New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-18
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Orsini-I canpst say. never lad bu. i've.
The bombs IN the bande Of justice beng shown 20
Taylor, were dentfed BY him ss some OF shose ~hch
be hsd supplied.
Il. Chai1 4 Es.,Ange, Prosecutor General. ad-
dressed the jury for the prosecution, after ~hicn
NJ. jules Fsvre advo, Of Or-in spoke ss follows:
The Procureur-Geperal had no need TO make 70 yon
en- eIoquen. appel TO cause al OF US to be sezed WIN
terror and dismsy at the recital of the sanguBary
tragedy Of the 4th January; for before entering mere
al hearts were unanimous in regarding The act WIN
horror. The Procureu-tieuerslan and myse may diies
in political opinions SIX permission not 70 incIne
myself before the prineples and the men he deienis,
10 preserve in my heart The sacred deposit OF my
impressions sid convictions But these convicions,
the Procureur-Cen. raj knows So well a. /, have not
assassina,iOn aud The poniard a. their symbol
detsst violence and condemn force, when they are hot
employed in the service Of right. IL nation Il go
unfortunate "a 20 -s into The hands OF adespot u Is
lot by means Of po5iard that Il VIII shake on Us
chains God, who counts them, knows Tue hunoer VI
hours despo,s have 10 last and reserves TO them
cstas,rophes inevitable than the machinaons OF
cor spra.ors. Such IS my profound consicaSu' suu
yet, when Orsini appealed 10 me 70 De Ms
sdvocaie, did no refuse knew wha, .el,i io,e b.
burden accepted how useless must my defense De,
and told HIM frankly at the same time eNpresug
the horror with which his crime inspired me. pu'
al the same time, | was moved by his unl.ior.une'
by bis constan&y in the object xn.Jn ne - bi,
his deyotedness and his sacrifices OF Gil knds 70 n.s
country | said 20 him, II were an itsian' son o
country oppressed by the foreigner cou.a Low
desired 10 suffer "a you have done Tor her, nste
shed my blood for her Oher your s hesu =. tbs law
csust 10 the society you have offended " te s ;n
YOU have dsregarded and violated Tour ia'I ", W. -,
" disappear in order 10 e1piate the crime " ~,
committed will go with you bsisre tne Jul nO
" 10 glorify but 10 explain your conduct, 10 se' -
der the influence OF whs; sentiments you nave ,o i
mt,ed the act which der plore ana condemn; wiz
90 in order to 10 shine on your imho.ta.
which is about 20 return TO God, rays ot t'utn "nn
in the future may 10 protect and deiena your
" memor,w | said that, and therefore, gentlemen
OF the jury if my weak hand Is about TO oe eNenteo
over the head of Orsni, Il is not 10 save nii no W
defend him, but 10 explain 70 wbat laaI m n 80;
yelded-to sw AIKEN in your hearts some OF the sent
ment. which throb N mine Orslni, gentleuleu, no.
wthstanding what has been and may be SAID yellea
not 10 IDEAS Of se6shness or OF smDton OF oI haeu'
His entire life protests against such lmputatlonsi
he has sll his life struggled against the oppression
of bis country by foreigners. lie receVeu oSe
of his country with the blood OF MS lstner, nc
sucked in with bis mothers milk the prihciPDs ioi
which he has sacrificed himself. His father served i9
our glorious army as captain, and mixed MS ooIu
with the blood of The soldiers OF France. Wheh nc
saw the last soldier Of the italian cause fall he
his sword; ard you need feel no surprise lna.' a
his SON in later wears he mixed up IN all cosPta
cies which had for their object the unity ana lhue
pendence of Italy, and he took part In the msurrec
ton of 1884 agans: the Pontitcal Governmen,; ln
that rng one of the principal conSPIrato!s le.l ue
meath the balls of the sbri. Fece Orsini was then
II years old be that, and can you wonder thaI
his heart became filed with bitter profound, lnneN'
bic hatred Of the oppressors OF his country lie mas
been represented as vulgar consprator, desiring
| the overthrow of Governments, in order to seize
power and lead voluptuous life. But that is not
tIue! As an Italian, could he help seeing the evils
| from which his couttry suffers Could hep ieel.
| ing the weight OF the chains which bear her down I
| The idea 70 which he devoted himself-the
| union of Itsy-was that of Napoleon l. That
sovereign did not much toward effecting it, and he
knew that the first thing 70 be done the destruc
ton of the temporal power OF the Pope That, gentle
men, is the idea TO which Orsni has sacrificed every
thing and il is il which has led him into the plot Tor
which be was condemned, a. you have been told IN
ls45 He was amnestied and il has been said that ne
amost Immediately after violated the oath ne TOOK
But no no He did not betray his oath. lie con.
spred again. it is true, but 1t was In tuscany
Austria against her opprs sson IN Italy In the eVents
of lS4S when the manifesto of NJ de Lamartine wa
greeted with unanimous acclamations, the Austrian
dag disappeared in dsmay from Italy II cannot o.
sad that Orsn conspred then-that he overthrew tht
| Papal Government. lie was elected by UNIVERSE
suffrage to the Roman Constituent Assembly, and how
did he leave III God forbid that l sheud let fall
single word Of bitterness or OF aggression but hay'
the right to say that il Europe which overhrew
that Assemby-thati the cannon of France which
| disperted it. Was there not in that fact poltca
contradiction against whchthe reason and parlotismo
the Italians the reason and patriotism of Orsin were
justfedin revolving And now do you not see that what
he desired to break ssunder the chains in which hls
country was that time replacedto put an end to the
| oppression under which she now groans We suose-
aueLtly find him in Austria, where he went 10 enlist
soldiers flght cause aganss the
pressor. He goes 10 Vienna under the nsme OF Hor-
veg and the fixed idea sill possesses him. He was
arrested confined in the citadel Of Msntua, which ls
tomb and lie remained there ten months under the IN
cessant menace Of gnominiOus DEATH But his res
oution did not break down. and his judges themselves
were forced 10 admit that he had only acted from the
purest patriotism. At length he was condemned and
while the scafoli was being erected, woman, know
ing that t for Italy he about 10 die resolved
that he should not die With that tact and devoted
Of which women alone capable she contrvei
TO convey to him the instruments of dehverance. He
with labor OF patience which leave you to imagine
sawed through eight iron bars, and then by of
cords made Of sheets, he let hmse down from hight
OF about li0 feet. He fell Injured into the osses Of
the citadel and remained ts hours 10 partly frozen
water He was then found by some persons who
passed. You see then, gentlemen, that God willed
that he should not die And why did He not sill it
All gentlemen, wha. can tell of the objects and
designs Of Proydence1 BE they what they may,
we find Orsini engaged in an enterprise | ab-
descend 10 discuss testimonies and proofs Are
you not certain that Orsni only acted under the nu
ence Of the sentiments have referred to Are you
not convinced that at the moment he was about TO
execute the crime he now deplores--that he woui
undo if IL possible al the price of his blood
be only thought of the welfare the enfranc hisement
the independence Of Ms countryi Gentlemen, 10 the
cabinets of Kings there may be men who say 10 pa.
tion Your Government displesses me, aud change
IT,. And then nation precipitates itself on another
nation, and the Government is changed. Napoleon l.
in 1915 bad in spite Of his power and prestige to yield
10 such thing that but was not the Government
which other nations imposed France unpopular and
detestsd And was 1t not constantly conspred against
by men whose names are now surrounded by halo of
patriotism Well Orsni, Italian, conspred for
bis country. Descend into his heart, but do not de-
spise him. Join not TO the crime which he has COM
United, and which do not excuse the accessory sccu-
sation relative to the numerous victims which that
crme occasiOned For the death of those victims he
will answer TO God but he is not called on 10 answer
fox it to the justice of men, for according to the erin