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had too Inuch good, sensejand purity,of 
character not.to become ay partizanwot 
liberty, as seom as the, example ofthe 
French revolutions, awoke. in, Kuxope 
al first toutes les espcerances de la vertu; 
All the efforts of the patriots in Naples 
were then:confincd.to the. seeret -dis- 
cussion of their political opinions; and 
m putting up their prayers:to Heaven 
for,.the . confirmation. of -liberty in 
France, and its extension in some way 
or. other over Haly.. But even this 
was suflicicnt under a despotic govern- 
ment, too long uncontroled, to expose 
the most virtuous of men to imprison- 
ment and death. When persecution 
began the young Galdi, being little 
known, succeeded in escaping from if, 
and took refuge. im Franee in 1794. 
Necessity. obliged , him, to. embrace sa 
military life, then become. the uni- 
versal profession of the French, But 
be «lid not at all distinguish himself, in 
thisicareer, which so little accorded 
with; his leading inclination, viz. the 
study, of philosophy, and the worship 
of the muses. ‘Two years after he re- 
turned to Haly, holding a commission 
on the staff in the French army. He 
then, quitted the military profession, 
and was ¢eleeted professer of Public 
Liaw in: Brera, Hardly had he ob- 
tained Abis) distinction, when he was 
appointed by the: Cisalpine Republic 
envoy to Holland,:in: the year 179 
Ile was; retained: on this political mis- 
sion fox)ninel) years,in, Amsterdam, 
Wheres he: destrvedswellof {he nation 
by bis) Quadro) Politico, or political 
picture of ils history,. Being high in 
the cstimation of the Cisalpine Repub- 
lic, andithen ofthe King of Italy, he 
was invested with the order of the iron 
SOM: 1 7 
An. the year, 1809, soon ‘after, Murat 
obtained the, crown, of Naples; Galdi 
was xecalicd .to his,own country, was - 
promoted to, the; highest, placesin tlre 
alministration,, and; deeorated swith 
the: order of} the, two. Sicilies,; Atifirst 
he, was, appointed Intendant /of lie 
province of, Molisi,, and in:the folhow- 
wg year,wag translerned.in thesamd 
capacity, to, Calabria-citra,’ * They ge- 
vernmentyo£ Galdi yas} mild and, equis 
table, Henevers lent himself, ii, any 
dogten: ta, dhe cmany molanees which 
‘ 
* The office of Intend wnt Pree in an 
supreme administration of a province, and 
answers - “entirely 40 
Prancee. 
tint of Prefect tn 
. The Neapolitan Pairiois. 
[July 4, 
fur reasons’ of slate or from! wantonness 
of power; disgraced thesxeign: of the — 
two’ rench princess Batythough pre. 
ferrcdoand caressed by theoabsobute 
government; -his;-souk abborved)atvin 
secect,./ Like;a few otlicr noblespabli¢ 
characters among his) countrymen: he 
could notforzetthiat he begamshis) ea 
reer-as a republican ; nor berconsoled 
when he reflected, that so’ many’ prot 
mising hopes ofuniversal freedorv tiad 
only ended ia 2 detestable tyranny. 
Lenec he longed to retire from the 
troublesome and: often invidious duty 
of an Intendant, tothe swéeter eecut 
pations of literatures When avert ral 
direction of public instructionowasin- 
stituted in Naples; ‘Galdiavas: chosen 
to. preside ‘over it; and:continued=tirce 
years in. that situations: He improved 
both the method and:substance of pub- 
lic instruction -as far as was’ possible 
under a first| minister who: interfered, 
with. every thing; sands whodnh il his 
attempts: considered ao moxe=thih 
reabutility.® cow wegxes ythol 
Phe restoration’ of: 1815 tookyiKice, 
and the systein of public’ instruction; 
in which lectures’ on ‘pablio law, is 
wellasvnmany other subjects af ge. 
neral interest; had ever been-wanting, 
Was: then -allered for ‘the’ worse, and 
became even: more seonfined Lani ithic 
beral.. One-half of themptofessors’ 
chairs was dedicated too écelésiastieal 
erudition, sand the other 'dialfs was 
shared between law and physiespas it 
the state required only @! generation: dt 
physicians, lawyers; and: Sukésiaul "By 
such exclusive studies! indeciletyouth 
was to be:taught unlimited obedience, 
or at least to he kept fat: fron the for: 
biddea. knowledge sof publies*affaivs. 
Galdi them found le must. giveup his 
oflice toa courtier, more Galeulated* to 
preside oyer the teaching -ofisweh arts. 
Sometnnes he was still canted? asa 
Inatter of complimenti” BER DIRS 
“The cfevolution ‘of'1820" followed 
Galdipin tliattimerof universal susp 
cion; oreevived? asdouble | proof ot the 
ibastrepdsedin him by his fetlow-citit , 
zess. havitig “beer chosen,’ iby nearly 
an! mianhimity of:suflrages; daputyote 
the Parliament for the! prowinee’ oFNat 
plesjowhere: hey reside dandy supple- 
meritary deputy’ for ther proviiee OF 
Salérho; mowhich Jiewasborn} He 
wasithe first to speak inthe srepara 
tony: Junta oof Representatives, and 
Sao hs) bese aeoe sir ge $e se 
* Count Aueto. Woe 
“tySevt be, Opiisuty@an's of the Gontea: 
Was 
