipses--whil.t We may be glad
that the Oppressed of'he whole human race
sre YET rrivileg. d TO fad home here. oil
"nss sdmi, the presence Of ,ha, sense Of
uncertainty 10 our future which. f"r fur
weary yesfs, especially. has oppressed eve.
~ b. ART. aud the 6nal ah.-ne. Of which
wonld be hailed With acelamation aud de-
light uusoesk.bie.
The r. publican OF San Marino has las
ted for fourteen centuries; hov and Why.
we shall proeccd to show. Cursed With
no mad purpose to acquire m"re territory;
with none Of the "spoils ofcfice" r. s,rug-
gle for on the par. Of her administrative
agents .xciting no envy or enmity from
it's s:1-. the diminu,ive State ha. flourish.
ed; has s'ood % the brsu.ble sssL ds 10 the
hurricane which uprco,s the rak. Blu, le,
Us hear from the brief account sbOve refer.
red t.:
The r. public 10 ahcu. .eo miles
(swelve BY the rosl) south west Of Rimini.
in that district Of Italy eomprised between
the Apprentices. th- r.. and ID. Adria,ic:
portion Of ~ ancien, Uu hria. which ~.
afterwards called Nv the Romans GalIia
Ca paieps-now Romaana: or more pro-
perlv k"maen"l.. The original name Of
its mountain vas 'Titsno; il has its pres
cnt rame rom the frs, settler on j., one
Nsrino. a stone cutter. from Dslmas,s.
who j" III" to r'h century. chose It o. .
religious retreat, and in due 'iu~ bes1n .
. saint. L, w,s hi piesy which frs, set
tled III plae, bis disciples formed re-
ipi"us community: out Of this grew o
political society founded on moral prinei.
pies. indus'ry aud 'qu.ll.y. the mos, solid
basil. for Jus. aud rational civil institutions:
And here We have .h. pfin-ita' cause Of
the du. ability Of the r-psbIie. lie small
territory. Was slowly and grsdually exten.
ded till the twelfth ean.uFy. BY pureh.ses
from bordering States and owners Of load;
10 6ne. " peaceful acquisition; and hos
since remsined. ~ j. % nov. within .
cHeumfr Doe e forty MI .; advs"sine
thus BY slaw sirps. !, seqaired degrees Of
strength always in proportion 10 hs extent.
and formed in the same progress. ito iu..i.
'utieos. % ~ to ensure their p~rmsnence
When the R~pghl's had such % exien.inn
Of territory aud increase Of populs'ieo -
gave to it political importance. this. and
its f"rti6ed position. made il IN object for
the smhisios of its DcighboYs; ard il ~.
tkus eon,pslled for long course Of years
20 tsp' Or, struggle sor It's independents,
oa' its isolated position exempted ], from
. Isrtisipasion IN the violent cemmo,ions
which for sone eeaturisa sgi.sted Italy
DOR did u every Voluntarily ins.rfsr. in
sa1ss eonsssss. slnoss eoasinusl. suougs.
TIE little dukss aud princes vho bords-eo
% IL territory.
have said shst H. actual serri.es- Of
Tcn Ma.iao. 10 siseumierenee Of forty
s'h!; sesfned fom Don An,oai" e
,es'des') thai i's popaaasios wss ,h-s ] 600
se:ss ere - Extraordinarily rich. ses coy
s'9se"y ?. s'so',gss shem :--s'rsngess
ere peta,isTeot 10 settle. aud after sin year,
residence may bs naruralissd and held 10.
-f.rior "fic"s. (bu. No, -x.cu,ive ! The
EI c"tive-now esaed 'Oap,ai Ree.o,'
-is ch'.sen every sis nop.hs By ,ha : req.
rssen:s''v-sso soi she p.~pls. sx 10 num. /
bss shassa slao sSssy sas nsssks hy III