The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

THE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.

We have now received a verbatim report of M.
Rattazzi's speech in the Turin Chamber of Deputies
on Friday last. Of the foreign policy of the new
cabinet he said :

Co•oarniog our line of policy towards Other nation', I
mast declare that we think it necessary not to isolate our-
selves from other nations. The policy of isolation Is dill-
milt and fruitless in ordinary times, but, at tho present @O.
meat, it would be still more dangerous. If ancient Pied-
moat has succeeded in tendering • saving hand to the other
Italian provinces, and been able to deliver them from
• foreign yoke, it is to the policy of alliances that
she owes it. But Italy, much more than Piedmout,
should look forward to contracting solid and pro-
fitable alliances. Italy, which is already • nation
full of vigour and resources, may be able in its turn
to be useful and of assistance to her allies. Thus the Euro-
pean powers will, before long, seek with emulation the
friendship of our country, and we, in the meantime, should
do all that we an to facilitate and cement those 'Bianca
in such • manner u that not a political event of any Impor-
tsnoe will take place in Europe, in which Italy will not
have its legitimate share of influence and action. We
believe, above all, that • cordial understanding should exist
between our nation and France, and between Italy and
England. France, who has much great relations with
us, whose generous sons have shed their blood
fer our liberty—England, who has always toadied
such lively sympathies for us, and who was the
first to recognise our kingdom. But alliance doss sot sig-
nify dependence ; quit* the contrary. Our principal ►rm
was that of assuring to Italy the most complete indepen-
donee. The country and the parliament may be persuaded
that we will never enter baton compromise on that question.
Italy should show to Europe that she knows bow to march
with constancy and finances in the path which is marked
out for herb she must prove that she knows how to be wise
and prudent, but that wisdom and prudence do not exclude
foree and boldness, and then all the powers will respect her,
and not delay their recognition. (Hear.)
As to Rome, there could be only one programme

for any ministry.
That programme has been already stated by the pmts.
meat itself. I have only to remind you of the reiterated
votes of the chamber, which we shall not in any way de-
part from. It is evident that the Roman question cannot
be solved except by two means acting simultaneously—the
moral and the diplomatic. As to the former, it is necessary
to establish in the catholic world the opinion that the tem-
poral power in not requisiteto religion ; that when the church
shall be relieved from worldly cares and interests, religion can
only pin by it ; and it is very pleaaing to me to point out a
peat progress in the opinion of believers on that point.
When the question of the fall of the temporal power was
first raised two years ►go, many persons felt alarmed, and
thought that religion might be rained ; at present those
persons have become tranquillised. They comprehend
that there is no neoemity for the church to be united to
a temporal power, and I am glad to say that this change
has principally taken place in France. It sufficed to
have observed the public mind in that clever and generous
nation; to see that while there was at first a kind of
estrangement from the Italian cause, because a fear was
entertained that the temporal power, and consequently re-
ligious interests, might be compromised, but now opinion
has changed, and the number of catholic* who entertain no
alarm of the kind has conaiderably increemiL I bare only

to point oat to you the discussions in the first body or the
empire—the Senate. If you compare the debate on the
affairs of Rome which took place but year with that o/
the present one, you will see that opinions have changed,
and that those who were before the most strongly opposed
to any change coaneoted with the pontifical states, now
entertain more moderate opinions. I am pleased
to say that for this change we are in part
indebted to the words of the prince who now

his eloquence and his high position to favour Italian
nterests on every occasion. (Loud applause). Moral
truths, gentlemen, frequently meet with great contradie-
Cons before they are admitted ; integrate which are opposed
to the truth frequently obscure it by a factitious cloud, but
in the end the sun shines through that cloud, and moral
victory belongs to the truth. By the side of morel mesas
diplomatic cues must be implored. On that point also you
have traced out the road, and we are resolved to follow it.
You have said that it is necessary to go to
Rome in accord with France. Such is our motto.
We will solve the question in accord with France, fur
she ham a great interest in doing it in the sense of Italian I
unity. If we do not go in accord with her, and should
wish to act alone, or, what is still worse, in spite of her, we
shall injure ourselves and depart from the object in view.
You may therefore be assured that we shall follow the pro-
gramme traoed out by you. But the question of alliances,
of indepesdassee, of Rome and of Venice, depend above all
on internal organinatica. I repeat, that when we shall be
strongly constituted and organised—when we shall present
to Europe the spectacle of a nation who, after having
accomplished a great revolution in so few years, bee keowe
Low to constitute itself, and unify its laws, I think that
our voice will be better heard in the cabinets of Europe.
(Haar, hear.)

The remainder of the speech was devoted to .the
subject of the internal organisation of the king-
dom.

K LANZA observed that the present minister
having said very little on the cause of the late
crisis, some further anformation on that point
should be elicited from the out-going minister ;
upon which

Baron Ricasou rows, and reminded the cham-
ber of the debate on the Roman and Neapolitan
question which took place on the 11th of Decem-
ber, when he asked for a clear and unequivocal
vote. Soon after other circumstances occurred
which shook his confidence in the belief that the
government possessed the confidence of parliament.
Another important debate occurred in which the
cabinet explained its policy with a view of obtain-
ing
a new vote of confidence. But

This confidenoe did not seem to east in the public con-
science. The debate of Feb. 25 took place. This was the
most important one, in which be had occasion to propound
certain theories about the freedom of association which
obtained the complete approval of the chamber. Still even
the effect of that vote wu considerably weakened in the
consciences of the representatives of the country. Whence
this contradiction between the votes and the behaviour of
the chamber? There was an element of weakness in the
government in its not being complete ; and the chamber
' insisted upon its completion, though it knew all the
difficulties the government encountered in the teak.
There were also differences of opinion in the cabi-
net—one on the question of the abolition of the
punishment of death, which was approved of by the ma-
jority of the cabinet, and another on the question of making
gold • legal tender throughout the kingdom. All the
Tusans in the cabinet were opposed to it. But these dif-
ferences were not sufficient to justify • resignatioe. He
therefore concluded that the behaviour of the chamber, so
contrary to its votes of confident" was owing to the cabi-
net not being complete; and be, being naturally of • temper
which could not brook an equivocal position, had resolved
upon resigning.
The hon. deputy added a few more details,
already stated, on the subject of the crisis, and sat
down amid loud and unequivocal applause. An
uncontrollable fueling of warm and genuine sym-
pathy, a perfect burst of southern enthusiasm, roes
in every heart in behalf of the retiring statesman.
The assembly broke up ; hundreds pressed round
the baron to 'shake hands with him, and it was
impossible to restore sufficient calmness to
resume the sitting. After a few words by Rattazzi
expressing his admiration of the honourable and
loyal character of Baron Iticasoli, the house
broke up.
Baron Ricasoli asked for a month's leave of
absence.