Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-06
Entry of GarTibaIdi into NapIes--E xcItinG



The hberator of Italy entered Naples on the 18th
ut The National Guards were stationed at the en-
trance of the town to welcome him. and all the flags
of the old Government were torn down. A letter
to the London Times gives description Of his re-
ception:
At last twelve o'clock strikes and bell sounds
ana from distance signal is made that Garibadi
Is approaching ViCG Garibaldil" rises from
thousand voices, and the train stops: few red jack
cts get out, and they are seized Rugged and kissed
with that m2st unmereiful violence that character
ICES Italian ardor. There was one poor elderly man
who, by viPture of his white beard was taken for
Garibaldi, and was slobbered so that tbonght he
must have sunk under the operation but the great
man had gone around by another door and so there
was a rush in all directions to intercept him. We
drove around by side street to the front of the
Carmine, and thus by a knowing dodge we came in
front of the Dictator.
There is no installing that face; there is the gran
deur and the Openness OF natures nObeman express
ed, and does not say one thing while plotting anotheP
1t is marked by a loyalty which in vain might be
sought for in that of many sO-caled great ones of
the earth. | was much struck with his calm self
possession and the extreme sweetness of his smile
lie was not IN the carriage of the French Minister
though believe it had been placed at his disposal
but hired for the occasion. Followed and
accompanied by three lines of carriages, he went
along the Marnella through the Kasso Porto, sur
rounded by thousands and deafened by their greet
ings; up the LagO CASTILLO, and so on by San Carlo
and the Palace Of the King which Royalty had only
left few hours before and entered the Palace Of
reception for foreign Princes The crowd waved
backwards and forwards, and looked up to the win
dOws and shouted for the appearance of Garibaldl.
First came one red coat then another, and at last
the hero. What cry of ViUa" there rose from the
vast mass below! When last that balcony was occu-
pied by distinguished parsonage it was by the
Grand Duke Of Tuscany, but in answer to no calls,
for there were only few of those idlers who al
ways hang about the palaces OF Princes. 1t was
impossible to make himself heard amid the noise
and confusion, and Garibaldi leant the iron
railing and gaZed intently the crowd. A wave of
the hand at last asked for silence, but in vain
''ZH! ZttG3 rose from all sides, and there was
perfect silence. "NeapOlitans," said voice as clear
as bell, and with enunciatiOn so distinct that
nothing could fail to reach the ear
"This is a solemn, holy, and memorable day
This day, from being subjects under the yoke of ty
ranny, you have become a free people. thank you
in the name of the whole of Italy. You have per-
formed great work not only for Italy, but for all
humanity, whose rights you have vindIcated. 'Hur-
rah for liberty. so much dearer for Italy inasmuch
she has suffered so much more than other nations
Long live Italyl'
The cry was taken up by the thousands assem-
bled and " Viud Haljd!' might have been heard from
one end of the city to the other. There were Curl
Gus spectacles to be witnessed in the crOwd-thCre
were members of a legion of AmazOns to the num-
Der of 200 who, dressed in the Garlbaldan uniform,
had vowed to place themselves in front Of the Ma
tonal Guard and of Garibaldi in case the military
had nterfered. There priests with tri-colOred
scarts over their shoulders and banners in their
hands. and bare-headed monks with muskets on
their shoulders There were men and women with
unsheathed swords and daggers and sword-sticks in
their hands, which they brandshed in all the drunk
enness of enthusiasm. There were hundreds of
LaZZarOni, armed with pixies, which had been pro-
vided for the defence of the barricades had the
BOurbons driven the people to such extremes. Such
were some of the scenes to be witnessed.
There is torchlight procession in carriages and
on foot in the Toledo and other parts of the city.
Crowds rush along with torches or banners in one
hand and knives or swords in the other, like so ma
ny mad Bacchanaans only they were not drunk,
except with JOY and newly found liberty, and they
stop and hug and kiss and then rush on till they
meet with other crowds.