Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-16
From the Washington Union.
More Trouble with Austria.Felix For.
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aly They have long been, even though under
the house of Carlo Alberto, republican. The
monarch was hypocrtical and selfish, though, now
that he is dead, we will say brave gamester He
staked his head and throne for the sovereignty of
Italy against Austria. In his youth to carry out
this design, he became conspirator, and one of
the Carbouari. His friends were such men as
Silvico Pelico, Maroncelli, E. Felix Foresti,
[our present consul to Genon, in the dominions of
his house,) Gonfalo neri, Buonarotti, and others
equally dstinguished-all Austrian. Like all
born of monarchic blood, he sold his friends
They got the dungeon, he the crown OF Sardinia.
He lived on, with CLEANS of sorrow and patriot
ism, from hypocrisy to hypocrisy, from baseness to
the name of liberty was drawn by destiny's hand
to close, and fate shut down her scissors. He
advanced; whether foolishly treacherously is
not known across the frontier of the Po, to meet
at Novarra, with half grand army" the thou.
sand Austrian legions of Radctsky. He addicted
for his successor, now king in Piedmont. He
fed and died miserable somewhere in Spain.
He was a dishonest man, brave of his person,
with Intentions, to ultimate objects, selfish, but
Italian and national. His crime was, that he was
at the mercy of England and Lord Palmerston.
They who trusted in his youth, in its aspirations
for freedom, in its supposed sincerity, gained
chains, not thrones They were condemned to
"'clemency" of an Austrian monarch did not kill
them. They were condemned, it seems, by the
same authority, first to the "Pozzi (or wels) Of
Venice, which had, since the day of the French
revolution, been closed being considered too hor-
rible for use.' We thought it was in the Piombi.
or leads dungeons on the roof covered with Lead
and hot, under the sun of Italy, as ovens. These
dungeons, from wells to ovens, were kept for the
purpose Of fire freezing and then broiling repub-
cans by way of change. Napoleon closed them
up after his great campaigns in northern Italy, as
beneath manhood for Napoleon was a man, Aus
*tria restored them in full frost and full blast
Here were the co-partners of the late King Of
Sardinia done to turn for some years. The rest
of the story is told SO we'll by even the Wing
New York Tribune that we give it:
fThe clemeney of the Emperor subsequently
commuted the sentenced to chains in the fortress
of Spielberg, and upon the death of the Emperor
Francis in 1886 the new sovereign allowed the
prisoners of State to leave for America, where
they were brought on board of the famous
corvette Hussar. On the occasion Of the corona
tion of the Emperor, general amnesty was is
sued for political offenders, and Foresti was al
lowed by Austria to return to Italy. He did not,
however, take advantage of the pontficiate Of
Plus TX. he was recalled by decree sent to the
mayor of his native place; so that both Austria,
which had condemned him, and Rome, Of which
State he was a native, have officially withdrawn
all opposition in his return to Italy. How, then
can the government of Piedmont. against which
State Forest has committed no offence, and with
the DOfdefS OF Wntcn ne nus never
Iy refuse to acknowledge him as the United States
Consut!''
While in these dungeons, for from twelve to
fourteen years, some of these men produced things
memorable. Pelico wrote his splendid sentmen-
tialism. now classic throug ghout the world, known
as "My Prisons Maronceili was carried to Pan is
his release, and the iron chain, rusting through
his bones had to be cut off by French surgeons
in the presence of maddened and execrating
world Some three or four passed into Sardinia
the kingdom Of their brother conspirator, arles
Albert, rose high in his government, and at thi:
present moment hold exalted and responsible po
sitions in the army and the ministry of the King
of Sardinia. e. Felix Foresti alone selected
America for his future home. He was Ferra
rese in the Papal States; Judge, by invitation o
Austria, in Polist, at the age $50 says the New
York Tribune) of a. He was an eminent law
yer. He is now, at the lapse of seventeen years
great, noble, and learned old man. He is al
Italian, exquisite in taste aud criticism, profoun'
in history, politics, and mundane learning, glory
ing in the beautiful ideal which is spontaneous t.
the soil of Italy-hates to be called old, and is
modern classic in his way. One of the mos
conservative colleges OIL this contnent-that o
Columbia, in New York-has long since electet
him professor of one of its highest departments
He is gentleman whom all love; who, In hi
age, is gallant and chivalrous; who, in socia
loneliness-separated from all his blood, th
friends of his youth, his country, and that coun
try Italy-has won the respect ard the love of al
with whom he has been associated; who has neve
attained here the position he lost for our common
repnbcanism; and who, with fourteen years o
Imprisonment and many more Of age upon hi
head, is still the Democrat of his younger days
bold, learned, naughty and chvalrous.
He has been seventeen years in our country
has long ago been naturalized, and is, for man
years,an American citizen. He look upon our coun
try as his home, and has acted up, for seventeen
years, to that pledge. During the Revolutionary
years in Europe, from 1847 to l849, he continue
in New York at his duties as professor and teach
- He acted politically, buring all that time, on
ly as an American Democrat. He has never in
terfered in Italian affairs, though feeling stron
sympathies, as it would be derogatory to his man
hood not to do SO. with Italian repubicanism.-
He has studied cur institutions North and South
and is precisely the want in Italy-on
of the men we want in Europe-to maintai
American dignity and explain to the people
whose darkly golden blood rolls in his veins
State rights and American Democracy.
Hewas picked out by the President to go t
Genoa 1t was a compliment to the house of 81
yoy to send even as consul, an American ctize
and brother republican to the monarchy whic
has so long fought, and may have very soon agai
to fight against Austria. We sent to Sardinia I'll
friend of Charles Albert an American citizen.
Foresti has never stood on Sandman soi-ht
never offended against Sandman laws. He Ii:
suffered for Sandman independence.
The defeat of Novarra threw Piedmont at Il
foot of Austria, and of her garrison in Lombary.-
Austria exerts this advantage to insult US.
She intervenes now once more against us, al
tries to compel the Sandman government to
false to itself; and to refuse to our consul his
quarter.
Sardinia is the natural ally Of Switzerland
and thereby hangs tale.