Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-10-30
Rome and Enr0ne.

/ The Roman question is assuming larger degree
of interest than almost any other subject in modern
European politics. In the first place, the move
ments of Garbad possess at least feature Of the
most extraordinary character He is subject Of the
King Of Italy, with no official position to sustain
him, and yet resisting with apparent success the
efforts of his government TO restrain his revolution
airy proceedings. In this he has thus far shown
himself to be stronger in some respects than the
whole Italian Government II is but rarely that
such demonstrations Of individual power and inhu-
ence are witnessed in the affairs Of the civilized
world, when the Individual is a mere private cit-
zen. This matter furnishes one Of the key points
| 10 the consideration Of the Roman question Il
shows what political power there is in an idea We
do not understand that either Garbaldi or his fol-
lowers are avowing any hostility TO the Roman
Church or against the Pope ecclesiastical au-
thorty but that they are acting simply upon their
conviction that Rome belongs to Italy, and that
the city Of Rome, which, for more than twenty-five
centuries has held conspicuous position in the
worlds history, is the natural capital Of Italy,
This is the idea Of the masses of the italian people,
and Garibaldi, knowing it. yields it with power
that battles and dehes the efforts of the italian Gsy-
eminent to restrain the revolutionary movements
set on foot TO carry it out.
This is the secret of the complications the decla-
rations, the contradictions the changes and modif
| cations Of policy we hear Of in such vague gvings
out as reach this side of the Atlantic by the ocean
telegraph. One day we hear Of the victorious ad-
vance of party of the Garibaldians, and another
that they have been driven back. Then we hear Of
advantages gained by the Papsl troops, and again
that they have suffered some reverses. The only
two things that clear about it all s that there
is certainly Il revolutionary movement going on,
and that so far as Garibalds army is concerned, il
has not made great deal Of Roadway, either in
point Of actual military success in the increase
Of its numerical strength. Meanwhile Victor En-
manuels troops on the frontier holding posi-
ton Of observation" merely, and doingHnothing
az IA ko1A
at Toulon, ready 10 move at moments notice up
on the Emperors order. At the latest advices the
feet had not moved Thus two of the great powers
Of Europe held in condition OF armed suspense
on point of the utmost consequence to them and
their people viz peace or war and certain other !
great powers are looking with anxious inter-
est as to whether they viii become involved, and
whether they TO lose or gain by the universal
conflict in Europe, that seems TO be looming up in
the horizon.
The Italian army does not move 20 aid the Papal |
authorities, because Of the fixed and resoute idea /
of the people Of which We have alreody spoken that
the city of Rome shall be the political capital of the
Kingdom Of Italy, and the King does not feel like /
taking the risk Of running counter 10 the wishes Of
bis people in this respect aud II does not move
against the Papal troops because the French En-
peEor demands Of Victor Emmanuel the full and
faithful execution Of the treaty guaranteeing the !
possession Of the present Roman territories 10 the
Pope and the Italian monarch does not see his yav
clear through war with France The French
feet does not move because Napoleon seas that such
movement win not only precipitate matters which
he still hopesimsy be adjusted by some compromise
but may bring about general European war
Against Italy, single-hsnded, the French Emperor
would scarcely hesitate, but shere is a general be-
lief that II France is once engaged in war with an
other power, Prussia will then move for the accom-
pshment Of her own purposes and Of course against
the policy Of France Il is thought that Austria
can scarcely escape being involved in the conflict
and the tone Of at least one Of he Russian newspa
Pers shows the strong interest thst government has
IN war between Prussia and France. These are
the matters that give point TO a recent exuression
Of Cardinal Antonelli who is reported 70 have aid
that "the war on the Rhine win commence on the
Tiber - Philadelphia LEDGER.