The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-20

fected by the address Of the dplomatists at Brue-
sells, they will render Some service to Europe but
the sole difficulty which they viii have TO encoun-
teI hes not WIN Asstrla, but with Sardinia. or
rather with the revolutionary party which threat
ems that unhappy country with the combined evils
OF foreign war and domestic revolution
II has pleased the English and French govern
ments to keep alive till the last moment fiction,
perfectly harmless the rest Of Europe, il YOU
will, but contemplate everywhere, and supremelY
miscellaneous In Italy. The medIatlng powers had
encouraged the Italians to believe that some p0r-
ten at least OF their national claims would be &C.
cured to them by this French and English inter-
ference. II ID true that the Italians have ruined
their own cause by their cOwardIce and their vio-
lence, but their failure does not absoIve those who
We're foolish enough 10 espOuse that cause from
the charge OF having deceived and tOrsaken q
people. Hence the extreme bitterness OF what is
called the national party IN Italy against the states
men who lnterfeTed IN their behalf, and against
the king who alone fought their battles The LAM
guage now held by the Austrian Eavoy is precisely
that which we have adhered to throughout this
discussion. Ii Is the language which the French
goveinme nj has tor some time tacltly adopted, es-
pecaly since the mission OF General Pellet has
established the complete weakness OF the Pied
montese forces, and since the declaration OF Mar
shall Bugeaud has directed the whole military
strength OF the French republic to its internal diff
culties II, therefore, II ever entered into the mind
OF any English statesman 10 reward the ueachery
Of Charles Albert and aggrandIze the house Of
Savoy at the expense OF our most constant ally,
that notable project mas met with Its deserts, and
ended IN an humlllatlng failure.
But although The question OF Lombardy is vir-
tua!ly closed, that OF central Italy has acquired,
within the last few weeks, great additional inte-
rest, and this interest may be still further increased
by the probability that Genoa and Turn will,
ere long, repeat the experiment OF Leghorn and
Florence. The Able Globerti will find extreme
difficulty IN maintaining his position since it has
become necessary to turn the diplomacy, and, pro-
badly, the arms OF Charles Albert against the reve-
utonary policy OF Mazzinl and the republics of
Rome and Florence and whenever the present
PiedmOntese government shall fall, the mo-
narchy will find itself, like the governments of the
Pope and OF Leopold H., with no alternatives but
armed resistance or the abyss OF anarchy. It Is,
however, fortunate that, In presence OF these fresh
and Increasing dangers, the division OF opinion
which unhapplly existed between Austria and tho
Western Powers with reference to Lombardy does
not apply 10 the more advanced stages at which the
ltailan revolution ID now arrived. The debate
which has just occurred III the National Assembly
OF France on this very question demonstrates be-
yohd all doubt what are now the Intentions OF the
French government and the wishes of the French
people. On the 24th OF May last, M. DrOuyn de
Lhys himself, the present Minister of Foreign AT.
lars, drew up and read resolution, which the As
sembly unanimously adopted, exhortng " the Ex-
tcutive power to lake The rule Of Its conduct the
three great prlnclples-Frate rnal compact with
Germany-RxcOnsttutOn OF Poland-Em ancpa-
ton OF Italy" On the 20.h of February, before
even the first anniversary Of the revolution has
come round, M. Ledru ROllin and nj BAG are the
solitary champions OF The Italian cause.-the AS
sembly refuses even to listen to Its own former re-
soluuon-M. Drouyn de Lhys dlsdains to recog-
nlse such popular revolutions such base born
republics as those OF Rome and Florence-and a
Protestant clergyman, M COquerel, gets up to
recommend that the Pope be restored to his throne
aud his capital by the combined force of foreign
armies. The republican experience OF the French
at home, has evidently gwen them a more just
estimate OF the value OF republican institutions
elsewhere. 1t ls instructive remark, that not
only Is the revolutionary propaganda OF 1888 to-
tally extinct amongst the ruling party and the
great majority OF the French nation, but that in
all probability the forces OF the republic il used at
all, Will be used against the demagOgues OF Italy,
and that whatever measures the state Ut that cOun
Try may RI nder Indispensable will be taken with per
tect accordance between the Catholic and other
continental powers After year of revolutions,
which has just completed its appalling circle, this
Jesuit at least re mains to the w9rld-that the
81 order trlumphs by the excess OF disorder, that
France herself Is once more capable OF lending
whatever strength she still retains to the conserva-
tive party In Europe, and that whenever the inhu.
ence OF our own country has leaned to the side OF
defeated
We observe that some of our liberal contempt.
raIies who had distinguished themselves some
months ego IN chasing '.the barbarians beyond the
Alps" and had consigned the King Of Naples to
peiditon. are now foremost IN admitting the
city OF Intervention. We confess that their precipi-
tahon in one sense Is AS little to our mind their
precipitation in another. 1t would have been
well to have Obvi ,ted these calamities but as
they have now actually taken place, we see no
immediate reason to relieve the people OF Italy
from the conse sequences OF their own perversty and
guilt. II they prefer the government OF assasslns
and conspiraIors to that Of Plus TX and Leopold
H.. let them try it: and IT Italy ls t. make
any progress in rational liberty, it will, probably,
not be until she has taken lesson from the excess
OF anarchy. One cause alone would seem to JUS
THY decided military interference, and that Is tho
actual provocation Of fresh war with Austria,
which Is everywhere m lde one OF the leadIag fea-
lures IN the scheme OF the revolution Mazzini.
though not very fond OF leading IN person, and
more addicted to dlatribes than to battles, has
pledged himself to lead the hosts OF Italy on their
march TO Vienna. Count Mamlaui's humble ques-
ton, "Where our armes!'' was met by
shout OF Ignorant aud ungrateful scorn in the Ro-
man forum. And if the national party in Italy
continue liked In their stern resolve to subjugate
the German empire, 1t Is not Impossible that their
rst overt act OF aggression may bring the Austrl-
ans TO Rome and French squadron to the coast.