New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-15

MOURNING FOR VICTOR EMANUEL.
ITALIAN RESIDENTS HoNORING TIE LATE KING
ADDRESSES By PROFESSOR DOTA AND BAYARD
TAYLOR.
The hall of the Italian School, at No. 1jG
Leonard-st. heavily drapel In mourning yesterday
American and Italian national flags were hung round
the walls with a wide band OF silver lace, worked on
black crane From the ceiling hung Of nation
al coor and the columns drapod In heavy folds OF
GRAPE over the platform hung the portrait OF the late
King Victor Emanuel dupedin Grape with silver finge
The hall, In the evening. was crowded to Its ut
most capacity with Italians who had assembled
20 pay a tribute Of respect 10 the memory
of their King and often repeated and loud cheers
burst forth when hs name WAS mentioned or when any
aluson WAS made to his unncaon OF Italy. Upon the
platform were General l.. Palma iii CesnOa. y. Smoni,
+. q. FIbbri. T. Lola. q. rerr, and sgnor Brignoli
A.E Ccrlua called tie meeting to order, aud intro
duced as chairman and first speaker, ssnor v Botia
Professor Botta spoke for hair an hoar. giving very
eloquent review Of Victor Emanues e, character and
services HIS references to the necessary parts which
fell to Mazz.ui Cayour and GaIbadi ia working out tie
great drama Of Italian unity received with cnhu
siastic applause Some passages Of his speech were
highly poe and seemed 10 charm the ears II the audi
ence equally by their sentiment and the musical cadence
OF the sentences Every denuncation OF the Pdpal tenn
pornl power aud Of protest against clerical interference
with tho government called forth loud aeeamations
from the audience.
lie Italian consul sguor de Iucl, spoke Of the merits
OF the late king.
Br Bayari Taylor having been called upon by Profes
BOZ Botta spoke In Italian. follows:
IrAIfANs! s!ncc thanks 10 the lahors OfVcior Eman-
ucl and his great cOmpatrots, can now eau you If-
tus and not, twenty years ago, PIedmotese, rus
my heart for this invitation to Join N your tribute TO The
memory Of the first King Ca Italy. IL Is lipos'loe
for - add words more competent 10 dcscilp'
the man AMI the king, than those winch
have been spoGon. can only say ~ an AmeiGau ana
Italians must endure, the heart OF the American people
beats IN sympathetic sorrow. As the cheI Of Italian
We nave not asked whether he was man o. great intel
let, genius, the pos>ea'or OF those quantities
which dazzle the world: II was enough Tor IL, o see Iat
Dec WIS sound. strong. true man, loyal to his country
and In, people. such a has been wanting to Italy
0' tpiit iy - not lot VIII hi. death Being dcsi
he set ,caEcth. the Italian people speak Of hiu
ov taythc Ialy Of the people stronger but not less
DeautimI Honor 10 the memory OF the LbcsAtor KING
The following resolutions were then passed, the rcso-
luton acknowledging the sympathy Of tbs American
press calling forth the greatest enthusiasm among The
audience:
ycs,'rsd That We share with profound sympathy the
universal sorrow caused by the death OF King Victor
Tm,,Iu.L I'm his death We deploic Ia" los. OF tho
founder OF our national Independence and unity. who
held bi, KINGDOM not 10y conquest nor 10y feuda rxt.
bn from the affection Of the Italian people We lament
the loss the valiant soldier ana citizen King the hero
of Itnmn Independence who Tor the love of his D. o
and country rcieatcly r..kcd his and lie upon
battlefield. 10 accomplish the unity OF Italy, he pos
sessed the courage To overthrow the temporal power OF
the Pope. thus freeing the Holy see from rs subsection
10 foreign powers ana restoring to Italy her capital
Rome.
EcsOircd. That our great naiiou1l sorrow however ~
INITIATED in the accession to the throne OF ne noble
SON " hu Wss bis coinpJY on the field Of battle and
whose patriotism assures the Italians that Italy Will
continue the great work oi liberty aud progress begun
by his father
Resorrd That We tender warmest thanks to the
American pres, for IT, unanimous expression OF apple
citation of late King AMI tor its sympathy rendered
10 Italy in her nitlOnal bereavement
IcsDrcd That We request thc CousulGtncrd OF lialy
to transmit these resolutions 10 the Italian Government