The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-28
WHY GARIBALDI RETIRED.

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passions throughout Italy, that it threatens to have
amentabie effects the future welfare of this
Gougtry. deem 1t, therefore, desirable that the
English public should have all particulars connect
ed with that inevitable vet melannboIv avent and
translate Tor that purpose part of a correspon-
dence which throws light on the subject and hears
niistskaoIe marks Of its truthfuluess upon its
very lace. Not a few OF these details we're already
MADE known from various sources but the EnoU
lng narrative sums up the whole transactions with
ii - eiearnes5 Of evidence, that think it cannot
Ia; 10 De read with great interest bv all who have
hltnerto followed the thread Of n9,it;coI cbanaas
in this country: p'''''o"' 0u"nseS
"Garbaldi left this morning at daybreak, with
very few of his intimate friends bound diraciI 60 60
| Caprera. AS bis departure will too probabIv giva
rise to bitter poemcs and passionate discussions I
deem it useful to tell you all l know about it. |
| narrate positive facts, which | heard from very
| credible witnesses, intimate friends of Garibaldj
and who greatly co-operated with those who exert
| ed themselves to keep him here
His meeting with the King was cordial and ex-
P4nsFe on both sides; but the Kings advisers were
IN so lar wrong that they allowed themselves to be
| brought TO the moment of that interview without
any foresight or preparation against such an event
6oMaIG inc close OF the conversation the King and
Garl6aldi came to talk about military operafions.
| wen, the King concluded, we shall attack
Oapua, and Ii you, General, wish to give us hand
In the attack, settle it with General Della Rocca
VINO has my Instructions By these words Carl
| baldi was placed under the orders of Della Rocca
However exempt from personal ambition that ey-
ceIlent soul may be, he could not fail to be wound
" tic lIlCh auu 10 TINS the reserve adODted bV
the Kings staff towards Garibaldi's staff and Won
| VIII understand what mean when said that Carl
DaIdI had been to some extent sighted Garibaldi
went back to Caserta, and placed Gen. Medici and
ms division under the orders of Gen. Della Rocca
o9t Tor himself took part whatever in the taking
| of Capua " w ''''>'Ds
'Ihe Government became aware of the error tbo,
mad committed, and tried to make IN for il 70 tho
| best of their ability. The political men who en-
round the King endeavored to excuse their want Of
foresight by alleging the necessity of feeling their
/ nnh m
ure to Garibaldi. 'What would Won have d sa;l
one OF them to one. 'Garibaldrs character on tba
very account OF his immense virtues, of his heroic
self denial, is very difficult one to dnai Win
One does not know how to Law hold Of him Wbof
could we offer him? The rank of Marshal? He
MI!d Wpu!d not accept it. out Of regard for Cialdini
Inc inc great Gordon of the Annunzata? He would
answer he wears no orders. The title of Prince Of
Caiataiimi? lie would say his name is Giusepne
GaTbaldi, and he is quite right if he objects TO
chaHge his name. pension to Garibadi? II
would only offend him. An estate? He would
say Caprera is all he wants.
mere Is certainly great truth in all this They
next Wlshed TO sound his intentions respectinp his
ar army Tor the future. On Monday, the 9Th, one Of
Ills lrlends was sent to question him and to maln
some proposals to him on his own basis Tbi
friend went to Caserta he was four hours With him
but he could not have one minutes tete-a-teta -
orispl was always present Crispi is an honest
man grant even practical man-but he has the
iron Will and the violent passions of a Soutbarn
man. Garibaldi's friend had to withdraw without
accomplishing his mission.
"tears were entertained that Garbaldi miobt set
out for Caprera on the very dav in which the kim
was to enter Naples; it would have been verT
grleyous scandal, and would have revealed in The
race OF Europe dissension which (and keep this
well IN mind, for shall have means to prove t) in
reality does not exist. 1t was known that the Con
eral had strong bent towards this; and the order
had been given to the Washington as wrote to
Keep ready precisely for the Wednesday morning
1t was well known that from Caserta Garibaldi had
written with his own hand, and from his own in
splration, long letter to the King, in which he es-
pecaily asked of him the confirmation of all the
ranks of his army. This letter was conveyed to the
King by Major Nullo
'The King answered the bearer, after reading If.
that he would take time to answer-an evasive
sentence which did not greatly please the General
The latter, moreover, had been for several days in
very bad humor; and when his dark spirit is upon
MN he concentrates his thoughts within himself
and then even his nearest friends cannot puegs rbot
resolution he may betake himself to. This dark
humor mostly seizes him when he is distracted be-
tween contrary feelings and conflicting decisions
DuC on the eve OF his entrance into Naples the KING
himself went to Caserta called upon GarihaIdi and
remained with him full two hours. Garibaidi
looked more cheerful when he parted with the
hlng-a proof that his indecison was at an end.
and 1t was soon known, in fact that he put off his
departure and prepared to accompany the Kinp to
Naples. The Neapolitan people were delighted 70
see MN beside the King in the carriage, at the
cathedral, and on the balcony of the ROYAL Palace
My lmpartality a chronicler oblices me to state
that the King and the Government did all in their
power to detain him. These were the nronosaIs
made to him: The four divisions which connoea
the Southern army, Bixio, Cosens, Medici and
!urr, wonld be completed by the introduction of
fresh volunteers (they now mere skeletons ofdi-
visions
"This Southern army would have a speciaI or
ganlZaton, it would bear the denomination of
Cdcclatort dele Alpi Cacciatori Garibqldi it
would have preserved, if it so pleased the General
the red blouse which distinguished it. The sunrene
chief of this army would be Garibaldi bimself with
the rank of Marshal if he would accent il. and if
he refused, with that of General-in- Chief As to
sne RANKS OF that army as reform is loudly called
Ior by many highly distinguished Young men the
hover and hope of Italy, who fill those ranks be-
cause they acknowledge that some impure element
Has n ,erePt IN among them, it was arranged that
Harloaid himself should have appointed and nrp
sided over the Reforming Commission CCoD1nfssfone
EP"r@Ftee commission to which the Govern
ment would have added only one member Cialdini.
personal friend OF Garibaldi, and dearest to him
"Aii this, so to say, officially; but privately. asa
friend to friend, these are the verv words The
hlng offered to create Menotti, GafibaIdi's eldest
SON. as own ald de-camp, to endow his daughter
out OF his own privy purse, thus paving n debt of
the nation; and rendered to him the gift of family
estate an old possession of the House of SAVOY
win the express purpose Of removing from the
present anything which might wound the GpneraPs
overstrained notions of decorCm All this was do
clined by Garibadi, with that noble seIEdeniaI
which characterzes him; but his refusal will NOT
prevent the King from fulfilling what he Justly con-
siders to be his duty.
"As to the offers respecting the army, the
whole day passed off in the negotiations, conducted
Tor the most part by Paltavicino. Garibaldi gave
neither an Affirmative nor a negative answer but
expressed a desire that all the ranks of the South
ern army should be acknowledged and admitted
without any examination and that this army should
in every respect be nut on equal terms with tho
Northern army. The Government gave in aIthonob
they well saw the serious difficulties to which such
a measure, in itself laudabIe, would expose them
oarioaId', always faithful to his system which is
TO think only OF his friends, asked that the King
should appoint Bixio, Cosens, Medici, and Turr
Lieutenant Generals. The King acceded to his
demand.
Son Wednesday evening the greatest hopes were
entertained of seeing this serious difference settled
and 1t was expected that Garibadi would remain
at the head of his army. But on Thursday new
dilhcultes arose. Thursday was unhappy day.
Oh the morning the King sent, together with
courteous note, the great Gordon of the AnnunZata
to the Marquis PallavicinO, begging him to wear it
on the ceremony of the declaration of the PleBis-
clte which was to take place that very day at noon
in the Throne room. PaIlavicino Immediately
wrote to Garibadi, and informed him of the honor
mat was bestowed upon him, which he had GER
AMY not solicited, bat which he must needs CRATE
ully accept. At II o'clock Palavicino and the
Ministers went to fetch Garibaldi to proceed to-
5ether to the Royal Palace. 1t was a stormy day
With Garibaldi, and he received his old friend very
larshIy. Why was the Gordon given to you and
lot to MOrdini well? Was he not my represen-
atiye in Sicily, as you were in Naples? There
lrose a ivNy alteration, and Pallavicino, not to
iisplease Garibadi, and not to offend the King did
lot attend the ceremony, but sent written apol-
'gy, explaining the reason of his absence.
"Another trifing incident occurred at Court
where Prince d'Equile deemed it his duty to observe
% Garibaldi that he had put on his hat in the
hTone room, while the King stood with his hat
III dwell upon these trihing details because
hese matters in which even triAes are of
weight. must add that the King himself ex-
ained to Garibaldi how Mordini had anticipated
is ctier by begging to be excused from any honor
Ghich might be conferred upon him, whereupon
iaribadi wrote atiectionate letter of apology
o Pallaycino and sent it by the agency of General
'urr.
"But we now come to the important part of the
ubject. Garibald, who owed the King defnitive
nswer, signilied to HIM that he could not remain
kept only on condition that the civil and military
overnment Of these provinces should be entrusted
o him for one year, and with full unlimited pow
RS. The King answered that even if he wished it
e could not grant this, as he was a constitutional
King, and Parliament had charged him with ac-
,omplishing the annexation of these provinces
nder constitutional franchises Need | tell Won
hat Garibadi, in his demand, was not actuated
Y ambition | certainly need not eor those who
cad in good faith, but perhaps | might do so for
hose who put false construction upon words to
illuminate mems intentions.
'After this Garibaldi left Naples, as ! told Won,
by very few friends.
'This is the statement of tacts
CoTToN AT NoRFOLK.-Twelve hundred and fifty
ales of cotton arrived in this city on Friday and
aturday last, from Memphis, Tenn. This is the
4 fvyap f;vn4 l.