Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-21
9ailg a'irginian.
From tho n, Y, Evening post.
The Crisis In Italv,


solution. IL il asserted that The Conference ut
Zurich is about To separate, with II simple cunnr-
nation Of tho cession of l.cmbardy leaving tho
settlement ol the affairs Of Central Italy To fu.
turc Congress. But, in the mean time, Central
Italy is about to sctlcit affairs OF its own molten.
strong circular ta the European courts. recent
ly issued by Sardinia. Insists upon the Importance
Of maintaining strong Italian kingdom. both rs
II means of checking the aggressive propensites
Of Austria, aud 10 tranqulize the mind of the pco.
pie of the Duchies.
1t is clear that tho Italians conceive themselves
able to tuke care OF themselves, and only nsk If
the other European nations to keep their hands
oh. Louis Nopoleon's suggestion, which appear.
c1 in the columns ofthe Maiteur not long since.
that the Grand Dukes should be received haok by the
people, in order Ia iurnis. an opportunity to Aus
tria for nllcviatng the government Of Nenetin
finds little in,or with any party. II deserved no
tavor. There never has been. and is not now
nuy thing in tho knewn policy of the House of
llarshurgto to warrant the hope that any course
the Dnchies might pursnc would change the
course oI Austria ia Ncncta On the other hand
there ~ much To i, iGce III belief ihn the pres
cncr Of powerful state ia Italy wouli 40 moro
Tor Vcuct'a than all the rrobemaiical concessions
If the l,npcrurul Austria
As regards th" Grand Dukes. il is sufficient to
say that he Of Vu.rary has been already four
times expelled lay h>own people for lad govern.
mcnt, aud carh u,lr le-tured by foreign iroops
that he has already grated a constitutions and
s1lcmnly sworn t. il, and then AlruIatei il the
first moment that found himself strong enough To
d" So with imrunity Tho same charge with
lrs- argru, niou. may lr hJought agair>t him ol
VI "Icua. lie is the olcncd aud nvuw eh enemy Of
th" orihc # the pei nl,r right to choose its own
"a cIs, an holds h> IrnciraGty under tho trca-
ties It ! 80, ~ II tcntnt for hle the remainder
nu his 'rl'h ,e~tins directly ia the Emperor Of
Str,u r., 81 r H.,
trust "ncr NOR" u the oaths of men who have
frankly declared many times that they do not
hound hy engagements entered into with their
suljcr;s III dcroEntiun OF their 1rcrugatiye amy
more than tu,cl.cr by promises mnde to high
wayihan in nrd'n to AVE his life, md who have
alrcad br ken oa'hS OF precisely tho same ma
tnre H. those lay which they now propose to gunr
nnty their liberty /, tho Tuseans. is asking them
to nt in defiance uf rule which lies ut the base
of oil confidence, good auh; and even common
prudence in dealings between man and man. 1t
il urincp, # ruhlic IA we'll ns # common law,
TIM, "A man oncc poriued is forever ni,eward in
capable of belief on "uth. The crimcn f,Is is not
II whit less ay"r.vatcd in n butcher than in n
prince. Why ak wholr community treat it
more lightly, ia ~ matter Touching ilcr ,wn
happiness ard welfare. and thnse of tlcir child
rcu and childrcns children for generations 10
come, than any French court of Justice would
think ftreatias it in controversy about an OK or
a. ass?
Supposc, however the Dukes were restored,
and suppose rhcy were to disaproint nl Europe
hv keeping their rrh,;s"s. what ronn," is to be
placed IN engagements IL introduce such reprns
intI tho A lm.uistrai n # Venice would afford
ma'crinl change in HE condition of it. unfortunate
Inhabitants. Upon what roinrulsion will Austria
reverse policy inau iuratrd fifty years ago. and
nrsucd ever since with nncqunlled pertinnciiy.
Sao has not on'y ,ioicnlv rrpresscd any attempt
aft ,I hnrn l,,t
she has always mnac it sacred and imperative
dn'v to see that uolcf,rus were introduced into
the Italian States. She has for half century
malntniEed large Standing army in Italy for
the purpose Of preventing anything Of tho kind.
AMI she has used II un.cruiulousiy. without ever
paving the slightest attention ti he renion strances
any other powers. She has declared that she
would risk general war sooner than interfere,
nnd III tie recent correspondence with the Eng
lsh Cabinet, pu the Italian question. she has
frankly nvowcd her continued adherence tr the
old doctrine. She is at this moment Carrying it
out in practice, hy supplying draughts from her
o"n forces IA assist the Pope md the Duke Of Mo-
denn in making up nm army.
Moreover, the experiment of cnrryn. on n de-
sr"tic pad constitutional government side by sde,
and by the same executive. is'one that no one who
knows anything Of Austrian history can ask
expect her to repeat She had to submit 10 il in
Hungary for nearly century and IL half but du-
ring the whole t" that period she never lost nm op-
portunitv OF trying to put an end To the anomaly
and reduce the whole Of her donnions tn the same
dead level, Owing to the pertinacious resistance
ot the llungarians, she was not successful until
1913 hut she was successful at last. and there is
nothing Of which she has ever since shown herself
t. lie moro tenacious than of uniformity of admin
istration throughout the whole of her dominions.
The great object of her ambition is the consolda-
ton of her lomuions into n untel and humogen-
p,n bul kr mr. Tn, hasto
Venice what Louis Napoleon expects her to be-
stow-a national admins traton. an army andt
separate executive would bo u reversal of the
whole pol,y Of the empire. 1t is not to lie expec-
ted. would not he exneeted, though Francis Jo-
seph sworc to it on all tie relics in his dDminions.
II the Tuscnns cherished any such dcusiuns, thcy
would afford good proof which their enemies
would not fail tn use against them Of n credulity
and simplicity Incompatible with self government.
Whit, on tho other hanJ, uhited, determined
Italian state with fee press and free pariament
working out it's own estiniss in the centre of lta-
ly, bildins defiance tn the Pope, aud Drawing the
Emperor, and afforlins an asylum to the political
refugees IRON all other parts of tho country, can
do for Italy, Sardinia has shown. 1t is only ten
years since she entered on the career which has
eliminated in the events which we have this year
witnessed in Italy. Before that time she was
as much the victim OF tyranny and pres'craft Of
Tuscany was six months ago. and the cise as
lOinbfriy was theh lar NJ re hopeless than that
of Venice now. She has sinoe then, by au heroic
adherence to the policy which Central Italy now
proposes to pursue, won the respect Of all Europe
secured the advice and assistance of its most pow
erlul state for the cause Of Italian Independence,
and extended the Of freedom to degree
which none Of this generation hoped to witness.
With her example before them of the advantages
to be gained by defying the Kaser. rejecting the
secular ambition Of the Pope. restraining the cler-
gy fr0AinD th0 Dresa and cleayin1 unto conatitU-
tion and parliament. it is folly TO ask the small
states to entrust themselves more to the ten
der merces Of lIapsburgs. Staurts and Bourbons