The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-07
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The Florence correspondent of the London
Times, writing on the 18th ult., says:
Gone week, one month, perhaps, and the world
may a French Prince of the blood seated on the
throne of Tuscany and Central Italy, another
prince of the same blood wearing the crown of the
Two Siciies, or Southern Italy, and a French Car
dina, an Italian prelate in the French interest
occupying the chair Of st. Peter--a chair propped
up by French bayonets at Bologna, it is now at
Rome. Piedmont as the Turin DiriHo aptly ex-
presses it. surrounded by French forces on three
Sides will be nothing better-nav, something far
worse-tban French prefecture, and Venice in
the hands of Austria will be made to atone for the
sins of her stif,necked sisters of Central Italy,
agreeably to the prospect omiuousIy held out by
the NoniteUr.
Such is the Interpretation of the keen-sight-
ed people about me put upon the severe and to say
the least, ungenerous declaration put forth by the
official organ of the French Government. 1t is
only repetition Of the message brought to Bologna
and Florence by the Reissets and POnatowskys
| whom nobody believed here, and whom the French
Government itself repeatedly affected to disavow.
| The Emperor does not wish for the restoration of
the fallen Princes Of Central Italy, and does not
riously chde the Italians for the stubbornness with
! which they thwarted the views of the negotators
of Villafranca. He does not believe that the leaders
| of the Italian movement were 'mOre preoccupied
with small partial successes than with the future of
| their common country" or that different policy
followed by them ''would have bettered the cnndi-
tion Of unhappy Venice" He does not believe that
| "France made war for idea," or that cher task
was accomplished" He does not beliere ,cord he
lrrOe the UOnIteUrnOt trOrd of irLut he crer
t1rife speaks. But the Italians have very nearly
provoked him out of his usual temper. Their up
right instincts their dignity and unauimty, have
reused the worst passions within him. The cloven
| foot shows forth, and the 'new msfortunes" that
are said to be in store for Italy will be the substitu
ton of French ascendancy instead of that Austrian
influence which the Italians were by Napoleon him.
! self so loudly melted to shake off.
The Nord, the Russian organ, published at Brus
sells says:
"Things in Italy are beginning to brighten at the
same time tn 1t they are becoming int icate Hence
under the OF the uncertainty which still hang:
over the precsesense and text of the prelimnaries
of Vatranca, Central Italy is constituted provis-
ionally. She has seriously listened to the inperia
prOcamations which announced tn her that after
the fall of the Austrian power in italy she would
be herself again; in consequence, and by reason Of
the neglect in which they have left their ancient
sOveregns, and of the conduct of the latter during
the war Of independence, the people OF the centre
of Italy have declared the incompatibility of thei
Austrian dynasties, and have voted for their annex
alton to the kingdom of Sardinia On the othe
hand it is well demonstrated to day that France
while promising her assent morally to the restora
tion of the archdukes of Tuscany and Modena, ha
determined neither to consent to their restorato,
by force, nor permit Austria to accomplish it vic
| lentlY.
Central Italy is then, in fine, independent an
free to constitute herself she lists, safe to ratf
by her dehverer's power, and afterwards by tn
appreciation of Europe, the sovereign and the il
stitutions which she will have given herself Sh
has chosen at the same time her new sovereign an
: her new institutions, while demanding to be al
} nexed to Piedmont: She requires Europe to-da
to consecrate what has been accomplished in tn
calm and regular manifestation of her wishes an
wants The moment has come, then, when tn
question is to assume new phase and pursue
regular course until its defnitive development.
the King OF Piedmont going to accept the new tel
ritories and the new subjects which Central Itll
/ assigns to him? He ought to do so, disregarGin
the ratification of Europe, in order to give to Cen
tra Italy representative, provisional or defin
tive, like the grand European Powers. 1t is no
necessary that the people OF the duchies should re
main any longer in that precarious situation be
! tween government which has abandoned them 4
themselves, and which has been irretrievably oyei
turned, and government which Europaaa56sr-no
yet recognized, and which itself woula eceI
: the situation that is offered it." 4;