Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-25
Gladstone on Garibaldi.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
A committee of Italian gentlemen
appointed bya public meeting OF Ital
ians held in London at the time Q
General Garibaldi's death, have me
at the Stafford House and prssents,
to the Duke of Sutherland table
which, by His Graoe's permission, ha
been affixed above the doorway of tn
anteroom to the drawingroom, in com
memoration of the Generals visit {,
this country in 1864. The tablet
which is of white marble aud present.
a profile portrait Of Garibaldi. is tn,
work of Signor Fabrucci. Under
meath is the following inscription
Giuseppe Garibaldi, da Giorgio Ill.
Duca di Sutherland, qui ebbe ospital'
tia Aprile 1864. CT 1taliana in Lon
dra ne perpetuano la memoria cor
questa efigie, 1892"
Among those present was Mr.
Gladstone, who after the unwilling o.
the tablet by the Duchess of Suther.
land and brief address by the Duke
spoke on behalf of the English friend:
who had taken part in the ceremonial
Mr. Gladstone,said: II plead guilty, for
profound interest in and affection for
that country, which began more than
fifty years ago, upon my earliest visit
to it, and which | think will grow
warmer and warmer until | die. Your
Grace, this is indeed, | think, to all
who are present, but especially to
those who recollect the visit of Gen.
eral Garibaldi, an occasion of exceed
ing interest, and it brings back to our
memory scenes which cannot
be repeated, but which cannot be
forgotten. And l congratulate you
Italian gentlemen upon having had
associated with your great national
movement man to whom so extraor.
binary a historical interest attaches.
In the address which has been pre-
sented to the Duke Of Sutherland you
have touched upon many points of
General Garibaldi's character. We
who then saw him for the first time,
many of US can never forget the mar
yelous effect produced upon all minds
by the simple nobility Of his de-
meanor, by his manners and his acts.
"0ne might say much upon the
character OF Garibaldi, but there is
one point which | will venture to
illustrate by recalling part OF con
versation which | had the pleasure Of
holding with him under the roof of a
great Italian patriot, who seemed to
pYe his whole heart to En-
gland, buE Eho never removed
any part of it from Italy
| mean the late Sir Antonio Panizzi
II had the pleasure of dining with
General Garibaldi in a small party, at
which, / think, Your Grace was also
present, under the roof Of Panizzi, and
that evening and its conversation
brought out with singular ViVidness
what is perhaps the most interesting
OF all the interesting points in the
character Of General Garibaldi. Bes
sides his splendid integrity, besides
his wide and universal sympsthies,
besides that seductive simplicity OF
manner which never departed from
him, besides that Unborn and native
grace which seemed to attend all his
actions, | would almost select from
every other quality this, which was an
apparent'contTast, but real harmony
in Gsribaldi-the union Of the most
profound and tender Humanity with
his fiery VsloT.
Now, at that dinner at Sir Antonio
PsuiEl's TO General Gsribaldi, | had
the pleasure Of sitting by him, and be
conversed very freely with me. And
| remember he told me story in
these words:-"When | was a boy
he said u was at school in Geuoa."
lOf course | ap rendering it new in
English.) ut was toward the close
Of the great war Of the French revolu
ton. Genoa was great military
post, q large garrison always in the
town, constant parades and military
displays, with bands and flags, that
were beyond anything attractive to
the schoolboys. All my schoolboys
used TO run here and there all over
the town 70 see if they could get sight
Of one Of those military garades and
exhibitions, never went TO one. 1t
struck me then as a matter of pain and
horror that il should be necessary th al
one portion Of mankind be set aside 10
have for their profession the business
Of destroying Others. Well, now | will
not comment upon that tale. But
when one considers what Garibaldi
wss,whst be was in the field Of battle,
how fear never for Q moment, any
more ths1 cruelty, found a Judgement
10 that heroic breast, 10 it not won.
dertul tale, aud Is il not truly inter
estlng TO trace up the man 10 the boy
and 10 find that even 10 the thought.
less hours Of childhood that sympathy
with mankind which governed biz
whole existence found such q peculiar
and interesting form Of expressiOni
His name; indeed, Is illUstriOus II
remains insepsrably associated with
the not less illlgtriOus name Of the
great CagOur, and their two namcs arc
again associated With the name which
has been 70 honOrably mentioned 10
day, the name Of Victor Emanuel
And ] may say these three together
fQrW for you Italians q tri color al
bri!lispt, ~ eyer fresh, and ! hope Al
enduring Tor many and many genera
tons a. that national 6sg which nos
waves over a united Italy"
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