Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-08
Of Orsinl and Pierri.

Execution Of Orsinl and Plerri.
The London Times Paris letter gives in
detail the execution Of tbese two leading
eonspirators agsinstthe hfe Of ofNapoleon III.
Precisely at 6 O'Clock Orsini and Pierri
we're Awoke from their sleep BY the Cover
nor of the prison, who announced that their
last hour was came. They weie taken to
ehana5ra de Ia toilette for change OF Dress,
and placed at the extremities OF the room,
with backs to each other. The exet utlon-
erx prepared them each for the scafold.-
During the dreadful operation Orisni re-
mained calm, and, though he was not so
loud or contradictory as during his trial,
Pieri was somewhat excited. The strait
wsistcoat interfered with his gestieulations,
but he hardly ceased talking for moment.
When the executioner was pinioning HIM,
he asked that the fastenings should not be
drawn too tight, as he had no intention of
escaping. The cold touch of the steel on
his neck, when the scissors cut off his hair,
60 as not to interfere with the gullotine, for
an instant appeared to thrill through him;
but he recovered himself when he found
his beard was untouched. He thanked
the executioner for letting him die with his
face as became man. When the hood, to
which the veil which covers the features of
the parricade is suspended, was put over
his head, be is said to have laughed, and
attempted joke about the figure he must
cut. At this moment he turned his head
and perceived Orsini; he saluted him gai-
ly and asked how he was getting on. He
was interrupted by Orsini, who was him
self undergoing the same operation with
the same sang froid as if he were under
the hands of valat dressing for party,
with words, "Be clam, my friend" Pier
ri's tongue ran on, however. The assist
ant proceeded to strip him of his shoes, for
in pursuance Of the sentence they were to
proceed to the scafold barefooted. The
man appeared to hesitate but Pierri encour-
aged him to proceed, and assisted him as
much as be could, still talking. The ope-
rotion being over, and the toilette complete,
he turned toward the turnkey and asked to
embrace him. This request was complied
with. The moment of moving now came,
and the Able Hugon criee out Courage
"On! / am not afraid am not afraid"
he said, Eve are going to Calvary" and in
a sort of feyerish excitement be repeated to
himself, aCalrary, Calvary"
Orsini was, on the other hand, as calm
and tranquil as his fellow-convict was ex-
cited. He spoke little; but when the
Governor. of the prison and some officers
approached him he bade them in low
voice farewell. The turnkey of his cell an
nouuced to him in tone of regret thai his
last moment had come. Orisini thanked
him for bis sympathy. His hair was also
cut away from his neck, but he underwent
the operation without flinching. At the
moment when the hood was put on his
head, his face, which up to that moment
was calm and impossible, became flushed
for moment and his eye lighted up.
orsini was supported by the chaplain of
the Coociergere, and his calmness never
abandoned him for moment. When he
appeared on the platform it could be seen
from the movement of his body and his
head, though covered with the veil, that he
was looking out for the crowd, and proba-
bly, intended addressing them. But they
Fere too far off.
Orisini and Pierri embraced the spiritual
attendants, and pressed their lips on the
crusifx offered them. Pierri was attached
to the plank in an instant. He was exc
cuted first. The moment his veil was rails
ed, and before his head was laid on the
block, be cried "Vive ltalie- Five la
Repu5liqus"
Orsini was then taken in hand. His
veil was raised, and his countenance still
betrayed no emotion. Before he was fas-
tened to the plank he turned in the direc-
ton of the distant crowd, and cried Vive
Ia France" 1t was but five minutes past
2 o'clock when the second head fell into
the basket. A cold shudder ran among
those whose attention was fixed upon what
was passing on the scaffold, and for an in
slant there was deep silence. Itpa.sed of,
however, very soon.
Another accoun: to the Manchester
Guardian says:
When the dead, dull sound of the fall
ing of the knife upon Orsini was heard, it
was responded to by an immense but
smothered reply of aVive la Republique r.
I cannot properly describe this; it was like
a gigantic mutter; it was not cry or q
shout, but it sounded like the breath or
the sigh of thousands of human lungs. 1t
was well appreciated by the authorities;
for, on the instant, the soldiers raised the
most disorderly clatter imaginable; struck
their horses SO as to make them plunge and
kick. shook their arms, and contrived that
the popular whisper should be stifed with
out being literally put down. But the
words "Vive la Republique,' must have been
clearly audible TO every one.
The same correspondent adds:
purposely went home on foot, thread
ing my way slowly among the groups
wherever ! found them thickest. l am
bound to admit that everywhere I heard
expressions of sympathy and admiration
for Orsini, whose crime seems utterly for
gotten, while only the effect produced by
his courage and generosity towards his as
sociates remains. Pierri's name / did not
hear once. The attitude of the populace
was, / should say, extremely menacing, for
it has the marks of a deep hate and thirst
for vengeance seated too deep for words
AL the remarks / heard were made in an
undertone, as though police spy were
dreaded at every instant.
What Love Will Dare.
We condense funny seoye affair" from