The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-08
The Roman Revolution.

From The ". y Tribune.
Those who believed that Garibaldi's advance
upon Rome was the premature act of fanatic.
reckless of means in his desire to obtain his
end, may be otherwise convinced by the news
we printed yesterday. His invasion of the Panal
States failed, but it precipitated revolution,
and upon revolution Garibaldi must have
depended for success. His arrest rousad
Italy more than victory would have done
The standard Of revolt raised in Viterbo viii
be the rallying point Of people. Garibaldi's
appeal to his cOuntrymen will not be lone
without an answer.
The reVOlutiOnists in Viterbo did not mead
victory, though they have it, With them IL
is simply a question of time-of their ability
to hold out. Every day that they succeed in
maintaining thei- position, they gain strength.
Volunteers will join them by the hundred, and
in a week more they will probably have an
army which the Papal army will find it
impossible to vanquish and difficult to repel
But they have done more than maintain
their position they have defeated the
forces sent to drive them from Bagnarea. and
that triumph, at the least, secures the move
ment from immediate failure. 1t gains time.
enthusiasm, men. By this time the insur-
gents have no doubt been so strongly re-
inforced that the Roman Government will
hesitate to renew the attack. For it is not
only in ViterbO that it is menaced. The revo-
luton is ready to break forth in Civita Vec-
chia in Velletri, in FrosinOne. 1t exists
throughout the PoPe's dominions and is no
where more powerful than in Rome itself
The garrison cannot be concentrated in Yiterbo
without weakening the defenses of other
districts, and in the capital the presence
Of an army is indispensable. The Carl
baldians are therefore secured from any
sudden and overwhelming attack and have.
at least, few days to increase and orga-
nize their forces, and prepare the advance
they unquestiOnably intend. The only power
that could crush them at once is the Italian
Government, and there are other reasons
than the cable telegram, which announced
his refusal to send troops to the aid of the
Pope, for believing that Victor Emanuel will
not interfere. Without that Information we
might assume the neutrality of the Govern
ment. Italy inspires the revolution, and her
rulers dare not oppose force to a nations will.
The public meeting held in Turin, the outbreak
at Genoa, Milan, Naples, Florence, the univer-
sal indignation at the arrest of Garibaldi, and
the enthusiasm which the rebellion aroused
are not to be misunderstood From Italy,
therefore, the revolutonists have nothing to
fear, and everything to hope. Practically, we
consider the movement on Rome more than a
rebellion, it is an invasion by the Italian people,
which even the Ratazzi Ministry is compelled
to permit.
But the patriots have one great danger. 1t
Is French interference. France is the only
power that could successfully defend the Papil
throne, and we have yet to learn that Louis
Napoleon has abandoned his old policy. lie
may iulhl his threat of sending troops to
Eome and in that case the revoutionists may
~. ne compelled to abandon their attempt. Yet
I've Interference of this kind is not as easy as it
am
relations Of France and Prussia and Itoiv ~
IIIs'liy me assertion that Bismark would deny
m sne IIght OF the French Emperor TO send an
army az lIto I'aly, but such protest would be
~ a.. naII9ony win the recent Prussian policy.
fIanceis no longer the dictator to Western