The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-04
The Italo-R Roman Question.
NAPoT.EoN's ISSUE WITH THE REVOLUTION
FRENCH OPINION OF VICTOR EMANUEL s
POSITION.
IFrom the La France, Of Paris.l

A week ago, when the Emperor declar-
ed that he would cause the engagements
which connected France and Italy togeth-
er to be respected, the Government OF Vic
tor Emanuel promised every guarantee that
could induce the postponement OF the de-
partufe of the French troops. Public
opinion received these promises with the
| liveliest satifaction, and all reasonable men
reioiced that the dignity of France could
be safe-guarded, without any necessity arls-
ing to impose on Italy respect for the con-
vention Of September. At present no fur
ther allusion can be formed the declara-
lions transmitted from Florence have prov
ed vain, and what is passing in that coun-
try is so strange that one asks, IS 1t com.
piicitg Or impuisonce? We are tempted
: 10 belieye IN both. A government must
have arrived at the last degree Of weakness
to submit to that shameful pressure Of tur-
. bulent demagogues, parading in broad day
i the cynicism Of their audacity, and menac.
ING what is most inviolable-the honor Of
: the country and the authority of the law.
7 No. we cannot admit that monarchy
which has at it's head Prince OF the an
? Gent House Of Savoy, q courageous King.
S surrounded by brave generals, influential
statesmen, supported by great assemblies
a could fall into such decrepitude Or abdica'
t ton. France, therefore, has been decelv'
e ed. For not only have promises not been
$ kept, but unhappily it is only too visible
e that the will was as much wanting to keeE
It them as the power IfFrance has been de
If ceived, it is no longer permitted her tt
l. wait. Besides, what should she wait for
). Should new promises now come from Flor
II epce, should formal guarantees be offered
IT all that would have but little Specification
II France cannot embark, disembark and re
r. embark at a signal from the Italians.
n From La Presse.
The circumstances were sucl
that France could not overlook them. LII
It. evasion Of Garibaldi, going out freely iron
the island of Caprera the presence Of thi
a chief in the midst of the kingdom the fol
an nation of new bands on the Pontitical fror
Of. tier; their boldly avowed design to destro
the power guaranteed by the convention
no September the attempts at riot by TO
eigners responding at Rome to these mov'
m ments from without; all this constitutes
& defiance cast in the face of France by I'll
ice revolutonists. This country would nj
no have recognized itself if it had not accepte
* the challenge. AS for Italy, she is pre-
Of to crisis, where the fall Of political ord
cal will only be preceded few days by Il
,he downfall still more redonbtable, Of all $
~. cial order. What, in fact. could be fro
,ot the moment Of its accession q monarch
inc which owed Naples to the sword Of Gal
are baldi, and Rome to the plots of Mazzln
on and what ephemeral duration would tho
ust who had raised it accord to that throne
At present the situations are clear, or
you least they are going to be so. There is
all one side an audacious attack against Ct
3 protected by solemn promises and on
The other, the energetic defense OF that right.
ust The separation is absolute and radical;
tagonism is no longer only in intention !;
the has broken out into fact, by war. |
you tween these two causes Italy has I
nor choice. 4