The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-06-27
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Letter from Alexandra Dumas Caribaldi
Confluence and Enthusiasm of The
italians EnliStnlCn!s Yrnicc Must be
Gree.
Aitxandrc Dumas, as well DC rccollcsicd,
has gone to Italy at the rco,,cst of Garml
iii to act MS historiogrnphcr of tho coming
campaigns From lnccn in Tuscsny, he
writcs to a friend in Florence Tho FOLLOWING,
letter, which Is translated for The Richmond
Times from The "Gozciht del Popoio." OF
Florence. Like everything else from The
pen Of Dumas, il is well worth reading ; rs
presenting Il correct picture of The Spirit
that now fires the Italian heart, il may be
relied upon, aud is of peculiar intcrcs,
NY dear GIL have been two days in
Italy, and for two days have felt over. 10y
Gus, over. enthusiastic. AS soon as reach
cd Genoa met with Bruso, who showed me
aicttcr from Garibaldi, who announces his
future arrival on Tie continent towards the
rlh OF the present .onth. 1t is evident
lihlt he does not wish to appear on The scene
before his roic is about TO begin, while, ut
The same time, he is unwilling to throw
embarrassment It through his prcscncc--in
'he way ora peaceful solution Of he present,
diiilculties, though a peaceful solution has
become next to an impossibiliy.
IN vain look into history for a parallel
to what is at this lime TRANSMITTING in I,a'y.
unless il be France in 1902. The reason q.
1t IS lia, Italy feels that war is now for her
not political necessity as much as n moral
measure IL is necessary hat Italy should
taHS revenge lot the many caumnicS that
parties opposc,! to her have been llingng in
i@r face. We'll, as for me, believe and
hope Italy, with her almost complete unity,
viii her rising nationality with her adm.
rahlc, regular army, lc'l by able Generals,
with her hunlrCl thousand volunteers,
icadcl ~ the man of fatc--win this time
ut able TO work OF. her Il stiny alone.
say one hundred lhonsaul Volunteers, hu,
lay wager that shall fall short twenty
thousand. | am now at Luca; we'll, Iuca
out oil twenty two thousand inhabitants, ail
ioll, has, within the last two days, furnish
ed one thousand volunteers It's territory
that is, the old Duuhy alone-wil furnish
three thousand volunteers.
The enlistment is carried on under nv
very windows. Those among he applicants 5
who are Judged unfit Tor military service
give Won't IN tears OF lispnir to their cruel
disappointment young man, too short
ny . few lines for the standard height spcci-
hcdby law, tears his hair. wl,iic he nugrly
asks il it be necessary to be live feet five I,
acquire the right TO die FOR ones country.
Another, who shall DC told that he cannot
unless hc resign himself first to II rninnl
surgical operation, is on in II second in
search of II surgeon. SucI, II sight MS this
IS 'hr more striking and impressive, mas
much hS NcrXcS is not ut the Ihrrnor, l:u,
nor Hannibal laundering AZ the gales, nor
me enemy threatening l'aly-but lis l:nly
threatening The cncmy.
J went yesterday with Tclchi TO enjoy y
ruEAl breakfast al II village situated amon:
thb'moun'ains. This small ,illnrc has al
ready furnished n'vuluntccrs WEa, dis.
'nB'ishcs the present popular movement is
ihhi takes place no, only in ci, hrs. hnt il,
villages also: not only among upper classes,
but nmong al CLASSES. Its like the electric
shock ii runs through the entire social
scale. lf Garihaldi was n proud man, Carl.
bh'di would be completely satisfcd-thc
rparation is glorious Tho crowds give
vent TO their enthusiasm continually by
three cheers: first for war, then for Victor
Emanuel, then for Gnriballi and these two
names nrn always coupled togcthcr-lhc
former as the symbol OF nationality, the lat
'crns the symbol Of victory. Should the
volunteers bc told that they were abou, to