The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-23
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hesitating awhile whether to stand up firmly
for the outraged honor of the nation, or cow
ardly TO acknowledge the supremacyo of France,
has chosen the latter course. It has given
to Louis Napoleon positive pledges that the
people of thePapal States shall be kept sub
jeOt to the temporal power, though they
should unanimously protest against it; that
the italian unity shall not be consummated,
and all the commands of France shall be faith
fully executed. Thus the hopes of the patriots
have for the present been dashed to pieces
and, finding it impossible to continue their
present enterprise in view of the unlocked for
attitude of the Government, the inBurgent
forces have evacuated the Papal territory.
For the present the Roman revolution seems
TO be at an end, but the idea of establishing
the national unity in Italy is not on that ac-
count abandoned. We shall soon hear of
another plan of campaign. The present Gov
ernment has cruelty disappointed the Party of
Action. Garibaldi and his friends thought
that the Government in its servlity towards
France would not do more than required to
do by that September Convention, and that,
in the case of an insuuecton in the Papal
States, the Government itself would observe a
neutral position, and would keep off the inter
vention of other powers. The King and Ra-
tazzi evidently wished to pursue precisely this
COURSE anu seem, IOr some Time, TO nave Sc
riously meditated it. But when the hour of
final decision arrived, the courage of the Gov
ernment failed, and the demand of France was
submitted to. With such Government, the
Party of Action will probably think, no head
way can be made. Garibaldi, in his last pro-
clamation, declared Ratazzi to be disgrace to
the nation. RicciotG Garbaldi, the second
son of the LiberatOr, in an address delivered
recently to an English meeting, declared that
his father made a mistake in calling Victor
Emanuel the Re GaldntuOmo. This feeling is
likely to spread. Italy wants Rome, if posi-
BILE, in cooperation with the National Govern
ment; but if the National Government refuses
cooperation, then in spite of it.
The French Government has achieved tri-
umph; but there are triumphs which, if re-
peated, destroy the victor. The victory over
the Italian Government may prove to be of
this kind. Henceforth France, instead of Aus
tria, is the mortal enemy of the Italian people.
There has already been a riot against the
diplomatic representative of France in Naples,
and 1t seems likely that other riots of the same
character may follow. 1t can certainly not be
to the advantage of France to have two ma
tons, like Prussia and Italy, chatting under a
yoke which France tries to fasten upon them.
The latest dispatches from Florence
throw some doubt on the reported end of the
revolution. 1t is stated that the Italian reply
to the French ultimatum has not yet been
field, and that General Garibaldi has once
more escaped from Caprera. We fear, how
ever, that the French accounts of the submis-
sion of Victor Emanuel to Louis Napoleon
will be found to be substantially correct.
They are confirmed 10y the report that Ratazzi
has resigned and has been succeeded by Gene
raj Menabrea, who more than any other pro-
minent statesman Of Italy, represents the in
terests Of the temporal power.
Hopes and Purposes of the Democratic
Party
From The N. Y Times.
We appreciate the candOr with which the
World reveals the calculations of its party on
the subject of reconstruction. They do not
essentially differ from the view wehave already
imputed to the Democracy, but they are
noticeable as an explicit avowal of plans and
purposes entertained in expectation of further
electoral successes. Let us look at the ad-
mitted facts and the suggestive infsrences of
the Democratic organ.
The World admits, in the first place, that
sat least four years must elapse before the
Reconstruction acts can be repealed, even
though the Democrats should win every cleo
tion during that period, if the Republican
party uses its power to the utmost" Now,
considering the quarter from which it comes,
this is tolerably conclusive confession as to
the irreversible character of the Congressional
policy. Four years will surely suffice for the
solution of the reconstruction problem. Even
supposing that the present measure may not
operate efiectually in all its details, four years
will constitute period ample for modification,
amendment, and, if need be, the absolute en-
forcement of any probable conditions which
Congress may dictate. And the four years.
term, remember is predicated on the assump-
tiOn that every election from now till the end
will result favOrably to the Democrats. The
hypothesis could not possibly be more mimi
cal to the Republicans. But it leaves them
four years for the execution of their policy.
More than that we are not disposed to desire,
unless they meanwhile prove themselves
equal to the emergency.
Neverthe SIS the World takes for granted
the readiness of Republican Senators vOlunta-
rily to surrender their power and gratuitously
to sacrifice the policy of their party, "when it
becomes clearly evident" that the Democrats
are on the eve of restoration to power. We
are told that ''the Republicans virtually con-
ceue TINS IN their election appeals" which is
more than we previously knew. For. though
II be said that ''the success of the Democratic
party would break down the Reconstruction
acts, and restore the Rebels To mower ); we in
terpret the saying as an exno5ition Of Demo.
cratic purposes rather than an indication ~
any probable success on the mart of tbe Da,,o
cracy. Besides, an argument does NOT 1ossass
much practical significance which stsrts viii
an improbable hypothesis.
II may be well enough for Democratic ora
tors and journalists to predict victory for t6ei
party in every election during the next fon'
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