New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-07
Margaret Fuller Ossoli.

A writer in a recent number of Sharpe's
London) Magazine, who became acquainted
with Margaret Fuller at Rome in the Spring of
1S47, gives his impressions Of her character as
follows:
To us, indeed, these memoir are fraught with melan
ehoy, painful Interests for it lot TO know
the subject of them In foreign andstrangers there,
like heself-under circumstances of a public nature
that would have stirred the coolest blood and which
In her, while they reused all her strong powers Of
thong and vigor Of action, called forth, at the
moment all her sweetest and most feminine attributes
all the tender sympahies and holy charities Of life, by
which her memory would have been embalmed in the
hearts of all who knew her, had IL been
rounded with that halo of admiration inspired in them
by her vast conversational powers equal to those OF
COleiidge, with useful application Of them her
deep and multifarious reading, and the energy with
which she employed her requirements and her abilities
for all whom she could either benefit or serve.
She introduced herself to with of manner and
total absence Of preension by delivering letter
from mutual friend. Her personal appearance was
not in her favor Il is truly depicted by Emerson who
owns that a, rst preudced him against her but who
afterward drawn toward her in the closest bonds
of friendship that knew no interruption.
curious mode she had OF lifting up her upper lip
when she spoke and the American tDaRs in which her
opinions were delivered, to the most repcsnt
Of her peculiaItes but lost sight of them all
IN the lovely qualities of heart which unfolded them
selves 10 US, as we became and acquainted
with her. We nothing of the selfexstation, the
thirst for distinction and excitement the dctatoa tone
that her letters and conversations display in the early
part other memeis Il 10 evident that her character
underwent great changein Italy. Arriving there
nost stirring and eventiul period the petty politics aud
ambition OF minor scenes in America lost their interest
with her in the contemplation Of the noble characters
around her she ceased continually to anayZc her
own. She Jaw and acknowledged il with her accus-
toned candoT, many Italian ladies Intellectually equal
with herself and far surpsssng her in the acquired
grsces of society every day moreover brought with
II some event 10 interest her attention or excite her
ympsthies-eveTyh thing conspired to divert her from
herself but most of all the circumstance OF her finding
another SER much dearer 10 her than her own, in the
gentle and amiable Marquis Ossol whom she first met
by accident at 81 Peters where he introduced himself
10 her by an act OF courtesy In assisting her to md her
party from which she had been accidentally separated
The acquaintance continued and in few months the
young man, revering her talents, charmed with her
gentleats and sharing in all her views and hopes
specting Italy, offered her his hand She refused it
Of the disparity OF their ages she being nearly
ten years older than himself but be not dscour-
aged-he felt that she could more relnquish him
the love she had ali her life desired or which alone she
had, like Madame de Siae longed with passionate long
ing 10 be beautiful this love, found was not 10 be
parted with. lie renewed his suit, and was accepted
The marriage, which took place ia December ls47 was
kept sscre both from political and economical motives
and The who The mutt IT, born at Reti In
the September following Never were holy hope sweet
love and patient herosm beautifully set forth than
in Margaret and her husband under circumstances that
must inevitably have chilled the selfish and appalled, the
timid never were feelings of wife and mother more
~.
were adiring the with which she spoke ofths
thick comng dangers In which the base attack of the
French upon Rome threatened to involve all who advo
Gated It's noble struggle for freedom; when we were
paying homage 70 the exquisite tenderness and unyes
red attention she showed night and day 70 the wounded
and the sick in the Hospital Fate Bczs aeH u which
che appointed BY the Princess Belsioso little aid
we think when we saw in her the same sweet smile "a
diant with sympathy and goodness that her poor hear
was torn by the dread OF fading among those wounded
her own husband who had taken his place with the de-
tenders OF Rome at the gate OF ST. Pancrszo and never
len II TIL he saw the French enter il, triumphant In
treAehery and superiority OF numbers-th6t every fiber
Of that sensitive heart wrung moreover with fears
for her infant forced she leave him az the foo,
OF the um5Tian Apprentices al Rie amid feIocious sc,
oipeople, and win Teacherous and avarcious nurse
wbothreaened 10 abandon him, ii she did not receive
certain sum at All appointed time.
All that Margaret says OF herself At this period 90
inter esng that much regret our limits do not allow
~ 70 give 1t in hull is beauulto the harraoguer
e ntaist the snckler for her sexs nights.
hM even maintained their rgh 10 be sea captains Il
hey woed-to see all this fsFment of an unqus. though
loiy soal saosidfng into holy gratitude for domestc
pesee ana asecnonate appreciation for her husbands
love, ana of Ina unAssuning mesits
Jntimely persisted q woman who Inv her s,ys, ,+h q.
intellect snd rectiiude OF principle Combined with her
wonderful insight into character, and her warmth OF
sympathy, obtained wider range of personal ins s,
than perhaps fell TO the share Of any other ti
devoid ike herse OF beauty wealth or Influential con
necons Her early trials lonelness of hesyt and
obstacles 10 the development Of her genius her lssr
ones parrowness ofpeeunisry means doauly irving 10
disposition munficent hers and uncertainty As 10
the power Of turning her abilities TO the sccoun her cir
cumssr ces required: but lie who bestowed upon her
the GOLD granted her also the strength 10 bear the pu
flying process which % separate II from its dross;
spared she would have afforded still brighter example
OF female virtues than che had given in her most er-
liant days of female talent