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"Dites dussi." he added. "a N. de CdUotT oIii
se nete en- correspondence directe dpeo moi. ct
cue nous nous entendrons oertdinement"
H.,

cue nous nous entendrons certdinement"
II.
Gen. Della Rocca was an eyewitness to the
furious indignation exhibited by Cayour upon
learning OF the armistice which was concluded
between the French and Austrian Emperors
after the battle OF solferino. and which was
presently followed by the Disappointing peace
OF Villafrauca. 1t seems that Oh Nuly 10 Cavour
arrived at the PiedIaOntese headquarters ac-
companied by Alexander Bixio. who in 1913
had been tho Envoy Extraordinary OF tho
French republic Mt the Sandman court and
was n strong partisan OF the unity OF Italy.
BlIio came straight TO Della Rocca to announce
Cavours arrival and warned him Of the state
OF irritation and excitement into which tho
Pledmontese Prime Minister had been thrown
by the news OF tho nrmistice. The Minister
had forbidden the publication OF the news In
the Piedmontese papers, but II had been di-
vulGed by the French journals. who only men
toned the Emperor Napoleon. without abiding
to the King. CAvour at once went to Victor
Emanuel. The meeting was a stormy one. The
Prime Minister denounced everybody in bitter
words OF reprobation. and. i~rritated by the
calmness with which the King listened and
answered. at last lost all self-control and forgot
| the respect due to royalty. Later in the day
the King informed Della Rocca that Cavour had
been insolent and disrespectful. and that. feel
ing he could no longer contain himself. he had
turned his back on the Prime Minister and left
him. Our author goes on to tell us that "Cavour
then came to my tiny room. which contained a
camp bedstead and two chairs. Bixio was
sitting on one. and Immediately rose and went
into the passage outside. Just as Cavour was
declaiming against the King and every one else,
the door opened and Prince Napoleon lson OF
the X-Kin OF Westphalial entered. He took
part in the discussion. which was embittercd
by his abrupt roughness. Cavour declined to
entertain the idea OF a prolonged armistico. or
OF treating for peace. save on the condition Of
the liberation OF northern Italy from the Alps
to tho Adriatic, as had been promised by Ma
poleon III. The Prince replied that he ought
TO be only too glad to get Lombardy and the
Duchies. l remember he wound up by ex-
claiming. DO you expect us to sacrifice France
and our dynasty for your Cavour doGGedly
replied that promises were promises and ought
to be kept. He threatened to promote and
head a revolution rather than leave the work
half done. and complained bitterly Of the En-
peror. OF the King. OF La Marmora OF me. I
could not blame him. For years he had
worked to form an independent kingdom
OF Italy. and now he saw his labors
nullifed and his bright homes reduced
to anxious and prolonged suspense. He
could not be expected to resign himself
and bow to dire necessity as we had done. who.
day by day. had watched all the phases OF the
Emperor's involuntary withdrawal. Cavour, |
as q last resource. wished to carry on the war
alone: but 1S4S was too fresh in our memories.
and. as military men. we declined the respon-
sibility. Victor Emanuel absolutely refused to
stake the certain against the uncertain" Ca
your. however. would not listen to argument.
and. finding tho King. the Emperor and Prince
Napoleon memorable. resigned his post OF Min |
lister and left for Turin as soon as he knew
that the first conditions Of peace had been
settled. In his heart OF hearts. nevertheless. :
Victor Emanuel regretted Cavour. Taking
advantage OF one Of the frequent dis
agreements with La Marmora. which gem
orally ended by the ~latter's rendering his
resignation. the King finally took him
at his word. dissolved the Cabinet. and
sent for his former Minister. This was toward
the middle OF January. 1860. when Victor
Emanuel was i'll in bed. =" left tho Kings
room" says Della Rocco. when Camille en-
tered and | waited in the study. as his Majesty
had orders to give me. Half an hour after
ward. Cavour came out of the room with a
smiling face. and rubbing his hands. a sure
sign that no was pleased. Well he said look
ing straight at me over his spcctacles. the re-
Cancellation is complete 'Really?'I answered.
Don't pretend to be a simpleton.' replied he.
you knew it. And now. he added in rather "A
sarcastic tone. many things will be accom-
plished.' OF that | had no doubt. but / never
and | do not think Cavour himself
thought that before the end of the year we
should he masters of the whole boot. with tho
OF Venice and Rome The co.
with Garibaldi. which brought
about a union OF the south with tho
north. only occurred some months later. At
that moment he was in bad odor with the Gov
eminent 1t is true they had put him in com
mand of the Tuscan contingent. but Tanti,
commandments ofthe army Of the central
provinces. was ordered to keen watch on tho
reyolutionist. and had found means to remove
him. ltis well known that scarcely had Cayour
reassumed the office Of Prime Minister than
he induced the French Emperor. By the prom
isc Of Nice and Savoy. to agree to the anncxa-
ton of various Italian provinces. including
Emilia, and the Romagna. to Victor
kingdom. By this interchange the
King of Sardinia lost two or three millions Of
subjects and gained seven or eight. Garibaldi.
however. who had been chosen a DEPUTY for
Nice in the Italian Parl amcnt. furiously up
braided Cavour for the transaction. It is said
that Garlbaldi never forgot or foTgave tho
Of his birthplace to France, and
that the bitter words which he uttered upon
the subject always ranked in Cavour's mind.
il will be recalled that Cavour died on June Il.
1851. when the bitter struggle between him
and Garibaldi. the two greatest factors Of
Italian unity. was at its height. His death is
by our author to the mental suffer
ings he underwent. Della Rocca. personally.
had more than once occasion to complain Of
Cavour's treatment. but it is acknowledged
that " he was and will remain one of the great
est figures OF the nineteenth century. if not tho
greatest. Without Cavour it would have taken
centuries to form a united Italy thanks to him
was done in little more than twenty years.
The prologue was played in 1913 the epilogue
In 1870. after the death of the great minister"
III.
In this volume we first hear OF Garibaldi in
1884. when the Mazzinians. trusting to the as
surances Of a few Savoyards that the troops
would flock to the trlcolor flag, entered Savoy
in two divisions. Disappointed by their cold
reception and hearing that the Sandman troops
advancing. the rabble dispersed and fed.
among the first. For the sake of en-