Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-20
Verdi, the Composer. ms IA Politician
Amusing BurIesque of his Probable

Verdi, the Composer, as n Politician
Amusing BurIesque of his Probable
Maiden Speech.
The celebrated composer of the BaUo in
MaScherG, as we have already informed our
readers, has been elected q member of the
Italian Parliament. He recently wrote the
following letter to the President of the Col
lege of San Domino, of which he is a deputy /:
President: The honor spontaneously Of
tered me by the College Of Bergo San Domino
deeply affects me. Itprovest to me that | enjoy
esteem as an honest and independent man,
deaIer far TO me than the little glory and
small fortune bestowed on me by art.
l thank you, then, President, and beg Won
warmly to thank for me the electors who
have intIusted me with the honorable
charge. Would you kindly assure them,
at the same time,that if it is not given me
TO carry into Parliament the splendor Of
eloquence, shall carry into it Independence
Of character, a s%crupulous conscientiousness.
and the firm will 10 co operate with all INV
might toward what is good for the honor
and closer union of this our native country.
so long afflicted and divided by civil dis
cords2
Now, to end that this long and hitherto
fond desire of seeing a united country NAV
be satisfied, fortune sends us a king who
loves his people. Let US rally, then, all
around him, since, if he shall be Acclaimed
before long the first King of Italy, he will
also be, perhaps, the only one who has truly
loved his people more than his throne. I
peg you 10 accept the sincere expression of
the esteem with which | take pride in de-
claring myself your devoted servant.
An English humorous paper publishes in
advance the probable maiden speech Of the
new musical politician
Care edmpagRe { eos teneYi anici. I am
glad to meet you on the parliamentary stage
OF our beloved country, and / trust nv hum-
bic efforts may be instrumental in intro
uncing concord and harmony in our delib-
e%rations, and composing eur fears. Let us,
dmiei mtet, act together in concert, and soon
our beloved Italia win no longer be a TFavi-
alta among nations.
Under the guidance of our Re GaIantu-
ONO, we will also soon free Ia Bella Venezia
from Austrian tyrants, and when he cries to
Us, Sutres moi and Yissi IN Roma let our
guerra And if our words are piaEo, iet oHg
blows forte, so that the finale of our opera
TONS may be a blsze Of triumph, such as IL
Slgnor BUM INTO caro- aAaieo Inqlese, never
dreamed of in his most poetic fights.
With such a leader and conductor as
Pfttore Emmdnaeke and chefs dahaoue ike
darioaldi Oialdinii Pefsano and other great
the Pope and Francis Joseph. on the score Of
some of my works being produced ia Rome.
Venice, style me a double base traitor. NV
aria dtRtrdt dshall ever be Year taIa Units.
Let us repel overtures on any other terms,
either from foreign, royal and imperial NAM
ayers or the sedezi0se poce of Bombastic
brayoes and reactionary prompters."
This speech, which was delivered IN reci-
tatiye, excited the greatest f.lors, aud tie
members were SO excited, that for several
minutes the cries of bravo" and ',eneOreB
shook the building.