The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-23
Garibaldi and his TRUMP

the truce between the bravest of italian pat
riots and the Emperor of the French. 1t is
known that the nomination of Garibald to
the command Of volunteer corps was forced
upon Count Cavour by the Democratic ele-
ment of Piedmont, to the visible disgust of
the French Court. But whatever may be
the hidden policy Of Napoleon to be inaugu-
rated after eXpcing the Austrians from
Lonrbardy and Venice. the fact is patent
that the whole soul of Garribaldi is in the
fight and that he is revenging the giant
wrong put upon himself and his brave com.
panions in 1889 by the French Emperor,
by carrying off the bulk Of the glory in the
present strife. Napoleon III las gone to
Piedmont to revive the memories of the Ital-
ian campaign of Napoleon I Garibaldi with
his 5000 Harmed volunteers is alone restor-
ing the rapid movements, sudden combina-
tons and brilliant deeds of that memorable
era. Fighting on his own plan, with his
own men, responsible only to the Sovereign
of SARDINIA and the cause of Italian Idepend-
ence, he has been first to set foot on the en-
emy's territory and to trample the Austrian
banners in the dust of their own fortifca-
tons. TIE meagre outline of his movements
which has reached us is nearly as follows -
On the ODD ult he crossed the Ticino at the
foot of Lake Maggiore; on the Odd he mar
ched towards Varese, town of some 5000
inhabitants, Is miles west of Como; on the
oath and 25th he had occupied Varese, des-
titute of canon, and had been attacked by
the Austrians with artillery in the course
of the three following days he had fought
two battles-one of them lasting three hours
driven the Austrians pell nell towards Milan;
occupied the City of Como; possessed him
self of all the enemy's steamers on the lake,
and entered the town of Lecco, l6 miles far
ther east. At Como he was received by its
10000 inhabitants with bonfires and tumult,
uous rejoicing. The whole of northwestern
Lombardy was in his hands, and the revolt
of its prosecuted and pillaged people was all
that the most ardent republican could desire
Thus, in six days, has Garibaldi with his
handful ofpatriots diSlodged the Austrians
from one of their most important positions.
and given the ball of revolution its first great
impulse through the Lombardo- Venetian
kingdom. Unless our conceptions Of the
difficulties to be overcome in such an enter
prise are greatly magnifed by the distance,
this succession of victories is one of the most
brilliant chapters in Italian history his
Tory which records tie greatest military
events the world has ever seen Unques-
tionably the most important advantages OBJ
tanned by the allies thus far are those which
GaribalAi has achieved.
The history of Giuseppe Garibaldi prior to
and unsullid patriotism and truth. Born ct
Nice, in the Kingdom of Sardinia, July 4,
1907, he grew up to the profession Of his
father and grandfather-that Of the sea. In
1884, being suspected of completely in Savoy
instruction, he was sentenced 70 death by
the King, Charles Albert. With great diff
Guilty he escaped from his pursuers, by swim
ming the Var, stream which separates TIA
ly from France. Shortly after this adven-
ture he went to South America and engaged
in the war of independence in Montevileo,
against RosaS, the tyrant Of Buenos Ayres.
Here he organized an Italian legion, and at
the same time commanded the Montnvdean
fleet. with which he fought several desperate
battles against greatly superior forces. Lord
IIowdcn, whom the British government sent
ont to mediate between the contending fore
es, spoke of him in these terms:-
"The garrison was almost entirely COM
posed of Italians and Frenchmen, with few
manumitted slaves, and was commanded by
person to whom am glad to pay this trib-
ute; for he stood there disinterested indi-
vidual, seeking for his own advantage.
refer to person of great courage and mill
tary skill, who has a just claim on our SYM
pathies, considering the unjustifiable inter
vention OF the French, and the recent extra
ordinary and unnatural events that have
taken place in Italy. refer to General Gar
ibaldi." - r.. ..,.,s.. ..,, ..,.......r ....
In 1S4S Garibaldi returned to his native
city with all his Italian legion, and found
his Sovereign and countrymen at war with
Austria. He Immediately offered his ser.
vices to Charles Albert, the same who had
condemned him to the scaffold eighteen years
before. In making this tender of himself
to the King he proclaimed the principles
which dou5tle is actuate him in the present
conflict. ''To make Italy one," he wrote
subsequently,, "to free her from the foreign
curse-this was my goal and believe it t.
have been the goal of most of my country
men. Italy could not be ungrateful to he1
liberators, whoever they might be-" Thu
King received him coolly, but accepted his
services, and then placed him in position
where he could not fire single shot at the
Austrians. Charles Albert was Routed and
! lost his crown. Garibaldi then began to op
crate on his own account. With 1000 pat
riots he entered northwestern Lombardy--
the same territory which he has now sec