Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-06
Italian Affairs,

| Italy Is at tnlS IllIle SuHerlnS as much
from the conduct of the mis-named "patri-
OTIS" who are now disturbing the country
as from the tyrannical government, which
is the object of popular hatred, and which
really is reproach TO a cl"iIlzed age
But bad as The rulers are, matters cannot
be made better by the petty outbrakes,
street fights and assasslnatlons which to
designate as general revolutionary move
ments would be gross preversa,ion Of terms.
Mazz;hi his followers are now ntiletlng
more misery on their country, and causing
more suffering among the common people,
whose cause they profess TO have at heart,
than the minions of King Bomba. We
would rejoice most sincerely if this unfor-
tunate country could have secured for it
good government, but this happy condition
cannot be reached through such instruments
as the leaders of the present revolution
These impetuous men must leaIn to dlstln-
guish between liberty and license, before
they can successfully conduct a revolution,
or etfectually establish free government.
The great work must be prosecuted by per-
sons of moderation and intelligence, as well
as courage and daring not by bravos
and assassins, who shed blood and destroy
property with relentless cruelty. The Ia
test intelligence from Italy represents that
there is secret insurrectionary movement
extending throughout the Peninsula, but
the leaders have not thus far publicly
shown themselves in it. Petty insurrec
tions, in which small band of insurgents
attack the government soldiers, in the pub
lie streets, have broken out Genoa, Leghorn
and the Kingdom of Naples. These will
be suppressed by the government, which
will make the disturbance pretext for fur
ther oppression a! d cruelty-and thus the
chains will be placed more firmly on their
limbs. In this case the visionary plotters
of the rebellion have engaged the services
of the ignorant peasantry, who rush on to
destruction, ignorant of the great work be-
fore them and the dreadful consequence of
defeat in contest with their iron-heart-
ed and blood-lhirsty rulers. 1t may be
said with truth that Italy is in bad hands,
and from its contending factions will be
doomed to suffer misery in all its horrid
aspects. A despotic government cor
rupt priesthood of fanatical insurrec-
tionists-are sufficient to destroy the fair
est government on the face of the earth.-
Of the recent insurrection the following ac-
count is furnished TO the English journals:
"The preparations were extensively and
costly. In Genoa alone three thousand
muskets were seized besides ammunition
and stores of war. If a general rising had
taken place in that city, the consequence
might have been serious indeed. But the
sort of patriotism which sets on score or
two or desperadoes to rush ino the street
poinard N hand, and assassinate few inof-
fensive gendarmes-the movers carefully
abstaining from taking part it the atfray-
is nothing but popular in that Sandman
seaport.
The government had received warning
from the police of Paris that a revolution
ary movement was impending, but were so
well prepared against the danger as might
be expected, but we hear that an outlying
fort was taken by the rebels and held by
them for short time, after having made
prisoners of the guard and murdered their
sergent. They were very soon overpower
ed and taken prisoners. The outbreak was
put down with very little bloodshed, the
poor sergeant being the only victim. The
seizure of steamer belonging to Genoa,
upon its voyage to Tunis, by band of
revolutionists, who had embarked on board
as passengers, is the only event in connection
with this attempt at isurrection which oc-
CURED in connection with the Piedmontese
dominions.
In Leghorn the insurrection was not so
easily brought under. 1t began, as usual,
with street murders of single soldiers, and
ended by the military, in panic or revenge
for their comrades, shooting right and left
at any unoffending person who appeared in
the streets showed himself at the window.
Taken alone, without respect to other oc-
currences, we should not think of dignity
ing the affair of this city by the name of
San attempt at insurrection." 1t consisted
merely of series of cold-blooded assassin
ations on the one hand and angry retalia-
ton, equally fatal, ON the other.
Detailed accounts have not yet been re-
ceived from Naples; but it appears that
the insurrectionists in possession of the
steamer above alluded to, proceed to the
Isle of Ponza, took on board from thence
300 political prisoners, and landed them
upon the coast of the Neapolitan kingdom.
The steamer has been captured, and body
Of troops has been despatched against the
escaped prisoners.
The people of Naples have been goaded
into such state of phrenzy and reckless
ness, that it is by no means impossible that
\ movement which was simply ridiculous,
rs far as regards its chance of success else
where, may assume very grave proportions
among them"
A SLAVE WHIPPED TO DEATH.-We
lave received information that slave was
,hained with a long chain, on the 25th ult.,
n Pulaski county, KY, by Mr.. Stigal