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yield. Few more pathetic pictures
are to be found in history than that
Of kis strong personal antipathy TO
the marriage Of his daughter. the
Princess Ciotilde, to Prince Jerome
Bonaparte, and the bitter mental
struggle through which considera.
tions purely patriotic pushed him to
final consent. Nor does the story lose
anything of its pathos from the severe
simplicity with which Mr.. Dicey tells
II, showing that it involved the
sharpest trial he was called upon to
endure in the. pursuit of Els grea,
end. Another point made clear, is
that. Notwithstanding what may be
called weaknesses in enc respect, he
was by no means deficient IN statecraf
Mr.. Dicey recognizes fully the trans.
scendent political genius of Count
Cavour, aud comedies that the far
seeing policy which never lost s,ght
of the chief end through the tortuous
paths OF Napoleonic aud English and
Austrian diplomacy was very lagely
chic hy .one may say-the conception
of that astaie statesman; but he
makes it apparent also that when the
king was several times temporarily
deprived of the cooperation of that
statesman, and at last lost it wholly
by his death long before the attain.
,uent Of tue great end, he was him
self quite able to. guide the fortunes
of hls people through devious ways
with = sagAcity second only u
Cavour,s own. He shows him to
have been not only t.man of his
word," ss his people delighted III call.
ing him, aud gallant soldier. but an
seutc aud seIi.relisut statesman q.
5well. Que of the notable points in
Mr.. Dicey's book is the repeated evi.
,dence it gfves OF Q just and proper
estimate OF The ill-adsised effurts OF
'Mszzini aud bis followers to do what
they called "hberate" Italy, and the
really ,retarding effect they had on
auy real italian emancipation. An.
other effect Of the bOok-an effect
which many vail probably resent-is
co. considerably cut down the place
held by Garibaldi among Italian
'sliberators." Not that he does not
credit Garibaldi with earnestness and
q sincere patriotism aud q certaiu
sort of ability. but only. that be dis
credits his judgment aud sets what
he did ia the light Of his true rels.
tiOns tolthe work Of oGhar men aud
the .cnrrent Of history. His Qaixotic
Invasion Of the papal states which
ended in the disaster 1t Mentsps II
calmly detailed, and Il is shown how
IL really dslsyed what hs-professed to
seeks seriously embarrassed the king
in efforts toward the same end. aud
ought To have been seen-and Wal
seen by the king and his governt,ent
Ito be,chisnericsl. fr0al the first. The
famous ,Neapolitan J. expedition ef
Garibaldi is set in cold, clear light,
aud its ch1racterization is worth
'traHscribiIg. Says the authOr: "Iu
the romance of history There are few
chapters whi. b, appeal more viyidIy
to popular imagination than that
which nafrates now Garibalni. witt,
q handful Of adventurous follow ere,
collected An expedition at Genoa.
eludsd the vigilance Of the Sardinis,,
cruisers, landed at Marsals, defeated
the royal troops 1t Meiazzo. crossed
over to the mainland III defiance OF
formal orders from Turin,. marched
from the Straits Of Messima to the
bay of Naples without having cause
to strike single blow, drove the
king Of Naples to flight by the mere
msgic Of his name, aud entered the
capital Of the Two Sicilles in great
triumph, while the forts comimand-
ing the city were still untskem and
the royal army was still unde feat ed
The Garibaldi legend will live In
history; and. explain 1t as you will.
ths tact still remains that the fleets.
armies. and fortresses Of Al old and
powerful monarchy proved utterly
unavailtn2 even TO arrest for mo-
ment the. victorious advance of the
Thousand Of Marsala.' 1t was the
fortune OF the present writer to have
resided st Naples during the last
days of the Bourbon mon srchy and
throughout the Gsribaldiau dictator.
ship. and 70 have seen something Of
the true history of that strange
episode. have no wish Ia disparaR..
IN any way the merits of the brave
old g"neral-a sort Of compound Of
Don QnixOte aud SanchO Panzs-
who performed the chief part in that
suOtley drama. Garibsldl may justly
claim that he was the first to recog.
nize the utter .rotenness OF the
Nsspoliian regime; he may assert,
too, with truth, that others had fail.
ed where he succeeded. Yet, Ms q
matter of fact, he came, saw, and
conquered, not SO much OF account
Of the taior of his troops as by reason
Of the inactiOn Of his opponents. With
the solitary exception OF the skirmish
at MelazzO. Gsribaldi aud his follow.
er. marched from Marsala to Naples
fighting . battle Tor encoun.
lerihK sn enemy. myself have seen
tho swiss regiments Of the king
when mustered in force at Salerno
and occupying a strong position
there-withdrswn before.the ADVANCE
guard of tho Garibaldians came IN
sight though they were ready and
ao!e to have driven back into the sea
force twelve tunes as great As that
With which Garibsldi was then
upon Naples. l was pres.
ent when Garibaldi drove almost
alone into Naples in an open carriage,
ana passed. at u fOOt's pace, amidst y
dense. surging crowd. beneath the
y slls Of the fortress OF the Laxo del
Crsteilo. while the gunners in the
Tort stood by the. loaded cannon,
wslting for the order to fire, which
never came. The story Of the col.
lspse Of the Neapsiitan government
u. the hour Of necd .wsuid, il it were
'old hpnestly, point u moral how
,tates fall to pieces when people, Of
hclsls. ministers. aud rulers are alike
corrupt, degraded land demoralized.
But low as Naples had sunk, the
would, I am convinced.
nave been strong enough to Withstand
he onslaught or the Gsribaldiau in.
'ssion if behind Garibaidi there had
rot stood the Kingdom Of Italy. VIC.
or Emmanuel represented the win.
ling cause; aud it was the belief that
juribsl.ii would, in case of need, be
Imported directly from Turin, as he
lad already been supported Indirect
y, which rendered his onslaught
irresistible" Verify, one thimks on
esding this wonderful story, WHOM
ne gods would destroy they first
make mad"
In short, the book tells a most in
erastihg s'ory.and no volume has sp-
ear tor mtny a day which, within
ike space;- aud carrying On its lace
uch unmistakable evid. nee of the
uthor's thorough know lodge OF his
beme, has called for tho revision and
'odincation OF SO many popular es-
matcs OF eminent men.
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