The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-04-09
Father (.aynyyI.

The following b,cf sketch Of Gavazzi We take
from the " Y Hera'd:
hlcsSandro Gavazzi was born nj Uolnrna in
1909, and Al the early age uf six cen entered the
order ui st Blrnuba~ ~ when Le rapidly rose
I" distinguished position Professor ui Rhetoric
at Naples, he not only taught the theory, bot tx.
cmPl'ted the practice, Of cluqnencc m the pulpt4
ot that capital, aud subsequently in most Of the
principal cities uf Italy The advent of Plus TX
gave unf,ttered scope TO the liberal and enlnhtes
Ell views hitherto compressed among the Italian
clergy and foremost among .he uphulIrrs OF lhe
new papal policy were Ugo Bi,sI and Gaydzzi
both BoIogncse. The first appearance OF Gayazz
ON the r0liijcal scene was on the news Of the NJ
ianese lnsuucc,iun. and the discontinue Of the
Austrlus throughout Lombardy beng celc
brated IN Rome, when the Students of the Uni
vtrslty seized on the eloquent priest, carried hinl
on their shoulders into the pulpi pf the Pantheon
aud called on hIm to pronounce the funeral ora
ton ID the patriots kllld at Milan. The orator
rose at oaee to the height Of that great argument
and became at once the trumpetcr Of freedom
throughout Italy The tri eolnred cruas was uuw
displayed cn biz cassock, ani is the same dccora
ton which he has worn during ;he whole cam
palgn and now wears unsullied on his manly
breast la the coliseum Of Rome he haranyued
iur weeks crowds uf citizens gathered Within that
gigantic structure which became az arena of pa.
trlotc manifestations The Pope encouraged his
Efforts to rouse the national energies anil con
ferred on him the Office Of Chaplin General to the
forces then organizing by the levy Of volunteers
aud the formation of n National Guard In that
capacity he marched from Rome with sixteen
thousand men, and after 4 short hcstlting halt IN
the frontiers, positive orders csmo from the
Vatican, aud private INSTRUCTIONS to Glvazz
himself 10 move forward and act against the
Ausrians
The onward march Of the Roman army was a
succession Of trumph- to tie w.lI. of Niccnza
Gavazz eluGgencc Supplied ammunition c'o;h
. lng, provisions, horses, and all the mdt,rici Il,
qnrrre. ifum willing population. lie WIS the
/ Hermit Peter ~ tie whole crusade the l. f, and
-ou Of the whole crusadc-thr life and soul Of ths
In,urrrctIon. At Netiee m the great area of ST
Marx Lr barau.urd day after day, cougresratel
thousands and filed the Venetian treasury b,
the voluntary oblations elected by hs irresistibl,
appeal, Women tore otf their caring, and brace
/ .et-, aud the wives Of fishermen luog their larg,
silver hnrpin- into the military chest and scycra
/ thousand pounds worth Il plate and jewery was
/ lhe result of In, eNrrtlonS Whcr the Romar
division was ordered to fall back, Father Gayazs
/ made Florence ring with h. cykortaIos- to W
hold the Cause. The Grand Duke who had al
ready began hl, trrsivrr,ariuns gave orders ct
the GirclbIe expulsion oi G4yazzi from Tuscany
Tie took refuge 10 Genoa, tut the Bnlognese
having broken iuto open mutiny against the Pope
on the s'h August, aul formed provisional gov
erument. Gaya1E wasrccalled As tbs only mean,
Of aliigms the discortent of the lcstiI,uS Hr
r,t4rn was IN triumph. and order WIS restored b.,
III, presence. On the n sht al the Pope the for
nation ola republican government aud the con
veuiug of the Roman Assembly, Gavazz wa
confirmed ln his previous functions Of Chaplain
/ General TO the forces, and began lii UreparI
I 'ions i.r tie approaching sirgc Of The French BY
organizing the military hospitals on = scale com
mcnsurate with the coming warfare. lie flrmr,
q committee of the principal Roman lrdics 'g
provide flr the wounded. princes Relgoju-o
Countess Pol.I'ciao ami f,,acane at ther head,
and supcrlnicu'd tie surgical ambu'auees during
'hc whulr struggle.
A. 'he |u'l uff'c fight aGlins' OGd.no', whcr
o srf'r Of liouo Roman. was made to rrpel III,
King u Naples, who, with Ll' twenty thou.anl
men Ind advanced ~ for a Nrllrlri the Father
went t'r,h at the head Of Vie troops with the : i
1u' GrlbtldI. and ui'er he rou.p AMI prrciyi a't