Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-28
NO. IL
n,,r.na.ge ..d Poverty In the P.pal st"''

Ju.,v.nd.oe and Poverty In the Fspe' s'"a's'
Ro.r October 26, ls55.-American travel
,o,s eomino TO Italy would do well TO avoid tne
nnrular but now periIous journey through Ine 'a-
,s,;or of the Peninsula, from Venice 70 no'he
s,r we still receive frightful reports OF 1he oePie:
J.,;oos nv the famous brigand chlet, L.azzafinl
.uJ his ha nd who continue to eyade the vigilance
Of both the Austrian and Papal police, no'""n.
s,,ndino the larpe rewards offered for them. !"
is believed that they have many passive accom-
oI;ces among the poverty smitten people u me
country. bribed by fear or favor, ana t'a' ".'
thus ba we secure retreats in mountain ana ~ pa'"
,Pbe latest repurt from them was recelTeu W.
morning, through letter from an EnSilsn fa,y'
two gentlemen and their wives, travelling 'ei'u'e
| " from this city by u.Itriao. Ihey we,o o.;
rested about midnight BY Eve oi the oeafdea O,r
qands. armed to the teeth, IN l'neiy sps ".. ,a.
Feuara. and robbed of every thing except ,ne
most necessary part Of the cothes On ''e, 'aA
! The cowardly coachman yielded AZ s"e "..
threat, and the gentlemen, being "lpPeu w
they sprang from the carriage were s,'' ,ao.
pinioued and stripped OF everything W: Ss '"S'
Shirts and panlaloOns by four o' .'s - .,
,xb;Ie The Filth confined the terrified ladies' 70
their coats by the display OF a Colts revoiyer!-
ifuder lind the promises Of exemption from still more
terrible outraqes, they readily surrendered .nelf
watches. Jewels, purses and shawls, seeing theF
n;noned protectors struggling rnayang on the
pronnJ under guard. Meanwhile, The trunks
syere ria.d when the hdeous looking Danois
rode their obeisance to the ladies, whom 'hey
ho,sted of having treated with such humane Gun
s;der,tion and were almost instantly oan'u ~
the adjacent forest ,,;.
The gentlemen being loosod by the trsmoiins
chicken hearted, il not guilty. reHuTl"o'ne Pai'J
proceeded on to Fenara, rejoicing IN having e:-
caped alive. The mere money estimate VI 'nen
loss is estimated at over 81 400, including louf
watches. diamonds jewels aud about sSo 10 sVio.
Their letters of credit and other papers were 'e,'
uulis,urbed. The police Of Fsrrara recognised
by the description given OF The rooaefS'"eN AN'""
members of Lazzarinl's band. ..,.
There have also been several highway Foooe'
ries in tho vicinity within few days. t"o wv
licences coming from Porto d'Anzlo, (ancienI Au-
tnmu) the port of the new route between ho.he
and Naples were stopped on the 10Th IN the Ior,
est of Nettuno by seven brgands. As there Lao
been no steamer that day, there were no pas'en-
gers. but the poor drivers were robbed oi 'helr Ut
lie all. and the bandits avenged their disappoiaI-
ment by cutting the harness to pieces. ie"
days after. two French gentlemen were wayia'o
and robbed between Florence and this cl'y Oh tne
upper route near Perugia. Inc ponce mas no''r'
aso of tn. robbery of rich Monte dc t'sta' "a IL
censed pawning ofIice) at yellelIl al few ngn.S
since. The robbers carried of $5o,ooo IN Je|eis'
gold, &C., though two sentres Were al 'ae uoot. ,
They were probably bnbed. There can oe = 'l.'e
donbt. in fact, that multiludes OF the suffering
classes throughout the country sympathise WIN
brigandage, though they may want the pluck 70
engage 10 it, and that through the connlvance Oh
servants and laborsrs the brigands are enabled 70
levy contributions on the comparatively ncn pro-
prietors who occupy their country houses ouling
The Autumn and Summer. Large sums have
bsen thus .xtor,ed from defenceess families du-
ring tho present season by these erscIous Toooets.
The Papal government is not unmindiui OF 'he
evil and does what it can to restrain II. but i's
sources lie far too deep to be reached by any hu,
man police. It is the natural fruit OF pauperlzed
population thoroughly demOrallzed, long over
borne by tyranny, and besotled by lgnoIance.-
With an immense proportion of the people lite Is
perpetual struggle against squaiof which no
fancy can conceivs-a restraint OF iawlessness.
the temptation to which only such poverty can un.
derstand At best, the working classes are only
half fed wages, where work is to be found, re-
duced below the living point; life, through every
hour, hanging upon abject conditions WIN 10
hone for the !u!u.e.-CQr. ". I. pa''y 'aaVs'"'