Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-31


Empire does not represent principle, such as III
erty, nor tradition. such as legitimacy, faith.
such as theocrasy. The Empire represents fact
IA force created by usurpaiion, and this fact =
neces ssriy involved. this force cannot maintain it.
sFf except by actions that feriify il. Glory and
territorial aggrandzemeat are tie only things the
Empire give to Peanee 10 exchange for liberty.
Where power o61s'sis Of chief and an army. war
bat the normal condition Of its life II is tut
Illusion to believe lhai the Empire be peace; it
wouid give the lie to history.
And the .a4iances with the Empire can only be
allisnces with dsspotism. Alliances are founded
upon an identity Of priaeiplts and Interests The
life of the empire in France requires the triumph
of Imperialism in Europe. The natural allies Of
Louis Napoleon are Russia and Austria Il wOuld
be with Prussia ii the RheDish proEinces destined,
according to imperial tradition, to belong France.
Gid not prevent The statesmen who allied England
with the Empire committed a crime aud attempted
sn impOssibility.
TAfter defining the moral aud political meanings
of nsutrllity, and declaring that tremendous
piation win be required Of those natious who seek in
/ neutraltv to evade the duties which God charges
upoa nations as yell as individuals, and warning
Enelish against the increasing power Of France and
Bufsa, Mazzini proceeds with his disiribe against
the FreDch EmPice.
Imperiais ism is the imminent danger Of Europe
Europe should combat it, and conquer it or die. In
reriaiism cannot be ecootrolled by caTessng it, dplo
maiizing with it. and seeking TO limit its sphere
with hypos;iteai alliances OF Conditional cnnees-
so1s l. IS necessary TO front 1t boldly II France
7ersuajes herself thas the Empire IS faes with
which no oae dares cohsend, il the people convince
themselves thai there is hope OF support 10 tha quar-
tec, Europe is lost.
Leuis NspoIe ca and the Car intend to aid each
ether 10 the end Of heir rule 10 this principle. lt
is necessary take stand now, lest the Illusions
easily erected among oppressed people, ami the
despair OF obtaining suy exterior aid, throw the ma
tioLs at the foot cf Imperialism
! Louis Napoleon RuI the Car il tend 10 sid each
ether sustaining said, the question OF terriO-
" against The question. IF liberty. Europe must
stand sscgrfy B,sogIa che gayeFI 81 Jd"ciG MALE
VqSrie4 for the people and Liberty.
a league healed hy Eag!a1d, and cemFrising
| E9gand, Prussia Germany, Belgium, Holland,
Sutherland, Portugal, Spsin and the ether minor
states of Europe, Should declare itself security for
the ndeper drnce ana liberty Of each state, for all
that concerns it's internal sffsiTs and protects even
TO the risk Of war that i0eIty and that independ-
! ence against any invader whatever; should cut Of
at the root the designs of inn erslsm; should wesn
| tue pCpuace forever from it seductons; should
make new wars impossible by The OVerpowering mill
tsry force thai the league could send to the field,
/ and thus isolate the empire.
! Such league it is not only possible but easy 20
combine. The whole of Europe Today is in dread
| of the invading tendencies OF Imperialism.
/ turns The peace Of Europe-the League would say
to the Emperor: you have concluded peace with
Austria; the reason of your stay il Italy no more
exists Y on descended the Alps to ensure the inde-
pendence Of Italy. This ind dPendenoe now requires
the absence of every foreign army from the PENN
/ suia Leave IL then
'.You promised little while before the war that
you would abandon the Roman States when Aus
| ria had doue the same. The CONDITION is to-day
1 fulfilled. Depart, hen, from Rome; leave the peo-
pie OF Italy free to decide with force the troubles
thst have existed for three centuries between them
and their rulers, h,tweea the new nation and the
/ Austrian mistress o. Venice. We shall provide
that this nation shall not pass beyond the MineiO,
the confines assigned to By your peace
! Aud this is tie only policy worthy Of England.
VITA this only can shs make the people fIatsrnzs,
raise herself 30 the dignity Of European mission.
| fill without great peril har duty and arrest in its
march Of usurpsjion the Empire. Let her hasten
to the rescue, first in European Turkey, and then on
| her own soil. g. MAZZINI.