The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-03

glance into the record Of the ruling notabilites
whose duty 1t has become to avert such fate and
to deal with the whole matter Of foreign intermed
ding and oppression.
VICTOR EMANUEI-A BONNY KING
has been dubbed re 0alantu0nao. That is to say,
he Ii not moved by excessive brain. after the man.
ner OF our strong minded women, but Is jolly, hail
fellow piece OF royalty as ever wore crown; passion
ately fond Of the chase spending more time hunting
rabbits, BIRDS deer and chamOis In the neghborho0d
OF his villas at vader and Poll enzs than in his royal
Cabinet with arid and bothering Ministers; mag.
nincent eater drinker and enjoyer at large who Is
content to leave the cares Of State to Cavour and
the successors Of Q Cavour. Yet, withal the two
parties seeking the overthrow Of his throne-the
'outs,n or the republican revolutionists and the
royal pretenders-may cause even him some trouble
before they are suppressed by superior authority
For the sagaci0us mind to forecast events and the
bold hand TO shape them which were formerly at the
command Of his Majesty are but poorly replaced by
the present councillors and servants In his Cabinet
M 3 Kingdom out Of petty dusedom. was aiways
ready for any emergency, whether to resign ONCE at
the behest of national independence, when the
Solferno, or for conquest to invade the Romagna
with an army In spite OF all the Popes hunders hurled
at him from Rome. The greatest danger now directed
against his throne does not proceed from internal
attacks; the Italian monarch has to meet the heaviest
pressure from without-always the foreigner-irom
place him just now in such an awkward dilemma
by goring him In the fank whichever way he may
turn Their strokes he may not fend Oh, for they
outweigh by far any that could be inflicted by MAJ
zni, Garlbaldi Co., or by Francis, ex-King OF
Naples, and the Others Of his ilk. In the present
ENHANCEMENT OF affairs 1t viii be very interesting
and curious TO watch how the King viii manage to
steer clear OF the French Scylla and the Prussian
Charybdiss The friends OF Italy-and they are not
q few-can only wish him success in escaping the
peris now SO thickly pressing upon him and his
subjects
LATi0Ns IN PARLIAMENT.
Alfonso di La Marmora, the most conspicuous
Italian since Cavour, was born In the province OF
Piedmont y noble parentage, and is sixty years OF
age. He va reared in the Academia Miitare OF
Turin, and tered the army OF King Carlo Alberto
Novara i'm 1912, which forced the abdicaon OF that
sovereign and crushed to the ground Italian aspira
tons, La Marmora acquired the reputation that he
has since steadily borne-that OF brave and Stub
born, but incompetent fighter. Notwithstanding
this incompeteucy, 80 Enthusiastically displayed he
was enabled not only to retain his position la the
army under the succeeding and present king, but to
rlse by dint OF unequalled courage and energy, 10
the military and political emnence lie has reached
OF late years. Cavouf knew wen his defects, yet
Cavour could do no better than 10 lift him up into
chief command as War Minister under his admins
trati0n and make him the armed representative Of
the .ltalan question: In the face Of Europe Ac-
cOrdlngy he was sent In 1885, with 1900 troops
the Crimea, where he was enabled to ventiate the
cross OF savoy on the plains OF Tchernaja, though
INJECTING very little damage upon the Russians. In
the campaign OF 1859 he was reduced To the status
Oh al autOH1atOu HOIliuAy commanding one WING
OF the allied army. Marshal Mel and Napoleon iii.
were too well acquainted with the Italiansslmo
general TO allow HIM any real control his 100
men ON such an Important Held as that OF SolferinO
After the peace or villafranca La Marm0ra reap
pears prominently In 1856, both Prime Minister
and Generalissimo ut the same time In the Begin
ming OF that year ne formed the alliance with Prus
sa TO eypel the Austrans from venet,a and In fur
therance thereof plan OF compaign was forwarded
TO him nom Berlin for the guidance OF the Ita ian
forces, Bismarck being another believer in au-
tomatons. Highly indignant at this Bismarckan
notwithstanding TO his recent revelatons-the
Italian general assumed the responsibility OF entirely
disregarding the wise instructions drawn up by
Moltke and the result OF this neglect 10 follow the
Prussian plan was the disaster at Custozza- He
Numbered headlong into the very heart OF the famous
Quadriateral and allowed the Austrians to enclose
him In their steel trap at leisure and while the battle
OF Custozza manifested an improvement In fighting
on the part OF the Italian soldiers IL only proved
once more the military incapacity OF their old mar
tinet commander Since that fight La Marmora has
been assiduousy engaged In explaining away his
defeat; and the revelations and recrlmInations he
has had IT IN his power to make In the Florence Par
lament In regard TO the overreaching ambition Of
Prussia and the plans policy and treatment Indicted
on him by the terrible Count. appear 10 have been
soothing balm unto himself and his countrymep.
His copies OF all those Prussan notes, dispatches
and military documents have not been in vain for
10 he has Just dlvuigcd them In pamphlet printed
In Florence In order to vindcate himself IN the face
OF the arrogant attacks made by the Prussian army
stan. In politics General La Marnora has al
ways been partisan Of the French alliance, or
rather tool OF the French Emperor. lie was early
forced To embrace the liberal school, lnaugurated by
Louis Napoleon and Cavour. The latter especially
impressed upon him the most liberal principles with
regard to the rights OF property and person. Illus
traed In the famous ejectment OF the priests. monks
and nuns from their churches and converts in lg5t,5
and since ne has been deyout believer In brute
force military discipline and applied himself the
execution OF such ''liberalismn Years ago when he
was engaged Ia organizing the Sandman army-the
only Job that ever redonded TO his credlthls chief
delight and pastime consisted In busying himself with
the most insignificant details of the service. For
instance, he would make the grandest display OF
paradiDg the Sardnlns in the streets. one day mr.
rayed In certain Kind OF coat buttons, u certain
formal cut OF beard or kepi In certain colors and,
then prestoi the day succeeding n complete
change would be visible along the whole line Such
amusing experimentation Ia the steps to attain a
nnnty or ideal OF uniform for he tronns would Iast
for weeks aye for month at time, To the great
merrtmen OF the citizens and the fnrnishers OF satr
ical cuts TO the Ffschieuo lie Is particularly noted
for snubbing Garibaldi and the volunteer forces.
Regular troopers are hts pets. In his fanatcal esti-
some reason 10 have created he carries the well
known sensiuyness ana loneliness OF his people TO
an absurd degrees hence the superiority 40 marked
OF the french officers and soldiers his army az
displayed IN 1850 and on the plains OF Lombariy,
nearly san him crazy. lie IL to-day the most unpop-
ular man 10 all Italy owing TO his French penchant
Florence and FASTENED thercupon 10 Paris. It IL not
unlikely that In reward for such martrydom and as
a proi.ge 81 the Emperor he may again loom up IN
the highest position at Florence.
ciALDiSI, rHg FAvoRITE GENERAL.
Not 40 notoIousa warrior a. La Marinora, but far
more successful and capable one, ~ General Enric0
Caldni This latter General long before the wars ~
1862 1860 AMI 1884, had actively served In the armies
OF various European countries, and had received
high reward Tor gallantry In battle. Ills list OF
N endless and his gala uniform displays
all the most brilliant aud coveted medals, grand
crosses, ribbons &C. In 1889 he distinguished him
scf at the battle az Pabestro over all The other gene
rais But his greatest achiev ement--the one which
svread his fame extensively was his defeat In 1s60
" the Popc's army under Lamoricere. To defeat
not only q Pope's army but nj the same time the
most renowned and able French General OF that day,
ceyed him 70 the highest pinnacle In the eyes Of his
CnnnNylncn. while ft secured him eternal damnafOn
from Nius TX. or he went up high on the list
OF accommodated. In fairness TO the reputation
OF iamsriciere II must be rec0ected that Cialdini
possesset All the advantage OF superior numbers at
the battle or Castendardo He Is the first corps conf
nander IN ihe army, and Is the favorte Of citizens