The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-28

'ASo'e'~
When Napoleon made kingdom of Italy he oteyed
higher impulse than dynastic ambition; he concentrated
under his powerful hand scattered sggomeratons form
strong and vre nationality he thought less of founding
n kingdom than Of regenerating people.
No could pick up the iren crown which fell
from his brow; would be difficult TO difcgt
70 conquer The question: aoreorer, is To restore confidence
10 Europe w pdc yag Aaiy, and not 10 tce war Of
AN ITALIAN FEDERATION.
IL is not then absoute unity" which ought TO BIO esta-
bsbed in Italy, but federal union This idea presents
itself as the expression of to all Italian
Ststes 1t s for all Of them tradition and solution We
In Italy considerations seem To arise like the natural
produce Of the earth After the Roman Empire
those attempts twere necessarily repeated. They
often happy and glorious The idea Of confederation
cubic % Italy %
carry IL out Pho Mono himself was TO put his
zeal to IT, This idea first assumed the form Of
customs unon concluded the Sd November 18a7 un-
der Papal inspiration. II took military form when
the King Of Naples and tho Grand Duke declared them
selves ready 70 unite their troops to those Of Charles Al
bert Finally IL precised and formulated In s full
political bearing after the defeat Of the Pedmontese army
when under the very eye Of the Holy Father the project
containing The complete formula was drawn up
Diplomacy could not remain Indifferent TO An idea which
was 70 operate SO complete change in Europe France
England followed with persistent sympathy the
IN Italy It's representative ct Vienna, Lord Pcnsonby,
supported with his influence the project Of confederation
XIII.
French policy has traditions which It never can aban
non because they respond the permanency Of It's nu
ence. One Of those traditions is thai the Alps which arc
for her bulwark, shall not become armed fortress
against her power Our former kings understood this
after wards understood by the republic and the first
empire. In that rational idea Henry w. only anticipated
Napoleon That great king, who practical as he
chvarous, know that between France and Austria
Italy ought 70 extend freely and belong only 10 herself
THE pamphlet then, dwelling upon the plan Of Henry
w. which was To give Lombardy the Duke Of Savoy
fc,v TO the venetians, and Naples to the Pope says.
Thug the same ideas maintained throughout the
space Of when they respond 70 permanent interests
and TO poh ~ ~ national as IL 10 European.
XIV.
Has the time arrived for forming an Italian Con
federationG The MI, 1t delicate point Is RomeS
THE position of the other States OF Italy then entered
into, and Italian Confederation declared 70 be the best
possible solutonl
But there exists obstacle beyond italian and beyond
European interests II Ia Austias position in Lombardy
Opposition ID tho basis of Austrian policy Austria op-
poaes reforms, 10 will she oppose everything else
XIV.
What 10 DO donef Arc bow 10 H., veto of Wen
NAP 10 discard m we 10 appeal a. force on TO
public opinion 10 this resistance and on It So
luton desired by the general INTEREST," WV
This 10 the last qucston we have to resolve