e, creates fears; those
fears lead to tyranny, that tyranny begets resentment, that resentment
creates true causes of fear where they were not before; and thus fear is
quickened and enhanced, the original vice multiplies itself with fearful
speed, and the old crime engenders a necessity for new.'[241]

Poerio apprehended that his own case had been made worse by the
intervention of Mr. Temple, the British minister and brother of Lord
Palmerston; not in the least as blaming him or considering it officious.
He adopted the motto, 'to suffer is to do,' '_il patire e anche
operare_.' For himself he was not only willing--he rejoiced--to play the
martyr's part.

I was particularly desirous, wrote Mr. Gladstone in a private
memorandum, to have Poerio's opinion on the expediency of making
some effort in England to draw general attention to these horrors,
and dissociate the conservative party from all suppositions of
winking at them; because I had had from a sensible man one strong
opinion against such a course. I said to him that in my view only
two models could be thought of,--the first, amicable remonstrance
through the cabinets, the second public notoriety and shame. That
had Lord Aberdeen been in power the first might have been
practicable, but that with Lord Palmerston it would not, because of
his position relatively to the other cabinets (Yes, he said, Lord
Palmerston was _isolato_), not because he would be wanting in the
will. Matters standing thus, I saw no way open but that of
exposure; and might that possibly exasperate the Neapolitan
government, and increase their severity? His reply was, 'As to us,
never mind; we can hardly be worse than we are. But think of our
country, for which we are most willing to be sacrificed. Exposure
will do it good. The present government of Naples rely on the
English conservative party. Consequently we were all in horror when
Lord Stanley last year carried his motion in the House of Lords.
Let there be a voice from that party showing that whatever
government be in power in England, no support will be given to such
proceedings as these. It will do much to break them down. It will
also strengthen the hands of a better and less obdurate class about
the court. Even there all are not alike. I know it from
observation. These ministers are the extremest of extremes. T