Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-17

Node of Voting I'm EoioGHa.
MurrEA, March l3.--The t0wn was .iir:t:c,!
into / sections, to each oi wNic!, . oca;i;y VIZ:
assigned IN one Of the many large halls Ttth
which the private and public buildings oi Ea-
lo.na abound. The list of voters hl.inr bcr,,
made cut ard printed, the names we're divided
Alphabetically, each section com?riSin: *c'cral
| letters This which might have caused til.i.
| cultics anywhere else, facilitated the process
AT Bologna, for il gave al opportunity: iur 1.
! demonstration which WIS not rcglcctGG The
artisans and worlimcn in the different i:ac!,s,
following their cid municipal uaGtiGHs, con-,
| bincd for voting purposes; They assembled 1t
:: given place, with tncr !ia@S a:Ii i"nErrs,
! with band, il they were rich cnuTgh, ".th
clear throats il they were too poor. ind;hca.
| all having assembled they made Il voting and
cheering tour through the town. beginning
with section \ and finishing with T. y, ihcy
arrived at the successive polling places tie
voters whose names were inscribed IN that -e,-
ton went up stairs, while their comra'lrS "a;l.
ell and filled the street with their ch.rs
The voting itself WAS Tie smTc3t li.:n- il
the world, the most orderly, bur one ,.aui
scarcely call it Z secret. III" d"sciiy yt"@ Of
one place will serve for The rest I.ct rs 'lkc,
for instance, the section comprising -" names
beginning with the letter " 1t i.oda ii, sil-
thug in one Of thc lcrir houses {: tEr rcpuI!,
which arc crowded together in one street. ia
every one Of the Italian municipalities tlcI"
arc certain families intimately cGnn,rtr,
with them that they. rs well as c:G"yinin. hr
longing to them. are looked upon - towH pro
pcriv. The PcpOli are aGaong tuCsc NJ Hoio:
M, more so now thar ever before. ii!c r"aSer.
head OF the house being one u! the lno~: v0rt..
lar men in Eoinagna. We'll. j; "as 4uitc i.alt,-
raj 10 take the ancient iargc !:ai; "i ms :.,i'
dencc As polling place.
You 20 up one Of those large sta!Tcas,B
which YOU see onlv in Italy, and WHICH VOID
a!m0sy contain a modern house. roc! end ai!;
/ in the passage up stairs Is al indi,,Gl %i.1
relieves You Of canes, umbrellas, a"d othcC
offensive weapons; you open the '.0C- and :Ht
rousclf in large hall cf the iG, ""ntHrv,
painted with armor!ai bearings Of rlc ,:.:trr'nE
members Of the family, paved with marh!n
mosaics and hung with series 81 !an.: Fy:-
traits, which seem 10 look down with c'nl0"H
astonishment on the desccraIing rfocccHi";:i
below Especially one gentleman III !ed rota
looks intensely on IN IRON stove w'Ic" :Hs
been placed temporarily III t!ic middle c! nc
nall 10 take of the chill! o! ,i;at mass q .'CEr.
Almost opposite tho door is q long table. aJoc:
with their greatcoats and hats OH. The table
is covered with several large register !noL!"@
books and writing materials in The centre @! il.
Before the table Is wooden box ;bcu, four
feet high, on the top Of which you pc:cci"e
orr seals. and in the middle oi it sit spme-
thing like that in . poor.boS. Two gentlemen
are always at the side Of it, waschir= rs il i:
contained treasure. The rnter c"aef is. -.
quite knowing where TO GO lie is directed 70 20
to the table \ fair.haircd, tai eentlcUan l,kef:
him politely FOR his name. It is tic p.ss"C":
of this section, Minehctti. one Of lie ic" r.it-
ticans who have made themselves 4 mare G'.,
rim: the late events in Italy. The te-i-1::'o T..
names is opened, sign Is made "'!.e" nc l:"HS
Of the voter is found, and the latter pH's u rs
schcdua!. It disappears in the sealed box be.
cause the form requires IL bit t"c T"'e !, 10
secret, iior ar.os: every one wiH"E: exception
carried his vote in his hst or cap. ard tool. It
of TO nut it into the box. a'ii On GREY ,icI:ei
saw the vote was for annexation.
! insist on all these details to sho" III" ch%c
acter of this pcbiscte, which was 50 conducted
that it would make one almost partisan. .:
universal suffrage ard OF such bal!o,:ng-