Modern European history . Tunis 1-hviijifiiini^ (V ^iPaa/f//r,. REVOLUTIONS IN ITALY 267 undeviating support of the ominous principle whicii made the HolyAlliance a synonym everywhere for tyranny, odious to all liberals inEurope and America. A Congress was held at Troppau in 1820 and at Laibach in 1821 toconsider the question of Naples. It was participated in by the threepowers mentioned and by France and England. The twolast named did not join in the declaration of the new doc- gress oftrine but they remained passive and the absolute powers, Troppau,Austria, Prussia, and Russia had their way.


Modern European history . Tunis 1-hviijifiiini^ (V ^iPaa/f//r,. REVOLUTIONS IN ITALY 267 undeviating support of the ominous principle whicii made the HolyAlliance a synonym everywhere for tyranny, odious to all liberals inEurope and America. A Congress was held at Troppau in 1820 and at Laibach in 1821 toconsider the question of Naples. It was participated in by the threepowers mentioned and by France and England. The twolast named did not join in the declaration of the new doc- gress oftrine but they remained passive and the absolute powers, Troppau,Austria, Prussia, and Russia had their way. They com-missioned Austria to send an army into the Kingdom of Naples, to abolishthe constitution, and to restore absolutism. This was done. The resultswere for the Neapolitans most deplorable. The reaction that ensuedwas unrestrained. Hundreds were imprisoned, exiled, executed. Arbi-trary government of the worst kind was meted out to this unfortunatepeople. Just as this Neapolitan revolution was being snuffed out a similarrevolution blazed up at the opposit


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