The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20
Gavaxzi, Bedini and the Crusader.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Nav YORK, Jsa. 10, 1854
DE,R sS-As you have given place In your journal o.
the 10th inst to long letter which speaks against
and the excellent Father avszz the principal contribu
tor to my jouins- the Cddr--I request you to insert
the present snswer.
1t sremarkable that the writer wlthholds his name be-
ashamed doubtless Of the praises he bestows Mon
ignor Bedini None but anonymou writer's have under
AAen tns defence OF that man. No gentleman Catholic
or Protestant is ever willing TO pat his publicly 20
deferce OF bedin because pendently OF the re-
h9ion TO which he processes 10 beiongs man too un.
favoraby known In Europe, and now, fortunately in
America Also The accusation is certainly unjust which
is made against Us, OF having cAumniatsa hin, bv
telling the history Of Bedni We regard Grimes
ss virtues although unpunshed and prosperous as some
do. 1t not true that the accusations made against Be-
DIM supported only by the authority Of GAvaz al
though that by itself would have great weight. The
matter Of facts which took place before the face
Of al Italy ar have passed into the domain OF his
tory II was not the lectures Of GavAzz, the Eco
dLaia the Crusader which rendered Betini infA-
NOUS but his atrocous deeds registered in the jour
nails OF all Italy France and Germany and not the ibe
M journals only but in all these OF the moderate party,
and especially In the most mederate and semi. official
journals Of Piedmont, the Rsorintno the Mondore,
Dsi C0nun Haiani and the Parlame and those deeds,
so certain and so grave that when the present foreign
sna
taken viii not Be able to escape condemnation BY Iegu
Lar tribunal or being hAnged-not In sasy, but ia pro-
Without men,ioplns his preceding immoral conduct it
Is fact tn Bedni introduced himself into Boogua
spy sndeavorsd to brbe the soldiers Of the brilliant
Roman republic with offers Of money and plsaary ndu
gences This fact With accompanying documents, may
b ssn rn in tn: history Of ere. FORE print
too certain In itself, must be attri ,ute to Bedni
:. has, has been many times proved with evidences
to obtain his reward The fable about the Austrian
General heard for the first ms in America and the
1853 in confirming what BY Gavazzi and the Eco
dAaa demonstrated the slsehood Of that story That
10. miles Of The place where the eve ats occurred claims
high authority-and that murder WAS indeed brutal
one-becAuss-
/. Bassi was chaplain, and not soldier.
2 He had been captured and acknowledged ~ q pri-
s. BE was priest and therefore csald not be pat to
Besides Basa vas . man truly great In talents
and virtues. His end was An event painful enough;
said that Bedni had the head Of BAss served up his
table his guests Thi addition Is Of the fAsehoods
q the anonymous writer and the proof Of It's being
recently Published
AID not only the death Of Bsssi but also that Of
m,ny more honest mon must b. imputed to Bsdini
during the time OF his cruel domination Bologna and
tnps eeAlnS Also were regste led In the Official journals
And -. who know that abomna Die butcher-ought "
man, charged with mssi IN No. It was the duty Of
Italians t. expose the wolf who had crept dressed Ia
sleeps clothing and that Gavazz has done, and doas
well But the italians have wished to soil their
hands with Bedns blood. The pre- Of
said to have been revealed BY Sassi, is IN obvious
caiumny. II the anonymous writer gentleman he
would not have brought heavy accusation against
whole body Of persons unknown to him. without Ad-
mains involved in mystery in spite Of the inyssts
made, and tie large reward promised for discovery
beleve that the oaumny refsrId to vented for
the purpose OF eiveltrg attention from other subjects Of
avery different nature. The anonymous writer glorlss
that the caumny against the Italians and the So ne
and Erqa,r; but that writer should know that reply
was addressed to the Courier and Enquirer len fully
denied the cArmnies published against the Italians and
the praises hvshsd upon the detained Bs1n and that
reply Was not anonymous, but signed by Siguor
Gughebt M G,jani respectable Italian, and member
OF the late Roman republic and the editor of that oar
nal after retaining IT long time, returned il to ns
refusing to publish 1t because it spoke calaniss and
requesting as condition, that such expressions should
The defenders Of Bsdin corcs, themselves 5y reain
ing anonymous and not content with praisins
infamous throughout Europe utter cAlumnies against the
the Land But Gs1... th E nss and Ss
and ali Italians, and many respectable Americans who
were Witnesses OF past events in Italy, have Appauded
cansot give all the names Of the many and much
spected persons who are ready TO bear witness to the
truth Of the facts which W have Published Fisd,
ashamed TO be called . friend o. Bsdini
But to accord it that caum ~, which perhaps might
assist Bsdni to conceal lie, he publehed deolarAtoa
MAKE BY priest OF his, who pretended TO have heard
the auricular confession Of SASH the stabbed in NsV
York iosehsr with OF his own which tbs anony.
writer says is ul Of piety But no one can discov
At that letter has object except tn keeping tbs
attention Of the police turned to the Italians alone And
the letter OF Bedin the BEST proof Of his very bad char
acter. He-a cruel bloody and rsvsngsfui nau-nos
having here the Austrian French 70 reach hi. fury
oppressed But AL know that the Italians Of whom he
speaks with great difficulty escaped from the psrseoa
lions which ne had prepared for them and With which be
me appearance OF an accusation he affects 10 pardon,
10 warn American then to be on their guard sSaint
such man, was not the commission Of oalumny,
but cuy OF honest mon towards their adopted country
and the demonstrations made BY native Americans aM
free Germans against Bsdin viii ever remain 4, mou,.
ment Of their wisdom and their country and tAe
poor Italian. viii be consolsd BY hearing that the ssn
msnt Of justice u not lost everywhere. And such d.
monstrations entirely legal whils Bsci acted here
IS the Nuneo Of the Pope publicly which is not lawful
Rome; and in fact the Pope has fsgoed sending him =
Nuneo to Brazil to introduce him hers the time when
RIM and he, While visiting the Cryss. Palace, sh..
nterrogated By me- In the presence Of others whether
Bsdin would to Brazil aui he'd at duress in NOT
having understood that his mission to the United
States The authorities of the American Union there
FORE instead OF hiing In the streets oitzsns who
vished TO make simple demonstration against the nh-
gal proceedings OF foreigner ought to prevent him
from exercising the once Of PaPa Nuneio against the
In conclusion, the Crusader has always SPOKEN With
the support Of facts and insult is not sufficient to eoa-
futs known and certain bat shows the anger oas
WAV No. noSSO icpy, anu VI tnAt Dino anger the
Anonymous writer presents . very clear argument,
whom, fasfying the truth he says that the Crusader Il
an organ Of the Italian secret societies. being wen
known that have always advocated in the Eco dLalid
the otnstntonal government o. Piedmont and 0avasA
having always preached In the manner un-
favorably regarded by the Italian secret socse who
are all averte to that government
c. r. sEGCHI DE CAsALI, Editor Of tbs
Crusado, and Of LEO dhalsa.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW YoRK, Jan. TO- 1854.
In your paper OF yesterday (January l5 notice
tce upon GAvasa and Bsdni signed "a Lover Of Truth
and Justice" Although there are, to my knowledge,
several gross misreprs snatons In its columns shall
kave them to Be refutsd by several who know the facts
asserted by Gsvazh to BE- true with regard to Bsdnis
character and the part he took in the execution OF Ugo
Bass There too many actors 10 the bloody Italian
drama OF is now In this country who bear witness
to the events Of that period not to render futile the 20