usta ▁and ▁Il ▁P iem onte , ▁of ▁which ▁latter ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁editor . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁his ▁chief ▁historical ▁work , ▁Lo ▁Stato ▁Rom ano ▁dal ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁al ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁in ▁four ▁volumes ▁( T ur in , ▁ 1 8 5 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁minister ▁of ▁public ▁instruction ▁in ▁the ▁D ' Az eg lio ▁cabinet , ▁an ▁office ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁till ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S ardin ian ▁parliament ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁Far ini ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sta unch est ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Cav our , ▁and ▁strongly ▁fav oured ▁the ▁proposal ▁that ▁P ied mont ▁should ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War , ▁if ▁indeed ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁actually ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁policy . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁published ▁two ▁letters ▁to ▁British ▁liberal ▁states man ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone ▁on ▁Italian ▁affairs , ▁which ▁created ▁a ▁sens ation , ▁while ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁propag ate ▁his ▁views ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁press . ▁ ▁When ▁on ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁Francis ▁V , ▁du ke ▁of ▁Mod ena , ▁was ▁exp elled ▁and ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁set ▁up , ▁Far ini ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁P ied mont ese ▁commission er ▁to ▁that ▁city ;