The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-24

LORD STANLEY ON THE FurvRs GaxArsxss OF AM.
srca AND RUssr..--Lord Stanley, tho new British
Secretary for the Colonies, delivered at Lynn. ON
the occasion Of his reelection, . long speech In
tho course of which he said:
"In every age, that old question OF the balance
Of power assumes new form. That question
no innger concerns Western Europe alone. Two
empires are springing up In the East aud in the
West. they are already Of frst-rate magnitude
and both Of them are increasing-not mainly OF
necessarily by aggression upon others. bnt sim
ply by natural means-at rate Of progress
which far exceeds that of ourselves. Looking
merely mt the matter of population, il Is impos
sible not to see that, unless some unforeseen
events take place, America and Russia will LOG
years hence, perhaps even 80 years hence, be nm
merically the most powerful empires upon the
globe.
II say numerically and Of course in that reckon
ing do not include In India, because 1t can hard
y be considered an element of strength in respect
of population. Now, of both these great empires
speak with no feeling of jealousy; speak Of
them both with respect: at one speak with sin
cere admiration and sympathy but still, rs society
is constituted. it must happen that independent
nations will have different interests. A position
Of inferority Is satisfactory. and it is not al
ways even safe What | cay. therefore. is, HAT il
!, Western Enrope-at this moment the very focus
aud centre of civilization throughout the world
is TO hold its owns to hold in another genera.
tion the place which il occupies in the present il
mnst be by cordial and friendly union among
its leading Powers" Hear, hear.
ORsISI's ADDRESS TO NApoLeoS-The following
address written in prison by the conspirator,
orsini, by permission of the Emperor, read by
tie counsel for orsini during the tTitl.
1'7o Napoleon III, Es,psror Of The Freuek.
"fhe depositi,ns which have made against
myself, In the course OF tss political proceedings
which have been instituted on occasion of the at
tempt off the 1ith Of Jmuary. sufficient to send
me TO the scaffold aud shall SUBMIT to my fate
without hski9s f1r pardon, both because will
not bumiliate yself before him who has destroyed
the reviving liberty of my country, and because,
in the situation in which am now placed, death
for me will be a relief
'iBeing the close of my career, l wish. how
ever, To make last efTsrt to assist Italy, whose
ndependei O. has hitherto made me pass through
80 many perIls and submit TO many sacrifices.
She the constant object of all my affections,
and it is that idea which wish to set forth ia the
words which address to your Majesty.
I'm order to maintain the balance of power in
Europe, 1t ID necessary to render Italy ndepen-
dent, or to loosen the chains by which Austria
holds her in bondage. Shall ask that, for her
deliversnce, the blood of Frenchmen shalI be shed
for the Italians! No; j do not go SO far as that
Italy demands that France shall -pot interfere
against her, and that France shall not allow Ger
many to support Austria in the struggles in which
she may perhaps be soon engaged. This is pre-
cisely what your Majesty may do, if you are so in.
clined: your WILL therefore, depends the welfare
or misfortune Of my country the life or death Ofa
uatioa to which Europe is, in great measure, in.
debteG for her civilization.
''cucb is the prayer which, from my CELL dare
address to your Majesty. not despairing but that
my feeble voice may he heard l beseech your Ma
jesty restore to Italy the independence which her
children lost in 1912 through the very fault of the
French Let your Majesty call to mind that the
Italians among whom was my father, joy fully shed
their blood for Napoleon the Great, wherever he
chose to lead them; that they fiithful to him
until his fall: aud that so long Italy shall not
be independent, the tranquility of Europe, aud
that of your Majesty. will only be vain illusions.
May your Majesty not reject the last prayer OF
patriot on the steps ofa scaffoid. May yoa de
liver my country, and the blessing of p 900 900
Of citizens will follow you to postcrity.
''fIlCE 0RsINI.