Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-21
The Liberation of Yenicc.

The recent events winch have followed the
Gripping OF Austrian power in Europe, in
the liberation of Venctia, and hcr reunion
with Italy, have been important and inter
esting and marvellous enough to tax the
worthiest pens Of the historians and poets.
We have longed to copy Tor our readers some
descriptions Of the scenes in Venice Of the
departure Of the Austrian troops the rais-
ing of the flags Of Italy on the Tag stats
of St. Marks, with salutes and bell-ringings
and universal rcjOicings Of the people, the
arrival Of the Italian troops and navy, and
their welcome amid shoutings for Italy,
Garibaldi and Liberty" the visit Of King
Victor Emanuel to Venice and all the pro-
cessiOns and gatherings and counties goado-
las, and pageants which riyaicd those
of the ancient glories of Venice bat there
has been so much of it all that even an at
tempt at selection has been hcwLlcring
We can give but single scene Of
many, described by the correspondent Of
of the N Y Tri51ne, attending the appear
ance Of the King OF Italy in the Cathedral
Of st. Marks in Venice
Within St Marks the scene was magnificent.
and the galaxy Of which the King was the
center, grouped under golden domes. before the
blazing altar, was enc Of tie most remarkable
that Europe has ever seen. or Italians. tlc
Chevalier Eiouaid de Bot;a, tue, patriotic
Venetian, defendant Of him who wrote the
earliest reliable history Of the American Rev5-
luton; the Cardinal Trevisinato, strong church
man, but not fOrcetful Of The glory Of his pe5-
pie and their happiness, moving to the tiukle Of
bells, in wOudr0us robes, rs ia the s.aiwart DAVIS
Of the patt.; Count Luigi Nici.ti, the chief ..
the city after the Aus,raus had retired, p sfryle
Venetian face, Ike . DC-e's came l-4z from
canvas; the ~lguOr le.latis, CHIEF 81 the ns-
uonal guard. 90 whose offices tLls concord be-
tween Bishop and King j. dus; the rev msyor
Of POdesis, Count Giambatista G..-uiaui. whose
name i that Of one Of Rome's Memorable En-
perors, and Whose blood is old as t4e Gos1el. a
silyer-bearded man, Ike the adm.--!s, very
calm and gray. Commander Icahio, an exile
from Venice for eighteen yoaIs, come hack TO he
the head Of its Court Of Appeals; face whose
look Is the sword Of Justice, anu whose eyes are
the orbs Of wisdom.
z
a man with little love of what he cannot see,
yet seeing at this Tt Deum such RouJlous and
solemn earuostucss that he looks through half
shut, measuring eyes, with boys flush upon
his cheeks; the doctor Achlle kelier. a man.
endungeoned, menacei with death in his time,
but ever plotting aud fighting for the better I.
days, now come 10 him and 10 his neishL5rs
the Prince Of Carign ano, uncle to the King. /
brother to Carlo Alberto, close to whose side an
tins drama Of Italy has been conceived; Gen.
Prm, Of Spain, resolved to reyolutonzs and |
rePublicanize that peninsula or die in the at
tempt; the beautiful Princess della Cis,erp~
dark and gl.Ueriug Ei,h jewels, with a =
Of S2,o0o,ooo, and the afianced, il .,rtuae
the Kings son, Amadeus; Low = SAID. Of
waiting Tor HungarY's Do ~. Kofsuth. sin
imp!aclble foe Of Dc ,gcrn and bent. the
needed but F. -, ,reryEbere. Who
this King - 80 - IN Hungary as
the p -,njs in bsncr b-re; Alexis Bozzaris,
.srbew Of Marx Boznris, the hero OF
,,reece, sung by Halleck to the joy Of every
/ schoolboy, a siuewy, small figure. Of proud eye
and presence; Robert Browning, whose lady
| sounets and his own have gone wide and we'll, a
;olerable Englishman, growing gray; with
l William Story, cur most ideal sculptor. the
trend Of browning, a fair New England per-
sonality, not quite Anglicised; the Countess
/ Guiccola, but recently made WIDOW, CUNT
TO Venice. her native city, where she was maiden
and poets mistress, fresh in her weeds, but OF
beautiful old age; the Duchess Of Genoa, reilct
Of that grand Sayoyard whose battle-a1e almost
clave victory out Of the route Of Novara, and
whose daughter, besides her, Is beautiful as a
poets queen; here are three journalists; capt
Hosea, the new military writer for the TINES,
whose letters are praised beyond Russeil's s.;
"Carltou," or Mr. Coffin, Of Boston, one Of
the uaiyest spectators Of cur Rebellion and
Geo. A. Sala, sketch-writer, Of some goodness oil
borrowed plumage
Closer around the King are his immediate
ministers headed by the anxiousy glad lace Of
Ricasoli, seconded by Depretis, the Minister oil
Marine, with Cugia, the Stanton Of the war /;
visconti Venosts, the Foreign Minister; Jaeini.
head Of the Public Works; Cordaya, Minister OF
Agriculture, Industry and Commerce; seiaiCJo
and BERT, heads Of bureaus. These are the
men who have made the King king indeed
and the country more than geographical mo
sale II was a splendid tableau, worthy to be
painted beside Charles VII. at the Coronation OF
Rheims, or Abraham Lincoln passing up the
streets Of Richmond.