The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-31
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[From Galgpani's Messenger Aug 81

D.
The BiesI Public (Lamartne's Organ) has an artl
Gle urging the French government to Intervene ia
the affair of Italy. This is probably as comoi
ment TO M. de Lamartlne, who, although when ID
office, he expressed In the strongest terms his de-
sire that France should do her utmost to abstan
from an interference with foreign States, which
leading 10 a war, might embarrass the French 60
vernment In its endeavors at home TO establish the
republic on firm and honorable basis declared
that, If Italy should be unable to accomplish her
own independence and apply tor the aid of France
il would be given. II is to be borne in mind how
ever, that the present government of tiers country
is not bound by any pledge given by self-constI-
tuted power, which could only assume itself to be
the representative OF public feeling and it would
perhaps have been more prudent and more pro-
per to have left the decision of the course to be
pursued to government chosen by the representa-
tives of the people, aud which could alone have
right to adopt definite resolution on so grave
question. The Bien Pubic seems to assume that
that the eyentuality named by M. de Lamartine has
really occurred; whereas, nothing has transpired
to prove that the Intervention OF Fran &c has been
applied for by Charles Albert, who, since the
annexation OF Lombardy and Venice to his
crown, is the only person who can be recog.
tended to re-reyeluuonize italy, and deprive
Charles Albert of his new rights. in which case.
instead of being the ally OF France, he would be.
come her enemy The, accounts given of the va
rlous missions from Italy are vague and contra
dctory, that rs yet, we are in the dark as to the
real nature of the communications that have
been made to the French government We are
told on the one hand, that the provisional govern
ment OF Mi liam has applied for absolute and mine-
date intervention, and that Charles Alber. has
aske only that the principle of intervention may
be established as sort of moral force, added to
his own material means OF operation, thus Impos-
ing upon Austria conviction of The necessity of
negotiation whilst there is still an opportunity of
negotiating with honor. We do not comprehend
how the government of Milan, which has recog-
nlZed Charles Albert as the sovereign of LOm-
hardy, and which has commissioner as his re-
preventative, can have made an application to the
French government without the concurrence of
that commissioner. If such an application has
been made, it implies the intention of detachng
Lombardy from the cause of Piedmont and this
would be a complication of affairs which would
render the intervention OF France, under such cir
cumstances, not merely declaration of war
against Austria, but also against the King of Sar-
DINA. The Bien Public says - q l'a tlt
Without any doubt 1t would have been desirable
that the Italians should have been able to suffice
themselves for the holy work of their
France then would net have been obliged 20 to she'd
her blood and spend her gold In Italy She would
have rritated the susceptibilities of Germany of
viii CHI the alliance is precious and she would not be
led to engage in enterprise which will give Russia
greater facilities to cut out path towards CONSTANT
nope. But since, after all and in spite all events
appear to have imposed France the sacred obga-
ton OF this Intervention, must accept 1t Once
again them the French armies about to pass the
Alps-once again they about to see those places
illustrated by Victories But at 10 is
not the desire Of conquest which win guide but of
deiverance italy be freed from the foreign yoke
She must hoose herself which will sat-
isfy her wants and desires and be in accord
her political temperament. II mensrchicsl France
dared to pass the Pyrenees in 1923, in dynastc
terest republican France must not fear to pass the
Alps for popular cause EaL rIf