I firmly believe that the only hope for Southern Italy and Sicily is in a strong military Government.

These districts must be treated as _conquered provinces_, and the people educated and taught habits of industry, whether they like it or not.

The country is at present in a state of barbarism, and must be saved from that.

All that those who are _supposed to be educated_ seem to think about is how they can get a few dollars out of Government." [I fear the honest Englishman would find that those supposed to be educated in those provinces are as much in a state of barbarism in the matters that offended him as ever.] "I never saw such a set of harpies in my life.

One had the assurance to come to me a few days since, asking if I could not take him on the strength of the brigade, so as to enable him to get six months pay out of the Government.