, 1865-10-24

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LETTER FROM FLORENCE.
The italian Observation-Disclosures O
Voters In Florcnce-The Tuscans and
the Right Of BuGra.e-A Murder and
Trfal-A Professional 4 Asxasztn and his
vlcttu,x-Dlsgu.t OF the Florentfnea al
tho Abolition OF Capital Punishment
Italian Piekpockcts.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
FLORENCE, Oct G. 1865.
The signs Of otllcial preparation for the
coming elections are becoming every day more
apparent. This morning men are employed
in pinning gigantic plaeards In front Of the
Hotel deVille and other conspicuous localities,
containing tho names Of oil voters duly regis
tered In each Of the electoral colleges Of the
capital. These lists arc Of immense size and
seem TO attract, on the part Of the Florcntines,
curiosity which one might almost regard as
childish did we not call 10 mind how great a
novelty the Of exercise political rights still l.
In the eyes Of the people. This is, In tact, but
perform the ordinary duty of free citizens
and they regard the crent, you may he
assured, with very different feelings
from those experienced by men long
used TO look upon such privileges as their
bisth-rigbt. Perhaps Of all the States Of Italy,
ccrtain1y Of all the better educated States,
Tuscany and Its little capitol are the places
where true political feeling il most dead The
people have alumbered so long under the
mild but arowsy regime Of thei. Dukes, who,
when not pressed to acts Of fdespotfsm by
Austrta, we're not bud men In their way,
that it has become no easy task to rouse them
10 a Sense Of self-exertion, and make them
understand that liberty and se1i-goyeznment,
involve corresponding responsibilities. Now,
considering this to be the, prevailing state Of
public feeling IN Tuscany am rather dis
posed to regard with approbation than other
wise, The present restricted condition Of the
suffrage. It L. of no use to throw pearls he
fore swine, II may be allowed to quote a
hou1cly proscrb; and It Is better that
The Tuscan Population should learn
session of the rights Of free citizens be-
fore they are entrusted with them.
The right to elect the representatives To the
Satloual Parliament Is at present confined to
persons OF thirty years Of age, who pay forty
francs a ycar Of direct taxes. The effect Of
this is no doubt to conilne the constituency
point Of fact not more than one million, out
oftwcnty-two, have vote. But this state Of
things Is also productive Of another and very
desirable elect in such q country as New Italy,
Viz: that Of raising the right 10 vote In the
estimation Of The population, and imparting
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very ruiilmcnts Of political education. but in
Tuscany the people have got TO learn them.
The Government Is wise in parading thcse gi-
Cuntic sheets before the public eye, covered
with The namcs Of the electors. fou see
them surrounded all day long with groups Of
individuals, some proud to find themselves
there, others disappointed not to be there.
This rouses legitimate aspirations aud Gro.
atea the political sentiment which, as yet,
scarcely exists. In the meanwhile the utter
II unedncated and supeIstltious masses nre
preserved from being made the instruments Of
the clerical aud reacttouary party on the one
ride, and Of dcmngogues, who would endau-
ger all that has been Jet won, on The other.
THE VOTE OF TIE TuscASs ON NATIONAL
INIT.
And get must not be unjust 10 the Tus-
cans, for besides the great tf1nncss they have
all along displayed in the National cause,
they manifested on one great occasion that
they could act together with enthusiastic
unanimtty. There Is placed on the Ta!azzo
feecn!o. tnat spleaola fenc o. mediesM
glanasn' ~" PsePas1ps tor tne piaee o.
asselnoly ~ tue uen lal4amsnt, q taolet II
the Tuscan people voluntarily aud freely
accepted Victor Enamel as their sovereign
and declared their wish to be- united
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Ifee ltnly. lne aet Is Iecoraeo as II anonla
10 I'LL kLea; kaa;s,s soGlnu't{ u ansuaee IS tne
fure ~ LEE eorss ha, vi ,.e ~,
tIa stce ~, .r;c, .ha4 ~
H.a retitfea Tbn rotey ~ ss tsIe, t ~ H1ua "N,,r.a
bsre p asessas a1a5 ana cettay sae nun
3ifISIencn m r t6e n,rt ~ IT, nanI,s n's The h.
formulation nt Tuscany IL shnnf 7nd IN The
pulshnr ~ y, ,naie tnRss',.a'4 t,vy ,ti ns US
nT me 10 rotc Was gss a4E md fnW Toonr ~
votes we,a 49, sctna1,v 1a1tad ~ ass S -, s xotss
Wn1s 1o. ,,ser;,d a1taay ~ poEeE t so.ss
onir II ~ oGatnet '' 4 Tha ~ u.I'aa UNITY aao
transaet,a ~. X ~ tnenJs 1.aa H;ss u M ~
10 re,nnrrahio 1nons1n9tr ~ tta % ,at,"Sai ~ "S
dsotsinn s14 A4'o'' 'l''''t'n''s VI luz "ationa'
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Aeho1" tH1AA IN fLoRsScE-A HoRR1D
VILLAIN.
VII devote tue remainder of this letter 10
pened to occur and present themselves to my
attention. In foreign city almost every
thing is of Interest which comes across you,
and serves to nlustrate the character ard
social condition Of the people. We have just
had trial for murder, and one Of SO peculiar
and -startling atroclty TINT cannot allow it
year, between the months Of April and
August, three female lodging house keepers
were found assassinated one alter the other,
and evidently by the same hands. All OF
them had their throats cut in very peculiar
and scientific manner, 80 as to insure death
and spill ns little blood as possible. For
long time the Florcntine police were com.
plefely at fault, and conld come upon NM no
traces Of the pcrpctrator Of these Horrible
and apparently Systematic crimea. In ererv
case The persons and houses or
these poor women had been rifled 50
that plnnder was. evidently the fnstigation
to the deed. Tho only vestigo which thc pcr-
petrator left behind him was d small ffag-
ment, apparently Of broken earring. such
as italian men sometimes wear, and which one
Of the victims had iorn away lro1n him in e tha
struggle. By proyideutial imprndence m
his part, this circumstance led to his Jetcc-
ton. lie took the broken ear-rfnp fo n law.
cller to be mendod. me attention. Of thu Int.
ter, like that Of every one else, had been fxcd
incident Of the broken ear-rjne. He carrfed
the object left with him to The polfce. md the
broken piece, On being applied to t. was
found To- fit cxactly. Tie owner was n,,prc-
hendcd, and proved to be q man called Dc
Cosimi, native Of Velietri, IN the Pontiflcal
Suites, about forty-f1ye Years old. and bearinr
a very bad prerious charocter. Beiug of
proliratc and liccntious habits. and aIWays
fn want Of money, be formed tRa deliberate |
design ot supplyipr his rconircnents hv n ref.-
ular system Of murder. 1e instituted minufe
inquiries into the position aud fi,rtune of mn |
protected females md then laid his plans 10
put them to death consecutjyely and rob !
them, as bis circumstances might require. He |
Sepl Journal, N which were found eight
pahes a M siGnms maskea ao"n besides the three
lea 1 a. murder as one might draw check, md |
al"aSs e. scrnpniously end systematically s'cn-
Leren' INC amount received" In his diary, |
'taing tnat ms 1unds had now been rep1en.
snea Z ana 3aat ne could get along again, and