The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-06-26


ed begins to pray on my reason. The lamp
burning in my room all night would seem a
torment devised by come one who had inti-
mate knowledge Of my habits, my custom
having been through life never TO- sleep ex-
cept in total darkess.",
Letter from Alexandra Dumas Garibaldi
- Confidence and EnthuSiaSmo of the
Italians -Enlistments Venice Must be
Free. f /, :.
hleSandre Dumas, aswell DO rcoollected,
has gone to Italy at tho request of GaribaI.
di to act rs historiographer of The coming
campaigns. From Lucca, in Tuscany, he
writes to, n friend in Florence the following
letter, which is translatsd for the Richmond
Times from the "Gazettd del popoko." of
Florence. Like everything else from tho
pen of Dumas, it is we'll worth reading as
presenting correct picture of the spirit
that'now fires the Italian heart, 1t may be
relied upon, and is ofpeouliar interest:
My dear G:-I have been two days in
Italy, and for two days have felt oyer-ioy.
Gus, 'over-enthusiastio. AS soon as reach
ed Genoa met with Bruso. who showed me
o letter FROM Garibaldi, who announces his
future arrival on the continent towards the
end OF the present month. 1t is evident
that no does notwish to appear on Che scene
oe1ore ms rote Is about TO begin, 5while, at
the same time, he is unwilling 20 throw
embarrassment-through his presence-in
me way of a peaceful solution of tie present
difficulties, though q peaceful solution has
become nnxt to an impossibility.
in vain look into history for a. parallel
10 what is at this time transpiring In Italy,
unless it be France in 1892. Tho reason of
IL Is that Italy feels that war is nov for her
not political necessity as much as moral
measure. 1t is necessary that Italy should
take revenge for the many calumuies that
parties opposed to her have been finging in
her face. Well, as for me, believe and
nope Italy, with her almost complCt unity,
with her rising nationality - with 80 admit.
rable, regular army, led by able Generals.
with her hundred thousand volunteers.
headed by the man of fate--wili this time
be able to work out her destiny alone. /
say ono hundred thonsand volunteers, but I
lay wager that shall fall shert twenty
thousand. 1 am nov at Luoa; we'll, Luca,
out. OF twenty-five thousand inhabitants, all
told, has, within the last two days, Furnish.
cd, one thousand volunteers. It's territory
that is, the old 'Duchy alone-will furnish
three thousand volunteers.
Inc enlistment Isl carried on under nv
very windows. Those among the applicants
VINO are judged unfit for military service
giiYe'Vent in tears of dspair to their cruel
disappointment. A young man, too short
ny o few lines for the standard height speoi
fled by law, tears his hair, while he aherily
asks II it be necessary to be five feet Ave to
acquire the right to die for ones country.
Another, who shall be told that he cannot
unless he resign himself first to a painful
surgical operation, is off in a second in
search OF q surgeon. Such sight as this
is tho more striking and impressive, inn:
much as xerxes is not at the. ThermopylaJ,
nor Hannibal laundering at the gaies, nor
the enemy threatening Itaiy-but .'tis Ealy
threatening the enemy.
went yesterday with. Teleki To enjoy h
rural breakfast at n village situated among
the mountains. This smallN illage has al
ready furnished ten volunteers. What dis.
lnguishes the present popular movements
TINT Il takes place, not only in Cities but in
villages also: not only among upper classes,
but among oil classes. II is like the electric
shosk-it runs, through the entire social
scale II Garibaldi was q proud man, Carl
baldi'wouid be completely satisfed-the
reparation Is glorious. Tie crowds give
vent to their enthusiasm continually by
three cheers first for war, then for Victor
EmHnuel, then for Garibaldi; and these two
names are always coupled ,oge,her-the
former rs tho symbol of nationality, the lat
ter as The symbol Of victory Should the
volunteers be told that they were about to
march under any other leader than Garibal-
di, not ten thousand volunteers would re.
main In the ranks; with the name of Gar.
baldi no one can tell whore their number
may stop.
Aid we, too, rely upon Garibaldi for the
uhrivalled strategy the hero Of Montevideo,
OF Rome, of Palermo, can display. But We
rslyl,aboso NIL, lupon warfougit against q
wsrlike, nation like Austria, upon ,Italys
splendid, patriotic, and courageous / army. ),
II not lnnly will stand the shook Of Anstria,,
bntlwill even break through thai net OF
strongholds before whi6h,dI do rot say
Francs, but Napoleon III, has retrsated~ -
Beyond that net--my brave ,friends, do not
forget it--stands Venice, the. desolate slave,
the inconsolable widow You hear her
grcuns and her sobs and shall overthrow
whatever obstacles seperate you from her.
We'shall follow you with our; thought, oGr