The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

PRUSSIAN DNIIPATCH ON ITALIAN

AFFAIR&

The following is the text of the despatch sent by
M. de Schleinits to the Count Brassier de St.
Simon, the Prnasian Ambassador at Turin, in
answer to the Sardinian memorandum relative to
the invuion of the Pontifical States. It is re-
marked that the date corresponds with the inter-
view of the Prussian Minister with Lord John
Russell ; but, notwithatanding the terms of censure
which it conveys, it is observed that it upholds
the very principles of nationality upon which the
Italian movement is founded, and blames with a
mildness which almost looks like praise, and, at all
events, excludes the idea that Prussia can be a
party at Warsaw to any active coalition adverse
to Italy :
Coblente, Oct. 13, IMO.

lionidecir is (ate,—The governmental his Majesty the
King of Barnes* in communicating to us, through its
minister at Berlin, the memorandum of the 12th of Septem-
ber, appears itself to have desired us to impart to it
the impression that these last arta, end the principles on
which it has tried to justify them, have produced on the
cabinet of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. If we
have not replied to this request until to-day, your excellency
will be able to appreciate the motives of this delay ; for, on
the ow band, you know how much we desire to maintain
good relations with the cabinet of Twin. and, on the other
hand, the fundamental rules of our policy are too well
known for you not to perceive the radical difference
of principles that every explanation must necessarily eats-
blials Leos een us and the government of Victor Emmanuel.
But in prerence of the more and more rapid march of events
we could no longer continue a silence which might give rise
to misconstructions that we should regret, and throw a false
light as our real eentimenta. Its then in order to prevent
erroneous impressions that, by order of his Royal Highness

the Prince Regent, I shall explain to you without ruaree
the way in which we look at the last acts of the Sardinian
government and the principles developed in the aforesaid
memorandum. All the arguments of that document start
from the principle of the absolute right of nationalities.
Now we are certainly far from wishing to dispute the great
value of the idle nationale. It is essentially the openly
avowed moving power of our own policy, which in Germany
will always aim at the devolopment and the reunion of the
national powers in the most efficient and powerful Orgali•
satins. But while it allows immense importance
to the principle of nationalities, the Prussian
government cannot on that account admit the
justification of a policy which renounces all the respect due
to the principles of international law. On the contrary, far
from regarding theee two principles as incompatible, it con.
eiders that it is only in the legal way of reforms, and in
paying respect to existing rights, that a regular government
is permitted to realise the legitimate wishes of the people,
According to the Sardinian note, everything should yield to
the national wishes, and whenever public. opinion is pro-
nounced in favour of three wishes, the existing authorities
have only to abdicate their power in the presence of such a
manifestation. But a maxim so diametrically opposed to the
most elementary rules of the right of nations could not be
put in force without most serious danger to the quietude of
Italy, to the balance of power, and the peace of Europe.
To sustain this maxim the road el reform is abandoned for
that of revolution. Nevertheless, it is by resting on the also•
lute right of Italian nationality, and without alleging any other
reason, that the government of his Majesty the King of Ser.
dinia has demanded of the Holy See the dismissal of it.
foreign troops; and that, without even waiting, for
his refusal, it has invaded the states of the Pope, the
greater part of which it occupies at the present moment.
Under the same pretext the insurrections that bunt out on
this invasion have been supported, 'and the army that the
Sovereign Pontiff hod raised to maintain public order has
been attacked and dispersed. And, far from stopping in the
course it is pursuing in contempt of international right, the
Sardinian government has just given orders to its army to
cross the frontiers of the kingdom of Naples at different
points, with the avowed object of going to the amistams of
the insurrection and to effect a military occupation of the
country. At the same time the Pialmontewe CSambers are
&renaming a project of law having fee its object to effect
new annexations by virtue of universal suffrage, and thus
to invite the Italian people to declare formally the
deposition of their princes. It is in this way that
the Sardinian government, while invoking the principle
of non-intervention in favour of Italy, does not abstain from
the most flagrant infraction of the same principle in its re.
lations with the rest of the Italian provinces. Called upon
to pronouns oar sentiments on such acts and principles an
these, we can only deplore them deeply and sincerely, and
we believe that we Sr. strictly performing our duty in ex-
pressing in the most explicit and formal manner our dimp.
probation both of these principles and of the application
that it has been thought proper to give them.
While inviting you, IL le Comte, to read the present
deepatch to M. Is Comte de Cavour, and to leave a c.py of
it with him, I take this opportunity, &c.
(Signed) ficaumir.

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(THIS DAY.)

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