The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-07
THE WASHINGTON UNION.


has been regarded by every one as sufesht eyidenee
Oh the part on Austria OF Her love OF peace and OF her
arm resolution 70 abstain from every aggressive measure
As for the Ddnubian princpaities which closed this
confidential ADD friendly explanation with Lord CoWley,
Count A1ol limited himself 10 declaring that Austria
Would abstain from aiding IN any violation Of the treaties
which have regulated the condition OF those prncpa
ties This proof q prudSpos moderation and ePneiSE
Ambassador You see from what Is here stated that the
accord which already existed between England and Aus
a on the different questions before the mission Of Lord
Cowley cannot become otherwise intimate and
the cabinet Of Turin will associate itself with IT, Every
thing depends that We may DO permitted 10 believe
that the high wisdom Of the Emperor Napoleon viii soon
correspond with the general expectation, and In salts
factory manner" TO- -..aaar@
80 1t7N From London March 2Il Ia1 aa' 10
We are happy to state that congress Of The great
powers win meet either at London Berlin 10 take into
consideration the state Of Italy and the complications 10
which it has led. Although we may all have become
somewhat tired Of congresses yet there doubt that
this solution Is the best under the circumstances fact
the only one considering how far each of tho two
reigns principally concerned has committed hmse and
how much retreat would deraot from the pretetsions
of either. II.
The recent conduct of the Ftcnc and Sandman courts
Is not calculated to insure happier fortune for Italy, but
trust that the settlement Of that unhappy
try has been committed to Europe the great powers and
especially England and Prussia, win make their voices
heard IN favor of humanity and good government France
and Austria have called congress not only 10 decide the
points in dispute between hem but to take counsel for
the permanent tranquility of Southern Europe. azr
To Lord Cowboys mission the meeting of the congress
Is Immediately due. The Emperor of Austria having
gard to the interests of peace and willing TO take every
excuse for aggression the of France has stated
his intentions respecting Italy fully and frankly He de-
clares what well believes that he has not and
has had any design Of attacking Piedmont. The
aggressive attitude has been throughout the side of the
weaker State encouraged by the hope of French assst
ance and the alleged designs of Austria have been
pretext to cover ornaments intended for inva
sion of Lombardy. aas, aa d as. l.a rea .zt4 a aa@
The Emperor of Austria is quite willing TO evacuate the
Papa States simultaneously with France, and If the
suit of such chances to be the exposure of the
Pope TO danger from the revolutionary party, he will not
regard with jealousy the return of French troops TO
Rome should such step be taken bona fd for the pur-
pose of supporting his Holiness As to the separate trea
ties with the Italian States Francis Joseph declares that
they have been only burden and hindancc to him.
posing him to constant opportunities from the different
soyereigns and that he is willing to consider plan for
placing those States more satisfactory basis. a
This Is certainly oil that could have been asked of
powerful sovereign like the Austrian Emperor all that he
could have yielded with honor 10 himself and justice to
the people he governs 1t the last for
which can be urged at Paris Turin Every avowed
grievance at least settled by the Austrian Emperor
reply Whatever may be the aspirations Of French and
Sandman coteres, no has yet proposed to Francis
Joseph that he should give up his italian dominons,
that throne should be erected for Bonaparte in the
Duchies which the reverslon of Austria. b. a,.
Diplomacy has restricted itself to subjects which it dares
to avow and the complaints of the Emperor Napoleon,
when definitely stated, confined to the points on
which Lord Cowley has received at Vienna
namely the designs of Austria against Piedmont the
cupation of the legations and the control exercised by
means of treaties Tuscany, Parma and Naples As
the answer has fairly met the demands there BIO no
further excuse for q warlike attitude.
The partsans of of conquest may be disappoint
ed but decency and morality cannot be too grossly out
ragged The dispute enters into the phase of negotiation
and Europe may breathe freely after nearly three months
of suspense II is indeed TO be hoped that the Emperor
Napoleon will not hesitate to retire from his false posi-
ton the bridge which Lord Coweys mediation lays
down for him. Nothing can be more plain than that OF
all his this last has been the greatest and the most
dangerous
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
The following letter from Vienna, dated the 10th of
March, appears in the Memorial DiplomdGgae weekly
Paris paper edited the Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says by one of the ablest political writer's of
Paris The correspondent says that he has reason
to believe that the letter came from excellent source
1.-THE leading topic was Italy The most delicate
questionable occupation of the legations previous
ly passed. and almost resolved, automatically. IL
was known that France and Austria equally dis
posed to withdraw their troops q demand to
that effect should officially be addressed to them by the
Holy See. 1t was known that this demand was on the
point of being presented to Paris by Cardinal Antono
as it was, in fact, the Ed of May last This point
therefore, completely settled The question of
forms next Lord Cowley alleged that the inn
provement of the internal government of the Roman
of the other States of Italy, would present the best guar
antse for future tranquility. Count Buol while sharing
this opinion maintained that the indispensable condi-
lions OF progress of this kind would be the cessation
the provocatons of Piedmontese policy and the proof
that England shared this opinion is found in the de-
spatch recently communicated to NJ Cavour ON the
part of the English cabinet."ss ne 1ss1@a aa a s'
| --. w. En- THE POSITION OF AUSTRIA. " " .sa
/ Notwithstanding the peaceabe tenor of the
tons between Lord Cowley and the Austrian minister
Austria appears to continue preparations for for de-
fence the may be. The Vienna correspondent Of
the London Times writing the 18th Of March, says
1.-The Emperor will leave for Verona he is
solved with his eyes the condition of the army
which is now concentrated in Lombardy and Venice.
Some of his Majesty sddlehorses sent from Wen
yesterday and part of the court gendarmere has
oeved orders to be prepared to TO Italy The day be-
fore yesterday fewer than 100 heavy guns
ed from The Lcopolstadt to the terminus of the Southern
railroad Persons who them taken across the bridge
state that there extra carriage to each
Yesterday tremendously long train left Matzeinsdor
the first station the Southern railroad with ammuni
ton. All the vans, says eye witness were filled
with cannon balls, Shells rockets Sc. The fourth bat
taons of the regiments in Italy and in Vienna al
ready under arms, and fifth depot battalion, two
companies) is being formed. The army in the LON
baro Venitian kingdom and in the Papa legations
sists of about l400 900 men, 22 900 men belonging to
Italian regiments have been removed TO Bohemia but
by the middle of April it will be 200, 900 strong. 4 "a
Geographic despatch from Vienna, however, dated at