Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-08

ous al ptenad, tisAid al Beriin, hated at
81. Petersburgh, discrediied for bad faith
at London, deserted by The people of ererg
country for her abuse Of democratic prinei-
pies; face to face with moral coalition rail-
lied from all quarters against France, which
left her no alternative between making n
foreign war against ALL or sinking into the
subaltern position of secondary power,
and jeaiously watched by the whole Euro
Ipean world--the republic, finding France in
these conditions of isolation and inieriolity,
had two lines of conduct To takes TO rise in
arms against all thrones and territories of
the continents tear up the man of Europe,
declare war, and send forth the democratic
principles sword in hand, without Knowing
whether 1t would fall out soil prepared to
receive il, or on ground where it would be
drowned in blood. The alternative was TO
declare republican peace and French fra
ternily to all nations, to show respect for
governments, laws, characters, manners,
wills, territories, and nations; to raise very
high, but with friendly hand, the princi-
4 pie ofindrpendence and democracy through
out the world, and say to nations, without
forcing or hurrying events, s. We do not
arm the new idea with fire and sword, like
barbarians; we only arm it with lis own
lbriiiiancy. We impose on no people forms
or limitations premature or perhaps inrom-
lpatihle with their nature. But if the HJer-
i IN At any part Of Europe lights up from ours,
lVproStrdie aationaidies, If inraded rights,
AZ legitimate and depressed independeacies
spring up, constitute Themselves by their o,ra
hands, enter into he democratic familu Of
nations, and make an appeal to The defence
Of rights, TO he confoimity Of Institutions,
then France is there! Republican France
as mol only The country, she as NE soldier Of
The democratic principle for Hc .fiitmep-
(Cheers.) TITS this last principle, citiztns,
that the provisional government thought il
their duty 10 adopt unanimously, until the
nation, embodied in you, should take in
lband its own destinies. What have been
the results on the continent of those seven
two days of this policy Of armed diplomacy
You know them, and Europe roniemplates
their accomplishment with an establishment
that has more of admiration than fear All
Italy, previously reused in her patriotism
by the democratic aud Italian mind &c Plus
TX, started into action succcssivey, by the
rebound Of the popular triumph at Paris
Treasured by our firm and frank disavnwn
of all ambition on the part of France, she
Ipassionatcly embraced oiir principles, and
confilently advanced towards a future of
independence and liberty in which the
French principle will be her ally. Sicily
rose against the domination of Naples
She first claimed her constitution. lrfitated
by refusal, she heroically rcconquercd her
soil and her citadels. Tardy concessions
no longer appeased her; she demanded n
complete separaton-she convoked her own
parliament--shep proclaimed herself mistress
of her own deslnics, and avenged her long
Subsection TO the Bourbons, by declaring
/ that the princes of the house of Naples should
be forever excluded from all possibility of
succeeding to the constitutional throne Of
Sicily. At Naples, even the constitution
promulgated lly the king on the eve Of the
French Republic, appeared illusory on the
morrow. The monarchy, beset by the de-
monsfrations Of the people, descended by
repeated concessions 10 The level OF dem
ocratic royalty of 1891. Plus TX, accept
ing the part of an Italian patriot, retains Tie
pontifcal power, and makes Rome the fed
eratiye centre Of real Republir, of which
be already proves himself less iie crowned
chief than the first citizen. lie proAts by
the force Of the movement which calsle'
him along, instead of wasting his o.yn
strength by resisting il. This movement
became every day more rapid. Tuscany
followed the example. Parma, Placentla,
Modem, yainly attempted 10 find support
from Austria in their Struggle against the
spirit Of life in Italy. Their princes eaye
way; nationality triumphcd. Iucca yield
ed next. Venice proclaimed her own re-
public, still undecided whether 10 isolate
herself in her lagoons as republic, or TO
Join the constitutional king of northern Ila-
~. The king Of SARDINIA, who was for n
-. a. e. ftt.ttM In
", whilst nj the same time his government
was the terror Of the liberal party at-Tnrln,
caused this contradiction, fatal to his great
ness, 10 cease on the breaking out Of the
French revolution; and he gave, as pledge
of sincerity, popular constitution to Ital-
ian liberalism. Lombardy understood ut
this sign, that the hour Of Independence had
arrived Milan, unarmed, triumphed IN an
unequal Struggle over the army Of oecupa-
ton which cpchained il. All Lombardy
rose against The house Of Austria. IL only
vet proclaimed It's acknowledgements, in order
not to mix up a question Of institutions with
question of war. The cry of Italy forced
the king of Sardinia 10 free himself, like !
The Pope and Tuscany, from the old anti I
national treaties with Austria. lie march /
ed into Lombardy. CouSiingcnts hastened [
from all parts Of this field Of battle. The (
campaign Of Italian ildependence IS being 4
pursued sio,cfy Jy Italy alone, but IN pres
enee Of Itaiy md France armed, ami ready /
10 aei if their principles or the safely Of
tier frontiers should seem 10 them 10 be
compromised in their ,eatehfuiness oper ~ I
aly. Pass The Aipsi The results Of the (
policy Of the French principle do not devel- /
ope themselves with lees logic IN events and /
rapidity IN consequences; they even burst 1
forth IN the very centre Of the contrary (
principle. On the 18th Of March a revolu-
ton breaks out 10 Vienna. The troops are
conquered; the palace Of the Emperor Is
entered by the people, IN order 10 expel the
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