The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-27

eleventh OF the population but she Is likely 70 nave tns
right sde Of Naples and the Pope.
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90 ito an offensive war, for no ambitious
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aestust him Il + also poworfui'o s@''
Or war between any u the m smbers. It will form srous
barrier between Fra1Cs and usris and the GcrmanIc
Confederation. II the fr prac ca IDEA OF Italian unity
and Independence In these latter dsyA'
When the Cisalpne republic Of Italy 'peasd to Napc-
leon l. for protection against Austria and osner despo
In 1906 he said, In addressing the French SeA "e;-
Powerful and great 10 the French empire. Gr> ater SUI
is moderation We have In manner conquer, "a aol
such unpa aleed success have listened ony TO sde
cot, sells OF moderation This the motto OF Napoleon
WI or 60 m.ny conquered provinces We bsve retained
only the which necessary 10 maintain Franco N
that rank among nations which she has always enjoyed
The partition Of Poland the provinces torn from Turkey,
the conquest Of India, ana Of almost all the European
Colonies have turned the balance against To form
coubterp0ise to such acquisitions must retain Some
thing but We must keep only what s useful and necss
sary Great would have been the addition 10 the wealth
and the OF territory We had united to Thorn
the Italian republic But gave II independe At
nro It's umate separation from the crown Of France ds
feSrpg only the execution OF that project till it car DO
done without danger 10 Italian independence
Tho Italians look back upon those days the brghtse.
in their modern history. Even Alison, the enemy OF
Boz sparte admits this He says of one Of these sstes
Unlike the conquered States Of other European monar
chies Inhabitants OF Lombardy felt the foreign yoke
only In the qucered circulation Of wealth. the increased
vent for industry, the wider field for exerton Honors,
dgntes and enmolumens all reserved FOR Italians.
Hardly magistrate o civil fanOonary Wal OF foreign
birth Ebere great and useful undertaking: were
set foot Splendid ed0ces ornanaeuted the towns.
Useful canals irrigated tho 6eds
And thus surely, wPLombardy DO under the energetic
King Of Sardinia.
To appease Austria tho elder Napoleon deem
ed II wise TO leave her in possession Of the an
cient stste Of Venice far as the Adige; aAd BY
permitting the Pope To retain his secular power over
the States Of the Church. he secured throughout Europe
religious interest favor Of France. Napoleon Ill Ia fol
loving bis example.
Again, in 1902 when Napoleon l. was marshaing bis
forces for the decisive battle Of Wagram and English
feet was lowering about the coasts Of Italy TO effect
landing favor OF AUSTRIA the French Emperor wroe to
the Pope
The Emperor expects that Italy, Rome, Naples and
Milan should form league offensive and defens!ve. 70
protec the Peninsula from the ca'anities OF war the
Holy Father assens 10 ths proposition all eur difficulties
terminated.
The Holy Father cid not assent, and Napoleon carried
him of TO France To adaptation Of Itaia from Rome,
who waited on him at Paris, he said
France and Italy must be governed BY the same sys-
tenn You have need Of powerful hand to direct you
Ishan have singular pleasure in being your beneactor
Your bishop is the spiritual head Of the Church, as am
it's Emperor. .'render unto God the things that are
Gods, and unto Caesar the things which are C@sar's"
The improvements which Napoleon made in Rome in
the Pope's absence wonderful. Sir Walter Scott
who was politically opposed to the Emperor, bears this
generous testimony -
Napoleon was himself Itasn, and showed his sense
OF bis origin by the particular which he always took
Of that nation where whatever benefits his
conferred on people, them more profusey and
directly than in any other part OF ns empire rnat
have been accomplished consistently with Justice the
noble des Of uniting the beautiful peninsula OF Italy into
one kinsdon Of which Rome should once moro BIO the
capital.
The ratification OF 1914 and the treaty Of Vienna took
the Italians from French protection and placed them
under the rule Of Austra the Pope and the Bo1bons
Napoleon I'LL upses the treaty of Vienna and taking the
Italians under French protection once more unes the
for mutual defence into an Italian Confederation