Washington telegraph., 1853-09-07
JOseDh MaZzfni.

ored in this country, particularly in the
South. The Southern people, in their i'm
pulsiye sympathy, too often neglect to make
the necessary investigations as to whether
persons holding bis position, deserve the
credit due to true and suffering patriots
Just call any one Of these patriot" say
that he has suffered for his country. let him
put his mouth in mourning with pair Of
bio black mustachios. and the thing is done
the game is played. We all 60 in for
bim-sbout. write and speechify, in his "a
vor-and. some fine morning. wake up and
find that our whilom idol has repaid US with
contumelv. instead of respect. scorn instead
of gratitude, Then VIC become excessively
angry and our Indignation lasts until-an-
other bewhiskered dealer in patriotism comes
among a.. We feel sure that he il real
patriot. Therefore, we make no inquiries,
but feast him, and praise him. and replenish
his exchequer, and make lion Of him. un-
til he saws he must depart to attend to the
interests of his beloved country" The
next time we hear of him he is in England,
or some other safe locality, lampooning US
most vlllainously. And so we 90. There
i a great deal Of truth in the saying, bitter
though il be: Patriotism is the last resort
Of scoundrels."
We do not know of a newspaper in the
South that has not spoken highly Of this man
MAzzINI-that has not praised his patriot
ism, eulogized his devotion to Italian liberty
and heartily wished him success in his
endeavors to free Italy from the vilest and
basest despotism that ever ground people
into the dust, and impoverished one of the
fairest countries that Gods sun ever smiled
upon.
Let rs see how lie talks Let us note
how he appreciates our good wishes Let
rs read his sentiments, az written down. 50
that we NAV be enabled to place proper
estimate upon the gratitude we have awak-
ened in his bosom. A a grand meeting of
Abolitionists, held at Flushing, Long Island,
week before last, to celebrate the anniversa-
ry of emancipation in British West Indies
\ tie fanatic GARRISON read the following let
ter from Joseph Mazzini, the Italian refugee
in England:
NY dear Friend: You 90 to the United
States: you will see Lncretia Mott, Garrison,
and others, who, like them. are engaged in
the noble task of promoting the abolition Of
slavery throughout America. VIII you
shake hands with them for me, too. and tell
them how much do sympaihize with their
aim and efforts This is a noble tax; Jet
them pursue it, as old Goethe said -'wifhout
haste and without rest" with calmncss and
constancy, rs BELTS noble cause-with cle-
ment love toward men, and unbending al.
hesion to principles. as BELTS noble souls:
and let them be blessed for all they will
achieve or purpose. by all true worshippcrs
of God and liberty, TO whatever land they
belong
And let them never forget that what
makes their struggle sacred one is. that
they fight not for an interest, but for prin-
ciple; that the principle is general one,
embracing all crcrtnres stamped with The
image Of God, and blessed with an inspra.
ton toward an ideal of truth and goodness:
\ that white slavery is a sin In the eyes e.
God. and ought to be in the eyes of men. as
negro slavery; and that while we deeply
and openly sympathize with all efforts tend
ing to the emancipation of the latter they
ought to deeply and openly sympathiSe with
rs, engaged as we are ir a perilons and
equally sacred struggle for the emancipation
of those millions or white Italians. and other
slaves. whose voice would be q powerful
protest in favor of abolitionism. were they
not deprived of liberty. free u..erancc Of
their thoughts, right Of associating. self cdu-
cation, and every thing that has been de-
creed by God for man. rI.
Let them think that the causes for which
4 Il
not only in principle, bnt in the means Of
success. Let them, whenever circnmstan-
ces allow lift their voice in the defence Of
oppressed nations in Europe. ard help them.
Our problem must have universal solution
or it will have none.
We are the sections, the regiments of one
army: we may be entrusted by the circum-
stances under which, or the land in which
we live. with distinct operations; but the
same banner ought to spread over US all;
and we ought from time to time, to commune
on the same ground.
Tell your friends these things; and re-
mind them that Europe, once free, would
not leave them alone III the struggle. Twen-
ty-four millions of emaucipated Italians
would be twenty-four millions of abolition
lists, rendering support to their American
brothers"
We have very few comments to make up
on the foregoing letter 1t speaks for it.
sell" to use the commonest of all common
phrases Il i about as strong an abolition
document A. ever came under our observa-
ton 1t suggests no halfway measures
1t proposes no compromise Of prejudices or
Interests. According to Mazzini, just as
soon as the Italians achieve their indepen-
dence. they will become abolitionists. and
commence interfering with the internal con-
Germs of the south And, as Kossuth and