New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
n.r1nA1nrS NOVEL.

IfGarbaldi has not employed his spare momentNio
onito as good purpose as another great captain
Irlius Caesar he has produced book Thoroughly
Characteristic of himself and freely expressing ms
persopal and political opinions, rs a mover IL is
what everybody probably expected 10 would he,-a
bopelcss LiIurc-for 10 la, neither Wob"Uhiy' l'ot
consistency. orderly Arrangement OF Incidents nor
development OF character \ novel, however, is inc
last thing he cared about producing. Ills design
Was 10 stimulate sympathy for the ND
,r.l c9use and hatred of the Pope and the
King by series of mll'ycol'ed pictures
of Roman pcridy and tyranny. the crimes Of priests
and monks. the cowardice of Italian ModerateS the
trcachcrv Of Victor Emmanuel and the manly VIZ
tncs of the Roman democracy lie has written for
an English market. and the book rs we.haYe H. IS
rcpriutcd from am English translation of the manu-
.criut. made we believe, by the wife OF Coiohel
Chambers This probably accounts Tor the miro
ducton of two English characters, sailor iad called
Jack who bitches M his tr5wserS whenever he
speaks. and beautiful Young lady named JuNa'
who after practice common as the General assures
rs among handsome English girls of good
family. sails about the Mediterranean IN hef
Yacht with NO other companions than the crew. IL
Is needles, to say that both these interesting S'NohS
are devoted friends of the Roman rcyoIuuonIs'S.
Tho characters include several fine young con-
FOlrafOI~ OF the usual " l's 'th WV ''tt-' '
bandits who despite the pgoudces of society against
their professions are she uobest and best meu iu the
world.
The ,c.uc of the story is laid principally ~ the
Roman state, I'm the wears $50 and ls5,. The hl,t
incident u, ana attempt by Cardinal lrocopo the
most a>i,iou, Of all the Popes tayoutes TO aodnc'
m. beautiful Clclu daughter Of the sculptor Manic,
lie get, possession of the girl aud with the ana oil
l,.it.,,tr.. Gmuni and Father !-nazio. is ON the
poifr of ,ou,aumat.ng his crime when rescue and
Icrrilutiou com, i'm the following sty'o;
~ this instant happily for our heroine mere MIS- "a
ig-rrl ,l,,r beads iu the direction Of the sound two
r,.itl fIWgrI Tie t,st Atuo, Flew 10 mis- beloved
VITO from I,ra.-.nn %. feeling, was hecomlGE IIdPrS
ic ana Dol, sccompccs Yielded Their hold WIN cry,
Yud t.drfF'rri FOB escape, nus ~ 'ALo , 80 rs
, ho we'd 90 This juuCture, 70 surround thcn' nc
drew forth ,., "uG, alter ca5SlAk 'AS tn,g tI
priest h, friends similarly treating lGla1io anu I wv
t,s 80 ,-. miserable mon for mercy, bat was
shown by infatuated caPtor- bpt Tie pray efs ana
rur, Of Oh, Cardinal were cGosel 81 ~ his own mantle
and lluLo dld not refrain, as Father sna1io Nrln,4 H
der tAc pressure az lt cord 49'n 4 ~ ' W. W.,
Nuauy In roJDMg helpless child oi his la"Iu. inner
ltauce. ,.. -. ,, ~,
tie Cor>.u palace were seen 10y tLe d"h.I,lS ,y,i
tr9 Manner Was found upon the breast OF the Cardinal
with these words perish all those who have pol
luted The metropolis az le N9tH WIN I''S,H'ou } .
sitw"
This i, a fair specimen of the incidents by which
The General illustrates the Rule OF the Monk How
ever pscfuI may he occasional examples of defeated
attempts al rape too many of them coy the appe-
lite especially when the details are given WITH con-
siderable mluutcuess. Apart from these frequent
episodes the story consists OF a series OF plots,
arrests battles, aud escapes. The thread oI ulIa-
tive rms through the subtcUaucan mccting-placeo
Of political cou-pirator> the torture vault, OF con-
vents aud the ruined castles occupied by the gentle
manly bIuditt who, by robbng only the oppre>sors
Of Italy conrive to unite the pursuits of tmcvery
and patriotism 1t Is in one of these forest fast
nesscs surrounded 10y all the principal personages
OF the novel, that Celia and her lover
Attiio are married. Hating the sight OF
priest aud having the best of reasons for not in
viting the Intervention of the civil authorities the
company might we'll have been puzzled 70 find
minister for this interesting ceremony; bnt IL was
decided first that the chief of the band, OrazIo, was
virtually magistrate; secondly, that man and
bis wife are one; thirdly that OrazlOs wife, Irene.
W., therefore competent TO act as pricstcss TO the
natural and noble rite rustic altar was accord
inrIy Luilt in the forest and there Irene joined tho
hands of the young couple pronounced them man
and WIFE, and made q speech, after which there was
banquet. and Jack hitcbed up his trousers and
sang Rule Britannia
Julia touches in her Yacht at Caprcra and visits the
Rcclu>c I'm hsretircmeut. THIS gives the General an
opportunity 10 explain his political views lie has
no faith in e representative government like our
own. based upon the parliamentary system:
he defines q perfect republic to be a government OF
honest and ,rtuous PEOPLE by honesty aud virtue. and
illustrate, Dis definition 10y pointing 10 the downfall ~
inrnt5 away towards Wee But he does not believe IN
republican government composed Of five hundred gov
He considers that the liberty OF nation consists IN the
people choosing their own government, aud that TINS
should hD uIttatuIIa lTe-ldtIllHI tUtt
say directed hy one man alone. To such an tu.tli
mon IN @ IT, to- those 81, w TS Instead VI Cncnas
elect Caesar! TIE dictatorship should be limited TO a
Ike MAT Iu c authority OF Abraham Lincoln ~ the late
war Of iGc United states IL must be guarded by popu-
Oar rights and pubic opinion Iioh becoming either OK
ccs~Iyr or hereditary.
a do.ut.t and holds that form ~ government desired
or adopted by the majority Of the people most beneficial
Eucsh constitution. lie regards the existing European
system IS utterly IMMORAL ana me governments tuty
az nc crimes ard suffering Of the Continent; since, M
stead O.: seeking The welfare ana prosperity 0i thciI
peoples they UtI cue only 10 secure thcr own dcsouc
uos Hence that giOu Of armies, political function
arcs aud I-cTs-OH, who ucNour lh dlcuets INC pro
.us Of Industry: pampcIug their Vicious appcte-
and sprradr universal corruption These drOues vi Tao
hive not content with what sufccs Tor one man. con
.pre 10 appropriate to themselves the portion OF
nifty 10 maintain their pomp ana supply Their Injuries
lie repcl, the charge that he is an atheist; but be
would have no Intermediary between God and man,
no priests thrustng themselves in TO make a trade
Of religion. lie refers TO the motives which induced
him 10 leave CapIeIa ia ls67 aud direct the last
movement against the Papai States. IN that move
meut al the chief characters OF the story are sup
posed 90 be compromised. While they are making
preparations for the battle. one Of the band tells a
story Of tho Of his wife from convent. and
A. il one Of the most exciting chapters in the book
We shall give nearly the whole Of il. Having asccr
tanned where his wife is imprisoned Mario obtains
entrance 10 the building by setting fire TO the Outer
door. and slipping in during the consequent excite
mcut lie seizcs the abbcss, dIag- her INTO cell