The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-21

ruI rocr imitation Of tic new Italian Kingdom
ranks next W tho American civil the
greatest and most important event o. our um'e.
In some respects, indeed, u rnsy L. regarded
destined To equal " not a i.hcr influence
upon the future destnies Of mankind. while thc
triumph q Democratic principles ia America Is
tus,l, locke upon by the scuiel. thinkers u the
age ~ certain ~ lead N mo overthrow II despot.
isms and minority governments in every country
in tho world, there is, on thc other hsvd, no race
or nstion Ia existence that viii Mt BE- powerfully
influenced y the settlement cf H.. question Of the
Pupes tHnporal ind spiriusl supremacy now press
ing for a solution by the withdrawal Of the
French garrison from Rome, ami tho
senment Of the yrutectorste - he so.cro'gn
Pon:iG to tho kingdom OF Italy. Al the Pre- I1'
nari,s Of this great event have been definitely -el
uci by tho ratification by she Italian PillaH cut ~
the Joint cor ton, entered into by Ihc KIN Of
Italy and the Emperor Of France, f,r thc transfer
Of the Italian c-pItsl from Turin TO Florence, aud
the withdrawal OF the Frrnch garrison from Rome.
Tho exact ter, Of the Convention sgrcei 70
AMI formally ratihed provides tAst liAly shall
not attack tho prcscnt territory Of -
Holy Father, aud shall prevent osca
/ 10y force, every attack upon saId n-rtory
! from without France ia 10 gradually witLu-AS
her garrison from Rom. the Snsl evacuation %
take place within two years. Tao Italian Govern.
ment to make no protest against 80 orauiSs-
ton OF Papal army, even suppose u foreign
CatAolio volunteers 10 MAINTAIN the authority Of
the Holy Father in the interior and IN" II ltcrs
oi his territory, provided. however tAA; this force
shall nos degenerate intoa means of attack against
the Italian kingdom. snd finally, Italy takes olsr e
Of proportion OF tho Gcbi u iAe tvruer States VI
the Church.
Other supplementary MEASURES reed ~ 10y the
King Of Italy provide for Sue carrying ont ~ H. I.
convention. o. these ltr most up0 rant II DE
transfer u the capital y Italy IRON THrn TO Flor
ence. a. now appears. for slratc dcrl a. wen 40
political PURPOSES. AZ chanAc, which has beon
ratified by the italian Parliament aud outr'icd to
By tho people Of Turin for patriotic reasons rot
~.thstaniing the fact that 1t will sink .hst city to a
third fourth-ra.e provincial town, central Ses tue
capital and directly confronts the new Italian ma
tOn with the Austrian monarchy for the POSSESSION
of Ncuctik It is also important a. shutting ou,
foreign nations from all right OF military inter'er-
once IN Rome, whle ll secures 30 al Can ,l,4
Throughout, the world the privilege O.! maintain y,
the temporal authority OF thc -reat Lead Dl ~. =
, religion. In tine, the chances now in H..
r srcss in Italy, calculstei to complete On,
unhcation Of that country, and secure 4 'rom tho
curse Of foreign intervention, which hss afflicted
for over thousand years-perhaps AS penalty
for tie A,-gressous Of tho former mistress ot tie
I world against the races ard nations oi an
, Equity. Italy has at last a prosTect of beng re-
, Reyod from the internal feud, and misery enccu,
dered by foreign occupation Of her soil and is low
likely to take new start in the career n progress
; and development.