, 1859-08-02
In Italy Kreee
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France, and Italy becomes coufederatiou nm.
der the Honorary Presidency of the Pope. The
changes gre 50 s.ift that the eye IL daxxed. We
cannot seize the form Immediately presented to
1ne osa,n, oe1ofe the image Is gone, md anoth-
talking Of Congress 10 prevent tie war. 4
week ago the world was speculattng ABOUT the
chahces Of Austria successfully resisting t'runcs.
The battles bad their tuln. Then that tremen-
dons Quadsa1ateral occupied all thoughts. But
Yesterday down went all specu!aiious and cou-
lectures 4od interest in camps aud cannon. and
,stence, created in couple Of hours, stamped
on the public mind BY tho vibration Of a tele.
graph wire "The Emperor of Austria cedes
tle kingdom Of Lombafdy to tie Emperor Of
France" Austria, then, has been thoroughly
beaten out Of her old characteristic obstinacy.
tie line Of the Adge, and the leagues Of Ven.
ice-a'l arc abandoned. all are given up. Fran
els Joseph candidly and without reticence cou-
fesses himself, as Ar. Golden would say,
"cFumpled up" He at once and with bis
3oo, 900 met, goes right ont Of Italy; and Italy
relieved from his weight, Awels up into an
: independent Confederation, How can We show
our face to the world With such news as this
upon our broad sheet. What has the TINES
now to say in defense Of its ungcnerous su.pi-
cions! How shall We nuke our apology to the
much illuminated Emperor Of the French!
How shall we meet the triumph aud the scorn Of
the friends Of liberty whom We vera weak
enough to warn!- Humble reeantation is all
that Is left to rs. Let us, then, join the Radi-
calls Of England, the Carbopari OF Italy, the e1-
lies Of Poland, and the great political apostle Of
Hungary, in singing the gtories of Napoleon
III! Let us-alshough the last Of bis converts.
and scarcely meet to be called d conyert-les US
swallow in shame all onr ungcnerous rnisgiv.
ings, and rejoice that how, and in very deed,
DtN4F fraa {rnFn fha 1na tn fha 3Ariof1rt
But, soft! In this rush Of telegrarus-in this
josling Of quick messages that come from all
parts Of the world md miogle the voices Of ali
European capitals, there are some sounds that
jar upon the general Joy. Whit can be the
meaning Of this uew annotncement- eau
be the nature Of this bitter drop, which causes
the foam of enthusiasm TO aubside, and curd'es
/, our warm, rnantling sympathies! Itay must be
free, for she Emperor has said it, and who but
the unhelievfng, ungeuerous, uutrusting TtMes
hesltates to believe the Emperor? Yet, thisen-
tbronement Of the Pope, and this restoration Of
the GRIND Dukes, and this retention Of Fenetia
md the Miucio by Austria. is an altered version
Of the first message from the Emperor to The
Empress. Yes; Italy is free. But it is free, not
in democratical, or constitutional; or popular
sense, but In a Hapdfeouic sense. Freedom Is @
word of many mcaninas, and it often takes its
color from ttse reflex Of tue interests Of the man
who uses it. Freedom in Sparta did not mean
i!'as the Helots were not to be put to death if
they grew too numerous or too troublesome.
Freedom in Italy does not mem that the inhabi.
tants arc to hare any roice in their own govern
ment. Italy is free, but it is free Under 1mperi-
a conditions. She is free, md she must be sat
ished. So also is Venice free. SHE Is free un-
der Austria What more can she want? Surely
she has not the folly to dream Of the DAYS Of
oandolo! Austria will perhaps give her one Of
Austrla's oxn Arcedukes; and IN army, whose
bands shall enliven the PIMA San Marco; and
xell-dressed officers, who shall add to the pic.
turesque costumes that giye life to the scene IN
that magnificent square. Is Venice discomfort
ed9 Then ala does net know what freedom il,
as Napoleon knows, and Us our ultra liberal
speak foolish discontepts too loudly.
1t is only slice Of 1.on,bardy which has
been handed ores to Sardiuia- Lonbardy to
The line Of the Mincio." Betwixt the s.liue'' Of
The Mincio and veueia there are two large ris-
ers which run down to the Po, and the land
watered By those rivers is thick with frst-class
tortresses: 1t is the old Austrian iron gate by
witch Austraa entered Italy ut her will; it is
the lair Of Austrian despotism, to which she re-
tired when there Was danger On the plains.
Hence she could speed her tens Of thousands
10 crush any nascent exposition 0f discomfort.
ie free Sardlnian Lom6ards, who enjoy your
freedom under the shadow Of the western
walls Of these great fortresses. and ye libera.
J
mental possessions, can look up to cannon that
trown upon those eastern bastidns, be not too
loud in your free talk. This country also is
free. It lies between the Alps md the Adri-
ATTIC, and it must be free. With Venice, it shares
the honor Of being free under Austria. But it
IS free as = pure Austrian possession-an out
post Of the TyroI, advancing like wedge right
into tue body Of Northern ltaly. The true
freedom for which the Tuscaus and Modenrse
were fighting consists in taking back their old
rulers, md, If the Grand Dukes had known
heir true interests. they would have becn in
the camp Of the French. and not in that OF
the Austrian Emper'r. Hiplias IL going buck
to Athens nguin-she freedom Of Athens re-
quirrs his restoration.
Archbishop Whatley insists that half the quar-.
rels Of the world arise from IN inatteution to ity
logic people will oot mind their definitions. |
This is the Cause Of the difference that separa-
ted US some time neo from. the English Radicals
fined what they meant by Italian libe1ty, md |
defined it in the sense in which it row appears,
We should never have doubted the intentions of !
Louis Napoleon to give it tbem- Without being |
extreme in our synlpathies for Italy, we must |
confess that If We bad sent Lord Stratiord or |
Lord Clarendon to Congress to do what Eug- |
land could for 1ta1y, und it Lord Stratford Or
Lord Clarendon had come back, wavipe his hat |
aud shouting, Italy is free!" aud If it turned
out Tint lie Ind left 4ustria nt re*chiera, 1t
slantna, and 1t Venice, md bud forced back the |
Grand Dukes upon Tuscano and Aodena, and
lint this was what he called Italian freedom.
We should have been vcry much tempted 10 CIV |
!ut Justify for the impeachment Of Lori STRAIT
ord or tard Clarendon as a traitor,
five had had any notion that this was what
IL kossutlI, and the gentlemen of birmingham,
lnd other idDlators Of the Emperor Nupo1eon
lcsired, we think we would hare got it tof them
without sfrcwing Itxfy with corpses and crowd
ng tie hospitals with miserable ulaneied SOL
1ters. There Is nothing in all this which might
not hare been wrung Il ON Austria by force of
diplomacy. 1t ought not to hurt her pride, and
teEed Of the trouble Of governing one turbulent
md expensive province, and she retains the
'ower Of devastating it whenever she NAV
''ease. She is now placed in Italy like sword
ish beside u whale Austria is all weapon. It.
II is all prey Such arc the consequences Of
'eopfc not being in accord as To tie sense Of the
Tords they use. But NC must, in Justice to our
elves, explain that the error has not been ours
lone. The nun Of all men who should hare
Understood the Emperor Napoleon, the man
'ho Of all men understands the cause Of ItaIv.
he man who Of all men Italy huiled NJ her
tatcsman Us she hailed his master as her cham
inu-Corut Cavour-waa, like ourselves, dc.
eived-the Free Italy that he imagined was
cry unlike that which the two Enpcrors havc
erised, and in disgust lie has retired from the
ish position he has 80 long FLIED, unable to
'eet the reproaches Of those whose hopes he
ad excited, AID whose indignation he has 80
uch cause to dread.