The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-03

The following is Mazzini's proclamation
which was posted in Milan, and also circulate
ed in Tessino.
BY THE ITALIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
ITALIANS! BRorHERs!-The mission of
the italian National Committee is ended;
your mission begins to-day. The last words |
which we, your brothers, utter to you, is sIn- /,
surrection" Tomorrow, mingling with the |
ranks of the people, we will aid you to main
tain it.
Instruction! The moment, matured,
painted for for three long years, has arrived.
Let us seize it. Be not deceived by appear
ances; be not misled by the cowardly sophis-
tries of lukewarm men. The entire surface
OF Europe, from Spain to Our own land, from
Greece to holy Poland, is a volcanic crust,
beneath which sleeps lava, which will burst
forth in torrents at the upheaving Of Italy.
Four years ago the instruction of Sicily was
followed by the European revolutions; twen-
ty European revolutions will follow yours
all bound by one compact, all sworn to one
fraternal aim. We have friends even in the
ranks of the armies who rule US; there are
entire peoples whose alarm.cry will answer
10 yours. The National democracies of
Europe form our organized camp. Vanguard
of the great army Of the people, fear not iso.
lation The initiative of Italy is the initiative
of Europe.
| lnsurrection! Sacred as the thought of
country that consecfates it; strong in will
and in concentrated energy as its aim, which
is justice amelioration, and free fraternal life
for all-let it rise and convert martyrdom
into victory! The thousands of victims who
have fallen with the sacred name of Italy on
their lips, deserve this at our hands. Be it
tremendous as the tempest on our seas. Be
it obstinate, immovable as the Alps which
surround you. Between the Alps and the
extreme Sicilian sea are twenty-five millions
of us, and hundred thousand foreigners
1t is the struggle Of moment, if you do but
will.
Insurrection! Let the grand word leap
from city to city, from town to town, from
village 10 village, like the electric current
Aroused Arisel Awake to the crusade
fever, all ye who have Italian hearts-Itali-
an arms!
Remind the people of their unjust suffer-
ings, their rights denied them, their ancient
power, and the great(uture of liberty, prosper.
ity, education, and equality they may con-
quer at a bound.
Remind your women Of the mothers, sis.
tiers, the friends who have persisted in uncon-
soled weeping for their loved ones, imprisOn.
ed, ext ed, butchered, because they had not,
but desired, country.
] Remind your young minds of thought out
ragged and restrained, of the great tradition
airy past of Italy, which they can continue
only by action, Of the absolute state Of moth
ingness they are now in-they, the descend
ants of the men who have twice given civili-
cation to Europe.
Remind the soldiers of Italy Of the dis
honor of servile uniform, which the TO-
lreigners deride-of the bones of their ia
Tiers left on the battle-6e!d IDS of Europe, for
the honor Of Italy-of the true glory which
crowns the warrior for right, for justice, for
nationality.
Soldiers, women, youths, people-let us
have for the moment bit one heart, one
thought, one desire, one cry in our souls, one
one cry on our lips. We will have coun-
try-we will have an Italy-and an llply
shall be!
Attack-break at every point the long
weak line of the enemy. Prevent them
from concentrating themselves by killing or
dispensing their soldiers, destroying roads and
bridges. Disorganze them by striking at
their officers. .Ceaselessly pursue fugitives
l-be at war to the knife. Make arms of the
tiles of your houses of the stones of your
streets-of the tools of your trades-of the
iron of your crosses. Spread the alarm by
watchfres kindled on every height. From
one end of Italy to The other let the alarm
bell Of the people tell the death of the en-
, envy.
Wherever you are victorious, move for
ward to the aid Of those nearest you. Let
the instruction grow like an avalanche
wherever the chance goes against you; run
to the gorges, the mountains, the fortresses
r given you by nature. Everywhere the battle
5 will have broken out, everywhere you will
{ find brothers; and strengthened by the VIC
D torres gained elsewhere, you will descend into
D the field again the day after. One only be
7 our fas-the flag of the nation. In pledge
of our fraternal unity, write On it the words
&c God and the Pecple!''--they alone are pow
5 erful to conquer, they alone do not betray.-
D 1t is the republican flag which In '4S and '49
S saved the honor of Italy; it is the flag of an
r Gent Venice; it is the flag of Rome-eter-
nal ROme-the sacred Metropoli :, the temple
of Italy and the world.
: Purify yourselves, fighting beneath that
flag. Let the Italian people arise, worthy
r OF the God who guides them. Let women
: be sacred; let age and childhood be sacred;
5 let property be sacred; punish the thief as n
: enemy. Use for insurrection the arms, pow.
der, and uniforms taken from the foreign SOL
: diers.
To arms! to arms! Our last word Is the
battle-cry. Let the men you have chosen to
lead you, send forth to Europe, on the mo r.
d row, the cry of victory!
For the allan Committee-signed,
MAURIZIO QUADRO,
IS CESARE AGOSTONI,
JOSEPH MAZZINI,
q AURELlO SAFFI.
u letter from Vienna states that the con-
!, fiict in Milan was sharp while it lasted, but
d that the insurgents were without efficient
e arms, and had no capable leaders. All per-
It sons taken i'm the open act of rebellion were