New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-04
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
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| To the Editor Of The T,ibunei
Having bad placed in my hands an article signed
Sigma, from the Nelc. York Courier and Enquirer.
treating of the late Italian revolution and OF the
leading persons concerned in it, written under the
most erroneous impression | cannot let such false
views remain before the public without endeayor.
ing to rectiiy them to the best of my feeble ability
| am the more inclined to take this step because
from my intercourse with American citizens since
my arrival here | find them in general misled
upon these subjects their information Except the
correspondence and editorial articles which have ap
peared in The Tribune and few other truly demo.
cratic papers, having been gathered from the Lon
don journals That press although most ably con-
Quoted regards the composition of its articles yee
to please its aristOcratic readers invariably gives
such artificial coloring b every political event that
each endeavor made by an oppressed country to
free itself from tyranny and ameorate its condition
is distorted SO as to appear 10 be the rebellion of q
restless faction for the sake of piage while the
patriots who sacrifice themselves aKd their fortunes
for the public good are stigmstzed with the appel
lstion Of brigands Unless. forsOoth, the move
melt lie made by the nobility in favor OF very
limited monarchy, which being only another name
for oligarchy, generally meets with sympathy from
the ruling class in Great B,itain. What a lam
ehtsbe TACT that press which ought iearIessly To
advocate justice-which instead OF humoring the
vices iobles Ct the public ought to endeayor TO
correct them-sDd which possesses in itself talent
sufficient to ensure so desirable result should
prefer TO pander 10 these faults ia the mercenary
4 a.. Raj
lishmsD, unless had been thoroughly convinced Of
the justice OF the Italian csase should not have
zen up arms IN its defense, such course, being
opposed to my private interest and most certainly
should never have allowed my eldest son TO accom-
psny me TO the field
grant that in the commencement OF the revola-
ton some blunders were committed, that faith was
placed IN the promises OF the princes and mobiles
that some persons were placed in Offices for which
they proved unquaIifed-while some most estima-
bic persons were neglected, but these accidents
were, under existing circumstances, unavoidable,
and tie Only wonder is that so few cases OF this
sort occurred for the despotic Italian Governments
had allowed the public no means OF approaching
the capabilities Of those from among whom the peo-
pie had 70 choose their leaders. IL could only De
therefore after an individual had committed some
iptrIhpb ttrIOutl Ulsthhc tudt us mCnPuSsJ ScN~
be discovered and remedy applied by the Domi-
nation Of some other person 20 his situation. To
perplex the people the more, and TO thwsrt every.
thing which might be Of service 10 the popular
cause, the Jesuts and arstocrsts necessarily work
ed in secret to raise in public estimation tbose
most unworthy, resortirg on the other band TO CO
lumnes to ruin the reputation Of such ss they con-
sidered men Of superior worth. The local princes
having unfortunately assumed the disguise OF re-
formers, instead Of showing themselves in their
own true colors, long the selection rested with
them, nominated (as princes always dol those per
sons who would best second their royal Desires
Oh little DO your Republicans know mere ~
America what these Jesuits srei Shut yoer eyes
% them little longer, suffer them TO get hrmer
sotine in the country and YOU will then begin 10
eel n free Americans though you be. They take
MY shape-asume any color best saited 70 their
,urpose They insiSuate themselves everywhere
-,bev ooptrive 20 know every secret. Industri-
usIv and patiently DO they lsbor to obtain this OBJ
,ct 1y securing the rising generation, especially
ie females through The fundamentally the Sis