Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-09


eThe origin. and purpert of the Game
munist revolution 10 Paris may be better
understood by noting thefoIIewing bit of
information gwen by the Co1respon-
oId'tosys7e Genera in its Issue of March
l6:
tive have II from source usually well
Informed that the government syof, Flor
ence has put at the disposal of the Chew
hlier Nigra, its diplomatic agent in
France, sthe sum OF 1000, 000f,, Ntaoout
$400, 900 in greenbacksl with which 10
foster and promote the demagoguical
movement in France against the National
Assembly aud the executive power OF nj.
Theirs. Two Paris bankers had received
ladVices 10 put that sum at the disposition
of Sig. Nigra." III 7SEgkET EFAgs.1
The Geneva Correspondence ia a
sober old sheet not given TO sensations,
and when we remember that the above was
written nearly four weeks ago, it becomes
suggestive in the light of subsequent
events, and leads US to glance at this Italy
that thus fosters rebellion.
There are in Italy three differing ele-
meDts:y- First, the Mazzinians, who
cover their designs under the prospect of
European or Universal Republic.
These comprise large sprinkling of the
young and restless, adventurers and out
casts, and also in the higher classes all
men of atheistic tendencies. This class
regards the church and the priests as the
great barrier against their leveling,
Agrariau tendencies, and therefore they
beck the utter destruction of the Papacy.
Secondly, the. ssMonarchists, who,
money-wise, have secured position
and property in the disihsegratioh of the
bid peninsular governments, and find
their interest in unifcation. These do
not desire the separation of church and
state, but seek to subordinate the former
10 the latter Recognizing religion as a
conservative power, they seek to use it
fo- the strengthening of the present dy-
hasty. Such is the programme of Victor
Emmanuel. The third and by far the
largest class are the people at large who do
not live by politics, and to whom uni
fication only means wholesale conscrip-
lion, increased national debt and conse-
uueut taxation, and the substitution OF
shinplasters for the old coin currencies.
4 These last sigh in their hearts for the re-
stor alton of the old Italian States under
which they had something>of local self.
| government instead of csrpet-baggert
from the north, and under which Italy
achieved her historic splendor in pas
ages. = -
We naturally ask, IL this be the situa
ton, why does not this great majority as
sert its powers2 The answer is, the pc
liucal sluggishness of the masses, AND
this sluggishness is less difficult OF ex
PLANTATION in monarchial Italy than il
republican America. There is no majori
| ty of our Northern, people, nor even
respectable minority, that approve or en-
dorse the lies, outrages and promiscuou
plundering which havebeenperpetrated Oh
the South for these past ak years. AM
yet the work goes on with increased vigor
Those who find a ready excuse for tn
woes of Italy in talking about an igno
rant, priest.ridden people, may well lool
at home and study the problem st on
Town doors.
The Italian army is fair type of th
new Kingdom. Gathered by sWeepin
consumption, the rank and file are badl
clothed, miserably feed, and no pay, thei
two cents day not sufficing for a sup
DIV of tobacco. They receive two meal
q day; soup at A. M, with few float
ing germicule of macoarOni, and mi
croscopic bit of meat; in the sfternoo
lboiled msccarOni, without cOndimen'
varied occasionally with boiled beans
potatoes in invalid doses. And here W
may ask again, how is such an army 5
treated kept in subjectioh2 By thoroug
police system and well paid espionage
, The least murmur over the mess table
sure to bring on its utterer the terrOrs {
I court-martial. The spies are we'll paiC
E Lii the soldiers are not. The commission
ed officers are also well paid and the
Iloyalty thus secured. Aud this sugges
the mention of curious fact. Outsid
. of the old Sandman officers, the shOulde
: straps are all infdels, aud nearly all Ma
e zipians. Since 1860 no other cla'
6 have received commissions, just
, in this country since that ye
T few Democrats have been promoted.
n Briefly, the ItslIan situation seems
n be that unity has been achieved by
, temporary coalition and compromise wi
d the revolutionary disturbers, who a
d gradually creeping into high offices
II trust. and really hold Victor Emmanuel
IS their mercy, aud are only waiting fave
le able opportunity of sounding the toes
8 for a communist revolution a la mo-
/ PdriSieyT1e.
sr In this picture see the future Unit
3 States, unless Democracy shall trium
x over Radicalism. Will the people of I
North hear and heed, or will they subn
| and surrender to become the lazaroni
q the Western continent?
MISSISSIPPI.
In his recent annual message, Gov.
corn, ex-Confederste and Radical, lwrt
alf tif