The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-14


AT last the unwilling eyes of England are
opened to the truth of the oppression exercised
BY the Nero Of Southern Italy. Mr.. GLADSTONE
member for the University of Oxford, has ad
dressed letter upon the subject to Lord ABER.
DEEM, late Tory minister for foreign affairs.
Mr. G. went to Italy for the benefit of his
health; though a Tory, though conservative
though member of the party of order, though
interested, like all his friends, and the university
he represents, in keeping his eyes shut and re-
fusing to see what every man OF common
honesty has seen since l848; yet now, at the
eleventh hour, he comes out with the unwilling
truth. to his equally unwilling hearers.
FERDINAND, of Naples, has even Disguised
those who have hitherto applauded his atrocities
The Bourbon has Mortified those, who have
hitherto encouraged him to persecute, torment
and assassnate the liberals, tohom they had pre-
piously urged 10 revolt. The Bourbon, we said
we mistake THE "butcher Of Naples" as he
is called, is no Bourbon. He has neither the
appearance nor the gentlemanly manners of the
family--for that, at least no one has denied
them, whatever their prejudces or imbeciity.
But FERDINAND, of Napeles, is coarse, as he
is ignorant, vulgar in body as in mind. And
there is scarcely a lazaroni, who would not
make better king than he. Yet this man,
whom late Queen of Naples would sometimes
designate as the I" little bastard" now rules Ma
pies with rod of iron--and has committed
brutalities enough upon old men, women and
children, to place his name beside those of a
Nero, or Pedro.
The party of order would give no credence
to those cruelties--though it had the truth pre-
scented to it every day. Though the revolution
airy movement of l84S had cost hardly life,
beyond manly resistance to the soldiers of des-
potism, it saw with pleasure and exultation
thousands sacrificed in,cold blood, and in actual
defiance of law and humanity, because those
thousands were, or were merely accused Of being
liberal! Such was the triumph of the reaction.
But at length disbeliever, hater of revolu-
tons (produced by despotism,) finds himself
among the very people who have suffered by
these reactionary atrocities. He sees with his
own eyes, people of all ages and of both sexes
without cause or reason, dragged to prison, tor.
tured and condemned upon no evidence worthy
native country, and their property confscated t.
swell the fortunes of reactionary swindlers. III,
finds with astonishment, that an aspiration il
favor of virtue, morality or liberty--a sentimen
of compassion, even for sufferers, is crime fol
lowed by the worst of punishments--and thn
the accidental wearing of color is worthy Z
death in the eyes of these cunning madmel
Mr.. GLADSTONE returns home full of indign
ton; and to the horror of his Tory countryme
tells the unwilling truth to their prejudc,
minds.
Perhaps some amount of indignation may
got up among the supplemented for a tin
butla well-directed press will take care not
say too much on subject that throws such d
credit on the government of the party of orde
Mr.. GLADSTONE and his indignation will be 70
COTTON, and those who have been nursed
horror of liberty and republicanism, will col
tinue to shudder at its very name, and to Sc
only crimes in its nets of greatest justice an
humanity.
England has not played a very honorable pa
in regard to Italy, and the utmost indignatio
is felt by all Italians at her conduct. Not onl
did Englishmen of rank give encouragement
the movement party for many years past, b,
even the representatives of England in tn,
country secretly held communication with
and promised it the aid of their government
But little did the confding Italian dream of tn
inconsistent character of English liberalism
He did not know, that those with whom
spoke, while enjoying the extreme of libert
in their own country, as party, would tolerai
no independence in any other class--and tn,
the instant the liberal party in Italy, calling o
the people to aid it, made, as they were nece:
sarily obliged to do, concessions to them, thes
English, whose ideas of liberty are purel
selfish and personal, turned round instantly an
sided with reaction, with all the virulence {
craftsmanship The English government locke
only to the probable possession Of Sicily, or (
obtaining some preponderating influence in III
classic land Of Italy. 1t cared not for ii
liberal party, and still less for liberty.
This is not the first time England has playe
Italy this trick and probably when the momer
for another movement shall be ripe, the latte
viii no longer permit herself to be humbugge
by promises, which England will never keep.
England, by acting literally and with firm
ness, might have done an immensely of goot
but she is governed by class, who, while eve
talking of Grecian and Roman liberty, cordial
dread its practical application.
"France, in the way of crime and accider
boats every other country on the face of d
earth. Not long since, as pork-butcher, NAM
Baron, was returning to bonneville, from u
market of Management, (Oise,) he was fred
and the ball passing through his head he Il