New-York tribune., 1881-10-02
GIEIBALDI fND HIS SONS.

+. .. GreHriIc Murray. 80 me ConHnsntH iiglos.
II one wished 10 summarize the character oi Gari-
as a man with the heart of lion aud the head Of .
less rcdnubtIblc animal But 1t Is impossible 10
do justice 10 a great man III a couple Oi lines. Inc
truth - that It s not Garlbald mead tat ~ small
but hIs heart that Is 80 large. he moral qualities
IN huu have dWafird the intellectual. Consumed
through half n lifetime with u burning sense oI
hIs c0iIntrys wrongs no lo.t the power Of discuss
lng political questions with calmncss. lie could
scarcely bc blamed for failing to see that Austria
was - political necessity; or that even treaties
which imposed foreign yoke upon Italy repre-
,eEtcd international engagements OF the most
solemn kind and could not be- lung into the IRE at
a moments notice without imperilling higher than
national interests Ills trade has been to night not
10 critIcisetO do not 10 think. IL was MaLLni who
d" Bade the couquerur 20 forth,
"And launched that thunderDoli Of war
on Sicily Naples and Rome. The one thoight out
the idea of united Italy; the other work ked 1t ont
esic riaiOr, hcrod cdicds. That - the mood IN
which one should approach the examination of
such chafactrr as Garibadr =; thankful that IT is
indeed hero ono has 10 deal with, nor yainly re-
grettng that he IS not . critic INTO the bargain If
the utteranccs Of the old warrior have been ntcm-
pcratc of late years one must make allow lnccs for
the chcrycsccncc of the spirit (Which carried HIM 10
victory in 1860. Had he then reflected, ltary
might still be awaiting her saviour. They laughed
at IuTIn when he sailed for MaTsala. " That poor
cigar, he'll lnlallibIy get hanged, and then what
a fine funeral we shalt give him. a lcw months
later GarIDaldi saluted him as King of Italy. All.
Garbaldi, how do you do r was his Malesty's only
reply As matter OF fact. the easy going monarch
was not particularly pleased at the addition Ia his
responsibilities. The Incidence and apathy OF tho'c
whom lac shed his blood 10 raise TO h0noI-thcso
Ganbaldi has always found the most troublesome
obstacles IN his path. No wonder he hates OppOr-
tunIsm and Moderation. Too often he heard them
pratcd of while OerlO and Carafa langushcd III the
dungeons of BOnba.
The zeal OF humanity has eaten him up; and let
Il always he remembered to his praise that the lib
orator of Italy is man before all things lie Is
friend of every country and his own. Let a nation
be in trouble and Garlbadi will come to the
rescue IL matters not that the nations trouble Is
of it's own making. He will even forgive that
nation the wrong it may have done TO Italy. How
bitterly Garbaldi felt the annexation OF Nice to
France he showed in other ways than by The Issue
of flaming pTocamatlons; friend OF mine was
once in conversation with him. when the General
took out his cigar case. As he tondcred the con
my country"-for they were of NizZan manufacture
Yet when France lay weil-nigh prostrato after
Sedan Garibad Indignantly secuted the idea that
advantage should be taken OF the situation TO
strike blow for the recovery OF Nice aud Savoy
lie did more receiving small thanks from Generals
to its delveTancc by foreigner.
The story OF the cigar would bc INCOMPLETE, II
omitted to mention one little circumstance. ltal.
ans who do not gamble among the Thrift; Fest of
mOrtals and NiZZans are prominently Italian III
this respect. His friend having helped himself, Carl
baldi broke cigar carefully in two, restored one
hal to the case, and lighted the other poor man.
he considered that tho strictest economy was
due to the dignity of the cause he reprsented and
IL was n cruel blow to his scf-respect 10 have to
apply for a pension. Not his own necessities, but
his son Rcciottis debts. compelled the STEP, Ricci-
otti has been described " the gentleman" of the
family. Certainly he is a many father would
be proud Of-blesscd With courage, generosity,
talent and charming manner: but lacking the
virtues (which republicans love 10 clam rs their
own of frugality and simplicity. RIcciotti loves
to enjoy life; and has occasionally shown that his
synpathies are rather with tyrants who wash their
hands than with patriots who don't. flow he
captured the solitary German standard that fell
into the hands of the enemy during the last war Is
known to all but it is not so generally known
how he added to the grace of his exploit by
anxiously dsclaiming all the merit. lie wrote to
the Prussian commander to tell him that the stan
dsrd in question could not be said to have been
taken id had simply been found Eafter the battle
mired by friend and foe. the young paadin does not
stand high in his fathers favor as the less brill
liant but steadier Menotti, who never owed twenty
lire to anybody.
The mention of the Franco-German war suggests
the oftcn-mooted question as TO the military
capacities of Garibaldi. His enemies are fond ~