The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03
SPEECH OF uR !. WALSH.

SPEECH j. WALSH.
Sir J. WAu had listened with regret and sppre tension
lowed the statement Of the chancellor Of the EXC quer
appeared 70 him. looking at the present state OF europe
na az ss ssv ~ ths ncb lord drd
j. Russe the most pressing necessity was % ave lae
imminent risk Of war Let this danger which me laoed
Europe be hrs GOT rid Of and then we might endeaor
70 improve the state OF Italy. No such iUpov
ment could be effected the noble lord had Observed
by the Iavases Of war or Of the COLI sion ., o ss
great military monarches, aud yet he thought the enecs
Of the debate was rather 70 remove the last chance o.
peace The great hitch in the negotiation seemed %
upon general disarmament Sardinia up 10 the present
me had positively refused 70 entertain any such propo
son. The Chancellor Of the Exchequer had expressed
the hope that the Marquis dAxeglo was the bearer OF
come favorable proposal the point but almost every
speaker that evening had been urging that Sardinia should
be allowed 10 maintain ts present menacng position 70
wards Austria while the latter Power and France should
both dsarmY This med 70 him just unreasonable a.
the proposition made earlier in the negotiations by Aus
tra that Sardinia alone should disarm That Sardinia,
which bad, hter all, been the aggressive in n at,
tude, should be allowed to continue In that attitude,
Marquis d'Azeglio in such policy this would be
mode OF destroying the last chance Of peace for Eu-
rope. The noble lord, the member for rverton, put
the question ON an issue which not very fatter-
ing to Sardinia when he implied that its insignih-
canoe as military Power ought 70 protect against
any proposal 70 dharm This however was holding the
military rover Of Sardinia rather too cheaply The next
member (hr hilnee) had stated that large portion
Of the Pedmonteee ar ny was composed Of volunteers
pitch OF political ervor. Surely army Of this kin
not az all contemplate numerically and formidable as
the poncal fervor shch animated il, now danger
u Austria and the peace Of Europe at the nstgaton
OF come unquet spirits Sardinia should be plunged into an
European war; the result would be, not the triumph OF
Italy, nor the progress or Improvement OF that or any
other country, but repetition of all the horrors by
which the Continent bad az distant PERIOD been desc
lated He trusted therefore, her Asestys government
would use their best exertons TO Impress upon Sardinia
the great ruth taat the legitimate hopes Of the rational
and moderate friends OF liberty in that country con-
nected with the prospects Of peace and would only De
destroyed by the dread calamity Of war. (Hear, hear
SPEECH OF SIR II. vERNRY
Sir a. VERNEY thought the demand which had been
made by Austria Piedmont 70 dsarm was but too well
calculated 70 produce hostile feeling in the OF the
latter II must not be forgotten that Piedmont was as
were the mouthpiece Of all those Italian States in which
Austria has been exercising for years an influence most in
furious TO the progress Of liberty He might also be al
lowed 70 observe that in his opinion Italy could gain
nothing by yielding to the petensions Of France because
TO delay would be but TO change one foreign domination
for another and TO add that he sincerely hoped the Con-
gress might be successful in establishing pesoe in Italy
(Hesr, hear)
SPEECH H.. wILIouGHBY.
Sir II. WIILoUGHT sad, that Of the Congress TO as
semble four Powers would be represented in -Prussa,
Russia France and England-whch took the greatest in
terest IN the constitutional little Kingdom of Piedmont,
and which would strive TO uphold her rights but that the
frst hostile cannon which fred in it would be fol-
lowed by the devastation Of her territory the ruin Of
her finances and her army.
The papers were then ordered TO lie on the table.