New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-03
Italy aHd her Martyrs.

slaer.ngs Of the adFo -s.es Of TIA an Freedom and
independence We copy fro4 Z letter of E1xa-,
Search 70 the BosIon Libera'a-. Nr : remsrks
that. while be Ikes Noa Ress.4-cc u tie abst-.ct
he don'tsee lo* TIE tyralts wao now aevas,ste
aad desola,e lay srs 70 be put 3oRn Oh taat r-n.
c.ple. He quotes from some recent publication g.
'olow,
Thee ~as sn insurrectlon l it-y. 10 r-2l-in Ma
PIES, tie pr petty Of tue Kag q The Two S.cii,s
i was put down by Austrian i-terven:lcr.
There was Al insurection in Italy, inl.H in Pies
mont, the property Of Ii King q Sardinia The
present king Charles A5-r, ten P-irc ~ c.
and mir - n throne Wa in ted a tne ul0vsu-ri
1ss - nomins. leader. A1siTis u,srieree to -s1r
rect an put down
Austria W.. alarmed f0r her ovn property 10 taly -
-i.vio Peco Aaronce.l ard 0taer'. we Conductors
Of ana contributors tos l-nsl - - 'PecisI Inca
purpose hut which aimed ~ rssi1g me 'Ai@1 chsac
ler, they. being iiaanI secretly, md not unasurAy
desiring the regeneration a. Iisy They even " NJ 90
Tar a. - cord ct - FIR literary cIcsns 10 W " ih@n
usually h5sra snd comprehensive s-i--i. lns was
Treason under the ps;er- ru,e n Austria - P'cD
and Narouce u were cordemnf- - 1'teen yesra ID
prisOnmsn. IN the fortress - -Jis.l@rg l-hcIs &C
count II b!s su1srngs written win ne utmost c7uI
and fJrtearance. has been widely pu1Ishe1 Most fi
our readers probably sc9 lsinied VIII t and have
read q he tortures undcr tre Les5s 10 Venice under
the hot suu u an Italian Summer. tormenled bT ever
Of BE r~fnOf ~ 10 clll danny
cell when toe Winter approached III. bare plank for
I'D - pie org bis prison Diet Of BLACK bread and
stale lard and water called broth bis books taken from
him forbidden % speak % ne fellow prisone's stripped
naked periodical T. BE- searched b. be ltilors BIZ
fearful bodily Illnesses and meut. sgoDi@s these need
MT here Be repeated One fact may suffice to show s
the ~ which Austrian supremacy has been
ms nts. ned in Italy
Tie coufaenentin s2i4berg has caused tumor 10
Msroncelis knee In the be Inning the pain was Dot
excessive only compelling him 70 20 lame A'ier~srd
be Rad difficulty in dragging bis Irons The temor gre"
daily worse, increasing q an enormous SIC, 400 10
psirfu.ncEs Leeches, Issues causuc Concentrations
only increased the pain The tumor became one entire
wound lie could neither digest nor sleep and grew
frshtfGlly emscisted What he suffered during nine
lars nonths Il ia no, possible 10 describe. At length
the physician declared that Il necessary d ampu
tate the log He asked If be had courage 70 under
70 the operation. He was ready. But they had u
wait c,sht DAYS for permission from Vienna Eisht
days Add when the permistOn arrived, snd "nen
toe leg Of the surgeon found that no provision Tor
the operation bad been made IN the prison Inc 'uier
hsd % wait two hours while they sent into the town
for bsndsRsE. The vro;ched cripple remained IN pri'
sOn h.s clutches.
There was conspiracy IN Piedmont (Which s DO,
called Ausrisn) ia lsB Not an insUrrection, but
uspirscy which prevented from breaking out
few words, imprudently uttered in quarrel, gave
King Charles Albert, the same Charles Albert who was
coucs rDe1 and betrsJed the Instruction Of lc2 clue
h toe conspiracy. Struck with terror. knowing h.
own unpnsularity he adopted terror ~ his system
Arrests were made By wholesale, wherever there
was the slightest suspicion Tho conspiracy was
o. general thst conjecture could hardly fail % hi upon
some seriously compounded Then commenced.
dor the ausyices Of the present king series Oh nor
worthy Of the worst days of the lnquison Mi
hary commissions were appointed The prisons ci
Genoa Turin, Alexandria. Chsmocry, cverywhcrf, In.
decd were filed and intervals were allowed 10 espse
between the arrests dig rent cities IN order that
air of probability might be- given - the report ,hs the
arrests we're made IN consequence II Information d.
vuesd by ciferent prisoners Out Of doors the most
arcc.u. csumnies we're circulated 10 excite the pub
tic against the victims Within the prisons. everything
which hstred and visny the most experienced could
devise into operation. 70 obtain confessions
and accusations Of completely some were told that
their guilt was known but halthey would be pardoned
10 they denounced thei companions. Others bad pol
(a,ropos belsdonns) infused into their drink, q
weak their nervous system, and so break down the
.tLbbOrnpess of their minds. Others had pretended
sprsors placed In their cells, to warm th~m into
heir confidence under the suise OF sympathy. orc
N a. MiclO Who WAS betrayed by this las, process had
man thrown into hs dungeon who. with tears in his
eyes amcnted his mpl alton 10 the conspiracy more
than al GREETING that he could ind materials for
writing to his family, though he had the of com
municsti0n MigiO opened One OF It's own yeins, and
wrote few words with his blood.
This letter was the main evidence on Miglios trial
and such evidence Obtained he shot al Genoa
Gsateri the Governor Of Alex andgla had sought %
tori revelations from Of the accused named Voc
cnieri rritated by his refusal he loaded him with ID
suits After his sentence, he again urged him 10 cor
saying that urging him he dOng the best he
could 70 serve him. " The best you can do for M,
said Tho prisoner "ls to rid me Of your cdlous pre-
eucc" 1hereupon Gslster kicked the chained 10 10
the abdomen. The only favor demanded by Nocchitri
tnst IN marching TO the scsf0ld he might not b.
compelled TO pass his own house, wherein were bis
wfe-then pregnant-his sister and his two little chill
dren II was refused him His sister has been mad
ever since.
Among the prisoners WAS young man named Jacobo
Ruiim He hFd been warned of his arrest and ad-
yised To ly. He replied, that those whose example
had led others into danger ought to be the resdiest 10
die Arrested questioned pressed, he cOntenied him
s,f with smiling. One day he was called before the
Auditor of War. who ssd to him You are brave
Young mani You have worked for good and you
nave the appearance of setting from conviction
But see you have believed yourself leasued with
Dand Of heroes and Il Is only troop Of wards VINO
have betrayed YOU You think 10 bury with you the
secret If holy cause, aud you ara sscnhcng your
outh your family. your aged mother In order not TO
conft that which your intimate friends nave already
declared against you. Look here And he lAd
document before him IL wass complete remuneration
signed with the nsme Of friend who possessed al bis
confidence. The signature was forged. But Tor
Young man. full OF nervous sensblgy il WAS not the
moment for a cool snd clever examination. He 's~
the resemblance Of the signature he believed II TO BE
his friends send me back 10 prison. am too much
. gitated now To morrow you shall have my answer
Return, to HE cell he tore nail from the door and
opened vein in bis neck. Ia tina morning they found
bis corpse and ON the val Of Bis prison these words
rit,en With bis blood This |. my answer ] lesve
my vengeance 10 my brothers
Such torures awaited those holding faith IN the unity
and Independence OF ltsy. Thus the rulers u Ray
side the smslles, whisper Of public opinion