The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-19

Receive Duke, the assurance of our most profound
esteem EoDEN, a. DE GAspARIN,
CAvAN, L. De MidoNT,
TROTTER.
ANSWER OF THE MINISTER
FLORENCE, Oct. Is, 1852
Ny LoRD-I have placed before my sovereign the
letter addressed TO on the 2lth inst, 10y several
distinguished persons, among whom appears your
name. His Imperial and Royal Highness appreciates
Your form OF request, as he certainly would have
deprecated any political expression, and the honora
bic diplomatic agents residing near this court would
doubtless, have reprobated such course.
The two mentioned Madiais, husband and wife,
Tuscan subjects, have been condemned by the ordi-
nary tribunals to five years imprisonment, Tor the
crime OF Protestant propaganda. which is punished
by our laws, il attacks the gon OF the State
Tie punishment inflicted on them is merely the APP
plicaton Of those same laws, and their appeal has
been rejected.
His Imperial and Royal Highness, reserying to
himself the power of exercising his high privilege in
the manner he considers most convenient, could not
allow the intervention of any one whatsoever in an
affair which concerns the administration OF justice IN
cur States and his manner oproceeding towards ms
own subjects My royal sovereign aware ofthe benevO
lent sentiments with which you are inspired in taking
this STEP but not considering that he must allow an
intervention of any kind in this transaction directs
me to inform you my lord that he is sorry not to be
able to grant the audience impored by yourself and
the others who have signed the letter addressed to
me.
Receive my lord, and communicate to those gen.
THE DUKE OF CAsIGLIANo.
To the right honorable, the Earl of Roden, Peer
Of England, at Florence.
AS soon as the deputation, who were in perna-
nen sitting bad received this answer they agreed to
write an address to the Grand Duke and sent it, as
is customary enclosed in the following letter to the
Minister Of Foreign Afars:-
To His Excelercy the Duke of Casiglano, Secretary
of Foreign Affairs of Tuscany.
SIT--We have received the letter by which your
Is honor !
His Imperial Higbness has appreciated the form
given TO our request, and does not however, think
of granting the impored audience, but reserves to
himself the use Of his high privilege in the way
which lie will consider most convenient.
All that remains for us to do is to perform our
mission well as we can, by conveying to your FIX
celency the expressions Of those sentiments which
we had been charged with presenting to His Imperial
Highness, and had placed in the enclosed address.
We hope that il His Imperial Highness will vouch-
safe to read them, he will perceive nothing but what
is becoming to the religious character Of our peaceful
Intervention, and the profound respect that abides
within us.
Please accept, Duke, this new testimony of our
very profound esteem.
RoDEN, A. De GAspARIN,
CAvAN, A. DE BONN,
TRorTER, DE MMoNr.
p. SIN order not to make your Excellency wait
for the answer which is due to you by Us, we sign
this letter before the arrival Of the other deputies,
who are already on their way to Florence, and whom
we consider as here present, aware OF our demand.
They are Albert de Pourtaes, from Berlin; Colonel
Tronchin: the Count of ST. George, from Geneva;
and the Counsellor Elout de Soetherwoude, from
Amsterdam.
IMPERIAL AND ROYAL HIGnNEss.-Your Imperial
and Royal Highness knows with what views we have
the honor of appearing before you We not only alb
stained from having recourse to diplomatic inter-
vention, which would have compromised the exclu-
siyey religious character Of our mission, but we
openly show, from this very moment, the wish that
Gic hon nfprfhc
to any political action.
We are but simple Christians, and representatives
of millions of other Christians, who use no other arms
than prayer, no other strength than that OF their
divine Master. Our embassy is quite of new kind,
and we believe is to be considered as testimonial Of
respect which is shown to the Prince to whom it is
addressed.
Our brethren have said to us Co. not in the name
of this of that Protestant power butn the name of
the Lord Jesus go and acquaint the sovereign OF
Tuscany with the expression of profound sympathy
excited by the condition Of Mr. and Mrs. Madiai we
hope that such general sympathy will be taken into
consideration by your Imperial and Royal Highness
We will not attempt, your Hghness, to judge about
the convenience of the law nor its application ltscer
tanly not business to NEEDLE with the legislation
or administration of justice in your States. We only
feel the want of adding word Of justification to
steps, which is, that never refuse to those CON-
trary to faith what wish in favor of Pro-
testant brethren. The Roman Catholic is free in the
countries which we represent. Your Imperial ard
Royal Highness understands the meaning of these
words. How could we ever have dared to address
you inspection in favor of brethren the Madiais
il we knew not how to accept the condition OF
granting freedom to Roman Catholics? We should
have omitted the profound respect due to your I'm.
rerlal and Royal Highness had we hesitated in
Speaking thus.
Respect is net only on our lips, but we feel it with
in ne. The Evangelical Christians who have sent us
hither have all learned, from study OF holy books,
to respect constituted powers and their prayers for
your Imperial and Royal Highness have joined to
those which are now offered in all parts oil Europe
and America for our brethren Madiai.
Wesincerely hore your Highness, that yonr answer
will be such as to afford full consolation to those who
sent us. RoDEN, GAsPARIN,
g. b;p Ml SSS1s' f fng4ssn,
LETTER FROM ROSA MADIAI TO A FRIEND
Finally my dear, if such an injustice Of the Tuscan
government is for the glory Of God, may it be well
come but pray continually for US that we may
be enabled to serve and honor Him truly in this heavy
imprisonment Ny husband is very unwell, and this
the more AFFECTS me- am grown very thin: but my
health is much better, thank the good Jesus. hope
you. my dear, and your excellent wife well; ]
shall never forget how much she suffered for me; kiss
your children and their mother for me-; tell them that
! aud my husband exhort them in their exile not to
fear the great Of this corrupt world for they will
soon be reduced to ashes; let the cause Of Christ
alone tic sacred Jealousy in their hearts and actions
to whom, with the Father and Holy Ghost be honor
and glory Let the Church pray for us: let us hope
that through the blessing OF God, which gives
sleHStn 70 Tue weak Ike US, thaL IL some one be
called 10 suffer- for his cause, he will remember how
much Jesus suffered for us. j do not say anything
more. for want OF paper; remember us prisoners
kindly TO everybody. Your sister ia Christ,
Rosa MADIAI.
Rosa Madiai wrote lately, from her prison at Iucca
to her husband imprisoned at Volterra the following
letter -
The news / received Of your being better gave me
great pleasure, and many the tears Of joy which
bathed my cheeks for two reasons-frst because God
has made You worthy Of suffering with his beloved
Son--second because he restores your health Oh il
We knew how 10 appreciate these humations, that
we suffer from having acknowledged that there j.
but one Mediator between God and mani My dear
you say that we expect grace; but allow me to tel
you that We have already received that great grace
when after being separated by force, driven from
dwelling, and our property pcrsed dust before
tie wind, &c have been reduced, you see, 70 what
state and yet, with all this, we would not for all
Plaroah 5 treasures, also Moses would not lose
ihot holy Gift which tho Holy O. bo.t hos tbrnu III;