, 1859-07-19
Lord Palmerstan'4 Views OF the Itn1.
ian Question.

Lord P0lmerhtansA Views Of the Itnl'
ian Question.
The London Morning Post, which is supposed
to be on terms OF official intimacy with Lord
Pslnerston, has significant article on the 1tal
ian question, in which, after taking the e1pul-
sion Of the Austrians from Ill their Italian
provinces for IN accomplished fact-rccom-
mendiug Austria to pocket gracefully the loss
Of territory which costs her ruinous sum
per aunum to hold. aud constitutes her only rul-
nerablc point Us an empire-snggest'ng that in
view Of her liberation the Lombasdo. Venetian
kingdom may afford to shoulder SO much Of The
Austrian national debt as was incurred in hold
ing her in subjection, ycars gone hy; in other
words, to pay for heating the poke1-concludes
as follows:
"AnotLer difficulty, Of a more complex ma
ture, il the settlement Of the territorial dlstrl-
button Of Italy. The South-that IS, Naples
will probably remain as it Is. The Pope must,
States. In. what is to be done with the small
priucipalitiesl Sardinia will certainly hare
only her due in obtaining Lombasdy and Venice,
Il She also TO have Tuscany, Parma, Modena,
and, as rome pretend, the Legasions!. This
would make q great md strong Kingdom Of
North Italy. But these important details can~
not be treated Of ut present; tbey must be stt.
tied by the voice of tue people concerned, and
By the wisdom Of assembled Europe. As far n
france is Interested III it, her pledges are lnany,
often and consistently repeated. Tho Emperor
and Prince Napo,eon have repe1led e1ery eppor.
tunity Of putting forward French claims, md
We believe France is honestly fighting for tue
moral influence which such an achievement
will give to her ia Europe. We think it nghi
to bs thus early in skctehipg the questions and
duties which will soon arise, that we may not
be taken unawares by the event. For ourselves
we hope to see 4 speedy peace. and that the d.
p1omacy Of England will be instrumental in
bringing it about. We trust that Russia and
most desirable object, fox i peace be not Oh
tained by Europe after the expulslon Of tht
! Austrians from Italy, none can tell what nen
flames, what more extensive couaagration, ma,
| spring from the unquenched tire. Prussia ha:
armed, aud is cren about to send m army Of Oh
scr7atiou to the Upper Rhine: This, stimuli
taueous as We hayc reasou 10 beiiere it to be
with her declaration that her movement is pure
| lr Of defensive character, is q wise and fail
course. She has ererT right to arm in de
| fence Of Germany, and to gather her power Il
warn Of the allies, il, flushed With success, the!
should think Of pushing their advantages tot
| far, For the same reasons it is most right tha
the forces Of England should be in the elfcieu
condition in which ther are at present, 80 tha
neutral powers, deeply interested as they ar
in obtaining peace, may present strong aFgu
ments with strong hands when the bell'gerent
have decided their battle. We may thus rea
sonably indulge in the expectation that at nj
distant dAe ne may arrive at decisive pac1tl
cation, and rc-establish the equilibrium 9
Southern Europe upon bases which will satisf,
the legitimate desires ot the Italian people, an
| gire every guarantee for future security"