The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-24
THE sICILIAN NOvEnMr.
SICILY, GarAbAIai aAd European Dipls-
macy


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
At the mos southern extremity Of the boot which
represents The Italian peansular and separated ro The
mainland Il the kingdom Of Naples by marrow stras
ies tho beautiful rich and claso iaAa Of Sicily.
lin land full OF strskng Traditions and rssiasosscss
the hAloved theatre Of epic poetry. Homer and Virgil
hsve peoped i shores with gods and hsross The 0rsosa
mythosgss fsnsisd That Apollo passursd hh horses
the ssaia 0elds of SICILY; hssvsa hall have both
draw. On thsss ssssaaAiag bounds; and Ne may san
inagse rssso while yss boy, gathering shells The
opposite shore, In h rsmblss from hs native Sorrsnas,
Feeding hin yong mind With posc coaospsas, and pro-
baby nurturbg IL yss ons lhooe creaons which
afterwards snbedsa Win suoA Oriental nagnidOsaos n
h;s "Gerusalsmns uhsrsaa" n
Though coDpasAuvsly snau IN Territorial sxtsut, the
osand u scty be-, foa hs esass times, always besa
held Of ~ greatest importance statistical and poll
oA point Of vs9 both on account OF IL gsographica
pcsiessa go ~ sxhaust,sn agricultural md mineral
riches Like the of Ialy. asily which called
Irinssv BY he IAns because OF her triangular shape
sooossivs,y occupied By the Romaas the Gohs thu
Lombasds end the Arabs, until the Normans, thsir
return from faesas took possession q In ths eleventh
c-nisry Hssry VI, Of SoaASs, n he twelfth century,
Nnnexss sssiy 10 shs German sUts but n NE sxuno:
aoa a thas ayAassy Urban w., funR6 Ans, gavs shs
Il Nspss snd sicily 70 oharsss As)s, Sreshsr
81 Louis, ssdn usdsr the rsgn q tAaa prince tia,
took pacs toe os,ssvaasl nassas az Ne Yrsooh hva
asrs oalsd the Huisn vespss. Amer many and various
veissi,udes the French.ss naaiy oompssd 70 re
zounos the Two ScIes, which In l7s4 tAksa pos
sessscn Of by Dos Oari, Of Phkp " Of Spain, sad
great erandsn OF Louis XIV q France.
Thus ooumeuosd s.otly The ompoas rega OF the Nes
pol.n hons, whose yrssnscai and oppressive DOM
nlon bas made tbs sotd, and ths StcaAns especially.
forget ne cruees a the yrants OF old for which the
ancient kings OF Syracuse especially celebrated.
Endowed by nature with extraordinary gi's sud mex
hausubte Issourcy Sicily Was OF the time OF the Roman
repuoc considered grsnary Europe, and as later
o. beng divided into three different States, whose
sers1 .nS s14.cuss this later SAFE could IN emergency
bring nto tho nei1 $50 VOC sodisrs Tue whole
popusssop OF the siaad at present cen hardly
"a a. $4,000 souls; and Is 70 its material resources,
viii be sofcknt 10 cay that recently the local 60
yerpmeSt -ss obliged 10 prohibit .ee Oh o. oefe
enough Tor the maintenance OF tho nov thck popuased
hsard.
forty i've years the entire population OF Sicily hes been
oopsAnty and ensvsecAry prosssts Agans. ne re.co
erous upoators OF the court OF Naples,
by whom The loos muanpa franchises Of tbs is,and
were entirely abIosaed ana the most sacred c'v rsnu
ana DEAN have boen this nonsn the only ans yer
h,h they ever received hasds OF tesr Infatuated
don were SorrOu1act It the Isvo,ag spectacle q 50
many atrocities the systematic repudiaeoa on al az
With crossed srns, imp assvs wisness Of these rsya
aberrutSons and crtnes
II n louG since memO4 OF Voc Pfoscos ID nWu ~
bnss vsii tsov On oaaservssvs propecs:es, ana
whose political ante ,edsnu esano be suspected o. tas
s ,s% ss as :es ~
details q wssa 30 BED heard aas Scs.ssd soe Hps
dom o. The T.o scss me =, ssos =, .Ss .sro
cour trseausat and torturee 70 which some sheusaod
vcor.oss ps,o. %sny sf them rsspscso . %so IA.
sutiscsd 81 de oovNaiy saaelLAse o. ths Neapoli.sn
dsp n pssssss q such pspsss f.sss, anS =, n,s toe
stose dsclossses had excited N tbs public u large,
ssnos indifference on the part q sovsran.n,s Which
siGu OF appsobssion and sympathy Rspeeseosssons BY
s srrs Euopcss Powers 70 the court q Naples eugses
tive reasonable reforms, and Of m,re telsrssls
o,s nss. we're ooos pssssossd 70 The esoass q N.p:s
ssvs spvsrsps sasseos lev Of var wore sysz
ssbs b. rssAad end France TO the Cali Of Ne
PIE @sss s ssSo.soss ssS sssss sss
n all oasss rsosivsu By stubbern 0ardenapAHs o. "
s q :'s. :s' 90. S. ss se
tbe liberal pslv IN the t~s ecaAss A.. ~.
Haze vhsss soo spaut Of fosbsarsace have ore
bees prssd ey.e sns British Psrli.spi :nsa.d !. "a
cnstSs wsh shsss foya yraa5 end so'ered iaso Ia
family compact, py ls whole Italian nsIon on IN
nsies Of s.gssh 400 soisrinc 1890, .,..,.m,.,,
6S he or; a evr;s tookns Italian, ere oey tns oos
nrnatoo q thcse oompssss ana gs.ns s.,d sru,
nave BEN Ssssmsd from \. sss ' % ou -. "a N.
used ey The Emperor Nspolsoo Ill In biz procamsuss
ss ssp.scs. and o.s oeoosi clam. q -.
I.l,.ns for ssss nasp-sSesoe, ana sss unoo Of n,
Asd aer the Famous pIeanuar,ss Of vli4frAsss Nspo
.eco, sddressns himssu 70 the army The saesct e
can't lN.i. et.osns @s,rss.s % 80 sss
tpees, aura plus qua sen prendre suo me NJ n sus
ne pcsresss pes dams rorcre Ia hbsrte rne world
has bov vito sinlrssos AM smaxsm eu, hoe the
true sepse OF those memorable cords had been eagerly
se'red sy the Inhabitants Central kaIy aad sbe Rs
magma Afr the fight tnoss princes ther. wa % n,
resson 70 tees that ssarchy would usurp piece Of
sov invading ali sbe pssnsals 49, s0 y.
t.so predicaoos Of tie modern cassaadrss nave no,
sssn ye,l.d; aud the unsIpecaed spectacle offered
the lsns for ,bese last tsslve months has ja,siy
surpriseo so1sc nsp, whilst sared the Creates no
49, peops srh sesemeu" o. sympssby. which are
Sy sPfea'ns And Akisg hold OF al toe nseoas u
s,, -s's, The shsc.n. Of Northern and Middle r..,
ar. x,x,rs ~ mcss eduytss examples Of vssdom mole
RATION ~'" q Snoa r.ly,ns .hs~.slyes
Kiss q Nsps ere SIN srossn under the nsoersos
yese OF the most choal ossp,tism 'a vraany rue
cs Of e:.ss q toe bravo sod ane ,nprea ns SO .a'
and bw usterrIhcs ant d~~,h oompsoioas Tue
csose .or uhies ,hey hse, 10 Ter the walls Of Palermo
the ssme Tor which toe Italians shsd blood
vsre~, oomo and :, sartns Tue Boaroca Of Ssplss h
no move IN italian s.o Fcaocs Joseph Of Hspsbarg nor
l,asr me sOos O I,sy, no natter WHISTLER tasy ~rs
bora 81 the foos Of ,ne ~ osyoud the OF x,s
iDosi sared OATH 70 free themselves iron bar
eb o. foreYo masters 90 Of their yrsnnicsl domin,o.
seASt ef Thousand widows, the bo,1 Of tnoussat
martyrs vho herocay seer desshs With sns words
s'nb-ry end iadepesdeoce upoa their ips, mate mat
alliance nce soluble forever No ALLIANCE Of places
kosu no diplomatic iavga,ug csoscry. vil bs
able reecipd the BOY comcAt passef Dc wen the
several OF the grea, Italian family IN re vhs
have laesy atsmp ed 70 dncrean and b. u}ou
aroadi oooduct account II his asuve iaerferen,c
An the se.Ian struggle, com airing him 70 man vno
fes yeAs ago dishooorcd The cAms OF 15ussf ey
hs foolish attempts and usurpaeos In Central Amsrc.,
have lae reflected 'hs, osriosld sod sons Of his tol
lowers beetles being soldiers of the King Of Sardinia,
born soiees of toe aepsadenoe and liberty o Their
native counuy, and ~ sach their st Of honor
81 the gstes II PAie'm, Messiah, wi be ny aaf
BY 90 the mountains Of Casbvia snd Abruxd Ia psss
hg. HE the lnDams1 lava Of vsssvlus, over the
crunbfre ruins o the Bourbcuic mosarchy. Gsribaih
ill Ia iusti0e "A tn~, hts