The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

who had fought Austria, and lonscd 70 night her
again. that he won loyalty aud devotion. Our
author notes that the phrase ~ ooioniuomo origi.
mated with DAzeglio: There have been so few
honest kings that IL would be hne thing TO
begin the series Victor Emmanuel ii. had
accepted the post Of constitutional King and
as long as Cavour lived he abode by it~aiways
In the letter, generally In the spirit-paruy be.
cause he liked II. more because he was scnsitivoly
careful OF his honest name. and felt an honor
able mans disgust at the pcriurcs Of tho other
Italian princes. Yet he always chafcd at con
troll. and. under the weak promers that followed
Cavour the constitutional bands became very
elastic, though. perhaps, in the strict letter the
King never wholly burst them. lie liked TO be
in touch with men Of all parties. and, TO the re-
publicans who talked W him. he seemed more
republican than themselves Though naturally
superstitious. with q real reverence for religious
forms, impeilcd by his own inclinations and IAN.
lily influences toward the Church his pride for
bade him TO trucklc to the clercals He knew
that they intrigued against him. a. they had
intrigued against his father, and he inherited
tho traditions OF a race that had maintained it's
independence agains, Rome. Sincere az was
MS wish throughout to conciliato the Pope he
was suffcienily strong man 10 be proof against
the inadious influences that pushed him 20 sur
render Twice, and twice only. he nearly
yielded. For Austria he had nothing but hate,
and. both ~ king and soldier. he longed for an.
other war which should avenge his fathers mem.
DRY and blot out Novara. lie WAS incensed at
Austrias intrgues with the Piedmonteso re-
dictionaries Il will be master In my own house"
ne told Apponyi tho Austrian Minister; and he
haed 'ho oodini. az The members OF the extreme
fught were called, moe than he did the republi'
cans lot no knew how bitterly tho former at
'ockou him' MS nationalist ambitions went
,ufner III probable than his Minis'ers; he
naa reau a'ennvely Giobcr~s last book. inlwhich
W, ", a'suihpuoh OF the championship Of Italy by
., o"' "as noFoch'ed anu declared MS IN
, "n.on 70 Iuini' 'he destiny which II foretold
A.. ai.,. ny. - 'o' "cuon ana min'ary lame
@Th. .'" re, e " peaso was in'oleiac.e 70 him
x.r, To-, 80 -. Nv au 49,
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II.
Between certain dates. the history Of the Italian
Revolution may he said to be cpitomized In tho
lfo OF Cavour. The authors estimate Of this
statesman may be deduocd from several passages
where his character and conduct are discussed.
namely. pages POI .202. and. again. 3o7-39S Of
the FIRST volume, and pages 2lS.2l0 Of the second
volume In lS4s, when Camille Cavour the son
Of one Of Charles Albert's reactionary Minister'S
FIRST came forward, he was 81 years old In early
youth he had been a Radical but before 1884
he had soberrd down TO a worshipper Of the ,uJe
ma,tu. a believer in the English land system
and the mutual dependence Of classes an ayowed
opportunist In the wake Of Peel and Cssimir.
Pcrier with a conscience more robust than scru.
puldts none the less a thorough going patriot
augrily sensitive TO Austrian and Papal dicta-
ton. fretting under the misrule at home which
frowned on commerce and -snufed out every
generous instinct as sacrilege or high treason"
lie had travelled much in England and Franco,
and brought back hatred Of clericalism. q
vehement belief in free trade. in social liberty.
in healthy political activity. An aristocrat by