The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-03
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History or victor nnansels Kissdom-
An Interesting Resume.
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From the New York Tribune
Eight years ago the peninsula Of Italy con,
sisted Of eight sovereign independent States
In the northwest was the kingdom of Sarti-
MIA, to which belonged also the Island of sar'
dinia, in the Mediterranean. In the north
east was the Lombardo Venetian kingdom.
forming part Of the Austrian Empire Dor
dtrine these divisions, on the south. we're the
duchirs ui Parma and Alodena. The central
pei{iau u the country was occupied by the
Ell ia duc,N of tuscany. to which Lucca had
tes n .,nnexed in 1877. and the States of the
Chad while the southern end Of the PENN
sifia formed. with the Island Of Sicily. tie
kingdom q Naples. or the Two Sicilies.
SurtaaHdvd by the Pspal States was the little
republic OF SAN Marine while about 6,0o0
people on the Sardini.sn coast were governed
by m independent prince of Monaco.
The union Of all these STATES under ore
perverted government has been for years the
trogiis dges8i OF large party among tie
liataus. ar9 tie traditional policy OF the
a,;.ee OF Savov. 1t was in the hope of car
ayius oa; ilis Sc ME that Charles Albert,
when the revolution broke out in LON oardo
Venena in 184s, placed himself at the head
Of the movement and marched with his arm
into Lomhardy. The idea OF uniting the dit
fereut Italian States under any one crown was
far from the thoughts Of many Of the popular
leaders. 10 whom national unity meant also
national repuhiicanism but the popular EN-
thusasm aroused bv CT aries Albert s course,
and bis well known liberahty and retornato-
~ tendencies, was too strong 10 be resisted.
The hated rule of the Austiians in the PENN
snla seemed about to he broken, when two
victories by Radetskv over the Sandman
aid insurgents turned the scale and seemed
10 threaten the very existence Of The Sarfi
MAN monarchy Charles Albert was forced
To abdica;e in faver of his son. Victor Einan.
uel. The Austrian hold upon Lonhardy and
Venice seemed fixed faster than ever Mean
time. revolutions in the Papal States. in Ma
pies and elsewhere, were likewise put down,
and were followed By severe reactSonary mea
sures, while in Ionbardy, notwithstanding
the efforts of Austria, by works of material
improvement. 10 reconcile the people to their
political subsection, the uneasy feeling con.
iinued breaking ont again III 1853, in re-
volt which was easily suppressed.
Victor Emanuel, an tae other hand. had
been securing his position as the leader Of
the party of unity BY fostering liberal insti-
tn,ions, while at the same time he had great
" augmented the material resources aud
cemented an alliance with France, TO aid HIM
in his Interior designs. Austria took The
alarm, and made preparations for war. A
few words from the Emperor Of the frene b,
spoken at "a ceremonIouS reception OF foreign
) ministers. preciniiated tie contest The
reerie of italy believed that the moment OF
rational unity aud regeneration was at hand I;
AID there WAS bitter disappointment when,
after the brilliant campaign Of 1853. peace
was arranged at Niliatatnea, whereby Sardi,
MIA became the purchaser of nearly all q
Lomhardy, except the important foriresses OF
~ "'a,t,,a for the sum OF S42.-
oS44,,4 ,.i,ile 10 = 1t Of l.ambars,v aad the
whnia or Venice were retained by Austria,
NJ. bgrhiea snd 4 nars q he Papa, STATES
and ,,1eanrbie. tnioxn off their ALLEGIANCE
~ the;r aid rliers. and expressed desire 10
he ;nsorTnrate1 vii. me Kingdom OF Ssr
a;,;, Tba ,en,l,. ,f he 40 Sici les, aid ed
Nv G..abalji. drove ont their King AID
l,nkeJ the;r dastinie nserise wiih hose al
the House of Savoy. aud on the 18th II
March. 1851. Nic'or Emanuei assamed the
title Of King a. lta}y =" He bad ced,el
cavcec and Nee 10 FranSe Al tie rest II
the neninsaia except til. eertisl r,-feas t
bv Aas1lia Fl tie uartt; sns4l. lars, esq
arc ia gouse ia AHieA - r)~ st5 ,i.'
nnvfaH ~ ete4,i INV ana t,,e IL. )
CO Ita f......f ~ s.n Mar ao s.rs tay
ustf..l ,5,i.fo, er74t..
'~;,.5..af@t ,ss,i. ia efe.u question n i;aly.
M sfs..,. ,.4r, 81, 6,,sn the disposal
OF a.n5 tas st las se",nel q sse a band
W. t,.s. foa. nss..t Is. ailed % he
rs Nm f,. "a nav tdti. uteyt. eesea!,,
A4.s,l. 8.e.t. liz as Is ioosaa E.. 4
M. =, ,.a.ti., ..-3.,a and tn. 20 still
cbrs,s fi...s5.sa ,,a..r. Tho accession
If t.sr.it..-, 4 i.a }a7ei Etna.uel has made,
ar n5,,,,Biy u Il i4s.r. =, he y az nst osed
.c,-;.e r. wi.e GtNefuutri, of nj !,
..'.,,r. .ara, "a +. RE sla.lre miles, All a
,,5..i..f.e 8s,tp-n aud the small rem.
{a np1.,asafion of ,.er
f4s1 ~ rr,t.,r, bo,x-.er. las
~, ~, c.5.d H., * vieio, E.sanasi.
"a, -, Frame, Tnr,e is no coubt that the
E,n ar r. s1iiiransfer iito the King 81 Italy,
I'm, leon may demand the Island al
S,r Iinis ia exchange. rhe superficial eA>
on, of his Island ) about the same as ,e-
e,;a. bnt lis p5palaiion Is only a little over
,aif n,;ll;nr
vic,n, F,na,nel when h.. came to the
brons. had ai.,,r ; e,0. 900 subjects. He
,,,s r.irnra II years ana has now nearly
b Aaa an ue ha, ACQUIRED with the Lou,s
n.do Venetian KINGDOM 5.0CO.Ct0; the