New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19

made no sign. Only here and there some poet
with burning heart spoke out for the suffering ma
tionalites and stir, sensible but evanescent,
was created.
Yet if the mills Of the gods grind slowly. yet
they grind exceeding small everything comes
TO him who las courage 10 wait LVen AT the dafk-
est hour the turn was almost III sight Metternlch
could no, last forever. lie even lived TO fly the
Revolution IN his own city Of Vienna. lie even
condescendel to hide his distinguished and too
well-known face behind his gallant servants. ii"
was an oil, old man. but lie lad not counted on
that and stll less did he or could he count upon
what the coming years were to bring Ara thch
there was the sale OF Piedmont in the great con
tlnental game How Ter banners hutterei. no"
ID now down. all through those trying years.
How her weaker princes tined TO Use to TN" hero
ism and failed. and orawled away into on,cufi'y'
clad 10 be QUIT of the throne for the sake oil niue
peace The Fopcs. too, the liberal P0pcs. what
things were cNpected Of them Icy optlmists. and
what things they did not do! The times to Thy
mems souls were upon Italy IN those days. ana All
who hoped and persevored IN the teeth Of the grim
facts are IA much entitled 10 immortality as thos
who actually did the work; for without the con-
slant injunctions Of such hope tie work couid
rot have been done
the stress and turmoil of these great preliminary
struggles. in which the cause Of freedom appeared
repeatedly to be hopelessly lost. though IN Truth
there was always life remaining in it. and SOM
faint adumbration of better things to come. Care
ful and pIcnt observation i needed even to ipil"N
the narrative as It twists and turns ana passes
from one State to another and from one country ~
another. Strange il is TO not" with VIVA; ollli"-
ness the Italian pai lots beat their heads against
stone walls: how often fey put themselves III III"
power Of their enemies by the most lncIe'IhN
imprudent tactics: how monotononsly they went o.
roncotino thc old blunders seemingly Incapable OF
learning by experience. In the defence oil thclf
cities they often exhibited wonderful aaiartry ana
skill and resourcefuln'Ss Their amateur soldiers
were able more than once or twice to fol the vet
Gran Radetsky, and sometimes 20 actually beat ana
force him 10 fly
Bat their heroiSm was too commonly wasted J.
led to nothing 1t secured no practical ends l.
WAS. so 10 speak. in the air. To Il man al hitN
who read, Mr. Thaycr'S book mus, come many
warm rccollcctions One recalls how the leading
journals took tins or that stirring event. how the
thrasl,nc Of beast lIaynau hy the sturdy drayncii
of Barclay and Perkins rcsoundcd over Europe,
and how people rcIoicCd in Pd!mcrstons dri1ht
reply 10 the Austrian Government wien 1t &c
mandcd re- lrcss for its butcher One recalls Inc
horrors Of kim Bomba's Infamous government an
the careful manner in which all the otlcr "oNciI-
mentS confined themselves TO small talk on u"
subject Tho Picdmontcse indeed. were well liked.
and Vict1r Emmanuel was IA popular hero bat for
all that the representatives. OF the Tree ha'loAa
actually did. beyond criticism. the little tyran'N
and the great ones mint have gone on Win th'1
tyranny 10 this hour, and no help would nav" p''H
found for Italy. Nevertheless the period oil pro
,..l.1. 1.-Two Inc
Italians even now learned the lesson of >clfcoy-
crnment thorouslly? The time /, still too early
10 pass an opinion upon that with complete CON
fdcnce: but il may he regarded aS certain tha'
without the preparation they experienced they
coull not have gone nearly ~ far as they nave
done lin; ,
Mr. Thayrr's history consists III ITS "'ifIh- upon
the development Of the spirit 81 freedom III ,n'
face Of adverse circumstances y" "tn'i country
in Europe has had a more diicalt task "l"r' =
hccausc no other country has been 80 h"li hacH
and paralyZrd by separation. HE repression ~
the national sentiment was Il tcirihi' cI"s mo"
the feet OF italy, Vet II has been overcome, ana IN
nation has risen rcyivicd from her lGn+ anarchy
and confusion 1t j. T. b" hoprl that the author
of these cN c"edInely intercstne volumes lh''uI ~
carry the story Of Italian r"Juv"n"Scenci "'hNN'i
further and 80 10 complete tlr Impressive pl''Hf
of which lie has given 50 LARGE part I'M III any
case hc deserves great credit Tor the lil'>S an"
Ihc HETEROGENEOUS, of his descriptions. the L"iN"u
ma.culinitv of hi- character studies. ana NE -'h
er,l large effect Of his historic tahl"an- Inc c'''
tral aim of the work too, Is consistently carrie"
fo,ward and while there l. no disposition to hllik
failures and errors a genial AMI hearty rrco-h-
tion il accorded TO the brave if not always $40,
cessful efforts Of the patriots Ihat there -u9nlu
Lc Italian traitors YVES not SuiplSlh. N"'
roallv ,yas srrrr.,ing was that Their" shoull nav"
been so few. For the people were weak from a&r'
of aoina in lcading-strngs and ;leIr masters W''I'
c,,ftv and uuscrupuons Considering all ia" CIR
cums,onccs there was far less trcach"rY than inl@'
have been expected. and f!r more loyalty AMI him,
ness II i a history fun of interest, wen anu
faithfully told and requiring only a continuation
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