The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-27

70 t. entythree other political prisoners who re-
msined untried and uncondemned the Commits
s,,ry Of Police visited them to aequaint them
with Che eroyal c,emency' but adding, "Yon
must leave Immediately for the United States"
They all demonstrated against this condition,
with the exception of one, who consented TO
leave. Even no afterwards refused TO go, bus
too late, for he was compelled to exile himself
The rest having sent their protest to the King,
are still retained in prison waiting for orders
What renders the case of those perpetually
exiled peculiarly hard is, that in short time
der sentence would have expired, and they
would be walking the streets Of Naples once
more or thee men, Baron Poerio and Sep
{ mbrini have excited more than ordinary sym
pathy. Poerio was formerly Minister Of Ferdi-
nand, and nov, after ten years of chains, he
[, ars to leave him at large in Naples. Con
science makes a coward Of the tyrant; for what
was the crime Of these men? In 1913 they took
part in great political movement for reform, to
which the King himself lent bis sanction; for had
he not done 80, he would have forfeited his
throne-perhaps his head. But while liberality
was ON his lips despotism was in his heart, and
he afterwards took his revenge, which even
now is not appeased.
He hurries away these prisoners in two ships of
war; but with the example Of Sandman YES
sci, the Des Jenneys, sent some time ago with
prisoners to the United States, he fears that a
similar result might follow, and that he
would be compelled to pay for the sup
port of the exiles. He therefore cunningly
sends them to Cadiz, to be transshipped thence
in Spanish bottoms to this country, and to have
the sum of fifty ducats FORTY dollars) hand
ed to each on landing upon our shores Now,
smart as the despot of Naples thinks he is in
evading our laws, he may find himself vastly
mistaken.
BY law of this State, the Commissioners OF
Emigration have the power to compel the owners
of passenger ships to give bonds for the support
of such emigrants as are unable to make a
living for themselves. Now, it is very evil
dent that the Italian exiles cannot earn a
living and the ships will be seized as security
| for their sustenance for five years. But the
| Spanish owners will have their remedy against
tuc NcdpoutdI koNC1HmCnI, ohu SohiPSA Az w Ply
damages; and Ferdinand will find that, instead
| of the forty dollars per head with which he ex-
| pected to come off, he will have to pay pretty
| round sum. In the case of the Des Jenneys the
Sandman Consul had to deposit $4,000, and O
compromise was finally accepted. But in this
case there will be no compromise. The law
must take it's course to the end, This proceed.
ing will not be adopted to annoy the exiles, who
are men of character and position, and who will
be warmly received by our citizens, but to mulc'
the King Of Naples, and to mark our detestatior
Of his meanness and his tyranny, in sending out
here, as if they were paupers or criminals, mer
of education and refinement, and unstained by
crime, without any means Of support, or imme
date prospect of a livelihood If they NEE
with sympathy and aid in this land of the free
no thanks to the despot of Naples.