Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-05-30
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: lSiely. and vas succeasfally alsing Il agsiI
the abonins5ls ururpsuons 81 ~ n0t0rio
sud vicious government of EsPies, TIE So
lars have for generations s.sod bmong {
foremost ranks Of the nations that have stru
slsd for freedom, and We propose IN a br
summary Of their patriotic deecs, to sb'
: that they have a high claim 70 smsrieI
sympathy, and Il needed to Ansriesa % ma
Z rial aids
Al TIE latter end Of the rlsyrnth cent?
Cent RosEn, a Psrsonags eeisbraisd IN bis
: ~. originated in Smelly their believed n,
man constitution 1t embraced liberation
the faiths d Jews, Greeks and Ssraesns, .
. system Of popular representation. So Iibsr
: Eas this sonsttauon that when bis &C
: RosER II, was crowned king Of Sicily
PaleTns In tf3o, il was with TIE consent
the assembled biseops, snd jcflsss Of 1
realm. For nearly two centuries ihis q
, people was blessed with prosperity.
rulership had passed, through q princess, tot
house Of susbia, but thss had been no
tringsnert Ct lie privileges or independents
Whens prince of the house Of saabia sssumi
the imperial purple be Loaf the hrons
Sicily; he could, however, transfer, with q
valid consent Of the sleIilsn parliament, b
Eufhority to oas OF bis sons The new hr
was required 10 present himself before parii
meut and swear adherence to the eunEiituuo
bequssthed By bic Norman ancestors
Al length the restless ambition Of he Ro
Ia A. hnr-w afnf
Of aFairs, aud CLEMEsT " made cHkuEs o
An;oa monarch Of the island. nhs rev kin.
transferred tie seat Of the government to Ma
pies. on the continent, and for sixteea year
Sicily was bowed down under a grinding tyr
anuy. At length TIE Old spirit swoks, twsv
thousand French were nassaered, the hate
rule was swept sEsetusily from he island
THIS celebrated o-currenee is known IN his
/ torv ss the sieIIian Vespsu." Naples re
NAMED stil under The heel Of he oPPTessoT
but Sicily invited a eonHseti0n Of ia sneieni
royal family, PETER Of Arragon IN Spain. Il
become its king. That monarch cane TO Pa.
Isrmo, and there sxors to observe he ancient
statutes and privileges Of the nstisa. Unti
The beginning Of the eighteenth century, sie'll
remained subject to the Spanish kings, such
Of whon-in person or by representative
swore 10 observe the statutes, ~imGunities, con.
stitutions. privileges, and Liberties Of the king
dom-= pledge that was well kept Il was
dudnr the sway % the Arragoness line that
the Sieilian esnsdtution received IL highest
dsrslOpsment. Ia 1926 the parliament was
composed Of three branches, The seclesisstics.
The mobiles, and the It had The
riEht Of imposing taxes, making peace, and
declaring war. Il met yearly and eonvoksJ
or dissolved itsslf. The king could not have
be kingdom without its consent, and munich
pal independence. civil liberty, and the right
Of private property were saeredly guaranteed
These things prove bow high ths sieilisns bad
advanced 10 The principles 81 civil lbsdy. 81
the tine Europe generally was eroarhing 10
arbitrary power.
The war o. he spanish 'sueesssion, At The
beginning o. the eighteenth century, transfer
red Sicily 10 the Duke Of SAVOY. who took TIE
usual oAths t. preserve its liberties. ,.hsrup-
of ne trssty Of Uuseht caused anoiber
and in ITS5, sfser a division from
Nspiss o. four hundred years. 9. sgzin be-
came united with it under the spanish Bour-
bon, CHARLEs III who look the usual oatbs,
shd fsiihfuly kept them. he was sucresded
BY bis third son, FEEDrSkED the Fourth OF
and The THIRD Of Sicily. To this man,
and to bis infamous wife, the notorious CAEo-
Of Austria, e due The disgTaesfuI credit
" destroying the eonstitstiol and HbeFtiss
sacred not oaly from their inherent excel
lenoe, but because consseratsd BY The ozths Of
princes, and By the durstioa Of ven
srsSi centuries.
The horrors % tbs Grsl Frsneh revolution
proceeding tie heads Of LoUn XVI and
NASH ASToTSETTE-ibe uster Of CARo-
LISE-had rolled on the sesfsid; Naples was
alarm; liberty was a sin; rspablieanism
the worst Of crimes; representative insti-
were vicious and ansrcbicaI, and the
Constitution was especially danger
1us and obnoxious. Il vas resolved insidi-
,Usly 10 destroy q. In I7ss he king dsnsn-
led Of the parliament an extraordinary
subsidy or a. iozg q time a.
e n CHI JuiEs aosssav. The parliament was
willing 10 make the grant. but not for an
Unlimited period that would Be- at once a sur
Of its privileges the crown insisted
be psrliamsut resisted; rsvOlu-iOs vas in
nInshL. Just then the position Of things in
became 90 dangerous that the kingand
Iuesn were compelled to escape "a an English !
Tip. They lock refuge in Sicily. Ths gene
ous people forget their own wrongs in their
nmpassi0n Tor tie unforuaats soyrrsignG
'hfy received then enthusisslfcaily and
them with a noble .bospitsliiy
he fortunes o. war changed; he Austrisnp
rove The French from Naples, and FERDTsAED
nd CsRaLiEE returned 70 their palace to take
rusl and bloody revenge uroh those who hsd
avorsd tas establishment Of a republic 10 their
bsenes- Their prosperity was short LIVED;
D 1896 Napoleon drove them forth again, Hnd
gain they found loyalty and WELDON. N faith
o. sicily. TIE English being at this time de-
q a spot in The Msditerransan Tor he
onesn'rston q their troops. arranged with
.'EEDTsAEDto muster in Sicily, p~ayinghim for
be privilege e4Oo.OO 0 ysarly a. Ioug a. the war
and agreeing to protect the island from
invasion.
Before loag ihs vile tendencies e Bourbon
lood and Austrian training began 10 manifest
lemsslves, unehecksd BY any thought Of graf
.ude toward compassionate and q Esnersus
Mssns were used to goad he citizens
, the eOmnitsal Of some act which would
10 The court the pretsxt it wanted. ne
oliee became irritating, spies swarmed over
e isna, liberalism vas denounced, The liberty
tie press was destroyed, freedom OF speech
ss at en- end. No SieiHsn was employed N
aces Of honor or profi-thoss were given to
refugees. The deposits IN the pa
sHd other public insiitafiobs were
lied uPOn. The Infamous queen added 60
= atrocities a correspondence having FOR iu
ject The betrayal Of the British, whose paw
VI protection she was receiving. The people
ere snraged at their treatment. and a rsrolu-
N was impending. Fire vas added 70 the
ne b the king requiring from the parlia-
mt an sXtraordinsry annual supply OF :
$4,000. ne nation could not afford the
Mount, and a smaller sun was voted. The
ng was furious, AID ordered the sale o. ssv-
Al n~ation7l and county estates, and Levied a 5
K on contracts Parliament protested, urg- /
2 their aEeisut rights. The ilus.rious MOBILES 7
70 presented the protest were transported to !
state PHBoDs- Tue popular indigns- I
% was a. the explosive peiHt.
Al this crisis Lord WmLfaH BESTIcK, con- !,
.nder-in-ehisf Of the British iorces in DE ;
sditerranssn, AID minister to the slciian 7
art, arrived fsom England. He was a iasf i
q brave nan. He informed the courts that .
sieilian Constitution must Be- respected :
e courts insolsatiy rejected be i~utsrfsr- \
&c. The vile sssrgent,n said the queen. !
e was sent here to make bows, not to die
e LAVE" Backed By full power from Eng J,
q, BEErIoK demanded the release 81 tbs i'm =
suusd mobiles. the revocation o. The uneon- 2
sdicts, and the removal Of all Nsa- a
from ate Offices. Imagine The fury o. !,
king, The arrogant rsge Of the gueen !,
gland vas powerful, however, and DELAYS !,
/ s~Tasious were had resort to. BEETreK
gwed the infatuated court 70 take tie own 4
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