Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-11
CON NtNIC AlYD
The Late King Of Naples.

Inc generous remarks III the Gazette. 4
the 'th inst, regarding the general Violate,
of the 'old and mercIful rule" de uiortu,
MI nisi bonum. IN the case ii the late hIns
ot Naples, contrast very torcibly with III.
spirit and tone of the article copied IRON
the Baltimore Sun, IN the same subject ant
give me confidence to ask a place in the va.
zette for u few statements, which IA knowlclE.
Of the deceased and IA sense Of Justice ha, .
prompted me to make. The spirit which pur.
sues the name of the late Ming, cannot be
justified by any amount Of anri-royalty tn
the truth should be told, even in spite Of m.
devil. Ferdinand had incurred the mefriIr,.
hostility Of England. because he would n,r
submit 10 her unjust demands anlof M.
self-styled LlberatorS Of Italy, whose viii
tanaticism and cut-throat patriotism hr hai
efectually bafi"d-hence. the latter iabn,.
ted, and the former gave circulation 10 H..
calumnies and wantOn charges with whica
the English press has surrounded the name
of the Neapplitan monarch. Even Mr.. Glai
stone figured as "A slanderer nt the King AMI
his government.
We, in this country, eating the sorry foot
which the English journals cut and dry fJl
US, of course, have had our Stomachs turned
and have gone into spasms nj the ina
ined atrocities of the great Ogre OF Maple,
and now eXult over his grave, rs if tl.
world had been freed from "A monster
But is this either fair or honorable? W.
have already intimated that 1t is not, ami
you deserve credit for your sentiments.
am not al aprlOgist of royalty but | WEI.
u very dolt if | could imagine that no mon.
arch could deserve esteem, or perform deed.
useful 10 mankind and honorable 10 himsel,
By his deeds, then, let King Ferdinand be
Judged When | first visited Naples, in d..
summer of 1870, | found it swarming with
idle, worthless LazzaronI, ready for any ms.
chief; the revolutlOnists, under Gen. Pen.
ruled the city, and all was confusion, dl>or
der, and insecurity. | again visited Maple.
under the sway Of Ferdinand, in ls4G. ami
found no idle Lazzaroni yagabonds. saw IN
dustry displayed in every quarter Of the ,ity
a~rtizans well employed, public works If IL.
most magnificent character completed. ami
others advancing, the streets paved Wl,i
lava and kept in perfect neatness, garden.
and promenaies for the peopl" in every ii
%rection. 4 Campo Santo N a scale Of elrsau-
and grandeur superior To anything in t-
rest Of Europe, a people perfectly happ,
well dressed and well provided for; in shon
Naples was both morally and PHYSICAL
among the foremost cities at the world. \.
this was the result of Ferdinand's wise anil
generous policy, and the people honored an
loved him in consequence. The army al.
navy he placed on Il very respectable lul
ing; established a school for engineers. ami
at his WI expense. enabled the more IT.,
cesstul of the eleves to travel in .nrrg
countries for their Improvement. and r"lun
with increased stores of knowledge aud "A
perience, to be- employed for the ndyanta-
of their country. Every stimulus was give
to industry, talent, and merit. rem"mhr
a sham fight having taken place during
s%ojourn in Naples, in which the King attack
cd with his fleet the land forces. and was C.
have taken the fort by storm; but the youns
commander of the fort, during the night pit
ceding the attack, dug a ditch, unknown 4,
the King, who, hurrying on AT the head o'
his marines, fell into the snare. and WA. Ia
ken prisoner. On the spot. he promoted thr
young commander, and submitted u be- bal
fled by the tact and spirit of his suhirr /
The moral and religious character of Fcrd |
nand is above suspicion. He was al exam |
pie to the Court and the Kingdom. by b. |
purity Of conduct, and faithful discharge
his Christian duties. As son, brother. hr
band, and father, none could surpass hin
To the poor he was even lavish: to hi, 10
lured or aggrieycd subjects he was alwar
accessible; and 1t is not too much a. ,al
that he lived for the veal aud interest Of b.,
people. Such a man could no more be n Is
rant, than a sweet, amiable woman could
n vixen. MIR. Gladstone, under the %infucrr
of spleen and prejudice, published a pan
phlet filled with details of the Kings crueim
and tyranny towards his patriOt,c subierf
who had rebelled against him. That pau
phlet, after poisoning the minds Of Engli.
and American leaders, was answered mInur
ly, and every charge made by Mr.. Gladst0r.
proved to be false and slanderOus. But In,
lish honesty ignored the defence, and we. u
America, knew nothing of it.. Yet it exist.
and stands rs a proud refutation of EngIi.a
calumny, against Ferdinand's innocence.
England, at the very time, Was LegaLiy eye
cising against Smith O'Brien, and la. a..
ciates, far greater c~ruelties than ever wer,
dreamed Of in Naples. The American POI
lie are at fault in confounding the youn-
Poerio with the elder. The latter va
heightened, honorable man, and the friet
Of Ferdinand the younger Poerio, his ,r
was the very converse Of his father, bu.
being a Carbonaro, met with the sympatba
of the sect, was cried up a. II martyr. A.
his supposed executioner decricd a. "a tyrar
But posterity will do justice to the memo
of Ferdinand, and time reveal the turpitu''
and mendacity Of his accusers.