New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-10

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that 'hev had been guilty.
II the Democratic party are Innocent they
| need not fear the investigation; II they are
I guilty, as a matter Of course. they do not
! want their guilty acts ventilated. and suffer
the consequences.
4 Letter from Lieutenant DeRudio.
New ORLEANS. December 3. 1874.
| EDrroR REPUBLlcAN:
Since it is only By the nncorrupeed Re-
| publican presS that a faithful servant OF
| this too magnanimOus government, can
| ha ve fair play, take the libesty to forward
! you u copy Of the Iberia Progress by which
you will 500 the other side Vt the question,
concerning my political career before
came in this country to fight that this
I glorious republic should live.
For an unprejudiced, tolerant minded and
| loyal citizen of this free land. it is not ne.
cessary to enter into arguments about the
| motives OF those Italian patriots who
offered their lives and even bore tho criti.
| cism of the ignorant, for the liberation Of
| their dear oppressed and betrayed father
land, or the means, which they were con.
| yinced, to DO the only ones lhoweyer
| terrible), that could secure success.
To all those intelligent educated and free
| thinking citissns, history is there to prove
| that the conspiratOrs Of the fourteenth Of
January. 1853, were only the inevitable
! effect Of the cause of oppression that for
more than niue centuries kept one lair and
classic land in bondage.
When We consider that. tho m IN Of the
second Of December, 1851. was the same in.
dividual who, in 1881. fought under the
revolutionary flag of Italy, that he had
taken On oath as q member of the secret
political society that made Italy what it
now is ola Giovane Italia"D, and that
through the influence of the numerous mem
bers OF that society he was elected, in 1919.
President of the French Republic. and in
lieu of supporting Italy, as he had promised
under oath, when the Italians after strug.
gle Of more than year had succeeded IN
OyerthrOwing the despot of despots, the
mitred tyrant of the Vatican. and estab.
lished republic; he vino SO c0wardly sur.
rendered at Sedan marched an army of
80, 900 men. joined the Austrians. and. with
the two BourbOns OF Naples and Spain.
crushed the inoffensive. little. newly born
Roman republic and Se-establi-hed 3nfalli.
bility on the so-called throne Of st. Petsr.
OF the poisonous BOrgias, Medicis, Capeliari
and the present famous Mastai FegIetti.
should like TO put simple question
not TO the traitors of this too generous gov.
ernment. because they are not worth argus
ing with or such serious and sacred sub.
jects--but to the loyal and intelligent part
of the American citizens: II after these
seven years Of struggle against British
oppression. and success had crowned
their sacrifices, both Of lite and proper.
ty, with their independence. q man
like Napoleon should have landed an army
and marched it to Washington to over.
throw indie pendence and Republican insti.
tutiOns. replace the British dominion and
oppression. and to better maintain the sue.
cess Of his treacherOus invasion should
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the authority Of England; what. ] ask.
would all good American patriots and
lovers Of liberty have dones Of course
the answer, it seems to me. is very natural
and simple. They would have struck that
blow against the author Of their lost lib.
erty and independence that they thought
more effi,acionsly would insure success: to
reconquer the very dearly bought lost
freedom. If the Americans have such
sanctioned right l can not sea why We
Italians should not have the same right.
Every intelligent and unprtjudiced citi.
zen, not only OF this country, but Of all the
civilized world. is aware that the man who
for eighteen years was called Napoleon I'LL,
Emperor Of the French. was not only the
obstacle to Italian independence. but to the
progress Of the European nations. Was il
wronged, the most betrayed and the worst
sufferers. should hesitate to free the world
OF the obstacle of such Q monster in human
form, regardless as to the Meanse leave
the lovers Of fair play to answer this gues.
ton.
With regard to tho victims that were sac.
rificed by our attempt, will first deny that
there were l5a women and children; with
the exception Of one woman killed and
citizen wounded. they were all armed
soldiers and disguised policemen, the same
~ hat Anfn Hyar
under the influence of cOgnac. and at the
bidding Of the treacherOus usurper. shoot.
ing and killing 30 600 unarn,ed, ihoffensive
and peaceable people in the streets OF Paris,
where many women. children and old men
were made the victims; and then history
has counted the many innocent victims.
women aud children, that were killed in the
twenty eight days OF bombardment of Rome
by his orders; and all this, not fOr liberia
ting his country from oppression, but for
raising himself, after he had sworn fidelity
to ,he French republic, 20 the imperial |
throne But the wOrshipers of success will
say, "He was successful in his diabOlical |
bloody treason, and man that is success
full in his undertaking, no matter the means |
he use to insure success, is good anu great |
man." I
We. Of course, not having succeeded, are
considered assassins had We been success |
full We would, no doubt, have been the |
modern William Tells, and pOsterity would 1
have glOrified our names as that Of Judith |
and the Helvetian hero.
If were not afraid that it would occupy 1
.OU much space in your columns l would be |
happy to answer, with proof, all the lies
,aid against me, and show that have been
most basely. intamously and willfully Will !
led and paligned by disappointed traitors;
" those very men who, without reason but
heir personal ambition and interest, have
rot left stone unturned so that they might
lestroy this truly great and msgnaninous
rec government.
l fought honorably TO preserve this gov
and it's institutions; they fought
or human slavery, and to destroy the |
reeest and most magnanimOus Of govern l
nents; and although we'll beaten they would
light again if they had the means.
1 have faithfully served niue yeafs the
nterests of the American public; they are
wen now conspiring against the interest of
he majority.
These. dear sir, are facts that not even |
ny enemies can deny; they are too recent
md too visible to bear contradiction
Ii they intended to create some capitai |
" defaming me, because l have faithfully !
discharged my duties and Obeyed nv lawful
riders. they most surely have been inspired |
y their well known disloyalty and baseness.
In conclusion, will say that had l had
on my conscience to be ashamed
#. would it not have been natura. for me |
o change my name on NV arrival in this |
Ountrye Not only did l not assume an. |
ther name, but l came to America very
ighly recommended by we'll known great
aen of Europe to we'll known great men of |