Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-07
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ea' a'P"auons on which other national cL.r.et,s .,.
moulded IL scarcely requires second t,ouebt to shaw
- e Est 'oes not apply exclusively to what We NAV
p" 'o'""'afy acts. or Ia the extraordinary
w "'e Tor -e have every hour to consider not
V's '"" Consequences OF dong something ,I,, 49, ,.,,
'''edat- Inconvenience, but the consrqu. n.
W '"hB what ~e 10 in one shane or ,uoth.,
' ' Tia" all. the quenc-s ,a doing no,h,ny a,
o"iy al Illusion To suppose that ~- c.n ever
escape this universal rigorous. .ll..,,chi, ,., ia
whether private or political j. n yam. Ia, which ,o, ,
Ae your NOV. rt l. the Law the game and If xou II,
"p' 70 shrA It you will L- shut up in the c,ru,
~ '"' '"o all Consequences are mixed even II ,b.x
'' a"-outey unfortunate aud the n,an o no u.s Il,
. NV ''' argument viii alsays hnd hing ON M.
s"'e The grandcst movements oil the human ..s h.
gIrat eppngstobes Of sisiHzstiun ia. victories o..
rri's'"as bsad.se, ths ,ns-s Rl,r;.s. .
of stafesmen and warriors thouyb ,s ,-,I , see'
''es 10 De dazzied by their splendour vet inxov =;
- ~ ~ many consequences that IL known before might
Of k,awn hso 'ne'r execution f-e apply the page
hs'ory the dark test with which we ali -, -
t" rack ihe ihscrutahe future We shaI -on,, ms, -
-, anu urAine bright careers with disastrous ec,;ns
se", & ne. OF Old and OF all tines calculated cons,
f"e'r' out they did not dread them altoy,the, tt.
Calculated boldly and fairly, aud they never Jn, ,h
eou' escape consequences by doing nothing Al all
1.h Pohhcians, IN speeches full Of plaiitud.. A.
"Ated ifun dead history, and adorned viii, vi.;o
'"'nre mutte Drphic oracles about nou.iut.,s.,n.g -
e "naifs ut Italy, and profess dread the
.nsn 70 rtep down from the tripod and enter into
"e ejaculation, as business like As they nl.ss n, Or
consequences on both sides We are honnd 20 - -
y "o TIE particular point OF view from which we nrG
- - up'aie TINS or any other question We ~ond |
~ ,ainer estimate n fairly and comprehen.ixal, - |
possible the whole of existing rrations q, th I,i;
States anu the greater Powers With regard 10 tbos s,.,
a 20 ascertain the duties which have deyoly.d nor w
. 'a' Is not the usual mode OF inquiry aud M. o.,
majority Ct our readers are too voun, IN ,n, ,t %
nave uennite relations of most serious cb.,.c 81
Iii ,t, w oeihes and their reigning dynasty. We
M therefore take the question consequence in ;, -
~ shu 'ts ra~est form, and, conceive IL c.nno
'e e'aueu Assuming two aternativ.s-thougb a, |
,i '"-re are many, according to the mode OF inter
L;, VIII VIII ask the Consequences Of doing no.
"e Attihg sull.-letng all the other great .c
rs IN the game OF the world follow the bent of ,b; -
thc line Of their duty course of their r.d
ana the path OF their development No other nation
-i 10 TINS No other nation is doing H. No other ns
non can do Il. Whatever We NAV choose IN do onsl -
We must nke Tor granted that other States will do A. thy
is. d"'e' establishing their positions strengthening their
eiauohs ehstheniig "the cords OF their tnhe,osc.
pu-mng out, growing, "energzing- as the old phoso
Pe Nou'a say engrafting one tie another political
IN nngors dynastie o" political administrative on dy
nasc military on administrative and 40 on ill The .
lad become an ''ally, the ally dependent snd r. a.,
Drndent vceroy or sarap last removable AT pIessn
ana removed The question then Is are we 70 do no,b;n
-hhe all the rest are in full action They e,nno, hi.
themselves they act and our vttI,jr. III - ~
>eene would only give fresh impulse fresh necessity 10
'n,ir aeiion- Our withdrawal from position which i
OF our own making, but inherited and which Il o sI
ibe traditions Of Europe would ONLY Lave 60 ~
the Others could not but rush ~ ~
VI those then who talk of nor.interference ius,
~ e.sn 70 CAIN credit hereafter for prophetic eau
We ask are they prepared for the conseournces Of
england leaving Italy and all that concerns ItaIv ao,e
A' p'hsuia mas never been able to maintain itself in
,oe,. &c since the beginning OF history
C"hqueiihg or conquered, by French or by Germans Al
"haiey the mistress and the slave of the world ran,
unuer oy petty States, furious parties and immense pre-
mas never Vet settled that consistency with
u' winch there can be independence Held dawn nv
immense external pressure, t Is calm the pent nm
ha, could blow town to pieces. Remove that pressure
nd presently volcano roars before you. All tha, is
SHOWN IN Italy, IN Austria France and IL il .ctad
"n Our withdrawal the belief thar We da.;r ~,
DO so and that sick our existing relations ;tb
AS would have triple operation IL would he one les
eeuy Tor the peace Of italy and less hone for the
artisans OF freedom IL would be one less ch-ck On h
'de-sprradng domination OF Austria Ii would he one
eSs mint to the Imperial tendencies Of France Th.re
ali be no ornse in alludihg political forces tha, o,L
nave worked and will work To the end OF time The ge
MUS, the mind the circumstances OF State do not densnd
IA the accident Of this ruler or that statesman For al
nhical purposes they inevitable and nncoptro !
aoie- taxing them for such, and considering
shai Austria and France, what successive Inoerasts
ouroos aud Napoleons have done in Itay is imposs
M e W uouot that on our withdrawal vaca-
"i excepting that which in US is only the national prc
mnaiy Of the strongest measures the three forces %
% theinseEes-Sz: Italian insurgency, Austrian and
rench dominion-woud instantly adjust themselves To
e new state Of affairs In Italian Independence or in
he power OF Italian State put no faith xba,eve
Indeed who does! The enthusiastic friend of IT,,
only hopes she will be fit for freedom after long di.c
ble what, then, remainsy A result which xa rag..d
IS wholly independent Of the will Of this or that
ecesslty OF ercumstAncss-vE: that Austria and France
proceed, the ground the public prnce
:" divide Italy between them. Where the BOUNDARY linz
would be- what independence would be lett to Sardinia
hat dependence To Tuscany, what name 10 Iou,bsrlv
emee, or the Legations; how France would ARRANGE
Ilaters with the Pope the Bourbon-ara ,II
lnesuofs oil unie-waiting for their developnet The
substance, the result wsuli be the same
fhu' England, that msiniains huge garrisons in the
and covers II with her fleets
hngiAnd that includes every league OF tina, sea In the
ngway OF her empire-Ens lans that within our M.
lne has occupied Sicily Tor years and forced ihe Bur
bon upon Naples eKaetng from him the promise OF free
institute us, would then have On ly relnqu shed her r
iiiiona right and duties in that great arena and T,.nc
md Aust you'd be ,ft follow the force of In. it.bl
stnct and irresistible circumstaBces leaving them no
hoice but TO divide Italy Who that knows the history
4 tht Pe insulsr for more than the last two ccn,
'an doubt this resus Sur IT, l. the comparison of con
equences this must not BE- omitted They Who eprecate
uf cannot be prepared deliberately acc, pt
his We are told, indeed, that by interfering a., are
aud connving Austrian and French per
ecu'ons aud yrannies Are we, therefore, to abandon
italy to them altogether We NAV qua d national sen.
neat and mantiin barren protest by leaving Italy In
The two that since the days OF Brenpus have eonn
I'D for her and that her when CO aurrd Rn,
Se are put into this wordot senm, ntaze and to mo-
rst but 20 act; sud this only be done bv som. an.
les OF Interference. Ttis y not our argument
Il is addressed 20 those who, when We urge rxistng
Obligations written the lace OF hstiry ieply thar -,
nav ppo-ihiN De uolng more harm than good, and
have TO for the terrible consequences For
iu Own oa prepared to look back beyond the in
erval Of forty years durg which the very names Of Sci
and Naple- have been Sord- OF reproach England
md challenge the Bourbon ili the Of his resto
alton. We have certain relations with Italy which We de.
ire to maintain aud IL s oy those who us Of the
onscquences that urge the inevitable consequence of
eaving Italy the Powers that for ages have contcp
lsl ior a. II s not indeed likely that either of those
would wish just 10 b. forced into any contest
her With Italy or With one another But there oc
ssiOns that must and Sil up 70 when they oc
az, though he ~ould rather they occurred his children
nan TO himself al H. in this case England
iug the question, France Ausria descending
rom the NORTH and Austria sees France mounting from
he South they viii come 70 accord " only 10 pre
ea rupture and that accord only be the utter e1
hction oi Italian Independence.
In humble opinion, then u would be mere poit-
u pedsnty svedsnce Of responsibility that cannot
= avoided somcthing than either 10 lorsske
ur position IN The Mediterranean. We rejoice say that
e are not iorsskHg H. AZ usually happens the Court
Nsps has put its osu construction the delay, aud
oncuded With the logic Of despOtsm that vhat have
ot done PFecPitstely did to DO at al In
respect, houever have England and France altered