The sun., 1884-01-06

NJ. w. H.
The Memoirs Of Cavour.
Ono OF the most interesting European pup
lications OF the year is the Littere edite ed in
edite di Cdrour. Rarcolie dd LUIGI CuIALA
tTorno 1881 Two volumes have already ap-
penred. the second of which contains corre-
spondence between tho years 1859. when Ca
vonr became Prime Minister of Piedmont and
1858. Just befor. the outbreak OF the Franco
italian war with Austria.
1t is hardly necessary to recall the condition
OF the Italian Peninsula only thirty years ago.
The Pope was temporal ruler OF the States Of
tho Church. including the Legations and
Marches OF Ancona and Bologna; B0mbn the
despicable Bourbon. reigned over Naples and
Sicily. Leopold was Grand Duke of Tuscany.
tho Emperor OF Austria was Lord OF Ven
| ice and Lombardy and Victor Emanuel WAS
the the, young n cons.itn,ionai ct, monnrch Of Pied,
those Italians who had looked to him to lead
| generation the liberation OF heir country from
Austrian tyranny. which was As evident ut
The prospect. therefore. when Victor Eman-
neii came to the throne was indeed gloomy.
profit by the statesmanship Of CavSur. who.
aessendsa ,h M s, from h Sood family had spent
had ira Yelled and acanaintSd ' himself with 11 The
economic and social conditions Of Trance and
to handle had aS
s BIN TO fhs t. and ind wno finally
His ain was was to make Piedmont M Inn mt as liberal as
England and In this way to secure the appro-
Of s in All Te hs
Italy. When the Cri,nean war involved
l!a GaGland1; France and Turkey IN strns;
Piedmont vii the western 'IM powers. Sent sent
contingent of Italian troops to the East. and
NAPOLEON Ill. who but for this apparently
tr.ifinSi assistance; s would probably have been
vision. He was admitted 10 the Council Of Paris.
rf Xnr g. is5s"and den"nneeS @ I before for EE Europe
the tyranny of the Visnnese Government.
to induce, France and England to cooperate
with hie4mont p! In in the work Of liberation; and
asnbstnntinl pledge Of support.
Cavonr did not Tail. Strange rs it seemed.
Europe won over the ruler who in 1858. was
looked looked upon as as the arbiter 4 Of the affairs OF
roIeon for Savonr tha! ho said. after r their M
meeting ut Plomhiarcs: " Do you know that in
wSuo "rs Hp n, hres we and
Toruttntionii Gt recognized rs his long life wns at
risen. There is hut one statssnnn in Europe
besides myself" qnoth the egotis,ical Minister
meeting Mt Piomhore, is one of those events
which arc passed over with little comment mt
immensely important. ,Cavour hal desired
private interview with Nnpoleon. but he knew
SO arrnnEemcnts wer" made by whici, the in
inryi"w should arprnr almost casual. Early in
sSlzer%na Snd On the " way '', inspcc,sd % y. the
boring of the Mont Cents tunnel. On the l4th
War ,and Cnvour's most intimate friend, that
me NE ,hmP.rror abr would sec MIN ny I,omhiSr.s.
s %"nE r Sy Snro"an n4s %
| with whom he discussed the Itnl .an question
dr, Ge@rh on .n' s1o"wnE mHrnnS
several s, hours. Hnacs"mranied. Then g.
H"n, YOU, , ley for th" north to continue his
iaE%n riae" From % %B",is". on J%S a.. p" ha
c"n,ea 'G ,,o La Marm"ra hy letter The
"Era"d ' wer" 'ha' Mas1 ahS G"rrn%s
should be the cause q, prctex, Of war; that the
husirians from Italy with the establishment. Of
tho Kingdom g 1i uGper I,ay comnosr'l q The
o Me" nnd"ciI"d." The Emp Emperor was sro "i
E"s""a "n nSrH Pra.s hna n ,r mSrny sd ID
Cayonr. he does not deceive. himself ABOUT the
nec"-siS Of syns her "rns'rae 1r tS ob
tain the c"sson, Of Italy. "" said to mo that
to w"Ha "sny" ne" II. @ TFpsa s q yn %a ID
s.n'i s. do 24ooon soldiers into Italy. to rsauire
""y %G"t not dsned + ,hR {" tho
tho alliance. Tn" Emperor moi having gone 10
| lar. IA m honest man did not assume the
responsibility. But am convinced that he
sSpn srnai ths and
final result. II would be nm error and u very
| grave error to unite OnrSrlyns to tho Emperor
and at the same time tn give him nm offence
| which he would never forget 1t would more
over; he gr.nt injury to us 10 have at our side.
in tho bosom Of our councils. nn imp iIcable
enemy 80 much the more to b. feared because
C9rsican blood flows in his veins"
prine.aa s marraSs il was soon aiIer AGREED upon.
oSeG hs"i'SS shs tY Ffss ysar nm" hm"nSs %sn
was sacrificed to her country's cause
by being w"ddcd to Prime, Jerome Ma.
plon- Plon; This episode in tho strusgl. of
through the publication by the leading news
Enper OF Milan Of Cnyonr's letter To y,cior
Emanuel written Just before that to La Mar
mora from which we have quoted. Europe was
g"nrraliy cnrious to know why La Perseverance,
should devote four columns to a letter written
estad. and ms Is the custom in France
they have tried to- detect soin" desp-nd & s-
ter m"tivo In this publication. They have
the interest of tho Bonapartists. but no such
roundabout explnnatio was requisite. Nett her
Will tho rhRrg" that the letter IL ~ forgery hold
good. The original draft al tho document has
been preserved In the State archives. and II
was not NJ all strangA that Cavour should write
% his sovereign In Fr-nch-a language which
4 they both spoke ms nd liy as Italian. nnd which
! they 10th often used In correspondence. la
| if7'serGdhza mad" public this important his
tnrienl letter beea'ise eyerythinR which bars
oialiy upon Cayour. is aagoriy cherished and
] preserved by the Italians,