ITALY. 



1. That it is as important that the principles of the 

 Kepublican party should control in the administration 

 of the State and nation now, and for the future, as at 

 any time since that party's organization ; and that the 

 restoration to power, under any pretext, or any form 

 of party organization, of the men who would again 

 apply the principles and policy of the pro-slavery 

 party before and during the war, to the present and 

 future administration of State and national affairs, 

 would be an evil of the greatest magnitude and full 

 of danger to the country. 



2. That, while we recognize the fact that the elec- 

 tors of Iowa are to act individually and directly upon 

 the proposed amendments to the constitution of the 

 State ; and, while we recognize that the principles 

 embodied in said amendments are more sacred than 

 party ties, and, above all, considerations of mere par- 

 ty policy, nevertheless, we deem it proper to again 

 proclaim it as a cardinal principle of our political 

 faith, that all men are equal before the law, and we 

 are in favor of the proposed amendments to the con- 

 stitution of the State of Iowa which will secure the 

 rights of the ballot, the protection of the law, and 

 equal justice to all men, irrespective of color, race, or 

 religion. 



3. That we demand the strictest economy in the 

 administration of our State and national Govern- 

 ment. 



4. That we are in favor of the nomination of U. S. 

 Grant as our candidate for President, and, as a guaran- 

 tee of his life and safety, as well as that of the nation, 

 our delegates are especially enjoined to secure, as our 

 candidate for Vice-President, a Republican of un- 

 swerving fidelity and unimpeachable integrity. 



5. That the views, purposes, and principles of the 

 Republican organization of Iowa, have ever been well 

 denned, understood, and sustained ; and we are re- 

 solved that the Republican standard shall never be 

 lowered or compromised. That on the battle-field, 

 at the polls, and in the councils of the nation, Iowa 

 has ever been radically in earnest, in fighting for and 

 maintaining our liberty, our Union, the rights of man, 

 and the honor and integrity of the nation, and that 

 we expect and demand of the National Convention, to 

 assemble at Chicago on the 20th inst., an unequivocal 

 avowal of our principles, and upon such a platform 

 we propose to meet and overwhelm our political oppo- 

 nents. 



The election resulted in the choice of elec- 

 tors, pledged to vote for General Grant for 

 President, by a majority of 46,359, the whole 

 vote being 194,439, and Grant having 120,399 

 to 74,040 for Seymour. The whole vote on 

 amending the constitution, by striking the 

 word "white" from the clause designating the 

 qualifications of electors, was 186,503, of which 

 105,384 were for the amendment, and 81,119 

 against it. The constitution was accordingly 

 amended by a majority of 24,265 votes. Six 

 Kepresentatives to Congress were chosen, all of 

 whom were Republicans. 



There will be no session of the Legislature in 

 1869. 



ITALY, a kingdom in Southern Europe. 

 King, Victor Emmanuel, born March 14, 1820 ; 

 succeeded his father, as King of Sardinia, on 

 March 23, 1849 ; assumed the title of King of 

 Italy on March 17, 1861. Heir-apparent to the 

 throne, Prince Humbert, born March 14, 1844; 

 married April 22, 1868, to Princess Marguerita, 

 of Savoy, daughter of the late Duke of Genoa, 

 brother of King Victor Emmanuel. . The area 

 of the kingdom (since the annexation of Vene- 

 tia, in 1866) is 118,356 square miles ; the popu- 



lation, according to the census of 1862, 24,273,- 

 776. The following cities had, in 1861, more 

 than 100,000 inhabitants: Naples, 418,968; 

 Milan, 196,109; Turin, 180,520; Palermo, 

 167,625; Genoa, 127,986; Florence, 114,363; 

 Venice, 113,525. With regard to religion, 

 there are 24,167,855 Roman Catholics, 32,932 

 Protestants, 29,233 Jews the remainder be- 

 longing to other sects. Italy is divided into 

 8,562 communes or parishes, of which 2,763 

 have less than 1,000 inhabitants, and only nine 

 more than 100,000. In the budget for the year 

 1868 the expenditures were estimated at 982,- 

 882,416 lire (one lira, 19 cents), the receipts at 

 790,912,728 lire, and the deficit at 191,969,688 

 lire. The public debt amounted, on December 

 31, 1867, to 6,775,408,158 lire (nominal value of 

 capital). The army, in 1869, was, according to 

 the budget of the Ministry of War, to consist of 

 183,431 men on the peace footing, and 573,721 

 men on the war footing. The number of war- 

 vessels was, on January 1, 1869, 99, armed with 

 1,022 guns. The number of iron-clads was 22, 

 armed with 272 guns. The official value of the 

 special commerce in 1866 was as follows : im- 

 ports, 770,200,000; exports, 451,900,000; tran- 

 sit, 47,500,000. The movement of shipping, in- 

 cluding coasting vessels, was, in 1866, as follows : 



Vessels. Tonnage. 



Entered . . '. 107,129 8,292,080 



Cleared 104,787 8,100,250 



The merchant navy, in 1866, consisted of 

 16,210 vessels, having an aggregate tonnage of 

 717,365. 



According to the Statistical Register of 

 Public Instruction for the year 1867, published 

 at Florence, the number of students entered on 

 the books of the fifteen universities of the 

 country was, for law, 2,751; medicine, 1,985; 

 mathematics, 1,299 ; literature and philosophy, 

 115; theology, 13; and pharmacy, 633. The 

 largest numbers were, at Padua, 1,487; !Na- 

 ples, 1,427, and Turin, 1,124; while at Sassari 

 there were only 53; Parma, 61; Cagliari, 85, 

 and Sienna, 91. In 1857, 453 students passed as 

 licentiates in law, 205 in medicine, 199 in math- 

 ematics, and 20 in literature and philosophy ; 

 also, 41 diplomas were given for the position 

 of notary, and 161 for pharmacy. There were 

 8,795 pupils in the 104 royal colleges, 4,768 in 

 136 professional schools, 1,608 in 26 minor col- 

 leges, and. 972 in the different municipal sem- 

 inaries. The grants from the Government to 

 Sunday and evening schools for the working- 

 classes amounted to 513,986 lire, distributed 

 among 8,808 teachers ; to 51 societies for pro- 

 moting popular instruction, 42,984 lire ; and to 

 57 infant schools, 81,470 lire. 



Interesting information on the commerce 

 and manufactures of Italy is given in an Eng- 

 lish Blue Book, containing reports made on 

 the subject to Lord Stanley, as Secretary for 

 Foreign Affairs, by Sir A. Paget. From par- 

 ticulars recorded with reference to the silk- 

 trade it appears that the number of looms now 

 at work in Italy is about 20,000, Genoa and 



