The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-25

However nladvised and open to censure may have
been the late attempt OF MaZzin to excite Instruction
in Milan, there be but feeling in this country in
regard to the excessive cruelty OF the retrbulion. Our
foreign this morning sets forth course of pro-
cedure by the imperial authorities which, though not
unusual among the barbaric municipalities of the East it
is hard realize possible in any part of Chrisendom
There is proof whatever that than two three
hundred persons were concerned in the late aborve eff
fort. The procamations of Marshal Radeizky himself
speak of the movement the work of but contempt
ible revolutionary squad And yet the whole city
put in most rigorous state OF siege the gates
Shut and all intercourse with the surrounding
Try utterly precluded most onerous weekly con.
tbuon laid upon the city for the support OF the
mPeral troops about OF persons summary
executed by court martial the bastnado, it said, was
applied TO the backs OF women every fourth house
required TO be illuminated patrols everywhere walked
the streets with fixed bayonets all the principal houses
OF the nobility occupied by the military 1t for
hidden to whistle in the streets or TO walk the
rampars from six o'clock in the evening until seven
O'Clock in the morning strict watch was kept all around
the city 10 prevent approach to its walls after certain
hour; sentineis ordered to fire upon every per-
son coming within thirty yards OF them; fifteen thou
sand natives OF a Swiss Canton have been summa-
rly driven from their homes; and now decree has
been issued con6scaiing the property OF the po-
cal emgrants from the Lombardo- Venetian kingdom,
comprising many of the most moderate and respect
able families in northern Italy, completely unconnec
ed with the late attempt OF Mazzin any Italian in
own country. This sequesiraton applies TO both the
movable and the immovabe property of ALL whether they
bad obtained permission to emgraie or not By this de-
cree property the of three hundred millions Of
francs taken from its lawful owners, and hundreds OF
the most honorable families reduced TO absolute beg
gary Duke Liia, young man OF the nobest qualities,
voluntary exile, who time since, we believe. took
vice n The Sandman army and yet had been good
terms with the Austrian government, and most siren
uous opponent OF Mszxni and his schemes, has been
despoled by this OF income OF hall nllioH
of francs These barbarous DEGREES opposed
cry principle OF equity and international justice and find
their only precedent in the wholesale conscsons OF the
first French revolution.
Ii is difficult to how the fate OF Lombardy be
aggravated. Austria bent upon crushing every
possible germ OF conciation and reducing all the for
mer relations OF the two countries 10 the simple OF
master and slave. An English philosopher, no less a
man than Lord Bacon once wisely said that " the best
way 10 remove sedons ia to take away the cause OF
them" bal, this kind of lore 10 be too deep for the
modern Austrian. He prefers the tactics OF the Grnben
and the Bas But the end is no, yet for it is not in
human nature thus TO be kept forever down by sword
al the ,hroat.-Nsw York Courir and Enquirer.