The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-05
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n and he retains to himself the character Of "a
regenerator OF Italy. He declares that be is NO
one OF those men who cannot comprehend th
y spirit OF their age and that he does not appea
= in Italy to further his own objects of persona
- ambition, or to eggrandize the territory o
]. France. To do this, would be in the opinion o
Napoleon Third. not only wicked, but fool
: lsh act for the time is come when moral inlu.
e ences are fruitful and victories are STERILE Ma
poleon Third only enters Milan as the lberato
OF Italy, He comes only to give freedom to Eu
q rope.
h de promises the Lombards that If they vii
De his soldiers to day, they shall tomorrow be
the Tree citizens of great country. He has
sworn to the Italians to combat their enemies-
j. TO maintain for them domestic order, and throw
no obstacle in the way Of the manifestation oi
their wishes. To the Germans, who are SO IN.
quiet lE their homes and who are hiving in
tnelr places of strength, he puts forth protesta-
! tons equally explicit, which have additional
guarantee of being endorsed by the Emperor Of
Russia.
Contemporaneously with the publication OF
] TIE French Emperor's address to the people Of
Milan, we have the Russian circular declaring
tne poicy OF the Empire during the existence
OF the Italian war. France gives her imperisl
promise to Italy Russia at once soothes. reas
sures and threatens Germany. France insists
she was called to this war by her interests. and
her honor. and that she has no other object but
TO defend her ally who was anjus.ly attacked,
ard to give liberty to Italy
Russia declares that Austria has been alto
gether IN the wrong, and that her objection 10
the admission of Sardinia to conference was at
once unreasonable and unjust, and that in the
regulations which succeeded, the French Gov
efnment has honestly seconded the efforts of
those fowers who were sincerely desirous of
peace. Russia therefore is with France in senti-
ment; but the war itself cannot be ayerted.
she will use all her efforts to localize the evil
and to conhne it to the country where events
called 1t forth. She tells Germany, that for her
snere Is no cause of fear-that the Emperor of
the french has given assurances which Russia
abundantly believes, that no enterprise il in
prospect which will injure the interests or dig
niiy OF the great power of which Prussia s the
head and natural protector. France has right
eous quarrel with Austria, and Russia will
stand by and see it fairly fought out The war
should not spread beyond, and it should not be
quencbed in Italy. Russia very Significantly
lntimates that if Germany interferes in this
matter, so long as it remains only an Italian
| quarrel, Russia will also interfere, and restore
the equilibrium of the contest.
We must take it that these two crowned
heads are sincere in the profession they thus
publicly put forward to the work, We must
believe Napoleon, when he has driven the Aus.
trians from Itay-will hand over Italy to the |
itaiians-wIll unite Lombardy with Piedmont
VIII secuarize the Government of the Roman |
atases-wili give back Naples to its C0nstitu- |
ION, and accord guarantees for its continuance.
We must give our confidence to Russia. that |
when she tavors this chivalrous course. she also |
has no hidden object in view, that she also has
sympathy with Italy, and if any other motive
mihgies with her pity, it is only not unnatural
desire to pour some slight humiliation upon the
head of Austria, and to exals Prussia at the ex-
pense of her rival
II is not to be suggested that these State pa.
perS should speak that which is not true. When
Two great sovereigns come forward to protest
before Europe, their policy is of a conserya-
i've sno disinteres:ed character, and that If |
they are fighting battles and conaueripg king
dons, 1t is for the PROCESS of civilization, for
the advance OF moral influences, and not from
seinsh motives, We are bound TO believe them,
not indeed to throw ourselves off our guard.
but still to believe them. We cannot cease
from our astonishment that these things should
he 20; we cannot even yet quite comprehend
how the Emperor Napoleon should wish to
baiid up IN Italy form OF government which
would be lnconvenieat to him in France still
less can we understand why Russia should seek
10 give consistency and power, and material ,
IRON to those ideas which must always be au- ,
tasonissc to absolute rule, but it ia vain to ar
que against the probability Of rfact, when the !
iaet Itself stands bodily in evidence T,
Here are the declarations voluntarily put :
forth TO Europe uncalled for by any special :
scheme of policy, carrying with them ne par :
llcuiar benefit to the persons who thereb; :
commit their own honor and the honor of the :
nations whom they represent to the good faith !,
of the professions which they spontaneously :
make. Surely We shall not lay ourselves open
10 'he inputation Of weak creduIity, il we r
'tiife the instructive suspicious that arise while
We read these papers, and accept them with,
1t least, the hope that they mean all they say
mot that the intentions of these two great
powers are tho they profess and no more; =
hat when the Austrians have been driven from =
italy the war will be stayed, the prize of con- :;
est VIII be won, and Italy will arise once more
n unity, nation OF confederated constitutional
,tstes. "
Beyond that unquenchabe instinct of susp-
ion 10 which We have already alluded, there is | G
eaily no reason why these good tidngs should z
lot oe true, why these professions should not
Ipen into performances. It is the real interes.,
10Th OF France and Russia, that Europe should :.
e at peace. The glory of having resuscitated :
ta'y, would give lustre to the name of Napo- !.
aon that would throw q doubt over the possi- !
r.
Military success would have consolidated !.
is popularity with his army, and peace :.
'oud restore confidence to his citizens, and =. y
rosperity to the industry of his Empire. He
OASIS tnat be can commune with the spirit of !:
IS age. 1t he be wise enough, and enlightened =
hongh, and thoughtful enough, to comprehend ~
1e Intelligence among which he lives, and to =
laps his acts in harmony with his tendencies,
len this is precisely the policy which he would in
ursue. -
1t has a high and chvalrous character, and pt
us at the same Time all the advantage Of the
ost humble expediency 1t would astonsh all te
ZEN INTO applause. 1t would give to his name the vi
,nown OF great historic rivival, and it would tn
The same time considerably increase the in Ia
lence OF France in the south of Europe, and br
q her commercial interest on the great inland ut
"a. As to Russia her interests are quite evil an
snt, and are at this moment all on the side of pa
sace. an
Whatever may be her ulterior objects, her W oo
'esent duty is to develop her own internal co
rength. She knows that she has wastes and ev
lldeinesses TO win within her own frontier Wv
lore she can hope to repeat with success her ia ia
forts at distant conquest. Public decency is p''
'other quality upon which we would place ~. a'
me confidence in the nineteenth century. !. !,
Even Emperors will be held to their public Z, r,
onlises. Solemn declarations made yoluntari- ~
to their brother soveregns, cannot be treated Il,
Idle words uttered without meaning and 20,
oxen without hesitation. II is more pleasing -
search the policy of powerful nations for TO- r;
ms Of rational and generous course of action, h.,
an to point out how policy based upon mean ~
motives would be certain to cali millions of ~ ~
med men into conflict and to loosen all the ~ -;
Of civil order throughout Europe.
Russia and France honestly mean what they
We SO distinctly said, the Italian var will soon
at an end. III,
STATE TAX FOR ls59.-We understand from be
Clerk Of the District Court, that the rate of fo
ate tax to be levied and collected in the sever un
counties Of this State for the present year. vii
5 been fixed by the State Board of Equal IA alb
n At one and half mills on the dollar .et
We believe the levy Of the State tax is the de-
me ~ last year, being but one halt the amount CIT
ed by law as the limit 70 this character Of lie,
venue. We feel glad to knoV that the Can