The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-27
AUSTRIAN OPINION OF NApoLE0N's ITALIAN STATE
MENT. .-.--

PIEDMONT carrybut the treaty of peace have been
and the possibility OF war as the consequence of It, aud
declares In advance that in this neither Piedmont
Italy can count ON the assistance Of France gives
warning against the scishncss OF England wao never
feels enthusiasm for pure idea. II we rac, that the
Power which gives these warnings has still, in Italy $4,000
men, may judge Of the EAST latitude Which The Emperor
Of Me French for his policy regards sdGen
chances and results Of II should assemble
THE FUTURE OF CENTRAL ITALY-PoLicY or NApo-
LEON AND AUSTRIA THE STATES
Paris (5ept l3) correspondence OF the London Times
The that the majority Of politicians seek to divine,
and that very frutlessly the real intention and object
OF the French Emperor. There a growing belief
that he desires and expects to place his cousin central
Italian throne Following say his usual astue and
paehes in such 4 position that they shall Be content to
take Prince Napoleon rs pls alleras middle term BIZ.
tween the Arcdukes whom they reject aud the King Of
Piedmont who TO be induced to reject them Tho idea
has been startedbut seems to me, confess far fetched
and improbable for various reasonsthat there has been
head between the French and Pedmontese gov
crnments to tho effect that while Sardinia
italy should fall to the husband Of Victor Emanuels
daughter Venice being retained by Austria, the Pied
moesc King, II il suggested may have thought himself
entitled compensation another quarter for the snort
comngs Of his great ally in the conquest Of Northern
Italy far the Adriatc and may have been unwilling
abandon the idea OF forming strong Italian State,
such might in time hope to contend not unsuccessully
with Austria for her last Italian province On the other
hand although Victor Emanucs reply to the Tuscan de-
puation has been twisted by those whom
into acceptance of their proered allegiance 1t contains
nothing, read it, incompatible with an understanding
between the French and Pemontese for Sc
curing Central Italy Napoleon Jerome whose friends as
! yesterday told you, working strcnuously on his
behalf among those whom they would convert into his
subjects Whatever the secret understanding that may
there persons disposed to interpret the present at
ttude Of Piedmont as OF security with regard to the
Emperor intentions towards Italy In truth that att
tnde is extremely reserved and cautious that II Is not
easy TO understand Cat least from what we discern OF
it AT this dsancc) what it really does indicate
AS regards the wishes OF the great moderate liberal
those are and that they would certainly not be met by the
installation Of Bonaparte as oyereign OF inc disputed
territories. Nothing seemed TO annoy that party at
any period Of the rather long time before the war during
which they made that France coming to their
aid than the expression Of the strong doubt which
unnpfssoned disiucrcstcd Observers entertained
that the Emperor was not going into Italy entirely pour
er aur ysur and of the belief that. if they got rid of
the Austrians, they might probably find themselves
in some way other sadlei with the French Such is
is their dcestaon of the Ausrians that il is not impossi
Bile that II they had been told from the commencement
that the price of their radiance of them would be tho
sovereignty of French prince Of the farcs por
tons OF italy they still might have accepted the terms
But the condition laid down to them They
guney believed that, after expelng the Austrians the
French would depart and leave Italy to the Italians They
still hold that portion Of Italy which they best defend
and which they assuredly will easily rcinquish they
occupy veneta with 100000 men, and their four formida
acquired Lombard plains IT, in addition to this disap
pontmen the Italians behold French prince and French
influence strongly established in Central Italy they WILL
perhaps begin think that they have paid rather dearly
for their whistle and have gained little By their efforts
and sacrifices beyond the temporary humiliation of still
powerful foe.
SPEECH OF FARINI ON THE AFFAIRS OF PARMA.
The following are the most essential passages in the
opening speech Of the DICTATOR NJ Farni the National
Assembly OF Parma on its first sitting
Gentlemen-In IT'S, by the treaty OF the qnadrupie
alliance, the Dichy of Parma declarcda cf of the
pre- The nvesure conferred on Don Carlos the eldest
Of Philip v Of Spain was ratified in l725 by the
treaty OF Vienna Afterwards, by the prcminaries of
l75 and the compact formed in 1888 between the Empe-
me
coded to Austria But in 174s, by the peace of AK
la Chapelle they were together with Guastaa, restored
to tho Bourbons of Spain The Bourbons therefore,
menced regnng by imperial and teudal right whilst the
Holy See was complaining and also procainiag loudly its
feudal rights but for the rights of the peoples
thought Of them. The first Bourbons made the
changes that the times required; they had with Rome
those disputes which almost all the Princes had for
increasing the power Of royalty and which nearly
every people have for preserving civil liberty Then
the OF the French revolution they lost their States
that Spain cedcd in 1900 France who by the treaty of
Lunevie Undermined the Bourbons with the throne of
Tuscany and made of these provinces Of her depart
ments which took the name OF the Taro 1t was in this
way that the Italian peoples banded about by two
foreign dominatons as If they had merely been compile
mcnts to the throne and princcly doweys The
French domnaon which introduced the laws and the
institutions of the traditions and Latin genius opened the
way for civic renovation. Napoleon being conquered
y of Paris, given the Empress Marie Louise subse
quenty at the Congress of Vienna, this donation
tied in is17 by the treaty of Paris, that the death
of the Austrian Archduchess they should De re-
stored to the Spanish Maria Louisa and to her
son Don Carlos, who, in the meanwhile, possess
ed the instruct of the duchy of Lucca. The rights
Of reversibty and the articles of the treaty of Axa
Chapec, likewise the clauses stipulated between Aus
tria and Sardinia in the year 1885, maintained The
government OF Napoleon's widow praised by the
comparison made between il and those OF its neghbors;
she upheld the laws and modern institutions gentle
and tolerant favored the sciences and accomplished many
works Of public utility In the lifetime Of Marie Louise,
the Duke Charles of Bourbon sold the duchy of Guastaa
10 the Duke Of Modcna under the preex OF rccyng the
frontiers but in reality for enabling him to pay his debts
since in exchange for Guastaa and provinces of the
Lunigiana he received for his own special behoof
nuity of coo 900 francs. The treaty concluded
Florence the 2sth of November 1874; it was kept
cret until the death Of Marie Louise The peoples felt
contempt for it, Europe did NOT interfere. Such the
injury that Charles IT. did h before he assembled
the throne Having to Parma towards the end of
ls47, he signed in February lS4s treaty with Austria
like the one which the Duke OF Modena had
concluded to the dctriment of Italy In that
time the peoples of Italy walked in ways. de
handing of the princes moderate liberty and national
union The Duke who had tracked with the Austrian Of
Tuscany TO the anticipated cession Of Iucca and sold
Guasalla to the Austrian of Modena, was the slave of
Austria He abdcated in favor of his son in the month of
August ls4s, rcservng to himself from the treasury
anAual pension of Of ooof His son was placed upon
the throne by Austrian troops. Charles III. ar
rived heralded by bad reputation, which he rendered
first let it be supposed that her government had liberal
Intentions but the reased fearing liberty,
and doce to Austria Blood flowed in consequence of the
summary judgments and popular vengeance it was vo-
encc against violence An affair supervened that tar
nished the reputation of the government it known
wished prevent but to suppress Then they boast
ed Of it, Then, while exang in the re establishment Of
order they suffered the tranquil city to be soied with
mage, and piagcd both through their and the Aus,
trian troops. This tarnish remains The Austrans,
increasing their demands imposed customs league,
Transported to Man,ua the State prisoners with.
any overt protes. the part Of the rulers. who
champed the bit perhaps but did not feel the dignity
independent. State. Nevertheless, when the measure
of Austrian insoencc piled up the brim they
deavored TO bring the occupation of Parma to end but
in secret, as if /, had been crime of imperial ese mates
ms III of Italy batar
still they praised minister who did wish to renew
the customs league but the government continued to pro-
mote zeaousy the Austrian system. is true that by
the treaty Of 1S4S Austria able the State
as II her own; but when similar treaties
sured by all the civilized potcntaes the government Of
Parma did not attempt IN the least remedy it, though
might have done without danger If had had soul
pugnant TO Austrian servude. Austria who by general
treaties had the pure and simple right q transcrbe the
expressons) of keeping garrison in Pacenza, construct
ed lorresses and en.renchments; the King Of Sardinia
the guardian OF his own States and the champion Of
| Italian Independence, complained: but the rulers