Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-11-17
Lord BrOugham on European Affairs
ENGLAND ADVISED TO BE ON HER GUARD.

ENGLAND ADVISED TO BE ON HER GUARD.
At a banquet rendered to Lord Brough-
am, at Edinburgh, on the 2Gth of October,
the venerable statesman, in his response to
one of the toasts, made the following re-
marks on Italian and French affairs:
As to our foreign concerns, there may be
various opinions about the late war in It
ally. Some may think it twas undertaken
with the single purposc-the single and
honest purpose of freeing the ItaliOns.-
Ihere may be others less innocent i'll their
bchalt-who may have hankering after
an opinion that it was not alien to the plan
and the motive of that war to give the
King of Piedmont great piece of the ter
ritories of the Emperor of Austria. Be
that rs it may, and be the cause of the war
ever SO suspicious-na be it ever SO uu-
Justiiiable-ny belief is that out of it, if
1T be evil-out of that evil good has come,
for there is a certain great step-a very
great stride may say-made towards the
independence of the Italian country.
hope yet don't deny l hope yet to see
them under the King of Sardinia, as the
only practical mode of ensurng their own
independence. ! entirely agree with nv
noble friend, Lord John Russcll-mv noble
klnsman-my Scotch kinsman will say
who held tothcr day, when he received the
freedom of the city of Aberdeen, that tue
cardinal Wow for this country to take was
that no foreign power should interfere with
the affairs of the Italians-that VIC should
leave themto choose their own government,
and side with the party they choose, and
that no foreign state should interfere to saw
nay TO them, orto say, why do yo do so?-do
otherwise. But have we no interest in all
these matters? Have we no interest direct
and important i'll them. look to France
have very great confidence in the dura-
tlon OF the more than peaceablc connection
with that country-almost the alliance
with that country. And why should it
not continue? Why should France, pos
seSsing all that nation ought to desire
why should the French, richly endowed
with all good things, innoccntly and harm
lcssly enjoyed-why should they be tempt
ed to do that which is unlawful? SO our
first parents had i'll unmcasurcd abundance
all their wants ssupplied-all enjoymcntsal-
lowed. But the Tempter came The
Ficnd, the Father of Mischief, cnvicd
their innocence, from which himself had
tallen-hatcd it, and cnvied the happiness
which was its fruit, and he resolved upon
| their ruin. He addressed himself to the
weaker party as the most likely not to re-
stst. In an evil hour he was listened to-
They fell; they involved the world in the
curse of their tr0nsgression. So in
France. Every comfort which nation
can desire is theirs; glory is theirs, even of
the kind which erring mortals prize
warlikc glory-they have enough of
that to satisfy the most ambitious nature;
IN all peaceful pursuits, in the sacred pur-
suits of peace, their renown is immense;
they have a foremost place in all the glo-
rics of arts and of sciences. But the same
Icmpter, restless, envics their innocence
and their gains; and hcmuSt needs again adj
! ureSS himself to the weaker portion of them,
because that portion is the less likely to re-
slst,andngain he musttcmpt them, but this
time not with an apple but with a laurel
What signifies those grovelling pursuits,
looking after the comfort of your families,
looking after gains-groYelling gains p
! The very motive of great nation like you
| (le sayS) is glory-warlike glory-of that
warllke glory you have Il great deal already
but you never can have enough; therefore,
turn your minds to war and to the glories
of war. Don't suppose, says the Father of
klcS, that yOu will cease to be able to
make your ordinary gains in your ordinary
pursuits by looking after wnrlike glory
on will still, says the Father of Lies, you
! Will still bc able to carry on these pursuits,
and if You make discord prevail generally
You will suffer much, no doubt, hut other
nations will suffer more. Thetclare, seek
that glory by all means. No price is too
great to pay for it; no sacrifice too large to
make for it; let your numcs be blnZoned-
let your names be written in brilliant let
tcrs of fire, and if the contiagration speads
you can eXtinguish it with blood. while the
air rings with the cries of misery! Glory
at all hazards; glory mt all cost; glory will
be we'll and cheaply purchased by the
blood OF thousands and the wretchedncss
of millions. Will our ncighbors listen to
the Temptcr? am sure the rational and
the respectable part-the great bulk of
that great people will turn with indfgna-
ton from his words, ana will not give car.
Even those whom he singles out-the
weakest part of them, whom hehas chosen
as most likely to be his victims and
his dupcs-the mob, armed and unarm-
ed both-that part of the community
really do not think will be tempted bv
him. But be that as it may, / am ouite
sure of this-I know where he will fail
When he "sprcads his murly vans and
wings his inauspiCious fight across the
Channel, when he tries his arts upon us,
there he will fail to obtain audience for his
words. He will not come over in War
like garb; he will not leave his lalIf9E be-
hind him; but he will come to us as n
respectable, prudent, wcll-conducted couu-
cillor of gain and of trade; and he will saw,
The first of all objects is gain; gain is
worth all glories that ever were fancied in
all the world let that be your aim; study
that. And so he tempts him with the goi-
den apple, not with the laurel. Study