The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-26


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Atrocities or the Austrsans I'm Italy.
We referred briefly 10 Saturdays Dispatta to
the work ofM. vareane, quoted by the New York
Cbuier des Rsafs Usss. aud the Now York Express,
giving history Of the Standardization in Italy Of
what Austria calls justice. 1t 10 necessary to re-
mind the reader that the author Of this book II
not Red Republican, but French leeitimist,
who has examined for himself the state Of things
In Italy, and whose party spirit has given way
before the voice ofoutraged humanity.
u. vAreupe shows by Official records that. In
one year succeeding the 9Th Of August, 1sis, the
day when the Austriaus re-entered Milan, nine
hundred and sixty zone capital sentences we're reg
ulariy pronounced against the Lombard venetians
nearly all Of them for some such trifing offence
a. the possession of pistoi, sabre, fowlpg piece
bayonet, knife, &c. When thu victim WAS too
young to be pat to death by the ordinary means,
the has inado was applied, which, ii 10 said, was
the common punishment Of all persons found
wearing velvet coat, or slouched hat. or a sus.
piciously tied cravat. sixty blows Of the basti
nado would generally put an end to the lives Of
strong men. The author quotes an account from
the official Gazette Of Milan, August q, 1Sa9 which
refers 70 An a4ir that occurred on the eve OF his
Msjesty's birthday. On one Of the public squares,
the royal coiors, borne by cour teEsD we're saiu-
ted with Kisses. and the police rushed into the
crowd, and captured twenty persons, among them
two respectable young women, aged eighteen and
twenty years, who received thirty blows In the
public square, before q crowd of Austrian officers,
who gioa,ed over the exposure OF the two girls.
and laughed ironically between the cries Of the vic
Tins.
At Mantua, says NJ. Varenne, Sin the latter part
of Novovember, 1SiS, two priests, who had preach
cd little too literally to suit the tastes Of the
Austrians were seized in their robes as they dc
scsuaed from the pulpit, and without any form of
trial or change of dress. were shot on the spot.
"About the same time Joseph Maztrazzi and An
tome Cresceri shot, the first for having given
a glass Of brandy a sign OF sympathy, to two sol
disrs who cried--'yive la HoDgrie, five fltaiie!
In coffee house; and the second because be had
been auxht In the act of throwing Into the river
pistol without lock, and an old bayoDet which had
remained IN his shop. The poor fellow was gun
smith. aud hearing the approach OF the troops,
thought to save himself by throwing the prohibited
articles into the torrent Pierre kochett, who kept
q sm al inn at Como, was also shot, because he had
offered to sell soldier pair Of citizens panta
LOCUS These three wretches we're not allowed TO
saw word in their ow defence, we're not present a;
thor judgment, and oniy learned their fate from
the mouth of the priest who was sent to assist
them In their last moments, but who was forbidden
70 give them the Viaticum.
.sAt Massa there was garrison Of elk hundred
men, who amused themselves robbing the cellars
and ravishing the women ofthe neighoorhood
Young man who returning to his house sur
prised two lus.y corporals in the act of forcing his
mother lie seized knife and threw hiiDselfupoB
one OF them The soldiers rushed in at the cries
Of the corporals, overpowered the young man, and
b ,und all his limbs with cords. The mobiles OF the
country sought in vain to effect his liberation
The same night the young man. with q number OF
other unfortunate prisoners. was taken to Padua,
we'll guarded by Austrians, and after several days
Of torture he shot Dec. 20 1s4S, and all Of hs
Companions 10 misery we're compelled to witness
the execution on their knees"
H. de Ia VarsuDe states that family OF farmers
living near San Benedetto, "a large Mautuan sub
urb, were suspected OF possessing hidden arms-
The military authorities could easily have required
their delivery. but that was not what WAS sesred
One night some agents Of the police. disguised a
robbers, made attack upon the farm ~ IL tor
piage. The propretors defended themselves
with their arms, which they had doubtless kept
fIr such emergency only. patrol OF soldiers
ready at hand allowed the pretended robbers to
decaGp. but captured the farmers. who were forth
with shot for having hidden arms in their posses
son. At Brescia butcher was sent for out of the
town limits to kill aud dress OK. He vent
taking with him the tools of his trade club, knife
&c. Upon his return he encountered a patrol, and
arrested. In vain he alleged that there was
no ordinance which forbade butchers to keep or
carry knives; he was condemned and shot.
'At Casapusterlngo, Louis Cassava, aged q
and Salvador Ferrari, aged II, were arrested for
singing anti-political and satirical songs Each
Was pul ished with twenty five bioss of stick
About the beginning Ct March, 1872 two jewelers.,
ZaccheO and piacentini,were shot at Milan for hav
ing agreed TO furnish clothes to and help some
Hung trian soldiers who pretended TO desert. The
soldiers received loo forms reward for their
treacherous action towards the jewelers."
NJ de Ia varenue gives the of curate, con-
damned to two years close imprisonment in
fortress. because he omitted to recite the prayer
tor the preservation and prosperity of the Emperor
of Austria upon his majestys birthday: of other
citizens hanged and imprisoned by secret tribn-
nal for having upon their persons prospectus Of
liberal works. aud other like trifiing offences. The
mournful tale 10 told Of the respected ard beloved
Couut Montaneri and five or six of his relatives,
who were arrested the charge of conspiring
with Maxzni and circulating his plan of the Italian
Republic. The entire population of Mantua turned
ont to implore their pardon; their wives and mo
theirs begged Marshal Radetzki for mercy; hi.
chief staff officer, famous hitherto for bis cruelty
interceded in their behalf At last the Marshal
promised that their blood should not be shed. SIT
was . frightful play upon words; they were all
hanged
The book is full of such cases; not to speak of
extortions, robberies, rspes, and expressions Of
hundred minor kinds. If its appearance at this
time may be suspected Of deskni in high quarters
in France to prepare the way for an assault upon
Austrian domination in Italy, We only hope that
the suspicion may prove well-founded. About the
facts themselves there eau be no dispute. The
author corroborates bis statements by the citation
of the official records, page and date. When Ame-
ricans read such things, the FIRST sensation is gra
titude for being born under Republic, and sepa-
rated by vast ocean from the monster despotsms
of the old world. Who would sacrifice for slight
causes this free form Of government, with its in
Vulnerable blessings aud enjoymentsf
Appointment Of Cadets.
The Report of the Board Of Visitors to the u s.
Military Academy At West Point, makes one re
commendatien OF great Importance, which, we
hope, Will be promptly adopted by the govern
ment. 1t declares that personal friendship, and
still more frequently, political consideration, con
troll those who possess the power OF nominating