New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-26
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ROME, December 2 l54s.
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Not till saw the snow on the mountains grow
rosy in tie Autumn sunset did ! turn my steps
again toward Rome. / was very ready TO return
After three or four years. Of constant excitement
this six months of seclusion had been welcome :
but now / felt the need OF meeting other eyes
beside those so bright and so shallow oil the
Italian beassnt Indeed, ! lett what was most
precious thet could not take with me still 1t
was compensation that was again 10 see Rome.
Rome that almost killed me with ner cold breath
OF last Winter, yet still with that cold breath
whispered tale Of import divine. Rome
80 beautiful, so great her presence Supplies, and
one has to withdraw 10 prize the treasures she
has given City Of the Soul yes, it is that the
very dust magnetizes you, and thousand spells
nave been claiming you IN every careless, every
murmuring moment Yes Rome, however seen,
thou must be still adored and every hour Of alb
sence or presence must deepen love with one who
mas known what it is TO repose IN thy arms.
Repose for whatever be the revolutions, tu-
muts, psnics, hopes OF the present day, still the
temper Of life here is Repose. The great Past en-
folds us, and the emotions of the moment cannot
here Importantly disturb that impression. From
the wild shout and throng Of the streets the set
ting sun recalls us as II rests a hundred dOmes
and tsmples-rests on the Csmpsgna, whose grass
is rooted in departed human greatness. Bunal
place 80 full of spirit that Death itself seems no
longer cold oh let me rest here too Rest, here,
seems possible meseems myriad lives still i'm
ger here, awaiting some one great summons.
The rivers had burst their bounds, and beneath
the moon the fields round Rome lay one sheet OF
silver Entering the gate while the baggage YVES
under examination ] walked 10 the gate Of a villa
Far stretched it's overarching strawberries its deep
green bowers two statues with foot advanced and
uphtted finger, seemed to greet me 1t was near
the scene Of great revels great spendor IN the
old time there lay the gardens OF sallust, where
were combined palace, theater, library, bath and
villa. Strange things have happened now, the
most attractive part OF which-the secret heart
lies buried or has fed 10 animate other iorms
tor OF that part historians have rarely gwen a
hint more than they do now OF the truest lie o.
our day. that refuses TO be embodied by the
pen il Graves forms more mutable, moro eloquent
than the pen give.
found Rome empty OF foreigners most oil the
English have fled in afright-the Germans and
French are wanted at home-the Gar has re
called many of his younger subjects he does not
like the schooling they get here That large part
OF the population which lives by the visits OF for
eigners W as suffering very much-trade, industry,
for every reason, stagnant. The people were
every moment becoming more exasperated by the
impudent measures of the Minister hossi' and
their modification at seeing Rome represented
and BETRAYED by foreigner. And what ioreign-
er1 pupil of Guizot and Louis Philippe. The
news had lust reached them of the bombardment
and storm of Vienna Zucchi, the Minister-oi-
War, left Rome to put down over-iree manifesto
tons in the Provinces and impede the entrance oi
the troops of the Patriot Chief, Garibaldi, into
Bologna. From the Provinces came soldiery,
called by Rossi TO keep order at the opening oi
the Chamber of Deputies He reviewed them IN
the face of the Civic Guard the Press began TO
be restrained men were arbitrarily seized and
sent out Of the kingdom the public Indignation
rose 10 its hight the cup overfiowed
The 18th was beautiful day and had gone out
Tor along walk. Returning at night, the old Pad
roma met me with her usual smile little clouded,
"Do you know, said she, thatthe Minister hossl
has been killed." No Roman said mrdered'I
Killed :"
"Yes-with thrust in the back. A wicked man.
surely, but is that the way to punish CHRISTIANS
"lcannot" observed Philosopher "sympathize
under any circumstances With so immoral deed :
but surely the msnner OF doing II was grdnd'ose'
The people at large was not so refined In their
comments as either the Padrona or the fhhoso-
pher but soldiers and populace alike ran up ana
down singing Blessed the hand that rlds the
earth OF a tyrant
Certainly, the manner icas srandiose'
The Chamber was awaiting the entrance u
Rossi Had he lived to enter, he would nave
iound the Assembly, without single exception
ranged upon the Opposition benches. MS car
rage approached, attended by a howhng' nss'"s
multitude He smiled, affected unconcern, Du'
must have felt relieved when his horses entered
the COURTYARD gate of the Cancelier'a. He ala not
know he was entering the place oil ms eAeeu''o"'
The horses stopped he shghted In 'ne "'''' "
a crowd il iostled him as II Tor the purpose VI
insult he turned abruptly and received as he d'a
so the fatal blow. 1t was dealt by resoiute' per
hap. experienced, hand he fell and spoke no "o'u
more. ;,l
The crowd, as If all previously acquainted WIN
the plan, as no doubt most of them were issue"
quietly from the gate and passed through tue out
side crowd-its members. among whom was NC
who dealt the blow, dispensing III all dreo'ion'
For two or three minutes this outside crowo u'u
not know that anything special had hsppeneu'-
when they did, the news was at the moment 'e.
ceived in silence The soldiers IN whom nos',
had trusted. whom he had hoped To matter a""
bribe stood at their posts and said mol "otu,
Neither they nor any one asked who did TINS .
Where is he gone r. The sense OF the PeoP'e
certainly was that it was an act oil summary JUS
,;,s ON an offender whom the laws could not reaeh'
bu, they felt i, to be indecent to shout or exa' ON
the snot where he was breathing his last Rome
50 long supposed the Capital OF ohTi''endom Ger.
tsny took very pagan view Of 'ns s'' Ss
n;scs represented on the occasion at the 'neA'e''
:. ..Tbe Death of Nero"
The next morning went to the ehurcn o' ~