The death of such a citizen makes a void, but it leaves behind a life which in itself is a monument.
ITALIAN UNITY AGAIN.
Letter to a Public Meeting at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1871.
Washington, February 21, 1871.
DEAR SIR,—I cannot be at your meeting, but there will be none among you to rejoice in Italian Unity more than I do. Long has it been a desire of my heart.
May it stand firm against all its enemies, especially its greatest enemy, the temporal autocracy of the Pope!
Faithfully yours,