The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-18
Mazzini and the Italian Parliament.


NJ. Erdan the Naples correspondent of the Paris
Temps, writing to that paper on the 9th ulttimo,
says;-
Under date London, March Q, twenty days before
The vote of the Chamber, MaZZn sent to friend at
Palermo his surrender of the seat to which he had
lust been elected at MaZzlni. This letter contains
two essenti al partsa criticism OF the sentence hang
ing the head OF Mazzina and the reasons which
prevent him from taking his seat IN Parliament.
Citizens OF Messlna with a thoroughly Sicilan
frmness of will,' he WRITES you have entered
generous protest against the iDquitous and absurd
sentence which condemns me to death Tor having
attempted, in advance of Others, the work OF the
unity of the country iniquitous, because condemns
in me what the condemnlng monarchy accepts as It's
fundamental principle and the basis OF It's power;
absurd, because this condemnation remains though
the SaruinIan kingdom has ceased to EXIST
'Mazzini next declares that whether admitted or
not by the Chamber, he can in no case accept the
seat offered HIM, because he Is Republican;
and republican. i kept silent respecting the
second part of my hderty, upon seeing the whole
country differ in OPINION, and wish TO make tT1al
in q different direction. i did not renounce my
VOW. seconded, as far as deemed right and to
the extern OF my power whateVet Wonia dena 70
Naly) but without ever changing, as others DID
iCrispi etc into absolute principle adhesion to
the monarchy what could only be Tor us al tenn
poIary basis Of experiment, carried abnegatlon
lar as even to point out to the monarchy the go
rous ana relatively easy paths that II might IoloW
early VOW; contracted no fresh engagement which
III aid not abdicate the liberty of mind and spirit
before hypothesis. And now that, Tor me at least,
the experiment has been tried and without fruit;
now that the monarchy, in open violation OF the
plebiscites, accepts by Florence, metropolis, on
the one hand, convention which sanctions the ex-
istence in Italy of two TEMPORAL sOvereigDties and
on the oher hand disorganizes an army which, with
sacrifices that have ruined the finances, had been
organized for the purpose of emancipatng Venice,
could not and you would not wish me- to be false to
my former VOW by swearing fidelity TO the monarchy
and constitution anterior TO the national life of
Italy OF which it is not and cannot be the tormu'
Morat aVpr convinced. therefore, that the
institution by which the country is governed Is in
capable OF making Italy united, free, prosperous
and great, as you and understand IL, should IN
taking the oath, give an example OF political immo
rallty to my fel0w-countTymen, and be eternally
oppressed by remorse. JOSEPH MAzzINI,"
This letter, as before mentioned, is dated Lon
don, March 2. 1t reached Mazzinl's friend at Pa
lermo on the 10th. That friend, Signor Bag
nasco, declares that Mazzni requested him L
publish it at once, but that after consulting will
various persons he resolved to wait the decision
OF Parliament. Three days after the vote of tina
body, viz, on the 23d OF March, the letter ap
peared in the Precsrsore of Palermo.