The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

LOMBARDY.

A remarkable address has been presented to the
representatives of the Powers on behalf of the liberty
of Venice. It is signed by Prospero Antonini, former
member of the departmental council of Udine ;
lzanesani, author of the ° Capitulation of the
Austrians at Venice, March 22, 1848;" Giovanni
Bondi°, former president of the departmental
council of Vicenza, and a number of other well
known men, whose titles are appealed to in the
address as evidence of its expressing the feelings of the
intelligent and respectable classes of the community.
The address states that the hopes awakened by the
war were peculiarly strong among the Venetian.,
sines their rights, according to the strict interpreta-
tion of diplomacy, were incontestable, and that the'
contingent which the Venetian provinces furnished
to the allied army being composed of members of all
classes of society, was to be regarded as a body of I
armed deputies, representing the entire country.
Sooner or later the national desire for independence
thus manifest would drive the Austrians from the
country. Yet the conduct of the government has
not changed sines the peace.
The prisons et lesephstadt enclose peaceable inhabitanta
of Venetia, men deer to the nation by their character and
laleaM, who have been shut no without trial, and with the
official remark that they have not disturbed public) order, but
that the penibillty of their doing so rendered their impri-
sonteact useful for themselves and desirable for their friends.
Was it not to be eii cieti that after the treaty of Vtilithanos
they should be tee' 'red to their bereaved f muse? How-
ever, they are still there the slowness of diplomacy prevent.
the movenien re of humanity and j melee, se well as the slightest
appearrees of the guarantee, which are catentatioasly pro-
mie I. This tigorous economy in the &emblems of clemency
—is It not • defiance of the sympathies of the c malty and of
Europe—a return to leas chivalrous rummers at • time when
mankind prides itself on its reetlenese ft" Erma supposing
Auetrisn domination over Venice should be reduced to the
natrowest limos, supposing • prince of the Imperial family
should be pieced on the throne without soldier. or official,' of
his own maim, is it believed that niche eoures would etitiefy
Visalia, Europe, or even Anemia herself? Would the
guardianship 01 the Alps to willingly left for en Austrian
piece? If be could be ',apposed promptly denationeland
by Al. new title, and all at once Italian at bee
ma It be pretended that in • moment of wee that cool:Men
world not break downelther on the side of the nation, or on is:
Ads of the powers? And even in ordinary times how great
woulcr,be thu ern earraasseents of a wan has lug the air of obey-
ing the will of the people whom he was called to govern, of •
man who, to wrap from such a humiliating Mission
world be ouestantly tempted to encroach on the legal poet 3
which he bad sworn to raped ? No humane 13141 o 1 I
think without respectful comasiearation of • prism eon-
deemed to govern in • manner altogether new in •
country where his moister, sad Ilia brother have govetned
to • way to render necemary • murderous war, and cone '-
sloes so long and so ebulliently rotund. Unhappy would
be the prince ndured to the sad condition of being pitied by
subj,•• who, under all other cireutnetances, would hive mins
eerely honoured hoe. Many thins, Meer to Austtia • pre-
cious ecicution of raising hermit, and gaming in morel power.
and coneequeutly material form, much more than abs would
lose In terteory. She may Pay to herself .—" Since Villa.
Vance, there le neither conqueror toe conquered. Military'
honour is safe; he us ray* that of the family and that of the
saline. For here the honour of the whole of Germany is
involved. We have Mt enough compels on the soil at Italy,
let us not mob. any tour. victims." If Austitadvgaissetbsee
truths from hermit time may 'almost them to her in a terrible
After referring to the views of Daniel Manin, and
calling upon Europe to support them, the address
concludes :

In theft, Austria can no longer govern Italy. Even as
Au.trien prince, alone, and without (ocelot einvirunliwot,
would kw too much there, end his preemies would bring
with It sot only painful recollections, but grave danger. for
he Austria& empire, for the dignity of France, and fiw the
tresquilliry of Europ-. The hopes solemnly gives to V. wok
°riga not to be deluied. Was it thee not to MO the e•-
francbieement of Italy secomplishad that 250,000 French
mother* have, during .it week., waited hourly for the news
that their °Muir's, had been torn to phase by Aue-
Irks grapeshot Was It nor to sae aeocmplished the
enfraachiernont of Italy that Napoleon 111. rioted his life
and hi. destroy, and what Is dearer to his. than lily, the ho-
nour of Frost,* end the heritage of • great name, which
weigh. mop biro ss • burden at once heavy and brillient
Let Europe, grateful for the trace which he memos to bee.
aid him in shaking off 'be yoke of such • remembrance: and
It shall be an sugary of Me for her, et cast • germ of Gleam-
ing into that land of rest ideas end greet ruidottunts.