The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-28
6arihaldi and His Son.in. Law.

fire, his speech fiery and incisive, he
suggests. the figure of Arminius. He
has sacrificed fortune and liberty to the
of Italy, when it was a crime to
the name of Italy as Nation.
He was one of those heroes who. in
1860, one thousand in number, started
from Guarto to the conquest of tho
kingdom of Naples, and, what is more
succeeded in routing the
troops of the Bourbons. He had al
ready contributed to Garibaldi's vic
tories over the Austrians during his
campaign of 1859 as a Captain in that
dreaded host of cred Shirts called
" Cacciatori degli Alpi." In 1866,
when Garibaldi appealed to the hearts
of the young patriots of his country to
free Venice and Tyrol, Stefano Canzio
took upon himself to form q battalion
which became famous during that cam
paign under the name of "Bersaglieri
Genovesi."
On the day in which the peace of
Venice was signed the legions which
followed Garibaldi were ordered to
abandon the Tyrol. Canzio wept Bit
terly, and, yielding to the impulses of
his patriotism, advised his father-in-law
not to obey the order, but to continue
the campaign on his own account. Gar
ibaldi, however, had better sense than
that. Although his heart was not less
LAGER ted than that of his son. in-law, he
obeyed the order of Victor Emmanuel,
and retreated. But neither of these
men ever forgave the monarchy for de-
priving them of the glory of winning
province that longed to become Italian.
They have missed no occasion to assert
the rights of their country over the
Tyrol, Trieste, and the other Italian
provinces still subject to Austrian des-
potism. They have been the soul of all
the movements of the Italia IRE
and have endeavored in every
way to keep alive in the hearts of their
their claims npol the UNI
redeemed provinces. About a year ago
there was a procession in Genoa
in honor of Mazzini. The process
sion ended in riot, during which
Canzio and several other persons
who resisted the authorities were
They were duly brought
to trial, and Canzio was sem
fenced to six months imprison-
ment. He appealed, and during the
time which elapsed before the judg-
ment of the higher court was given be-
came implicated in another riot at
Milan. When his sentence was con-
firmed and he was sent to prison the
Garibaldi family used their influence
with Carroll, the Prime Minister, who
was formerly leading Garibaldian. to
procure his pardon. This Carroll was
either unwilling or unable to do, and
Garibaldi and his son Menotti resigned
their seats in the Italian Parliament.
They fastened to Genoa, and there was
q general fear lest the General, with his
old impetuosity, might summon some
of his ancient companions in arms, sack
the prison and rescue Canzio. Wiser
counsel prevailed, however, and Carl
baldi contented himself with paying his
son-i n-law visit in his cell and inform
ing him that no one would ask the
Government for his pardon. Popular
feeling was clearly shown by the cheers
of the Genoese and by the crowds which
followed the great patriot to and from
the Jail. King Humbert seems to have
acted wisely in granting an amnesty to
CanziO and his associates, for the ltal-
ian Kingdom is now strong enough to
allow such demonstrations to pass I'M
noticed.-N. 7. San. --
The Greatest Talker on Record.
Matthias Morgridge, eighty-two years
of age, lives in the Union Settlement,
three miles from Equinunk, Wayne
County, Pa. He was born in England.
He sailed as "powder monkey on
board one of the British transports that
fetched the forces of that country to
America to engage in the war of 1912.
He saw the battle of New Orleans from
the deck of the vessel. The ship he
was on took back to England what was
left of Pakenham's command after the
battle. Morgridge continued in the
British naval service, and was sailor
on the Bellerophon. which conveyed
Napoleon Bonaparte to st Helena in
1917. He quilted the service the same
year, and in 1920 came to Wayne Coun-
ty, when the country hereabout was
mostly wilderness.
Mr.. Morgridge's eccentricities have
made him celebrated not only in
this but adjoining counties. He
is noted for the power of his voice and
q remarkable flow of language. In his
prime he could make himself heard
half mile without any exertion. He
could speak without cessation at that
pitch of voice for twenty -four hours at
q time. Once he delivered an address
in the barroom of the Allen House, in
Honesdale. He spoke two days and q
night. Then he was offered ten dollars
to stop. "Ten thousand dollars
couldn't make me STOP" he replied,
"until l exhaust my subject" And he
spoke five hours longer and quit. He
never went into any town that he did
not have half ofits population at his heels
to his rapid and sonorous re-
lation of his experiences and his WON
derful fund of anecdotes. He tells with
great sati 'faction an incident that oc-
CURED to him when he went on visit to
England many years ago. The first day
out he went on deck and began to speak,
walking about as he told his stories. All
on board followed him from one side of
the vessel to the other. This so annoyed
the Captain that he finally gave Nor
gridge $50 to 60 below and sit still
while he talked. Morgridge would tell
stories hour after hour rep1ete with wit
and .humor, and narrated in an mimi
table manner. He had a story to fit any
No one ever heard him
tell one twice except it related to his
personal experience, and the person is
yet to be found who ever heard any of
Morgridge's stories before he told it
himself. 1S4F3
Some years after he settled in Wayne
County he was elected Justice of the
Peace and appointed Postmaster. An
enemy had him indicted for holding two
Offices of trust and profit, contrary to
law. On the trial his only defense was
that neither Office was one of profit,
and the only trust that attached to
either was to that of Postmaster, as he
trusted everybody for stamps that had
asked him to. The defense was
accepted by the jury, and he was &C
quilted. s
Mr.. Morgridge was always q great
admirer of Horace Greeley. He took
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