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espression, contracted his brow and grated his teeth.
And the Senators who had spoken in his favor, hung
their heads and looked decidedly blank.
This debate in the Senate, caused the Italian Exiles
in the city of New York, to publish an address concerning
Bedini, They charged him with having been
a party to all the cruelties and executions which grew
out of the suppression of the Italian Revolution in
'49, and they gave the names of a number of Republicans
who were executed, imprisoned and sent to the
gallows, for the part they took in the revolution, by
his direction.
The address is signed by seventy-seven Italians now
residing in New York, who are excellent citizens and
truthful men.
At the public meeting, called for the purpose of preparing
the document, and also in order formally, and
in a body, to declare their opinions as to the private
and public character of Bedini, several speeches were
made by men of sterling moral worth and eminent
talents, who had been compelled to leave their country
on account of their connection with the revolutionary
movements of 1848.
Mr. Foresti was appointed president of the meeting,
and on taking the chair, made an appropriate, .eloquent,
and deeply-convincing speech-from which I
give the following extract:
"After Bedini had received the lamentable order
of the Pope to enter the Four Legations as Commis-