The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-11

extermioste those same men who had saved hi
crown and his life No sooner had the nobl
generosity Of the too confding multitude remove
from bis cowardly soul the fear Of punishmen
and persuaded him that he could, with impunity
coDspire against the nation, than together with hi
Jesuitical companions, be laid schemes for enact
ing modern st. Bartholomew Through the in
! strumeDtslity OF the priests who from the altar
| declared that their religion was in danger, thi
iniquitous clique worked upon the superstition o
the Lazzsroni, exciting them by the double mo
tive Of religion and Of plumber. Lists of tn
doomed families were distributed by the confden
tial agents of this modern Nero The polio
marked the houses devoted TO destruction Will
bands Of Lazzaroni, each led by priest aud
police agent carried destruction from dwelling L
dwell~r - ,ssAy sNrc>-4..,. 49,. ---,., o..
and children, and plunderipg their houses. Tn,
soldiers Of this royal tiger aiding the bands above
alluded TO- trsversed the city, attacking every
group Of Liberals, who, with the courage Of dee
pair, congregated together for mutual protection
The Swiss troops (recruited almost exclusively
from the ranks Of the Sonderbund) surpassed the
others in ferocity; as q specimen, can cite one
| circumstance: About 400 Liberals having taken
! refuge in house, these barbarians contrived to
break downthe staircase, 10 prevent escape; then
setting fire to the building, all persisted in the
flames This conduct of the Swiss was the more
surprising, since they had but few days previous
shown marked sympathy with the Liberals The
change was brought about by the subtlety Of the
Jesuits, who, by sending agents of their own un-
DIR the disguise Of Liberals, to quarrel with the
Swiss, brought them against the enemies Of the
King under feelings Of personal irritation, The
| responsibility Of these atrocities lies therefore
more on the shoulders Of the King and the J esu.
its than on those Of the troops
Such is the rule Of the King OF Naples. As
an undisguised tyrant, he is lees dangerous than
some others. He acts up to the maxim that the
Kingdom is his by Divine right and like q GER
tain English duke, he says, "Can not do as
will with my own77 few days sooner or later,
ahis monster mdse fall amid universal- execra-
ton.
i yh- F.~-Ai Nd - T..-~s1v be- Icy III,
seif 70 Oe nearr as great tyrant as his broth
er-in-law Bomba but he is more cunning He
formerly abolished capital punishment for all
crimes-even for murder-yet at the same time
without trial. banished to the most unhealthy parts
Of the Maremma all persons suspected of Liberal
opinions With true Jesuitical hypocrisy he thu:
subjected his victims to greater suffering than IL hi
had handed them over at once to the executioner
Though he had solemnly engaged to uphold tn,
Constitution, he nevertheless clandestinely alb
| eCouutu-lboutu hU lECtuulhFy OK
| citing the Tuscans TO cut each others throats-
and, on finding that they had too much good sens,
to listen to his exhortations, he invoked the Aus
TRAN Intervention The desire Of the mass Of the
population was TO unite with the Roman Repub
| lie, but the intrgues OF British diplomacy aud Of
the Piedmontese Camarills, operating upon the
weakness of some persons Of influence in the
country who allowed themselves to be misled by
these promises and mensces, the much desired
union was deferred The Grand Duke returned
to Florence, supported by Austrian bayonets, and
the Jesuits became masters of the field. Who
were their fret victims Those very persons
whom they had mystifed, and through whose cul-
pable weakness in listening to their honeyed
words they had returned to power The British
Ambassador, who was mainly instrumental in this
restoraton-who was the FIRST person to fete the
entry of the Austrians--lost all influence under
the new order of things, 80 that he Is now as bus
lily employed at unmaking as he was before at Gre
ating-not from humanity, but from pique. On
the return of the Grand Duke, his Royal High
ness caused the prison doors to be opened to the
most atrocious criminals, in order to make room
for political offenders He turned loose the
{2gResst NNa put in prison the honest menl How
The Pope who had always been most weak
man, was when first elected entirely under the
guidance of Cardinal Micari, Of his confessor
Graziosi, and of the advocate Silvani--all three
liberal-minded men. Unfortunately these good
men were all Of them suddenly and Simultaneous
ly taken i'll, and all of them died. Then the
Pope fell into other hands, and he attempted 70
undo all the good be had commenced. His deeds
may be considered from the death Of the three
persons above mentioned, more as the work Of the
Conclsve, than his own spontaneous acts. All the
accusations with which he charged the Triumvi-
rate have been proved to be false-while without
the slightest hesitation he himself commits those
very crmes--witness, among other proofs, the de-
cree OF conAscation just published In Rome. The
british Foreign Secretary has contributed but
little to the crimes Of the Roman reaction-the
Pope did not want bis stimulus; moreover the
British Consul at Rome is an honorable, indie
pant merchant, who has never been contaminated
by he Jesnitical lessons taught in the school Of
diplomacy.
However numerous and fatal may have been
the faults Of Carlo Alberto on previous OCCASIONS
nevertheless he seems TO have determined In the
spring Of ls49 to try n last desperate effort 10
wipe off the stains upon his reputation-but all
was useless; the Camarilla efectually thwarted
all his projects the disaster Of Novara put an |
end TO bis career, and he In his turn, found him
self an exile The Republicans, had they not
been interfered with by French intervention in
Rome. could have remedied these disasters. They
were organizing in the centre Of Italy truly pa
triotic and strong Governmeut--one which derived
its power not through the oppression Of those at
the head Of the State, but from the popular sym
PATTY upon which II was founded-from its wisdom,
its moderation its justice, Its rmness, Its honesty
This new Government, though surrounded with
all sorts Of difficulties, was fearlessly placed In
with the long established Governments
on all sides of IT, that oil nations might see which
system worked the best. Such philanthropic pro-
jects could not but meet with the opposition of the
Dcspots and the Republic now lies prostrate-
stunned but not dead. The Tyrants and their |
organs have dared to say that the people are not
fit to govern themselves, because they avoid the
vices OF their former oppressors. The Princes
accuse Of desire Of plumber the people who re-
quired reforms. Have not the Princes committed
every species Of rapine and plumber Where can
one instance Of this be found on the part OF the
people In insurrectionl will cite one example |
out Of many of the peoples honesty: While pro-
CARNATIONS Of this nature were yet on the walls Of
the Tuscan cities, q citizen of Legborn, alarmed
at seeing great crowd In the Streets ran of home
from his store with his hsadkerchsf full OF dollars
the weight broke the linen, and the dollars fell
into the crowd. The by-standers, making @ cir
Gle, helped the in his misfortune, and collect
ed his dollars for him net cent was missing.
few days before this circumstance, the police had
been turned out Of the city. During the whole Of
the time that there was no police, not a robbery
occurred yet some cslumniators are TO be found
who sndeavored TO represent the people a. unfit
TO be trusted out Of leading strings.
Could anything have boon more orderly and
decorous than the Roman elections under the aus
pices Of universal suffrage7 Was not the Assem-
bly, composed OF men the most eminent for their
virtues and patriotisml Could any body Of dele
gates have conducted itself with greater dignity
than did the Roman representatives Of tho people,
fr- -a.t--
seiged by an enemy7 These elections and this
Assembly oan bear comparison with any Ia the