The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18

and gallant army TO put q
stop 10 the inimical acts
which for a series Of years
have teen committed NJ The
uugbtoIipe State OF Sardi-
ris against The ibdispntabie
rights Of my crown, and
against The integrity OF the
realm placed by Goa under
my care, which acts have
lately attained the very
bieoest polut By So doug
have fulGlled the pain al
but upav oidsble duty OF u
sovereign. My conscience
beirg ~ rect, | Can iook up
to all ombip0tett God, aud
patiently swat de q Award.
With confidence leave my
dec's on Ia the impartial
Judgment OF contemoofa
neous and future genera
tons % The appsou4tion
OF my iaitlfnl subjects am
sure. None ioa1 ten yesrs
40 ihs simc enemy.--vlo.
latlrg international la@ and
tie gaets or var, nnn wIih-
out any of nee berg gwen
entered ,hr lCn haruu We
neiisn territory siih the IN
tertOn Ct acquirice p0' sss-
,inr 81 u Although tre
enemy was twice to'any de-
'raieu 10y my gahaot brmy,
End nj tho mercy o s1e VIC
tor. ! behaved generously,
and proposed a recoucilla-
ton. I did not appropriate
" myself one inch Of his
ten iiory. | nncroacbsd on
no Iieht which beloogs TO
The crown q ssr dina, as
ere Of the members of the
En-, opeen family Of nations.
1 irRisied Oh no guarantee S
against the recuriepce OF
similar events. Tee hand
OF peace which | 10 ali sin.
cerity extended, aud which
was taken, appeared 10 me
10 be a sufficient guarantee
The blood which my army
shed for the honor and right
u Austria | sacrificed on tue
altar CT peace. Tie reward
for such urexampled for.
beareIce was an immediate
continuation OF eumily.
which increased from year
10 year, and perfdious sgi-
iation a. aust The peace aud
welfare OF my Lombardo-
Venetian Kingdom, Well
knowing what a precious
boon peace was for my peo-
pie and for Europe, | pa
t.ently bore W Nh these new
hostil.ties. My patience VS.
not exhausted when the
more extensive measures
which | was forced 10 take,
10 consequence Of the revo
lntior ary agitation on the
frontiers OF my Italian pro.
vinces and wnhin the same,
were made an excuse 70, a
higher oegIee Of hostility.
Wi'lipgly accepting The well
meant mediation Of friendly
/ Powers for the maintenance
of peate, | consented 10 be.
come a party 10 n Congress
OF the five great Powers.
The four points proposed by
TIE royal goveTn nent OF
Great 3 tain rs q basis for
/ the deliberations uf the Con.
2Fese, were for Garded TO
/ my Cabinet, and | accepted
tnem, with tne connitions
which were calculated to
bring about q true, siocore
and durable peoce. In the
consciousness that no step
On the part OF nv govern
mopt could. even 10 the
most remote degree, lead to
q disturbance Of the peace,
| | demar ded that the Power
which w3s the canse Of tia
complication End had
brought about the dsrger of
war should, as q prelimina-
~ measure, disaym. Being
pressed thereto by friendly
Powers, | at length acceoted
the proposal for o general
disarmament The media
ton failed in consequence
OF the uDscc. ptableness Of
the condition s on which Sar.
dinia Re her consent de-
pendent. Only one meaus
Of ma tauing peace re.
NAMED. | addres sed my.
self directly 10 the SaI dinian
government, md sum.
moped j, 10 place it's army
on a peace fco,ing and 20
oisband the free corps. AS
sar di1ia did bot aocede 10
my demand, ,he moment
for deciding the matter by
an appeal 70 arms has ar
rived.
I hare ordered my army to
erteT Sdrairld.
] sm aware OF the vast
importance Of tie measure,
and if ever my duties as q
monarch weighed heavily
On me II is At this moment.
War is the scoUrge Of man-
kind. ! see with sorrow
that the lives and property
CT thousands OF my subje cts
are i,Dpe!illed, and deeply
feel what q severe trial war
is for my realm, which, be-.
ing occupied with it's inter.
Nal deve'opemeBt. greatly
requires the continuance of
peace. But the heart of
the monarch must he silen.
at the command Of honor
and duty. On the fJ0.ttrs
is an armed enemy, uho, in
alliance NTH the Ttrflua,on-
any party, openly announces
his intention 10 obtd,a pos
session Of the dependencies #
austria IN Italy. To sup
port him, The ruler over
Fyanct-lrto under futile
rde-r,s interteyes in the le.
gouy sstHGli'hed relations Of
The Htolion Peninsuld-hds
sci has t'oops IN Increment.
DetGchments Of them hare
already crosstd the frontiers.
Of Sardinia. TIE crown
which ! received without
spot or blemish from my
forefatGeIs has already seen
rying times. Toe glorious
history OF our country gives
evidence that Providence,
when there ia q foreshadow-
ing that the greatest good
Of humanity Is in danger Of
being overthrow 10 Europe,
has frequently used the
sword Of Austria in order
10 depel that shadow. We
are sgain on the eve Of such
a period. The overthrow
Of the things that be rs not
only AIMED at by factions,
but by thrones. rhe orIgi-
nal cannot be rendered
literally, but its sense is.
that the present revolution
ary movement Ia caused by
mCnarcbs as well as by pri-
vaie Individuals.
The sword which ] have
been forced TO draw Is sanc.
t'hed, irssmuch as 1t is a
eeitnce for the honor and
rights Of all peoples and
S,aies, ard for all that js
held NEST dear by humani-.
~.
To you, my people, ,ohon
depoti,n 10 The heseduay,,
rsigring family may serve
a. a mod,t for oil he nat,ons
Of he eaItt, ! DOW address.
myself. In the conflict.
which has CONNIE need you
Will stand by me with your