The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31

its shores.
In Itay's best days her nationality was never pure:
Since then great Powers have risen and have aen and
than tnos Of the Empire, which nom Genoa
and Naples from Turin almost AZ dstantly Milan from
Vienna Is not enough TO overcome the great improoa
create great constitutional Power; must go further
must believe that the fragments Of which never
yet were united should now unite under distant and
| scarcely recognized Italian Power; and that Rome
should be content with nationality under the rule Of
with Italy. AS the King Of Sardinia says in the
speech upon which We are now commenting,
account Of the principles it represents and the sym
pahles it inspires;' but our sympathes must be
a little under the control OF England will
never by counsel interfere to impede any effort that
may be made rds the overthrow Of the evil govern
ment that now ics Italy; but we may and we must
tend only to strengthen despotsm. We the
end; but can see enough TO feel convinced that what
the Empeos of France and Russia wish cannot be what
| we should WISH
Let u.s. says the King of Sardinia, "resoluely await
the DEGREES of Providence" There small philosophy in
this. Resolutely or irresolutey, we must equally be
Sve,Ss that he about TO breach is SO condescendnq
inerpolae by the words "Deo uoete" icence to
Providence to interfere with the arrangement. We
have always thought that this reservation would
! be very ridiculous II it were not rather impous.
The question, however, is not what Providence may
decree, for that cannot fathom, but what steps the
King OF Sardinia is about to take within the limits Of his
wn human free will We must, acting upon the assump
that he Is sane Decve that he Will DO n0tnng
kept far as he is supported by France; and must
uther believe that France will not 60 beyond menace,
unless she is supported by Russia But Russia is not inn
paieut for she has at present internal troubles to
distract her councils and whatever strength of hatred
there may be in her recent grudge against Austria, is
scarcely sufficient induce her to break up the absolute
soycegnes Of Europe into hostile Powers and to destroy
| their force by internccne conflict.
But, whatever may be the policy of France or the
tendencies Of Russia the ambition Of Piedmont,
of action is plain. We have only to look on and
| watch the result. In period OF profound peace,
and nj fma mad lie trricic
| and is all arrayed under the command of abb
souse soyeregns any insurrection for merely popular
objects is obviously absurd He must be very shallow
dupe who suppose that the great military Powers
about TO fight for the restoration Of long lost liberties and
should spend one coin or waste one life to support the
Popedom to protect the throne of the King of Naples
to continue the hard and unnatural rule Of the Aus
TRANS in Lombardy 1t is barely possible that any change
in Italy be for the 1t is scarcely likely that
any change produced by France aud Russia be for the
better This is the help, these the defenders,
have looked Tor. We live in days in which asked
to believe in strange things, but is too great demand
upon human credulity to ask our faith in tory Ministry
shaping democratic reform bill, and alliance of des-
poc soveregns busy in building up constitutional mo-
| naIchy.
| January IL.
The relations Of France and AUSTRIA with the intricate
collateral matters involved in them making up, together,
that curious complication Of circumstances which IS best
described the European position, is the principal
topic Of journalism and speculation all over Europe.
In the question of Italy we are only lockers on 1t
AustroFrench business. Those two nations thought it
prudent uphold the temporal government Of the church
against the people France garrisoned Rome and Austria
the legations They have done this for years In the
meantime single good purpose has been served by the
occupation. The Italian struggle has been delayed not
prevented Sooner later II must come There is no
sign oretrning loyalty on the part Of the Italians The
bayonets Of France necessary to the maintenance of
| the fapal government now as in lS4S There is no
chance Of their vocation coming to an end 1t
becomes then, serious question for France whether
she is to maintain this armed position as long as the
Popt maintains his claim to sovereignty If So she had
better set TO work to carry out that purpose in
systematic way, and let it be and owned throughout
Europe accepted condition of Italy that the temporal
of the Pope forced by France and Austria upon
his subjects Let it further be owned part the mis-
sion Of France to compel people who love liberty to sub
supposed that the Emperor Napoleon does not the
| anomaly Of this French occupation How can he who
holds his empire by the election of his subjects fail to
the contradiction to his position supplied by the Pope
who however honored in his ecclesiastical capacity is in his
capacity Of sovereign decsted throughout Italy?
ing then that the Emperor should now wish to withdraw his
trooIs from the occupation of Roms But the impossi
bility of doing so while Austria is marching augmented
forces into the Legations is obvious abandonment of
the occupation be joint affair il cannot be at ALL
But Austria stubborn There does not appear the slight
est inclination on her part to second the views of France
Her interest in Italy greater than that of France She
bound by recent concordats to succor the Pope She
pledged to the maintenance of the Roman government
against the Roman people France is not pledged, and
wishes leave the Romans to themselves. She wishes
give bis Holiness long time to ss 1os Sr a Ss eS
tentmen Of his SUBJECTS yet there seems pros
pect now of any improvement than there was ten years
|
| liberty that this occupation should now cease
would the withdrawal of troops by France only
leave Italy prey to Austria, strengthen the material
power Of the latter by many advantages and bring the
whole force of that empire to uphold the worst features Of
Roman misgovernment? Undoubtedly and this is Just
the cra1 IN the matter This is the kernel in which, say
contemporaries, resides the germ of war and vast
European disturbances 1t IS just possible 1t would be
absurd TO say that anything between nations i'm
possible, but alarm on the subject certainly PREMATURE
for, while no man can deny the possibility Of war; no
can pretend to lay his finger upon any proximate
liability The duty Of the press therefore not kndle
passions not to create alarms, not to compEcate matters
| by mischievous mistakes inexcusable msrepresenta
tons but to urge the paramount obligations of Europe to
preserve to the uttemost the pacific relations establish
| ed by the treaty Of Paris.
from the London News, Jan. 121
The serious state Of Italy wildly illustrated by the
amnesty just granted TO sixty of his subjects whose
only fault and crime their patriotism by the King of
Naples as by the addition Of 900 men 70 the Austrian
| army Of occupation His Neapollian Majesty has not
waited for the arrival Of the Bavaran Princess the
marriage Of his and heir apparent the Duke Of Gala
bra; but in his hasty terror has yielded to the
stances Of the Emperor Of Russia and liberated his pi
soners from that cruelty and those sulerngs which the
world will know and condemn to the last hour OF recorded
| time.
This intelligence is relief to outraged nature; and
| Europe will, it is to be hoped, show in some way TO
| the unhappy victims Of this unparalleled tyranny
that il can feel for their deep wrongs, and welcome
them back again into the light Of Heaven and 10 the pure
air Of our common Creator, in manner that will exone-
rate the nineteenth century from all participation in the
crime Of is basest and worst sovercign-at dis
grace TO monarchy and a scandal to mankind.
It is in vain 10 call out "Peacel Peace!" where there
can be no peace! Not poppy mandragora'
rest the disaiecton Of Italy is the natural the egti
mate the necessary consequence Of that Austrian DONNA
ton which sets all moderation, temperance, and regard
for human feelings and suierings Defiance which accu
mulates wrong on wrong tyranny tyranny, injustice
on pjustice which rejects rcmonsrance, from its
own achdukes and viceroys and listens suggestions
from aes VINO contend against fate TO preserve the tran
quity Of the world.
1t Is idle to refer to the history of the past 10 show that
for eight centuries Italy has been independent, TO
speculate on the Illusion Of Italian independence These,
in the present Of that country are but excuses and
apologies for miseries that uncomfortable and that
make even useless revolt virtue. Let IL be assumed
enough the assumption false and unfounded) that Italy
VIII never recover her independence, never enjoy
freedom. That is not the present question The present
question s, can she be induced quiet under her
wrongsY Ought Europe TO itself from Inconvenience
10 wish hcr TO remain tranquil in her woes II is not
matter OF government; II is question of humanity And
the King OF Naples has been Justly put under ban of