Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-12
WORCESTER
TUESDAY. MARCH IL, 1872.
Joseph Esazzini.

a despatch from Pisa, Italy, by way of Paris,
reports the death OF Joseph Mazzini, the great
Italian republican and agitator He was born
AT Genoa in 1905, his father being medical
practitioner, and, also, a professor in the uni
versity. Of course Mazzini was carefully edu-
Gated He studied law, but was more deeply
interested in the study of politics and political
theories. While yet a student at the university,
he projected radical newspaper, the "lndica-
tor which soon appeared and devoted itself TO
the discussion of Italian politics. From this
time onward his life was almost wholly given up
to the work of agitation, his aim being TO trans
form Italy into republic, and promote repub-
licanisu in other countries. While publishing
his paper, he Joined the carbonari, was arrested,
imprisoned, and finally exiled. He went to
Marseilles, where he started another radical
newspaper devoted TO the unity and indepen-
dence OF Italy, which brought upon him an order
to leave France.
Mazzini contriyed to evade this order, hide
from the police, and issue his paper, nearly a
year after the order was issued. The paper was
printed in Italian and circulated in Italy In
1888, he attempted TO enlist and organize an
army with which he proposed to invade and
revolutionize Italy; but he failed and was driven
ont Of Switzerland. After this, he lived in Lon
don, several years, perpetually busy with
schemes for agitation, conspiracy, and revou
ton He has been chief actor in most of the
secret political societies of Europe. In fact, he
has plotted, correspondent and conspired for
more than forty years. He has written much
on topics connected with his special work, and
gained a worldwide reputation for ability, earn
estuess, and impracticabe agitation. He would
have nothing to do with the "internationals,"
and used his influence to keep their organiza-
lion out Of Italy.
In 1919, after the revolution in Rome which
drove the pope to Gaeta, he was, for time, mas
Ter OF Rome as one of the three "triumvirs."
The republic had been declared in that city, and
he applied himself to organize and defend it. AT
that time, Margaret FEller was in Rome, using
her ability, enthusiasm, and whatever influence
she bad in bis behalf. But, the Italians of the
papal states were not generally intelligent, reso-
lutte republicans; therefore, it was not difficult
for a small French force under Gen. 0udinot
sent by Louis Napoleon, to upset Mazzni's re-
public, and reinstate Pins TX who was after
wards guarded by French troops until Louis
Napoleon went headlong to ruin by declaring
war against Prussia. Mazzni escaped to En-
gland, where he was connected with Kossuth
and exilcd French republicans, in attempting to
devise and execute revolutionary movements.
He was connected with several attempts at revo-
luton in Italy, and was accused by Bonapartists
of having, in 1864, inslgated four Italians to as
sassinate Louis Napoleon.
Mazzini became one of the worlds noted men
and gave his name to history, because the work
of his life was political agitation, and because
he brought to it great ability and steady en-
thusiasm But he was always a dreamer rather
than an organizer. He was one Of those men
who will not accept and do the work of to-day,
because they cannot do along with it all the
work of one or two centuries. He was honest
sincere, truthful, and, so far as we know, every
way irreproachable as man; but he was I'M
practical, under all circumstances, and seemed
incapable Of being otherwise. He could moi
reach results. Ia this respect, he was the oppo
site of Count Cayour; quite as good man per
sonally as Cayour but not as useful to Italy
He will be described in history as a sincere re-
publican who never uihed with his convictions
and would not foregO his aims.