The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-16
LORD pALMERsrON ON THE WAR.

At tie election Tor Tvertou tue 29tn ut Lord Pal
mess'op, In aludng to our foreign relations sad
GENTIKMsy-fhese ia another topic connected with pub
lie affairs which the minds of all are now Directed
vh ne most intense anxiety and that is what know
not whether call the which has already broken our.
We were told yesterday that war hal actually begun
arm informed that 20 day tnst lie denied II it
has not yet commenced. fear that whether did mao
Pan three days ago or not, VIII Immediately ensue aNd
that Europe viii be exposed to the caamiss
devastation Of bet ween vast armies and great aud
powerful sa.es; and It w, for governm sn to
show, whou Parliament meets in what degree aud by
what means ihey have used their eqdeavors TO put a
stop to this great catastrophe, and preserve to Eu
in,cnesty meant to do so: I fear, hoSover, that
IT ID in measure from their want or ca
pecity to effect this result that their eadeavos have
failed They hogan mediate without being officially &C
copied medasors By either oil parties Francs or
Austria between whom their mediation vas to be car
rted out. proposal for congress substituted BY
Russia or by Fraoce-some say the one, say the
her7-nstead Of this JattOD The Congress de-
clined by Austria except upon Conditions which ab
srrd to propose. AUSTRIA informed, required
concerned should disarm. Way, disarmament is the
result OF Puccessfu congress not ts beonng
liueh) Why 90 men arms To Obtain object.
They meet 70 deliberate order whether that
ject can be attained by peaceful negotiation bu they will
not naturally dsarm uutl they knor whe,her their
object can be 40 occurred, because ia their minds
they feel that negotiations fail TO accomplish
the end for which they took up their arms,
those be used for the purpose of ob.aaias
by force what they have been unable to get by pacific
aiming should precede the negotiation was 1u Other
words, civy saying that she declined Congress alto.
gether. But il that demand was absurd 10 regard -
France YVES most ungenerons Ia regard to Sadoia for
what In ec, that they proposed? They proposed
that Sardinia should deprive herself adequate
means OF ress'ancs-that they should ooiy with iraw
their troops other stations end til thso toe neEo
taiion faedaud II might ft at any time by taer with
drawing themselves from the Cougress-tney should be
liberty, In return for the dsrmng of Sardinia fall
her with their Hated 9Th toe latter bsng
stll weaker tbac che naturally won!o been the
dsaI nanent which they n1d exaced from he the pre-
vous condition to toe Congress Well, th3 question
believe 70 be which Austria olaht TO ave led
peaceaby, amica,'y, and freely (Cheers Nobody that
am awate OF me ant TO wrost fro %, Austria tue Csrrto
res In Venice aud in Lonblrdy which poss by
virtue OF toe reacso OF 1915 rhose possessions
by right; Tbs Judgment OF Europe e1icms thai
titled to keep them. do no. the symplthies Of Ed
rope, because unfortunately, her system of gov .rnag
the dscrn.ent which prevails among people Of tn
countries IA justified by the mai nj nnistratioo OF Ansri
since she has possessed them Cneers) Bot ia 1915,
after the great war, when Europe was settled,
looked 10 what had been the danger OF tho prcrsdog p
Rod 7hat danger hs Orsvnh,mtng powsr Of Ftnacs,
ard u as ngatn3 The rscursncs Of that peril taH aimot
all ne Euroyon arrangement, o,>e then nsri. Austria
was at that limo supposed 10 be the Power which could
oppose befror to Franco In Itay aud territories werc
hcrso then weh To have but the possession OF which
has been scarce. Of infoite misery TO the peo.
plo OF tho whole Of that peninsula For Austria,
not coDtent with ruling her own provinces in ner
own ~ay-and Hcsvcn knows that hors was way that
entered ncRoatiou3 aod eng emenss exertcd iu1u
exactad treat co from all 100 otacr STATES o.
ali thoso countries from tins 10 THIS, the abo
Inipable Of has been nuDpnrtej by
Tho contdepce ~hch heir sosornnsn's fell that ftasjos.
into open resistance Austria was therc by vergsar
ing military force compel ODE fence. jheers) Nor
hat wih Auivia ought the resnt OCCASION 10 Aoes
conceded and ,chich, fbsvs, If A,1,-,1 hal concsI
ed wosd haze lyerested e o,t rk Of mar ,ocs A.. con
en- (oy he future % conG,e herself o;a he o,s, RIM,
fui lrsVs and % forego any ,,teace on isau.nes or
b. miltory force IN ne Internal altar, Of e ooajss
N AaT ssuas'oard d Ne 'spst 10. (Caeers.l