The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-12-31
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1S47.


ranny Of the mobility, and sighed for Il
change. The populace wished TO elect an
Able, whose authority should keepin check
the captains, who were then the magis-
trates Of the republic. A large and tumnl-
tuous meeting was accordingly held for the
election Of an Able of the people. The tu-
multi increased, the people grew warm, and
were about to proceed TO blows when a
wine house, mixed among the crowd, and
getting upon an elevation, emboldehed by
the fumes Of wine, he bawled ont, "Fellow
citizens,will you hearken TO me! z" TheGe-
noese who were about to tear each other TO
pieces, burst into hearty laugh. Some
told the shoemaker TO be quiet others en-
couragcd him to speak; but some threw
dirt at him. The orator was nowise dis
concerted, and shouted out ''Nou ought to
nominate TO the dignity of Able of the peo-
pie an honest man. and ! know Of none
more so than Simon Boccanegra; you
ought to appoint him. Now, Simon was
a good man, and was muck esteemed both
by the nobility and the people and he was
moreover, man Of good family. In
short. his merits occaSiOned the people TO
attend TO the shoemak cr's recommendation
they elected Simon 10 be Able, and presen-
ted him with sword. as mark OF his Dig
nifty: this, however, he returned, thanking
the people for the good willthey had shown
him, but declining to be the first Able :
but, availing himself of the shoemakers
speech, he soon attained the lead in the re-
public. The people soon shouted, "BOcca-
ncgra. Lord of Genoa" The ambitious
man then said lie was ready 10 submit to
the will ofthc people; TO be Able, or Lord.
as they should ordan. This feigned hu-
mility pleased the people, as he had calcu-
lated; they shouted, "Lord Bocoancgra p
and he was proclaimed perpetual Doge.-
80 that the speech Of drunken shoemak or
caused the government of Genoa TO he
transferred from the mobiles 10 the people, and
a single man TO become sole minister OF the
state.
How the Gcnocse fell under the Austrian
yoke we need not partcularize they freed
themselves from it through a very lrifing
occurrence. On December 3, l476. the
Genoesc were compelled to assist in drawing
artillery Of their city. 20 aid their conquer
orS in an expedition against Provence. In
drawing one Of the mortars through a mar
row street, the carriage broke. crowd as
scmblod, i'll The midst Of which an Austrian
officer struck with his cane AT Gcnoesc.
who was slow at his work. The cyaspcra-
ted republican drew his knife and stabbed
the officer: the whole crowd of GeuoeSc
became excited: they broke open the ar
moror's shops. demolished the gates Of the
arsenal and powder magazines. fell upon
the AuStgianS and drove them out Of tjir ri.
tv; the poasaniry poured in and ioine, the
citizens, AND thus they drove the enemy en-
liroiy from the state Of Genoa. The G,-
noCsc calculated. with gIcat.rcioicirc. tbis
recovery Of thcir liberty; with great solcm-
MY they drew through the streets then
mortar which had oCCaSioned this revolu-
ton. The Austrian army, destined for the
expedition against Provence. marched ia
and blockaded mp Genoa: but France sen,
the citizens aid--ihe Duke de Richelieu
saved the republic. and the senate raised y
statue in honor Of him.
\ window was once The cause of n war
and very oddly. too. When the palace of
Triauon was building for LouiS NV. at the
end of the park at Versailles. the king ono
day went TO inspect it. ACCOMPANIED Ly
LonvoiS, Secretary Mt War and supcrintcn.
dent of the building. The sovereign and
the minister were walking together. when
the king remarked that one Of the window,
was out of shape and smaller Than the rest
this Louvois denied, asserting that he could
not perceive the slightest difference. Ioui,
had it measured. and finding that he was
right III his observation. treated Louyoi,
with contumeIy before the court. This so in.
ccnscd the minister, that when he had
reached home he was heard TO say he would
find better employment for n soycreir,
;han that of insulting his favoritcs. Lou
vols was as good rs his word: for. by hi,
haughtinesS and ill-temper. he insultcd the
leading powers Of Europe, and occasioncd
the sangulnOry war oflGS9. between I.ouis
On the one side. and the Empire. Ilollard
and Britain on the other. The treaty of Reys.
wick, in 1867, terminated the war. by which
LoniS gained nothing. acknowledged vii.
liam III as King of Great Britain, and re.
stored the Duke Of Lorraine to his domip.
ions.