The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-16
OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS.


The circular OF the French government addressed 10 s
diplomatic rep csentaves at the different courts OF Eu-
prepared with much care and must be allowed present
what might pass in the eyes Of careless observer Of pass
rg events for the vndcaon OF course OF conduct which
we are nevertheless disposed 10 believe the mature judg
ment Of Europe will not hesitate to condemn We cannot
soy that this manft sto presents any very remarkable
specimen Of literary merit The style is dfuse and OBJ
scure, and the writer assumes credit to which
he Is scarcely entitled when he copgratula.es
bimself on tho clear and explicit language
has, with characteristic inertness, made no
appeal to the public opinion OF Europe and enters upon
Austrian people, which does not record in any authentic
shape the grounds which have in s opinion, justified
its premptoIy summons to Piedmont Austria in fact,
relurg olTarenay on ns valoT Of is troops and he
strength II s position ledres It's character TO TIE mercy of
friends and enemies, just II has allowed France TO
write the history Of the nnumerable atrueges between
herself and Austria in the time Of the first Napoleon
According TO the Aonpcur, there never was so
plain Gaze as Tat which the Emperor Napoleon
Sas nash Ds have sse aa Psncs WE Rns Tnsh
CovleJs mission to Vienna the Russian proposal Of
Congress the earnctnss Of France in adhcring each
SUCCESSIVE combination up to the present houa these
proofs that the game motive has inspired tho
courae Of action in all the Powers. Let one suppose
that France has taken any initiative in the matter She
has merely acted in her capacity Of the great Euro
when just matters had been brought to point which
promised the meeting OF Congress and tho solution Of
has broken loose from oil the trammels Of negotiation
and met the conciatory advances Of franco and
dina equivalent to declaration Of war The patience Of
England the loyalty Of Russia and Prussia, the modera
ton Of France have all been in vainAustrio has broken
loose, and war with Piedmont Ia the result Hitherto
France has acted jointly with the other Great Towers but
she called upon to ASSERT her individual existence.
Ancient traditions and her geographical situation call her
the relief Of Sardna and ia quite certain that no
miscopcepion in the minds Of the other great Powers
exist with regard TO the attitude she hos taken
vfNnr
desires only Italy for the Italians, and supports Sar
DINA on considerations European well as French,
especially as Austria refuses to discuss before she fights
She has no desire Of conquest She showed her mode
ration by putting end to the Crimean war. She does
wth TO separate herself from the Powers with whom
The entente ccrdiIe with England will be preserved OF
Russia she has doubt Whatever. Prussia is both i'm
partial nne Sc ana anxious "the
troubled and excited che WILL no doubt speedily return
to her habisual calmness and good Such the
general effect of the Imperial manifesto
ia much 70 be regretted that this adtemtnk, 50
satisfactory a. to the past and 20 yeassM,ing as 10
tsn The opinion Of Europe, which IL challenges,
will, we do not doubt, be given, but given upon
the whole facts Of the case as they have been from time
which the Moniev chooses to lay before u.s. II Is NOT
likely that Europe will believe that the recent negotiations
Joint Action on the part OF the four Powers stimulated by
OF upeasneee at the abnormal state Of
things in that country because ia well known that these
negotiations spTang out OF q menace which France had
held out to Austria, and that the affairs of Italy have
occupied Europe lately has been because that quarrel
Ms may say the Initiative has Soon vhos
with FraHce-with France IN her individual capa-
city, ard not acting Jointly with the other great Pow
es. The Aonify treats the mission Of Lord Ccwley TO
Vienna and the Congress proposed by Russia "a they
were rats Of the schome and course Of action; but
M 10 M az ana ~ s S,o
at present. the cny why that successful mission
DO not produce solid 2pd satisfactory ms forms