The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-24

only the prospect OF ingorious death holds out
the hope OF brilliant future honorable dissoiu-
ton Between the two with oil the chances OF success
which her valor and resolution may guarantees In ap
peal TO arms she does not hesitate single instant In
making choice Her feelings all for war. and she
has strung up every muscle to It's greatest tension TO
make the contest short and decisive
While venetia remains under Hapsburg dominion Italy
must DO exhausted and destroyed by the necessary main
tenance Of tremendous standing army. II can guard
in no other way than by the sword against the menace
which Austrian bayonets exercise. The dissolution Of
the kingdom ID a. certain q the return Of the morrow
while Austria holds venetia Why, then, they argue,
should we not take the risks by giving battle with our
foe. wnen the chances Of removing the threatening
danger forever are equal those Of going down n the
fghtf magnificent army Of nearly q bali million o.
mon, finely disciplined enthusiastc and well led, can
be better employed than in dling their lives and the
nations money away in garisons when their vigcr,
strength and lighting qualities may win victory on tne
Geld Of battle The results % DO Obtained are M
could DO desired and all that 10 essential 70 nAs'ona
life.
under the present circumstances must bring. With 20
much TO encourage her. ia it strange that Italy 10 anxious
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and relieve her from the horrible suspense which Is more
depressing and exhaustive than war itselff take y
than The one she has entered upon though may lead
TO destruction and ruin is her only hope and know
she has adopted with manly aeermna.on 70 see ane
that shall prove the world hor right 70 seek tho most
glorious resulta She will at all events show to the world
that sho deserves success IL fortune froyns upon
her efforts and ruin awaits her at the end The people
have adopted the right view and they Will do all that
lies in their power 70 ous sr rrGs ros
the cost in blood and Of success but they accept
the ISSUE and gladly take the first STEP
They want to show to the world that Italians can hight
and win their own battles How eager they for the
contest could DO to-day among the people as the
rumor rapidly circulated that Prussia had declared war;
They evnced their satisfaction at the news in the most
lively manner Though the report was unsounded 1t
drew out the expression Of the public opinion ana in
way which could not be misunderstood Later In the
day they became satisfied Of the falsty OF the rumo
but they consoled themselves with the belief that 1t was
only little premature The fight ID surely coming and
they can wait they say for day two, but do not
dream OF waiting month Ten days from this Italy
will be ready and hn @ Ss osu he
contest as am informed from the best authority When
Italy is ready may look for something more serious
During the past week the King has issued decree
ordering the formation Of twenty additional bataions or
volunteers under Garbadi and in addition thereto he
shooters from Genoa and other cities Several additional
companies Of tersaglie have been formed, together
with a number OF squadrons OF cavalry. Indeed the
official Gazette is filed now with military DEGREES and
orders and the army is being rapidly augmented by the
perienced in finding men. The trouble is what to do
with them The volunteers now consist OF forty batta
IONS and this number will be increased In Few DAYS by
twenty additional Even this number will not suffice
Forty thousand young men are In camp, and sixty
thousand praying for permisson to enroll under
Garibald Tho volunteer force could be sweed to from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand men II
the government would offer the slightest encouragement
Just at present does not to have very powerful
corps Of liberals The volunteers represent the revolu
tonay element OF Italy, and is perhaps as well that It
should not be organized and armed II will be Of service
some day other but not just now and 1t is always at
hand The corps Of volunteers will doubtless be about
thirty thousand strong under the command OF Garbaid
He is looked for this week from his home Caprera He
to return no more to his Island hermitage un-
til be has worked out his life problem. l believe bis
like his natnre-dashing and brilliant. am glad TO say,
from the accounts have from him, that be Ia in
Celient health and confident Of SUCCESS His lame limb
Is now almost vol, and will not prevent him from
taking most active part In the campaigns laid out for
him