The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-08

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be the errors and the faults Of their govern.
menis Powers the gs Of feeble States and
the safeguard ofoppressed nations In spite Of frequent
and inevitable dscnces, their alliance, though Of COM
paavty date has been productive OF great good
There hst been than has been reaped but The
germs which the etardDg professors Of eternal natrcds
vii! grow up for the prosperity Of Europe
The relations Of France and England indicated and
commanded by commerce. policy and geography. Two
DatoIs placed close together by destined 10 be
eterpay frencs eteinay enemies. Whatw Of sense
could hesitate IN sccb an atern.tver
In the 1890 MraDesu said OF intimate alliance
with England, ''that Is would be profound act OF
pocy aud Napoleon, 1903. wrote to Lord Waitworth,
should regulate tho desnies Of the world Everything
Is possible Tor the interest OF humanity should France
that political spirits and the friends liberty whou. dis
tncaon OF parties, afflicted ard terrified Al anything
mat can compromise, even momeDiarily 40 alliance TO
which such great iDteress attached
THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT AND THE
TREATY OF VILNNA.
IFrem the Londoa Ecesorist]
We do rot Know how far 1t may be true that the
Taptee 10 Austria the terms OF tae broken treaty OF
Vienna II said that they have protested aganst those
words in the French proclamation OF war which seemed
TO imply intention to dispute with Austria her passes
SIGN of Lombaroy; and 90, ID obvious that they may
be drifting England into implied engagements to Austria
which will be very difficult after for the naton 70
repudiate Now, II this be indeed the case, only
ray that the government should nat be allowed
England TO direct guarantee OF the terms OF the
broken Ieaty has become krowp. We affirm Confidently
at there has teea no pledge given ty England to ds,d
Ausid d9dna III probable issues % aer Aan empire
If such that boua. That IL is nos for he
tent 4 Eurcrs tW would be very TO rs darnae,at,
hat The terms u so diScredt,d arrangement that
Of the treaty # Yerdhould be actively dfczsdcd w
England That whatever be the rights Of the question
wbcn tue violate the treaty OF VIENNA
Austria had really sprn of that ar
reng men ard bs acts which virtually stretched her
re throughout the dnchies auo positively threatened the
ssfeiy OF PednoDt has brought upoo herself the war
Which g now sn lied In Italy.
England is In no say bound to assist Austria in retain
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difficult show. BY the treaty or 1915 ali The allied
Povefs "reccspizsd his Majesty. the Emperor Of AUSTRIA
his heirs apd iucoesofs as Legitimate soveregas OF the
provinces ana territories wocn ma cedef either
wholly or In part by the treaties OF amoo &c,
and aso OF the ducby u Milan and ne preseat Lombard
possstsions Bet while Eogisna is assurediy ooaad TO
recognise the Emperor or Ausiss title these terri
tories SO long sbe coaceiees Aati. TO have funded
her OF the engagement she BIAS bound herself
10 take sny active pt 10 defentDg that title agansL
those Powers who assert that, IS far they
cerred the treaty broken. treaty by which We
cogtise the legitimate authoFy Of different States aud
therefore, necludipg from dspnting It, thing;
treaty colaG,iiog to defend that ute Is aaoher thing
TIE latter thus cera,uy have newer entered
into Indeed treaty OF Vienna hiss been
than once and violated or the excasive bene. Of .ustria
herself without giving rise TO the protest Of
Eng and and France sgape; the annexation OF the indie
penoent state Of Caoov TO Austria, sinoiy
garoed by Austria, Prussia Russia IN 1916
which The treaty or Vienna has been jnrnged
bss ever yet pten supposed tina. ,be parties that
Iesty IN called upon TO guarantee its OBJ
The OF the ny any party
has doubt been committed q. It's risk, aud With
But has always been point perfectly open to dis
OF the other parties TO contract, whether
they should support the by force or aqoesce
in the state Of things They hAd right
plain they thought It, They were in no way bound 70
complain much less 70 support their complaint by any
the violation OF the treaty Of Vienna between Austria
| and Sardinia and France-wnich We did when pro-
tested against the Austrian ultmatum-t certainly
neither necessary wse 10 enter any protest in favor
Of the broken arrangement It's mesits. The de-
of measure We did right in trying 10
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important, becaue the od arrangement itself
good The peace once broken the old guarantees recog
nzed by both France ana Austria once removed would
be not only easy, but far easier and WISER all
Influence, whenever may have any, 70 obtain bet.
TER and more solo guarantees instead OF eadeavoring
lestore De crazy old fabric which has broken Rn.
would be tar from desirable, II IL possible, to
return TO the Italian arrangements OF 1915. Toe present
Chancellor Of the Exchequer sbocld aJst person
recognise this His latest political bias u OF very modern
date In crticspg IN ooe OF bis ceverest works, the
Duke OF Welngtons exploits, and european
greater than hs schiev .menIs aced in the m.nnsin
The act OF the Congress OF Vienna the eternal
monumept of their diplomatic knowledge and political "a
eac'y. Their capital feaB were the creation Of
kingdoms, both of which sresdy erased from the
map Of Europe They made snele preparation for the
inevitable, amost impending copunctures OF East
Aliihat remains Of the prsgmac arrangements Of the
mighty Congress Of Vienna Is the mediatisston of the
mep pronc Of wars and rumors of wars "a AZ basn
which, though already broken down rs between France
and Ausuia the present Epgnsn ministry disposed by
the use of their influence booster up, and Dossibe
to restore. Prussia, II may believe the recent
accounts s setting US al example should do well
low. The Parliamentary Commission of frussa stated
10 have used these remarkable reporting the
exceptional laws nccessi,aied by the present
criss. The stronger Prussia becomes by harmony
between the KING and the people, the less she
fefe by arms In countries where such rmouy not
exis II would be well If Eoelaud would act 10 the spi
r Of there words refuse give single her
influence TO any arrangement which ahall
once lilo Italy state Of things where 'su;h harmony
| (oet~een Kings ana peope) does not exist" We are
bound respect the tile OF Lombardy ioag
as think that she bss rot her part
gaRement. We asuredly bound support taat
tile IL the present quarrel, to attempt restore In
Gaze che should actna supremacy ehco TO
have fatal The welfare Of Iay the very soldity
Of the Austrian EMPIRE aud the Tranquility OF Europe
No one who studies the history Of austrian intervention
in Italy since 1915, or even since ls4I, doubt for
moment that ste has repeatedly violated spirit
treaty OF VIENNA and brought this upon herself We
do not say thing Of the motives OF Fraace All England
dsTusts them with the best and that Eogsn
should be the watch for the checkiog and
restraining French ambition Ia Italy, odce she should
succeed IN exI eIpg Austria, the wisp
ieve, Of the English people. But whatever France may
intend she could not have gained this 0ppo Of
reference had not Austria been agraniy aud system.
caly violating the aty oil the StaessDf Italy.
ano exciting the most just and nnurai alarm Piedmont
since the constitutional system established
there. IL Is simply untrue TO say that eiIher France
Sardinia have manufactured the Institutes.
That they have brought crisis dpuDt Bot
since the congress- Of Paris 1856 the Of
Austria bes been go menacDg AMI her interference be-
yond her BIO lndury ;rupulous tina, free
government could conem plate without profound excite
men aud without casting about every means
Of relief Sardinia thus felt and has herself
upon France in her need who can blame herr only
in 1856 that Parma filed with sroops no 70
the frontier Of Ssrdnis while the attitude Of Austria
vas uni'iendy ana mepacing In the extreme Let Egg
land for moment imagine herself in such situation,
without the boundary which protects her.
Would not the ministry Of the day be absolutely
troyng or coanteractipg overwhelming periiS
What the terms Of The treaty concluded Aus
rs on the one hand and Modena and on the other
no later Than le7 ana lS4S respectively and acted upon
have said In 1856? We quote them as folio US from