, 1866-11-12

Unl&ed 1tAly-Thc Joy Of thc Vcnctfnns
what Italy hns Gaincd-Thc Plcbla-
eite-1nf1ucnce Of fhe PrIest~-Thc Pa.
PAL Throne TottcrluG-ee eefsano's
Trial-Pcrrounl Items.
tF.om Our Own Correspondent
MILAN, October y, 1866.
Public attention Is chiefly absorbed By the |
news from Vcnetia, whcro the enthusiasm !
evoked by the arrival Of the troops bus sur,
passed MI calculation. We here, more OF less
disgustcd ut tho frivolous and negligent nd"
m!nlstrstton Of our res puolieo cannot quito
comprehend how 1t comes about that Vcnc-
ttaps, Vcroncse, Mantuans and udlnese eau
be so boylshly, bolstcrously, tumultuously
glad over coming into partnership With us
In public gricfs, burdens and dlsappoint-
mcnts. We hare shaken ourselves, piuched
ourselves, and taken Information Of Our neigh.
boss to hnd out what 1t is all aoout-thtn
pothcr actoBs the Mlncio. The result Ia IN
Improved state Of feeling. ......
It Is q big thing after MI to be Italians.
The generous fires OF patriotism arc not
burned out In US and Venice With her ban
ners, and music, and psras recalls us to sober
estimate of what We have gaiucd since
1s4s. 1t is only eighteen years. after all,
| since Piedmontesc army vas beaten at
Noyara md that King crowned whose good
spirit md excellent loyalty have united all
1tAly. So We begin to bc Gay too, and the
quicken our pulscs and make our hearts beat
| as they did In May ......
| The plebi+eIte last Sunday was more unanf.
nous than We hoped. True the votes are not
counted, but We cannot doubt that the ball
lots arc correctly represented BY the reports.
In that case It Is moi one In hundred, as we
feared, but only one in ten thousand who has
voted no. The priests In many cases, led
I their focks to the polls and blessed them
while they voted union with the grand old
fatheflaud. THIS wus TO be expected.
Apart from worldly wisdom, these country
pastors generally aympath:ze with their peo..
pie. II Is 80 to come extent IN the south OF
ftaly-whcre the people are brtEands b. nature
by different men from these plain, good men
who love ease, quiet conscience aud good
dinner as reward for bautshment to country
curacieE. The nrchbirhops, even, are otteu
Intensely loyal. The clerical party, - iar as .
1t is composed Of priests, embraces \ sort OF
hiEh-church action oTer whom the Jesqlts
have established an influence simi1nr to that
which Is turning tho Enslish Church upside
down At this moment. Thcee men are never
heard Of on any public occasion. Indeed, Il
Is The especial tactics Of Jesuissry to seem 1T
tic and unknown. It Is fair question
whether this conduct Of the Venetian clergy
will have good influence At Rome.
Those happy fellows, the optlmists, al
ready tell Us that these Jcsuits had instFuc-
tlons from Rome to do what they have done,
and that It indicates the purpose OF Plo Mono
to ec,tle the Roman question ont Of hand.
For me, could hope so, but am borpd 70
hood that the good old Priest-havlng just
gotten rid Of one crazy womau-the Empress
of Me1ico-is dlspoted to embrace the views
Of smother mad one-the Queen Of Spain.
lous to do penancc for life which public
, | rumor represents ~ more than usually SIN
full by taking care Of the Papa1 throne In one
way Or another. Aary Magdalen may dc
! Whist Napoleon has falled to DO; but herr r
. piety-howeyer perfect be It's quaIty-cau
! save such throne - st. Peter'e 10 az age
/ gone mad about iree presses, public schools
and, most Of all-At Rome-hcedom Of con
! science. Besides, It h a talr matter Of doubi
; whether the Queen Of Spain will not soor
) Join that inuumerable thronc cf tallen pom
t poslties whom the mad age has consigned tc
( private life.
:; PerAano trial continues to attract attention
!. | and 10 command a good deal Of fcproachfu
n criticism and rcgretfnl comment: 1t Is 5.
3 | plain that this method Of trial will not tel
IS Us what has become ofouT money, nor By wha
f secret Influences our splendid efforts to built
q navy were disappointed, and all this worm
d wood and blttcrne ess infused into the admins
( tr.tion Of It's affairs. It will not-this higl
I court Of fJudlcatuze-sestore the brave dea'
b OF Lisa, bind up tho wounded honor Of n.ya
= officers, or harI1ontze The spirit Of the lin
n officers. It will dispose Of without settling
r ali the vexed and vcxing questions that Ger
l. tre there
Of So, too, Of Palermo. Ricasoli is beiu
g. ruined By the men Who profess hsalt5 to b
of cause. The men who went down IN th
Of popular storms Of July. and August, are 0
ii the surface again swimming as gaily, q
e. ducks, without . sign Of the wetting the
s. hare had TO be seen upon their shiny back
" La Marmor1 Is half pardoned by the pu!
70 lie, and already tho life Of Vigorous cliqu
d. This winter will be lively one, and Il
r iron baron has need Of i'll his Wit To- keep I
N the head of affairs
a Tbs King will so to Venice the first su,
- d.y in November. Ofall the times, that vi
n b. the gaycst, the Widest. thc happacst. 4
ID hall united ItA1y. Here goes the cap Al
"a. pler 1t the pen Of your devoted srERo.