Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-19
The Au.IrInn 8Iautro.ro.
TO NY PEOPLE.

gem which for series Of years have been com.
United by the neighboring state of Sardinia
against the iudisputable rights of my crown,
and against the integrity of the realm placed by
God under my care, which acts have lately at
tained the very highest point (aUf ihre"1 Hohe. F,
punkte GngeldH0t). By so doing have fulfilled
the painful (Schtcere) but unavoidable duty of 4
sovereign My conscience being at rest, | can
look up to Omnipotent God and patiently
await His award. With confidence leave my
decision to the impartial Judgment of contem-
poIaneous and future generations. OF the
appreciation of my faithful subjects attn sure.
MOIe than ten years ago the same enemy-Vlo-
lating international law and the usageS of war,
and without any offence being given-entered
the Lombardo- Venetian territory with the in
tention of acquiring possession of it. Although
the enemy was twice totally defeated by my
gallant army, and at the mercy of the victor,
behaved generously, and proposed a reconcilia.
ton (reichte die Hand CUR TerSOhung). | did
not appropriate to myself one inch # his terri.
tory. | encroached on no right which belongs
to the crown of Sardinia, as one of the members
Of the European family of nations. insisted
on guarantees against the recurrence OF SINH
lar events. The hand of peace which !, IN all
sincerity extended, and which was taken, APP
peared to me to be u sufficient guaranty. The
blood which my army shed for the honor and
right of Aurtria sacrificed on the altar ofpeace
| (dem FricdeR brGehte ich DDS BluL meineT ATmee
Gum Opfer) The reward for such unexamPled
| lorbearance was an immediate continuation OF
enmity, which increased from year to year, and
! perfidiouS agitation against the peace and wei.
! fare Of my Lombardo.F Venetian Kingdom
Well knowing what a precious boon peace was
| for nv people and for Europe, l patiently bore
with these new hostilites. My patience was not
exhausted when the more extensive measures
which l was forced to take, in consequence Of
| the revolutionary agitation the frontiers of
my Italian provinces and within the same, were
made an excuse for high degree Of hostility.
! Willingly accepting the we'll meant mediation
Of friendly powers for the maintenance OF peace,
| consented TO become party to Congress OF
the five great Powers The four points propos-
| ed bY the royal government of Great Britain
basis for the deliberations of the Congress
were forwarded to my cabinet, and accepted
them, with the conditions which were calculated
to bring about true, sincere and durable peace.
| In the consciousness that no step on the part Of
my government could, even in the most remote
degree, lead to the disturbance of the peace,
demanded that the Power which was the cause
of the complication and had brought about the
danger of war should, preliminary measure,
dsarm. Being pressed thereto by friendly
powers at length accepted the the proposal for
u general disarmament. The mediation failed
| in consequence of the unacceptableneSS Of the
conditions on which Sardinia made her consent
dependent Only one means OF maintaining
peace remained. | addressed myself directly to
| the Sandman government, and summoned it to
| place its army on peace footing and to disband
the free crops. AS Sardinia did not accede to
my demand, the moment for deciding the mat
ter by an appeal to arms has arrived.
have ordered my army to enter Sardinia.
| attn aware of the vast importance Of the
measure, and if ever my duties as a monarch
weighed heavily on me it is at this moment
War the scourge Of mankind / see with
| sorrow that the lives and property of thousands
of my subjects are imPcrilled, and deeply feel
what severe trial war is for my realm, which,
being occupied with its internal development,
greatly requires the continuance OF peace. But
the heart of the monarch must be silent at the
command of honor and duty. On the frontiers
is an armed enemy, who, in alliance with the
revolutionary party, openly announces his in
tcntion to obtain possession of the depen'
denotes Of Austria in Italy. To support him,
the ruler over Francc-who under futile pretexts
| (ntchtige POrpdnde) interieres in the legally
established relations Of the Italian Peninsula
has set his troops in movement. Dctachments
Of them have already crossed the frontiers of
Sardinia. The crown which received without
spot or blemish from my forefathers has already
seen trying times. The glorious history of our
country gives evidence that Providence, when
there is foreshadowing that the greatest good
of humanity is in danger of being overthrown
in Europe, has frequently used the sword of
Austria in order to diSpel that shadow. We
are again on the eve of such n period. The
overthrow Of the things that be is not only
aimed at by factions, but by thrones. Inc
original cannot be rendered literally, but its
sense is, that the present revolutionary move
ment is caused by monarchs us well as by pri-
vate individuals.
The sword which have been forced to draw
is sanctified, inasmuch as it is defence for the
honor and rights of all peoples and states, and
for all that is held most dear by humanity.
To you, my people, whose devotion to the
hereditary reigning family may serve model
for all the nations of the Garth, now address
myself. In the conflict which has commenced
you will stand by me with your oft proved
fidelity and devotion. To your sons, whom
have taken into the ranks of the army, I, their
commander, send my NATAL greeting WGfen-
grass. With pride you may regard them, for
the eagle of Austria will, with their support,
soar high
Our struggle is just one, and we begin it
with courage and confidence. We hope, how
ever that shall not stand alone in it. The
soil on which we have to do battle was made
fruitful by the blood lost by our German breth-
rem when they won those bulwarks which they
maintained up to the present day. There the
crafty enemies of Germany have generally be.
gun their game when they have wished to break
her internal power. The feeling that such
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