New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-19
RUSSIAN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST
SARDINIA.

1fH court OF VIII, We QDuDI not snare Tue
opinion OF the Emperor upon the policy Of his 4jesty
The King Of Sardinia at a moment wnen thit Sow
ereipp without any ostensible motive without ans
legitimate cause Of complaint and without even the
ehedOw of the smallest Infringement upon the direct
interests OF bis country. has pi ED at disposal OF
England corps ddrm(e Of 1000 men for the inv T.
sion Of the Crimea.
In taking this etep tbs Sandman Government ap-
pears TO have left it to the of the public journals
10 us of an aggression which il AZ not thought
fit 10 Justify by decaI alton Of war.
We understand the motive Of this silence.
The Count Of Turin, we admit it, would have had
some difficulty 10 conciliaDg its policy with tle
toDs ieDtlmf ut of its country; would have expert
eDeed .qna difficulty in making its presen, condu;
harmonic with the ent souvenirs of the house Of
Savoy.
In consulting the annals of its history, it might cite
the incident OF q Russian amy crossing the Alps;
but, it lie true il WAS TO defend Piedmont and not 10
invade it.
In the Councils of the Cabinets Of Europe in the
reign Of the Emperor Alexander Of glorious men,
ory il is sgain Russia who lent her faithful support
to the independence Of Sardinia, when the house vas
reDstated on the throne Of its ancestors.
Must We finally recall TO mind that, at the came
period If Genoa reunited to the Kingdom of
Saroinia it is because the Imperial Cabinet recog-
Dzed the necessity Of ssssuriog, at the same time,
the commercial prosperity and the greatness OF the
country which the arms of Russia had contributed
TO deliver from foreign yoke
To-day sinking in oblivion the lessons Of the past
that sef same port of Genoa. hostile enterprise,
which Russia has the conscientious satisfaction of
kDo wing was not provoked by Der.
The attitude thus assumed by Russia, without for
nal decl ration of war, as We have stated, would
make us doubt what name we ought 10 give to the
auxiliary troops destined TO invade frontiers
der the flag OF a country with which have hitherto
been living in peace.
Bowever, ii the Court Of Turin lsses sight of the
principles and customs consecrated by the lsv Of
IatoDs. as the imnutable rule of the International
relations of States, the Emperor for his part, is
soly ed 10 observe them
With this inter ton, bis Imperial Majesty feels it
incumbent upon bin to declare that peace de jure
and de factO broken by this fisrsnt act OF hostility
the whole blame of which recols upon the Sandman
Government.
We leave it to bear the entire responsibility thereof
in the face OF the opinion Of its country and OF all
Europe.
1t behoves especially the Allied Powers to appre-
ciae the conduct of the Court of Sardinia, when it
has deemed il Opportune and loyal to turn its arms
against us at the very moment when tbs Imperial
Cabinet entered into elaboration at Vienna, des-
tined to open the path TO the reestabiishment OF
peace.
The wishes which tend toward the accomplishment
of that work of paci6caton seem to have been
strangely misunderstood by the Cabinet of Turin.
In fact, while the Governments of Central Europe
wisey inteposed their legitimate authority to prevent
one of the bellse powers from recruiting its
eeiops in the States who insist having their peu-
tralty respected the Sandman Government less
cbary Of the blood of Italy consents TO pour out
for cause foreign to the political and religious inter-
ests Of its nation. For in good faith it cannot be
pretended that by unfolding her banner by the side Of
the Cresc, Mt Sardinia fancies she the Of
Christianity.
Nor can it be affirmed that she seeks to defend the
weak against the strong when she joins her arms TO
those OF France and England.
1t lie this latter power if we are rightly informed.
which takes the Sandman troops under its command
we will not say in its pay, as we wish to abstain
from woundiDg the national feelings of country
with which, to regret, about TO be at war.
Notwithstanding this necessity, the nperor will
dDisn subjects, who entertain ancient commerce Al
latops with Russia. They shall not suffer from the
errors Of their Government They are at liberty TO
remain in the Empire in all security under the pro-
lection of our laws as long as they do not infringe
them
But the Sardinan flag will henceforth cease to enjoy
the prerogs,ives accorded solely TO the mercantile
navy of neutral States.
Ateim shall be fixed for the departure of Sandman
vessels that may be actually ia Russian ports. The
fzequatur viii be at ence Withdrawn from Sardnisn
Cor suls in Russia.
The Russian agents at Genoa and Nice viii also
receive orders to suspend the exercise of their unc
tions peace between the two countries having been
broken by the Court Of Sardinia from the moment it
accede1 TO the treaty of alliance concluded the lOh
Of April, 1884, between Great Baitain and France.
The Emperor has degned to charge me to conmu-
nicate theee determinations to ali friendly po xers.
NEsSELRoDE.