St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-01-09

reckless in regard 10 means. Such Vas
the fear and dislike which he ssgenderAJ
that many Of bin sutjects 6sd toi6e m0ull-
tains Ut the .Ahruszi. Bereft of sll their
properly and deb.rred from their uauiyl
nieans Of support. they we're eompslled. Is
order to obssiu . iivins, eishss 10 jsih
those hsndisti infesting he Absus1i--S
whom Irving has rendered elsssicsl II
story--or else to seek enployment sno Il
the charcnal-burne1. Who carried On L
large business II the mountains. Ths
patriots. as they we're called by thooe whc
appreciated their moeivss; fur he. n.a4s
part. preferred tho humble aud legitimass
occupation Of making charcoal 10 the de-
basing business NJ highway robbery. and
accordingly took to The former business.
AT that time there rssided 1t C.senxa a
young IMAM naaed Cape Bianco. whu
wxs an extensive manufacturer Of char
coal. and derived no small income from,
that trads. Being . wA.m patriot. end
sympa,hizing wish bis eouutry~su. 'hs
gave employment to - many Of shem u
circumstances wowld permit.
In this state Of Affairs, no light ap-
pearing to dawn upon the country. Capo-
Bianeo 0eshoughs himself sf org.nixing .
society. the members Of which. without
fersaking their customary svec.iiou.
should labor. - opportunity might offer.
for the indepsudsacs Of Italy, In par
suanes Of this sehems he conveaed, in
1910, II many Of the patriot eoslburners
as possible At the GrOsss delia VsMdifa. .
cave on the shore Of the Mediterranean.
which MAS used ~ . depot Tor eosl aud
the '.le (sesd;te) Of consigumeass t"r the
benefit Of the burners. The assembly
b~ing. ~ Shyloek said Of Antonio "suisi.
.cient.' society Vas founded. The
a,embers were styled. at large. Car5ona-
ri (ebareoal-Lurners); individually. By
each other. 6sos cngino (goed eo,,sins);
the places Of merting. remdite. and the
tools of this craft-,he axe. the saw and
the spade-wers adapted ss cmblcns af
the association. A fearful oath, an obli-;
CATION Of implicit obedience. and; asb<
other reqairemsnts ususl IN secret sssie-
lies. completed the organisation.
The sljeets ef the society were h"n-
orsbls. They were simply to promote the
independence and welfare Of Italy, or
rather Of that part Of the Peninsula which
they Inhabited i,oubsless the patriot.
desired = ssnstitutionsl OF repsblicsa
form Of government. At the close Of the
6sst meeting. Capo-Bisnco said: "My
good cousins. our society j. born to-nishi
in the same place where tho tyrsns Ala
ric. King of the Visigoths. brcaths.l his
last. May our. work. under these aus:
pieces. be Of benefit to mankind. and, Of
especial .dvansage 10 cur country.
Such was the origin Of the C.rbonari.
They spread rapidly throughout Italy.
All classes. without exception, gave rep
resent.tives to this society. Its influence
extended from the cut Of the peasant. to
the couneil Of the king. C.po- lsi.uca,. n
the originator and the head Of 80 impor,
tant m qrganization. uian to be dread:
ci on account Of his courage and ability,
was looked upon wish. special aversion.
His dsssructiop Was .dsterminsd upon By
Murat. To effect ths object. the King
made use Of Geasr.l M.hnes. Tho latter
invited Capo- Bianeo to dine With him.
Not suspeeiing any fraud. the young pa
triot accepted the inyitasion. and foand
himself the subject. Of pawsnted tfeachc-
~. Id viul.tion Of every lax. human
aud divine, Mshses directed his guest to
be executed before the favor Of the sa-
cred sals ef hobpirslity had passed from
his ips. Thus pcrisasd CaPo- Bianco.
lsu. the society to which he had given
birth was not snnihilsasi b the dsalh Of
its f,under.' The CarSon.ri continued
to flourish. They -extealed even into
France. In 1870 they had become ID
formidable - bs'dy ,thst they sompcllsd
Frrdinand.: who -hM rseaissa his throne
aud was one Of the initiated. ts grant
constitutions to his sulissts,,. This he dis
regarded ~ soon 10 81 fauad il eafe and
cdnvesient to break faith with his people,
He eveh went O. kr - to Ere bomb
shells upon them. whtnce be derived the
sa6r'q"et IT Bon'baxa name which vas
psrpcsuated BY IN Italias patriot who
stsmpea the odious words % the sligy
Of the King rspresentsd on the coin of
the realm. -
:. The C,rbsaari havs nusbetld many
distinguished names a,nsng their ranks.
We may mrstion Charles Albert. Con
faIonieri. Faresti. Silvia. Peliieo. Ma
rohcelli and Balasai..' Upon the sbaica-
ton Of Victor Emadael The First. Charlss
Albert. chief ct the CasAoaagi. wsa shnaes
regent. and aftervaEis King. cf Pied
mont. II is almost ne&dleas ia ssy that
upon bis elevation hs proved fsiskiess 10
his asteesdents.
In 1870 the .Aassrishs. assiited by the
false-kearted Charles. Substantially crush.
ed eut the revolaii.nary sscisay ofwhicl,
the latter hsd bcen h-sd. and tn which he
owed hi. throne. The sererest pepaltiss
we're inflicted upon the members = The
&eiety whenever they could be dercsrd.
The story If the i.npriscnmeiss Of Silvia.
Pcllico is familiar 10 mai,y Of nur readers.
and snine of them will n,memhrv M.ran-
eclli. uho in New York bore upon his
body the sad evidence ~ Austrian cru