, 1864-05-09
GARIBALDI IN ENGLAND
FROM LONDON.
Political Matters and blockade
Running.

such Us they alone can give him;'' claim pub
licly and complacently that the English love
of-liberty, Notwithstanding what other na-
tons may think, naturally impals them to
honor this man who Is thepersonifcation OF
liberal ideas. -
= That 'clause indicates little twinge or CON
of Iaird's Confederate irnu-cl1ds was gliding
before the mind, and made past and present
English conduct in high places look little
kinky and tangled. Loud-mouthed welcome
for peel off the knotty shell Of interest and
privilege till you sc. at the core, and the
Englishmen do love liberty, although they
blink at aid extended to bring into birth
nation Of fwomen-stealiug, baby selling, slave
driving b1oodhounds.
Arecollection ofpeers and commoners with
some rare exeeptions) standing ready behind
their flimsy screen Of neutrality, to chrtsten
and robe the new tyranny Of tyrannies and
name 1t nation, provided it can struggle
into birth with such help IS Laird's docks
can render. One more if-that is, II Louis
Napoleon will stand godfather and pledge
himself for the bringing up and maintenance
of thu yillaInous bantling.
Don't think that an finding fault with
nny one, high or low, for honoring the man
who gavc kingdom to Victor Emanuel and
then borrowed few shillings to go back 10
his little farm. No, no; let the whole world
take off the hat to him. We may carp at
English inconsistency homage to lib
erty is too narrow, 1t wants expansion, needs
to be passed on little further.
The duke of Sutherland is most conspIcu-
ous in entertaining Garibaldi. He Is guest
ut the Stafford House, where the duke and
duchess have called together the highest no.
bles in the realm to spledid banquet, given
on the occasion Of his visit.
The enthusiasm Is not confined to the up
per c1asses, though their chronic hatred Of
democracy does seem to be broken up for
the time being BY spasm Of great love of
liberal ideas. Tee resn1t will be this: they
viii feel compelled to square this conduct by
the line of consistency, ct least till the mem
ory of this visit Is little dimmed in the
minds OF the people.
At the Royal ItnliAun opera, 1t Is claimed
the high priced seats aud expensive toflettes
when Ga1ibaldi attended on Thursday eve.
ming. though he BtEoFe to avoid publicity, lc
was twice compelled to show himself amid
deatening cheers and perfect min Of choice
flowers.
If the gentry monopollzc him indoors, the
common people nuke up for it whenever he
t he dimes with Lord Palmer
ston, or goes to lunch with the ex-
lied Russian liberalIsts and his
compeer Mazzin{, or rides into the country
to inspect Dukes farming utensils, or pro-
ceeds to the Mansion House, where the Lord
Mayor presents him the freedom Of ths city
in splendid massive gold casket, 1t IL all the
came, the crowd, never weary of waiting,
cheer him as long as he Is in sight.
To-day is the eleventh. day tue ovation has
repeated itself. yet 1t being known that he
was to pacs through the Strand, gentle indies
in carriages, tradesmen, artiticers, women;
children, street scayengcrs, heggars, all
gather into TINT street, till tho crowd be-
comes so cense and the street SO Wedsed.
that the police are obliged to turn back all
vehicles, passengers must alight from onni-
husesand carriages and pursue their way as
best they can. Nothing Gun pass except
| Gariba1di.
Business must stop, merchants nut up the
| shutters and close the doors, for no prudent
man would risk bis windows and wares in
such crowd. There they stand four, aud
| some times 6ve hours, watching for the
| Dukes carriage, which they have learned to
| know .riu be empty attended by his llycried
servants. For GaFibaldi insists upon riding
instead Of the Dukes splendid equiPase, and
/ the Duke plays p1ebeian and rides beside the
! General, his carriage going before them.
! When theY catch sight Of the plain grey pom
! cho or cloak, and the soft grcy felt hat,
d an the and ebeefn besos
| Garibaldi bows on either side with q look of
| pleasant surprise as though he never dreamed
| he was so much beloved outside of Italy, He
passes on, and on 60 the crowd and the
cheerers trying to Keep in sight Of the grey
poncbo.
There Is a chance 10 pass now, only to find
81 bsn sa2r hs s4eGs Ct h Ehf7 a b. Ssn 5:
has been penticost in England, which has
converted them TO better way Of thinking
/ and doing.
On Saturday. the 10th inst, at the Crystal
| Palace, beautiful sword Was presented to
| Garibaldi, and one to his son alao, who seems
| TO inherit his fathers traits. The admittance
cept of that vast building was full. Ills na-
| tional song pealcd from the orchestra, the
banner Of Italy hung IN the great dome above
| It, the national colors, red, white and green,
festooned the gallery. Viva Garibaldi, and
VIva L'Italia Unita on crimson cloth stream
| ers stretched around Its base.
The 18th was shilling admfttance day at
| Crystal Palace. The crowd could come ont
| in something Ike It's hugcst proportions,
and it did itself credit, every available sitting
and standing place was full. The deputation
carrying banners resented to Garibaidi writ
! ten addresses from clubs and societies.
he received them sitting with IN easy, ur-
moved dignity, till the delut1tion represent
ing Poland, came, that brought him to Ills
feet, and tears to his eyes, his reception was
as feeling as the cheering of the crowd was
cordial.
came home and took up London daily
paper and rea1 the following notice
"a meeting will be held at Stafford House,
TO consider the adyisability of raising the sun
Of ESQ, COO to purchase an estate for Garllbal-
d. The Duke Of Sutherland will preside"
Heaven help her sturdy son to refuse gift
OF allurcment or anything that may sway or
fetter his action In promoting the peoples
rule und highest good. Filth can be safely
lodged in the antecedcnts Of o. man, who has
already taught Western Europe that Kings
rule, not go much by divine right, as BY the
grace of the people.
This patting him on the shouldes will not
sroil him as it did certain Potomac Gen
era].
The air is so full Of Democratic tendencies
that begin to feel q little mixed, and ask
myself ii I am not, after all, oyer the other
side of the water; where governments are
made by the people, when took up another
paper and read *tGaribaldi understands TINT
however much We may admire him for what
he has done, and however much We may
sympathize with him for what he has snfier.
ed, We are stil more expectant Of the TAsk
This is enough to dispel any idea that the
millennium OF liberty has already arrived in
England.
| Tint TASK, what is IL Inc Ar15&ocfacy,
to-day, are Just as intense haters Of Catho
licism, as they were the day that they
banished James II, and invited William
Prince of Orange, to take the throne,
They think the Papal chair Is becoming {
little dcketty, and think the French may bt
!: just little reetive, on account of the papa
bull asserting Its supremacy over the diocese
of1yons. They may possibly think thai
there is lever under TINT ancient chair, thai
+ powerful hand could turn it over. They
: think GnribAldt has good right Arn flttet
: for this work. As one Of the addresses ex
pressed 1t, s'That Italy might have the Alp
and the Mediterranean for lts boundaries AMI
Rome for its carltalh
+, England has cheap way OF wipfng out he
= scores She let's others fight her battle
= where she can, II they do It BY her turnln!
. towards them the sunny side Of her countc
nance and tlinging them few crumbs 0
5 help.
TEE BLoCEADE RUNNERS.
The Arabia, on her passage the 1st Of April
had score of blockade runners. One 0
them, was regular pilot for Wilmington
, and In the course Of ther war had crossed tn
ocean In pursuit of this business t~enty-on
8 The lines somewhere or they come through q
other boafted that be had sailed Wit
:. Semmes There is string Of them. passin
r up through the lines to every" steamer:
n 1lTuoxA.
GARABILDX AND THE UNITEl
STATES.
d His Opinion of General Grant.
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