The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-12
THE ROMAN QUESTION.
Mnzzini ON fhe National Destiny Of Italy.

INK uOmHW VUEOutUNs
Mnzzint ON fhe National Destiny Of Italy.
To THs ROMAN PEoPLE:--
know mot what you may intend 20 do under tbs
% ,r nu1 ,s w%as y"u r
sense Of my duty a an Italian and Roman citizen
since In DAYS glorious for your CITY II pleased von 70
make such: second. because the moparchcal nartt
have lately endeavored 70 impose upon Won az NINE
stupid letter preaching patience 20 stirmazing
'imprudent" the Rloroua deeds Of Rome In ls49.
Some among yon may possibly have believed in the
reality Of TINT forgery and IL important To me that Won
should know that l--once Triumvir OF Rnme-and low
gray headed but nor praysouled- preserved
incontaminate the faith which We then united and
strong in will, announced 10 Italy from the Captol.
know not what unforeseen situation Won NAV he
placed In hv The tnrfuons tactics Of the or
rhe kingdom Of Italy, and their plots with f. nch
case; but address you now taking tho Franco Itaico
convention as he basis upon which TO jude posi-
ton IN the face Of that convention which binds the
Italian government neither 10 promote nor tolerate
atiempt AGAINST the temporal power ~ the Pope and
maintain Florence the capital or Italy, You have be-
fore two solemn duties tho first towards Rome and
towards yourselves who bear her sacred names the
oud towards Ialv md Europe II IL duty to act
up the gnohle horde the refuse other
lands, and drive them out An accusation crcuiates
against you--~hy should conceal this from Won IAN
accusation which has frequently been repeated BY the
thence with which for eighteen long years Won
have endured the presence OF the foreigner
within your walls, without single manly protest.
has been accepted proof Of The submission OF a
pcope shrinking from danger and has given color to
the fasehood that Rome was defended in ls49 by
Italians from other parts Of the peninsula was
witness Of conduct in those days. and therefore
have declared and do declare the assertion fsehood
know oil the many Influences that have been brought
10 bear npnn In order to nure the strange patience
Of which have spoken and, among them, cannot
forget tho peculiar and dlcnli pos0, creaiod for
by the Iiaan monarchy in aving itealr with France
But now. freed from that false position, shou'd
SIN persist In Yielding 70 those enerra'lng Influences II
do mt hasten 70 show that the power
of your enemies Int the fact that thev Of tho
nation which Italy deBnminated her allv and which
had fought with her Mt SolferDo and Magenta that
strained Won, Jon will give confirmation 10 the iguobe
accusation.
Now Romans nnst mott will not sav be cowards--
they must not even be suspected OF cowardce. What
shonid BIZ the cry with which you rise To ars2 What
your programmed You answered this question eighteen
yeara ago. You have not now 10 rhoose--ynn have
chosen On tho 9th Of February, ls4e--then FIRE, and
legally rerresented-yon unanimously declared yours
the that gavo forefathers their greatness and
yon summed mp the programme of Rome In the word
republic" That programme, accepted with enthusl-
asn by all the ,nces then belonging to Rome.
sealed by the ora Of the lest among Won dnrng tho
two months Of that heroic struggle in Rome, BOLOGNA
and Aneona On the e q July The free expression of
That obstacle IN now removed. The manfess asion ~
YOUR VIII rfcommences at the pont where il inter-
what you were the 9th OK Februarv-repubcau
and your own mastars. On the 81 III July, day
after the entrance OF IN French the Roman peorlc in
the face Of s enem"s once more raised ne hand in
airma'io Of s faith; the republican constitution
read aiord 10 The multitude f!om ths Capital The
foreign nag was infeposed TO veil from Italy the hand
that held the pact aloft That veil u rent asunder
and the hand Of tho Roman people reappears raised on
high. This is the programme pointed mt to you bv
logic honor conscience and duty towards ihs past and
TO the future. Yen are hound before all things 10
srr' yourselves yonr own life your own power Tna,
duty inspire. First exist and then dsp0se Of vour-
selves Then and then only. when yonr vote viii not
gurated the Bopapart!st tyranny and consigned
Nico to France when that vote may 20 forth
spiraton and enlightened by the counsels Of
your best men In free discussion OF your own position
and that Of Ialyyoa win decide whether Rome ought
to give herself like secondary city, and disinherted
OF all life Of her own, TO monarchy areadv doomed
monarchy proved impotent and incapable Of oil
noble actiona MONARCHY which has accepted Venice
aims from the foreigner. and would nscribc Tssa
and Cusoza the Captolcr whether the tradition
glorious beyond all Others of her past and that mission
which has twice given moral and msieriai the
world do not call her IN p,r uobieT. worthier and
fruitful Of glory to tho nation. In tho moantme
assert yourselves; assert Rome. They who Give Won
other coupsel-shey who u-1c You serve.y 10 subject
and sbmsrgs yourso:-.s, without free. collective and
mature dehoera,ion In the existing fact do but dis
bonor Rome without serving italy.
DO moi accuse me, IN Speaking Thus Of contradicing
the couns ~ gave IN other Italian cities in the past
When in 1859 and 1890 counselled annexation for mo
south Of Italy the national unity OF country-op
posed 70 al the designs Of Bonaparte-ad MT exst
All Iiay had aRveedpo matter whether wisely not
10 give monarchy the benefit OF tho experiment
the oss biiiv Of identifying s interests with those of
the country at large Moreover. tho cities 10 Wilhelm
reverence for the gntv OF Tho popular will
gave that advice bore not the grind name OF Rome
Neverihe cs then urged the election % assem-
bes ins'ead ~ The p'fbi eifs 80 that the annexation
might be accomplished under the sanction OF
compact securing the true liberty and honor Of
the future nation Nv advice unheedcd, and
now those provinces repent having given themselves
SO o'iedly. But tho state of things which
] address YOU, Romans, II radically different Tho
mater unity Of Italy henceorth rreyocably fcuned
nor can he DELAYED endangered bv yorr decision
uned 70 Iay upon his or that day but ia. Won he 50
IN q manner worthy If Rome tending 10 elevate the
destiny Of italy, and 70 promee that moral UNITY which
" vet unaccnmpslhd and which The monarchv q in
capable Of accomplishing rho experiment has been
fully tried long series Of incontrovcrble facts has
proved To all possessed II heart and intellect that the
monarchy cannot BE- ooer than servie aoroad and an
instrument o repression at h. me-. The In ttuiion IL
doomed. The county may yet for while drag Itself
LONGER mnnarchicni. But speak n yo', Rcmars. Of
Roman exception among all the ctes Of Italy
ROME i nnt city, Rome 10 an idea Rome IL tho
sepalhre OF two great religions which have given life
the world in the past: and Rome IL the sanctuary of
world in tho future Rome represents tho miss on OF
Italy among the naiions: tho word OF our people; the
eternal gospel of nnnraiion 70 he peoples Can ] bid
FlorenceS Can l. without proclamation. counsel Rome
TO rvo tho conservation Of her pre- q, 70 diving ins
tuton and throw the gigantic shadow OF her glory
the errors the or mes the serviy 20 ,le foreigner NJ
q monarchy which uttered word Of prosest In your
in ls49; which has uttered no word protest for
you dur ~ your eighteen wears slavery and which has
declared bv The lips ~ is ministers. will 30 10
Rome unless By permission Of france and IN, ropc
No. Rome ought novr 10 annex herself 20 florence;
all bound IN annex ounselves 10 Rome But for
tbs require that Rome shopd exist We require THAT
nbfne sbOufu Iise nNhu IN Suo was WHEN sne Nn'cH
tho honor OF the nation .s. Ivy the monsr-
chy at Milan and Novarn We require her N arise
from her scpulchre, mot In tie name of the
past bit IN the OF the life OF the future We
require that she should shine before for aw 10 aion
beacon o. truth and progress 10 the expecian and
certain populations Of Italy The material unity n Italy
IL nearly complete Al that want IL a symbol 10
present that moral unity which only b. realized BY
tho republic. What have IL but the body With
the soul We await the sonl from Rome; hut Rono
ony inspire the iners form wi soul upon condition
Of preserving herself pore from the dcGlemenf which
II n contaminated Should Rome accept that, Rome
COO would fall and with her-ror know not how long
the grand destiny OF Italy IN rore.
FAREWELL Now and forever yours.
JOSEPH MAzzISI.
The Pope mud IEis New soldiers.