The Phoenix herald., 1879-06-28
Honered by the King.

Gar1DaIdl throws hlS great pOIlG1cal influence with the king, who, in this stage of affairs, represents United Italy. When he came to Rome, some ten days since, weak and sick, carried almost l like dead man from the depot to his sons house, amid the cheers and vail ing of the populace, the king paid him l the first visit. Some days later Gari- baldi repaid it, going in a carriage which he was not able to leave. He was driven into the lovely gardens of the Quirinal, when tho king came down, and, entering the carriage, sat with him during the interview. His rela- tions with the established government are cordial and complete in fact he is ] drawing large pension from the State. He in no way, however, abandons political agitation for the general ad vancement of Republican ideas and principles. He is necessarily, by pri- vate influence and public appeal, urg- ing on the Left to radical, demo- cratic measures. Since my stay here he has issued two circulars, which, to our ears, would sound decidedly revo- lutiondry and dangerous. We must recollect, however, that over here words are very cheap and plentiful. It takes ten thousand of them to make
 
 agitation and action ' inside the laws On that line he labors with very defiant words and ceaseless action, leading for ward his forces. Still he never loses sight of the ultimate result of arousiDg the people to seek or defend their own rights in their own way, nor lets his political opponentlose sight of it either. Witness the following distinct threat, which concludes a manifesto issued April 26, announcing, in very enthusi- astic terms, tine organization of cen tral working body, to be known as 1.-The League of the Democracy ;" The League is pledged to conine its work ithin the limits of the law, and to employ, exclusively, peaceful means; but those Who govern Italy must know that if the right to do so is contested, fettered or hlndered, 1t matters not from what side, 1t Is on them will fall the whole responsibility, in the event that tire League of the Democracy, in order to defend or reconqueri its rights, and conscious of acting legitimately in defense, shall have recourse to other means" The papers of this same week contained a news item to the effect that Garibaldi had headed, with handsome sum, subscription list to purchase q million of rifles with which to arm the people of Italy. This is not probably true, but 1t seems to illustrate the con dition of popular feeling-the thoughts which are ln mems minds
 This circu ar, and an indiscreet poem on the general subject of assassinatlDg tyrants, have given great otfense to the conservative element, and are being used with some effect by his political opponents. :,
 While accepting the crown as the representative to day of established government and Italian Union, and throwing his influence with it in the interest of order, Garibaldi is in no way satisfied with the administration, and his political position is on the extreme left of the Lefts. It Is doubtful, how ever, if he would be satisfied with any government. He is a poet, although d writer of bad verses, and lacks the practical grasp of statesmanship- It Is his mission to arouse and destroy, not to protect and administer.
 For a whole lifetime Garibaldi has been the mover of the oppressed peo pie of Europe, leading them in one desperate effort after another, that has always ended in his defeat and disaster. To-day, as he hears death, his body worn away by the force of the still liv ing and powerful soul within 1t, 1t Is dramatic to think that he stands like the leader of old on Pisgah top, al- most in reach of the promised land oif his hopes and prophecies. In England, to-day, the social and political power of the common people Is steadily grow ing healthily an peacefully. In France they stand guard in possession of the government. In Italy they wait in hope, under. perhaps, the first constr tutional government of the continent. In Russia they are blindly rising ill crime and blood-illogically, illegally, but in way that Is striking terror into organized society all over Europe, and forcing the consideration of the situa- tion on the fears and conscience of those now fortunate classes who, for a thousand years, have enjoyed the trust of government without even being called on for an account of their stew ardship, or, perhaps, ever thinking of their responsibility.-W. ". N., s't PhiLade,phia P, esS.
 The introduction of the use of the Bible in administering oaths in New Mexico, where it was never used until Judge Prince went out, has been tlie occasion of some local humor in the