Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-29


numbering her own child with lie ON her lips
france is now paying for that crimc-thc chain
pf dcspotsm are now clankng round her own body
and will not let her rcst
The revolution of 1913 was no partial movement
it was the up-hcayng Of n whole people: it rcquir-
ed therefore unusal efforts and larg" physical
force to put it down, to which France has contrbu
ted some 10000 men, now in Rome: Switzerland
1900, now in the kingdom of the Two Siciies;
Austria 2OOUO, now in Tuscany and tic Roman
states. With such foreign aid the government Of
Italy, from the frontiers of happy Piedmont to the
island OF Sicily have carried on. up to the present
day, systematic persecution oi the lbcrals-thOsc
who in 1918 were in any way conspicuous for their
support of Constitutional government.
The Press of America has recorded the means
used TO ruin and dispcrsc the best men Of Italy,
They are accused Of same political offence, such as
belonging to secret societies. and s2it OF STAR
lh0mhcr T. composed, not to try but to cpndcmn.-
Kings Vengeance. which is the real Judge, which
with the lcnch aud paid witnesses form It hidjUac-
II u Uuo, worthy Of the worst days Of the nquisi-
tlon. In this way hndrcd. of men have been sent
chained, 10 thc galcys for life where hcy are
slowly dying under the eye of their Nero. Hum
drcds moro arc in prison, not oven knowing their
ofiensc, while thousands have fled their native land
and alc now in England and America. The IL
mount uimi-ery thus created l. beyond calculation
the son has fled from the lathcr-thc father from
the family-thcir interests all broken up and IN
ruin--thcir affections and ties torn-with no con-
ISOLATION at present, excepting having fought under
tnnt banner ofLhcrty which has claimed 50 many
victims in all ages.
The best information can COLLECT gives ut least
lOO,OOO Italians imprisoned for what are called
political oiiGnscs" since 1915: while about ljO.-
OOO have fed the country. The numbers now ac-
tuolly in prison may be about 10000. This is
trghtul state Of things, when it is remembered that
their only oiensc is an cudcavor to support that
form of government to which their sovereign sworc
before God and mani
will cndcayor to give You q rapid sketch of
Italy n it now is, under such painful circumstau-
ccs.
/ must begin with the only cheering picture in
the whole Observation-Disclosures Here as you
are aware, the Young aLd gallant King. Victor
/ Emanuel, holds hard 10y his Constitutional OATH
What charming example Of conlcntcd. loyal,
prosperous people this brave little country now
presents. The king, unlike the other soycrcgns of
Italy, can walk about without spiosan soldiers To
guard him: he i as much loved us Queen Nlcurin
OF England. 4 wise and moderate Parliament is
working to improve the social condition Of the fcu-
/ pie. and framing such laws as the age Demands
Railways will long thread Sardinia in every d-
rcc,ion The commerce Of the ports has nearly
doubled since 1913. The Press is FREQ and the it,
eratule of the country isno longer confined to the
stupid fables of Papal impostnc, but n useful and
educating class of works are elevatng the condi-
ton Of the masses, and enabling them to avail
themselves Of the science of the day.
Let us row passinto Tuscany. The Grand Duke
afraid Of his life. is thinking about abdcating.--
Tie lcsuufccs ul the country are absorbed to pay
an Austrian army, which occupies the country.
but does not mix with people. Criminal Courts
are employed in trying political offenders and NiO-
/ lating justice in every way. An army of spies are
| the pest Of society you find them in the cafe and
/ the dIawug-ruoni; in the church and the thca,cr-
Men are imprisoned for reading the Bible There
is press nt work but all under the revision OF the
police, who again are respOnsihlcc g. the Jesuts.
Trade lauguIshcs; discomfort and poverty meet you
on all sides. And why all this? To keep up a
system of government which is the hut-bcd Of rcolr-
| ton; government opposed to the laws of God and
man, and hostile to the nocessitios oithc age.
/ Now let us go to Rome. Here we have Popcry,
the curse ut every country where il is allowed civil
power supported by French h0yopcts. The Priests
instead ul looking after mems souls, trying 10
govern n country rs if we were living in the days
of the Burgias. mquisti0u has opened its gates
in 1903 and French soldiers are on guard at the
door. Strange cvcnts-thc very French who, few
years ago, were in Italy dispensing converts and
conis' alng ecclesiastical property. Ma2zini, fom
London, in keeping the Republican party alive, 50
that there is a ucyer-cndmg war going en- and the
prisons are crowded with victims. Scarcely Q
week passes without arrests. and cunspirlcics grow
like fungi ON the Roman rOitcnncss of Pupcry.-
Austrian soldiers occupy some parts Oi tho Roman
) Statce, while Louis Napocun's imucrialists play
the Rdpc"r in the Etcrual City. The Romans want
w tA llu vi tll' luNtIbl TIC anu
Europe says-No 1t has been proved that CHrdt
nails and Bishops make bad statesmen. Praying
TO the Madonna alone wont improve the finances o
n country nor cause roads and ports to build them
selves. Unfortunately miracles" are always con
, fined to some very useless productions. wink
ing virgin or sweating statue may improve the Il
nances of particular church. hut neither will i'm
prove the condition of the people. The Roman'
know this as well as we do-they have suffered
and do suffer from priostly rule They rose ant
shook itof, and it took four armicsthose of France
4 Austria, Spain and Naples-tO impose this curs,
, once more ON the descendants Of the Old World
! conquer0rs.
speak from personal experience When ! say
there never was so little respect for oTcry in 'om'
as at the Pressnt moment. In fact the whole ltal
ian revolution is religious well rs political an'
j. out of such will grow assurclly second great Ref
II ormaton. The church Is trying hard to orres
& this event--but Popcry is dead Bpe,y-wha
you see of life about it, is more like the commissions
caused by galyanic battery ON n dead body, than
/ real vitality. II suits despotism To uphold the Pa
pal power in Italy because the Church in cnslavc,
countries possesses influence which ntrayeled A
:, mercans can scarcely conceive. The cOnicssUna
= becomes political trap-he mind Of youth Is Grip
pied in its growth, and the nobility of humanit,
loses its attributes when never allowed exercise
y Corruption of society is an old game of despots
and is generally the nurse of reaction as well n
revolution. But there are elements at work in GU
= day which forbid us TO draw conclusions from par
! allel periods of history--in oden times partcu
lar group only of humanity advanced; now th
civilized world more less makinga progressive
move.
n We must now pass on TO the Kingdom Of tn
= Two Sicilies. What has taken place here has, il
some measure become notorious from tho pubica
= of Mr.. Gladstone's Pamphlets in Europe and whicl
: may, for aught we know, have been reprinted il
e the United States. The King of Naples has show
d himself one of the most cruel and vindictive soy
ereigns of Italy. lie the first to grant his pee
G pie Constitutional Charter in 1913, and the irs
J. to rcpudiatc the lie Joined the war of indie
Il pendonco only to betray Charles Albert; he callc
l. together n Parliament to deceive the people,
Q soon as hc was able he imprisoned thousands q
l. his subjects for political opinion, and to this da
= is doing the same by the aid of Swiss army. NJ
o Italian State has suffered more than Naples an
,f Sicily The King has dedicated large privat