The New York herald., 1878-11-15
GARIBALDI AND ITALY.

Rome Letter to the London Daily News.l
The member for Ancona. Signor Ella, has received
the following letter from General Garibaldi, dated
Csprera, October 8:--
MY DEAR ELrA--Tbe letter Of the able engineer.
Jonni strengthens my conviction that the works in
progress the urban reach Of the Tiber will not
save Rome from inundations. Such useless under
takings equally with the fortifcations Of the city.
were started under the fatal auspices Of friend. and
they have not only cost already the tre Of 600
lire. but they will evoke demands in the
cupy with fresh paaver session which
might be very useful 10 our, poor country,
ment from the foreigner. Government and Parlia-
meat have certainly the will to improve the condi-
ticn Of Italy; but the pest intentions VIII bo made
even already announced. that probably the end al
the new session will find us where we were at the be-
Cairoli Ministry would be the three following
suits ILL The nation armed, t2) The tax for all.
and az The priests ut the plough. All other outcome
by engulhing the snPrepared vessel OF the
state. In few words l will explain the
three results which hold TO be Indispensable for tho
strength and well being Of tho country. The armed
nation hundred millions of pay and main
.cnanee saved by ssndns the ySpg w s9or' .S nSs
means one hundred millions worth OF work from
these youths. making two hundred millions
gained by Italy. The armed nation means
100000 soldiers Leaving 200o.ooo soldiers
of the first grade in the Alta Italia to give lesson to
our old % 70 @ oo sn
dcrs from forty TO nifty years OF age for All domestic
PURPOSES and chiefly for public security. which.
maintained by the inhabitants Of the cities
and towns themselves, will be better than
maintained now by Cs,s%r'An narbnaers Gsr",
in Calabra, where neither know the LOCALITIES nor the
dialect. That soldiers who have served IN the ranks
for number Of years lose the habit OF laDor is
another vice OF our standing armies, whereas y tho
1900 carbincers longer scattered over .ne penn'
sula were united in q corps dorni. who would not
wish 10 have them on n day Of battle TO decide the
victory? The one tax for all Taking on that loed OK
imposts, which causes the misery OK the nation,
wo,,ld lie a little fortune for eachl And then the
10000 600 nancers. oil picked men and bearing arms
would give another ine division to the army. OF the
priests wish could speak like Dante:-
Guarda passa
mt TOO truc IN II that they the heaviest scorge
Of orr poor country and we must bestow thought
IN them I believe, however, that by putting them
10 work we should have what happened at Porta Pia
none OF them would raise rebelous word. Mean
while Italy with her maize scurvy (peogidl her emf
grafton and all her other nscrics pays the priests
from sfxty-ave TO seventy millions annually. with
all the wish in the world to do right
the Cairola Ministry would ind 10 impos-
sible to effect IL without the measures
have indicated and this 1 proceed to prove
Twelve hundred millions about the Of the
State; six hundred millions go to pay the interest OF
the public debt; six hundred millions remain, snd
of these more than two hundred millions 30 to the
army; hundred millions, ut least to the navy; anu
three hundred millions remain TO meet that other
army Of employees more costly than the hrsf) those
numerous pensioners of the state, of whom nave
tho misfortune ~ be one, aud ell the other drahs'
forcsccn unforeseen. gn the revenue. How. then'
will Italy be able 70 keefhcr head above water :
salute nv excellent friends Jonni and Ccssrius for
me: kiss TO the Little folks snd believe INC, yours
lAor nle -. .sass-.s :