New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-10
Post-Office Espionage I'm
England.

IL would seem mat Inc Blush government III
compliance with the request OF the Austrian En-
peror and of the Pope, has caused 10 be opened
the private correspondence of Mazzini, leader
of the Revolutionary movements in Italy. This
act has called :orh the indignant denuncatons
of the PreSs-the Times itself uniting in execra-
ting such hai barian breach ofhonor and decency
in The strongest terms. o. all that has been SAID.
however, nothing has seemed to US more directly
to the purpose than the following from the noble
hearted CARLYLE:
To The Editor If The TTres
SiR-ln your obse, vations in Yesterdays Times
an The iare discraceful affair of Mr. alazzns letter
and he Secretary of State, YOU mention that Mr..
liazzui Is entirely unknown TO YOU. entirely IN
different 20 you and add, very justly, that he we've
the most contemplate Of mankind. IL would not
| affect your argument, on ,he su!Ject.
II NAV tend to throw farther lighr on this matter
| f ! nav certify 10 Won, which | III some sor:
feel called upon 10 30. that hlr. Mazzn is not IN
known various competent persons in this country;
and that he is very far indeed from being cnntcptI-
ble-none farther, or very few OF living men. have
had the honor 10 know Mr. Mazzini for series %.
years; and whatever | may think of his practical
sight and skill in worldly affairs can with great
freedom testify TO all men thai he, if | have ever
OF sterling veracy, humanity and nobleness OF mind,
one of those rare men, Vulnerable unfortunately but
n units in this world, who worthy TO he called
m 'vr-souls, Who in silence, piously in their daily
li,a understand and practice what Is meant by that
OF Italian DemoCric;es and Young ltaly's sorrows
of exraneous Austrian Empcrors in Milan, or poor
old chimercal Popes in Bologna, | know nothing
and desire 10 know nothing; but this Other thing
do know and can here declare publicly 10 he fact
which fact. all of us that have occasion to comment
on Mr.. MaZzini and his affairs may do well 10 take
along with W., rs thing leading toward new clear
ness, and not toward new additional darkness, re-
gardng him and them
Whether the cxraneous Austrian Emperor and
miserable old chimera of POPE shall maintain
themselves in l,aly, or be obliged to decamp from
Italy, not question in the least vital to English
men. But il is question vital 10 us thar sealed
letters iii an English Post Office he, rs we all fan
cied they were, respected things sacred that
opening OF mems leters-a practice near oi KIN 10
picking mems pockets, and to other sill vier AMI
far tauler forms OF scOundrellsm-be not resortet 10
in England except in cases OF the very last extremity
When some new gunpowder plot may be in the wind
some doube-dvad high treason or imnnent national
wreck not avoldable otherwise then let open let
ters: not till then. To all Austrian kaisers and
such like, in their time of trouble, let answer as
our fathers from OF old have answered: Not by such
means is help here for you. Such MEANS allied Ia
picking o; pockets and viler forms Of scoundresn,
are not permitted in this country for your brhoof
The Right Honorable Secretary does himself detcs
such and even is afraid 10 employ them He dare
MOTT would be dangerous for him All British
men that might chance TO come in view Of such II
transaction, would incline 10 spurn il, and trampIe
On il, and Indignantly ask him what he meant by ii .
caeiseo, June am '' your "''' THOMAS CARLYLE
AS to the affairs OF Italy, there is nothing very
encouraging to the hopes Of the friends Of liberty
long and unresisted state Of political scrvituda
has produced its usual cfects-supineness and
moral imbecility--on The Italian people; and,
hemmed in as they are on every side by the troops
of their Austrian masters-their correspondence
opened and examined by Post office Government
spies, and even their very conversation with each
other and around the domestic hearth listened To
and reported, with every exaggcraton and mis-
construction, to an agent of the Government
the greater portion oftheir earnings snaichcd from
their hands by Il voraclous system of taxation--
without concert, arms, encouragement, aud no
ray of light 10 cheer them on but the dim burn
ing, Pickering hope within each fearful boson--i'
is not strange that the beautiful, the sunny, the
classic land of Italy still lies ;aintng in dark
ness Blu, it is strange TIA. the British Govern
mert, which claiI.s Ia be the Great Regulate
and DISPENSER Of Freedom and Justice through
out Europe. should lend Itself to rivet the chains
Of this unhappy and snrcv stricken people.