Who keeps up agitation at Genoa, at Leghorn, and, above all, at Home?
That secret Association known as the Mazzinists.
I grant that the Romans have but a moderate respect for the law.

But the truth is, there is no law in the country.

They have a respect for the Code Napoleon, since they urgently ask for it.

What they do not respect is, the official caprice of their masters.

I am certainly no advocate of disorder; but when I think that a mere fancy of Cardinal Antonelli, scribbled on a sheet of paper, has the force of law for the present and the future, I can understand an insolent contempt of the laws, to the extent of actual revolt.
As for social distinctions, it strikes me that the Italians respect them even too much.