The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-02


ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS 1t must be highly gratifying
TO all good patriots, TO observe that whilst thousands
of canmnious pens are constantly endeavoring TO
abuse and cry down institutions and social con-
diton abroad, numberless foreigners who have cho-
sen this Aosptable land for home, are daily enlist
ing in militia, the defenders in time of need
ol their adopted country. There is scarcely one
Of the nations of Europe whose citizens, establish
ed amongst us, have not voun. eered their services
in the ranks of our National Guards Even our
Italian fellow citizens, who have so often been rep.
resented under coiors far from ruth as they are
from lattery, by scrlblers utterly unacquanted with
Italian history and Italian character, are at work 10
bring another proof OF the ialsiry of the opinions
often expressed the other side of the Atlantic
about the progress of misrule in our domestic Of
fairs. The first Italian company ever formed in the
United State was organised in August, 1882 in the
city OF New Orleans, under the name OF the
" Mount Vernon Musketeers," by o. de A. Santan.
gelo, Esq, CT deuGnt Adutant General in one of
the European armies, and an inhabitant of our
country for the last twenty years. That company,
headed by this gentleman, established ITSELF from
The period oil Its first appearance in public, as
OF the best drilled, equipped and disciplined of the
Legion OF Louisiana. 1t is under the direction of
the same worthy veteran that corps OF Italian
volunteers is now forming in city and we are
told that but very few subscribers are wanting 10
complete the number of members required by the
law for The formation OF company. A third meet
ing is called, per advertisement in the Herald at s
o'clock p. M, on Monday the 18th instant, at the
Saloon 10 Chambers street, and we wish them all
the success their meritorous undertaking deserves
PRESCRIBED CANADIAN TRAITORS PARDvNED.-
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be entered in the Court of Kings Bench, a noHe
7rosequ in the indictments for the crime of high
treason against Louis Joseph Paplneau, Thomas
Sorrow Brown, and Dr. O'Callaghan, on which
true bills had been returned by the Grand Jury of
the District Of Montreal Alexander Buchanan.
Esq, @. c., who in this matter acted for Her Ma
jesty's Attorney General, mentioned that he aced
on instructions from the Government On this SUBJ
ject The Montreal Gazette makes the following OBJ
servations -
This quasi pardon of the nsurrectionary trum-
vlrate, may be wise well es a merciful exercise
Of the Royal prerogative; but, although we have
expressed our assent TO the proprley Of granting
general amnesty in favor of II political delinouen,s
we hold that this plece-mes pardoIfing OF the most
prominent leaders. Is alike Inconsistent with the
dignity and justice OF the British Government. We
refrain from further remarks upon the subject, in
the hope that this measure is merely preliminary to
a general amnesty, which it ought, however, to
have followed, not preceded.
ESCAPE FROM DEATH.-A most frightful scene
occurred at Paterson Falls yesterday, which should
serve as a warning to those visiting this romantic
spot. Ayoung gentleman, connected as teacher
with public school No 2, of this city, in attempting
to leap across one Of the chasms through which the
current passes, missed his footing and fell into the
rushing stream He was carried by the force of the
currenta distance of some thirty feet, beneath the
surface OF the water, when he fortunately encoun-
tered a projecting rock, through which means af,e
much struggling and uncommon presence of mind.
he succeeded ia efiecting his escape Had he pass
ed the rock-and it was a miracle that he should
have reached it at all-he must inevitably have
been preciptated over the preclpice into the boiling
chasm beneath. We understand that eight persons
have lost their lives from similar accident, on this
very spot.
o. The niger preacher Pennington gave an
account Of his visit TO the Worlds Convention, and
OF the introductons he received to distinguished
people on the other side Of the Atlantic, in the Ia
bernacle Thursday night " turns ont IN AZ tbs