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their appetite, not appeased It, And to tho opn-
ion OF the French publck, II has found vent al
ready in the columns Of the Steele which has had
the y u age 81 remar . LET but single Austrian
soldier remain in Italy y-but tho mnu,est Austrian
influence there abide and We shall have to begin
everything again in few years The invinclble
courage OF our soldiers, their generous blood will
have been shed in vain. History teaches us how
Austria acts in matters Of domination. Therefore
no Austrian, no Austrian influence in Italy
such, in our opinion. which. thank Heaven has
many adhercnts, is tho strict execution Of the
French progranme.'
From the London Weekly Despatch, July iol
In England there is one feeling of calm nston-
ishment and diSlainful disappointment. II is ca
sy for journal that at first attacked LI9is Napo-
leon and then gave way tn his positive assurances,
to retrnce ts steps once more aud take up nm at
titude Of triumph. Those who write every way
are quite sure to hit upon the event some way
For ourselves, we ARE not ashamed of any amount
Of faith we put in human nature; for, though tho
individual may fail u.s. humanity at lnrge never
will. The Emperor Napoleon may have played
the clever trick which his ihtimntes now impute
to him. lie may hive used tho patriotism and
the virtue OF Italy, its manly love Of freedom. its
hatred of bigotry and priesty oppression, its re-
volt against snrdid ignorance, for the mere pur-
pose OF humbliug ryal Emperor and forcing tho
recognition Of the Bnnapartoan dynasty fully on
the house If liapSburg. lie may have done all
he Intended to do. llis success may be perfect
in has own eyes. Or he mny have been-indeed,
he tells his soldiers TINT he has becn-nlarmed at
the extent to which the conflict must spread lie
saw that the truth was going, beyond tho shams
he rel up to engirdit. lie stopped. aud he was
then obliged to cuniess his aim. Well, he has
broken the most soemnily published word that
ever wns gwen IN n People; broken 1t exactly at
the moment that he appeared most able to realise
it, Does uny think this wisdom? Will any
. r.l a 4
true friend-it he has such an adhercnt--hnse o
counsccd the beginning to lead to this ondY--
" oud any one have suspected u shrewd and able
man Of amy design to brng himself to this pass
In common sense and for his own busest interest.
ought te to have done what ho has doncf We
think not, We look upon the peace asa miracle
Of folly on the pnrt OF him who made it. II IL an
avowul of that cgotism which cost his uncle his
throne. 1t is the proclamation That hc ranks
himself with tho other despots Of Europe. aud
holds to the Imperial right Of breaking faith with
the people. To Us this appears insanity or as fu
tai weakness in great crisis. We did not expect
either Of Louis Napoleon. lie has for the time
deceived others; ARE much mistaken irhe has
not deceived himself irreparably. We do not
Mint yetfhdt Haiy eW be Aastrids and lie Pope's.
We are sure HnW mol be Napoieon's. live were
| certain Of implicit obedience Oh our own respon-
sibilhy the only counsel VIC should give to tho
Italians is calmness Nopretended acquescence.
no ialso vote for any fase object, but reliance
! thrir own h,y aud indomitnble cause, and trust
in themselves hereafter. Mt their own chosen time.
to vindicae it. UJresh repression on he part of
france and AnSfrid is necessary 10 kcep Haly dorm
| Merc is ycf a pubiic opinion ia Eniopc that wM
Sneak, morai toyce that wW triumph. 1t is simp-
| ly impossible. with tho proclamation OF Milan,
that lts author cam in the face Of the world. con-
stiutc himself tie gcndarme of tyranny, or suffer
Austria to be So; impossible in tho same sense rs
to build house of sand. 1t may stand while not
breath Of air strs, and only for that time
Lord John Russell. on the part OF the British
government sponks with tho dignihcd re,icence
that becomes him. lie almost seems to entertain
the view that if The Emperors made the settle
ment without the consent ofany other party State
or people there is need. that Europe should en-
cumher itself hy joining in the treaty. Our H.
beralminisiry and tho British people are banlks |
of the one hope they INDUCED Austria would
be driven out of Italy. The Emperor remains ac
knowlcdgel master.
From the London Observer, July l6.
The arrangement is utterly unjust and in
consistent that it can never last. II is doubtful
oven if it can ever be started in working order.
according to the designs Of it's prnjectors. Alroa
dy Naples IL insurrectionary. and the Pope de-
mands more troops. Austria has handed over
Lomhardy (harring the furtresses) 10 Napoleon.
who has bestowed tupon the Sandman King
But the people Of Tuscany, of Parma Of Modena,
and If the Roman legation have handed them
selves over 10 tho same destination. Who will
gainsny Ike gift? Will the Austrlnns return to
their game Of buchery in Bologna and Romasna?
Will the French, who have been led to glorious
victory in the field turn executioners in Tuscany
and Modenn, TO impose Austrian nrchdnkcs upon
the people who have driven them out in the pres
ence Of these very soldiers of France! 1iuly Il
rW not be all plain saiting Nth Me hco imperial
cOnSpir0fOrs., There are fir0 hundred thousand
Iiaiians nop NTH arpis in their hanas. Are they
to lie diagooned into sui.Jcction by the power that
called them into the field? Perhaps the most
.rious objection to tho called settlement is that
it settles nothing. and that Italy Is left hy the in
complete and unsatisfactory arrangement more
unsettled and dangerous to the peace of Europe
than it was before. 1t is but poor consola-
ton for Engshm"n that England had nought to
do in this deceptive and unfinished DRAMA wAere
the curtain has 50 unexpectedly fallen in the mid
die Of an act. In fact it is only the first chapter
of the book that il closed, and not tho last But
those who ignorantly and impatiently require
England her high position amongst nations, and
to ALLURE the glorious destiny of freemen may
now see the bashful effects of total abstinence"
to which certain politicians would degrade the
voice and the arm of Great Britain. We have
joined heartily in the general cry of neutrality for
many reasons One Of these reasons may he O.
nough to repeat. We di.trusted our late rulers,
and tile wrong side upon which they would rlace
us in the occurrences and preparationsof Of last year
and we are not without fear that they would lead
us into similar dangers and complications agan
if they had the power But it is clear that affairs
do not go better from our abstinence. 1t is more
than probable that we shall be again called upon
to take our part in the general advance. Let VA
hope to be well prepared for the struggle-and IL
bove all, with able. experienced, and honest
guides, through the dangers and difficulties to
come. We have too much at stake to allow our.
selves to be made again tho victims OF shallow in
competence or mere parry pretensions. incot,pat