The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

Yesterday there duly appeared, according to
announcement in the Official Gazette at Turin, the
Royal Decree of Amnesty, countersigned by Signor
RATTAZZI. That counter-signature will, of course,
render the tardy boon all the sweeter to GARI-
BALDI ! Particularly accompanied, as the Royal '
Decree is, by the Ministerial Report prefixed to it—
the Report addressed to the Italian Sovereign by his
wily Prime Minister. The announcement of the
kingly clemency throwing open the door of the
hero's prison at Varignano will have come so
charmingly to the knowledge of the victor of
Marsala, the hermit of Caprera, the victim of
Aspromonte, breathed as it is in the accents of no
other than Signor URBAN RATTAZZI. If anything
could 'possibly have tended to enhance for GARI-
BALDI thebitterness of the misfortunes befalling him
in consequence of his late mad and most melancholy
enterprise, it would be the time at which, the man-
ner in which, end the medium through which the
Amnesty is thrust upon his acceptance. It has been
delayed so tediously and granted at last so grudg-
ingly. It has been conveyed to the wounded
General's knowledge through a channel so
peculiarly unacceptable. It has been vouch-
safed in a manner so insultingly condescending.
" The motive," says Signor RATTAZZI, with ineffable
and therefore most galling and irritating coolness,
" The motive which had compelled your MAJESTY
to withstand the generous intentions of your heart
no longer exist. The rule of the law is again con-
solidated. Confidence in your frank but at the
same time prudent policy has moderated the im-
patience which had pushed GARIBALDI on the path
of rebellion. By the catastrophe of Aspromonte
we could perceive that if, while fighting in your
name, he would still achieve prodigicus results,
this could not continue to be the case when, having
forgotten his duty, he took up arms against your
rights, whatever might have been his ultimate
intentions. At present Italy is reassured recalls
the services rendered by GARIBALDI conde-
scension I what affecting generosity n, and wishes
to forget his errors. [So kind !] This desire of
the country is echoed by all the friends of the
liberty and unity of Italy." It was but very
recently remarked by an eye - witness of
the festive and courtly pageantries attend-
ant upon the late marriage of the young
Princess, now Queen of PORTUGAL, that the jaunty
lorm of the unpopular Italian Premier was ob-
served moving about among the glittering groups
towards the close of those ceremonials, switching
a little yellow cane with the air less of a statesman
than of a petit 'maitre. Reading these particularly
self-complacent sentences in the Ministerial Report
pennee, by Signor RATTAZZI—it seems for all the
• or id as if he were labouring, for the moment,
'Ander the delusion that. while committing the
`words to paper, he was switching that little
yellow Cane across the shoulders of the
Captive of Varignano. Quoth Signor RAT-
TAZZI, with
a cheerful flourish of the pen
or of the
yellow cane—it seems difficult to
decide which at the moment appeared to him to be
:more probably within his grasp—" When it was
necessary to combat rebellion, the Government pro-
posed
the most energetic measures. But all danger
has now ceased. The Ministry therefore becomes
Me interpreter of these gene r
oto
wishes, and asks
clemency of your MAJESTY. Ave should have
wished to extend this amnesty to all who have
participated in the insurrection, but the necessity
of upholding the sentiment of military duty in
the army prevents us from including soldiera
who have deserted amongst those to whom
pardon is granted." The Minister adding in
regard to this with a sublime unconsciousness of
the imputations capable of being cast (certain in
history to be cast) upon the secret policy of his ad-
ministration, first of all in fostering GARIBALDI'S
hopes, and then in crushing them—" The honour of
our flag [tile less said about that, by the way, after
-romonte, perhaps the better and the more ad-
visable, all things considered the honour of our
flag forbiele our taking extenuating circumstances
into consideration in their favour." Would it not
be advisable, then, upon the same principle, to drag
before some military tribunal, and to try, one after
another, by court-martial, those officers in Sicily
who, to the number of ten, twenty, thirty,
forty, tore off their epaulettes, laid down their
swords, voluntarily xtsigae4 thin cortuls-

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THE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, OCT. 7, 1862.