New-York tribune., 1874-12-12
GARTB4LDPS NECESSITIES.

SUBSCRIPTION IN ITALY FOR Ills RELIEF-A LETTER
DECLINING FURTHER GIFTs-oFFERs OF TIM
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUNH.l
GENOA, Nov. 16-The comments of the English
and American press the poverty of Garibaldi the
hermit of Caprera have thoroughly aroused the
capabilities of the Italians AS of the results,
subscriptions and annuites from individuals, CON-
munes, municipalities, and workIngmen's associa-
tions have been pouring in from all quarters
upon the General, until he feels compelled in the
following letter addressed to personal friend, to
state tie circumstances which gave rise to the
impression that has gone abroad. and to decline
further subscriptions in his behalf:
CAPRERA, Nov. TO- 1874
MY DEAR RIBoLI In view OF the fact that various
journals recently made poverty topic OF dis
CUSTOM it becomes my duty mako explanation.
I have already said 1 never was poor. since have
always known how adapt myself to my circumstances
from the time when being In the service OF the south
American Republics carried single change OF shirts
under the saddle Of my horse. 10 that In which became
the Dictator Ct the TwO Sclies some OF the members
of my family bad not forgotten the maxim cOnfornar1
ala proprid condizOne and some pretended friends had
not abused my confidence, my poverty would not have
been proclaimed to-day, and I should have hved as
always in moderate circumstances and ABOVE
want. However whether more or less at my ease, 1
have asked nothing, though have accepted 1t is true,
from my italian friends, that which they nave seu-
erously offered Foreigners, aud notably the
English have lavished upon the most prnceiy gifts
such as of this island they purchased ana
gave me, and q magnificent steam'yaeht, tha nhaoi"
to support the expense involved sold 10 the iaah
Government only receiving the eighth part oil s Vane
"a certain Antonio Bo, the nermediaor In the trans
action nnd who said to enjoy the implicit conn
dence of the Government), having robbed Inc OF tho
! other seven-eghths.
The Americans have also been generous IN their aid
and recently my friend John Anderson Of New-York,
sent me 1000 repeat IT, have asked nothing and
| have known how TO conform myself to my eircum-
stances The fact, however. that my son enotn t"ho
mcy have been deceived. but who still shares IN, fullest
cOnfdence), having become involved In pecuniary en-
| barrassment was obliged to neg )ta;e "a loan on my
security with the Bank OF Naples has disclosed my
want Of funds aud suggested to OF my Italian and
foreign friends the propriety Of coming TO my rehef
have accepted the generous ofer cf DE- Ross not 'e'
realized; that OF my friend Anderson OF Sl already
received an annuity OF 1000 francs from the munef
paty OF Reggie -Calabra; one for the same amount
from the municipality OF Salerno; 1,OO francs rom
nv friend slgnor Delhnon Of Milan 100 francs from
he Workingmen's Association Of Guastalla 30 francs
from slgnora Santa Cadet; five francs from Giulo
Mancneln aborer; and 500 francs from the muoci-
pay OF Veleri. All this suices to make me rlch, ana
TO place me In position where ought to decline any
further subscriptions, aud especially those from assoeia
| tous of workingnen. of whose sympathy am Justly
proud but which, coming from those whose necessities
are greater than mine, consider 1t sin tn accept.
Ii remains me, then to EXPRESS my most profound
| gratitude TO my beaefictors u 'ARIbALDi'
II is due to the Italian Government to say that it
il not responsble for his present INDECENT condition.
In view of the patriotic services of the hero of Mar
saa in the cause of Italian unity and independence,
the Government, as appears from letter OF Gen.
Fabrizi, offered him during Cueias administration
an elevated rank in the Order of Savoy, with its cor
responding emOuments, and on two dif
erent occasions rendered him the rank
and pay of a general in the army without
recurring the discharge of any duty what
ever Both of these positions, however, he respect.
fully declined. The result of all this is to make
Garbaldi more popular than ever. If that were pos
sible with the Liberal party. He has been selected
as their candidate for seat in Parliament by sey-
era electoral colleges, and among others, by one OF
those in Rome In his letter TO the Committee he
saws: Weakened by age and misfortunes, the
grand voice of Rome alone could recall me TO life
of conflict 40 longer as in lSi9 to defend the sacred
Janiculum but to sustain with the votes of freemen
Justice and the right"