New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-12

the Duchies, he still affects TO rely on the aid
Of the French Emperor, whose sense Of justice and
generous friendship for Italy must impel him-so
the King thinks-to finish the great work be has
SO brilliantly commenced
To juoge, however, from the Paris Journals.
which are supposed to echo the opinions and wishes
Of Napoleon, be il by no mears yet recouciled to
the annexation Of Central Italy to Piedmont sis
curious to observe how completely, in the discus
sion of this italian question, the English aud
French journals have changed places. Previous to
the la.e war the French journals were ultra lsal'
ian urging with great phssis the cause OF Italian
nationality, the necessity that Austrian influence
should be eliminated and that, in the adninistra-
ton Of the italian Governments, tie sentiments Of
the people should be consulted. The professions Of
Austria TO DE- inmate in the affairs Of Central Italy
were made, indeed, tie very ground Of French in.
teIventlon. Since the peace Of Vlllafrancs, the
cause of Italian nationality has become quite sub
ordinate, Of Paris, TO the reestabllshmen. of the
Administration OF Central Italy basis sadsfac'
tory to Austria; ard those insnustions against
Sardinia, Of hazardiDg, through selfish ambition
the peace of Europe, in which the English
papers INDUCED previous to the late war,
are LOW reechoed from Paris. 1t is Oejectedt to the
annexation of the Central Italisn Duchles to Sar-
dinis that it might rer der her too strong that it
would destroy the equilibrium between her and the
Kingdom of Nsples, and that it would render i'm
possible that Italian Confederation which, accord
ing 10 the Emperor Napoleon, is the only means of
giving practical operation to the idea of Italian
nationality 1t is even denied tia! the present
movement in Central Italy in favor of annexation
can be relied upon expressing the deliberate wish
of the people, The numerical statement Of the yOt
ing in Tuscany on the question of annexation, lately
published, does not carry with it Geo some OF the
Paris journals allese) the weight due ID unisersal
Suffrage. 1t appears from this statement that out
of 8 population Of a million and eight hundred
thousand there were but sixty eight thou
sand three hundred and eleven, or four in
q bu1dred, who were inscribed as entitled
to vote, ard Of this number, only thirty.fSe
Thousand two hundred aud forty exercised that
privilege; 40 that the nations will was expressed
Oh ibis occasion BY one out of fifty OF the IN
hsbiiants At Florence more tnan half of those
entitled to vote neglected to do so proving thereby
so it is argued if not actual opposition to the
project of annexation at least no enthusiasm for it.
Esen granting that just now the wish of the in
bapitants is decidedly in that direction, who can
tel-so they ask at Paris-how long it will lass'
Florence, Parma and Modens would not DO likely
TO be great while contented with being provincial
towns Of a kingdom of which Turn vas the
capital; and who knows that the recall of the e,ied
Princes might not in little while be demanded in
connection with the idea, 90 powerful in l!sly, Of
local independence!
While the Paris journals are thus busy in throw
ing cold water Cd the project of the annexation OF
CeDtrsl Italy to Sardinia, The London Times insists
that the whole history of the movement in Central
Italy shows that it is based on deep public sentl-
nent, al that it would be gross outrage on the
people to compel them to take back the sovereigns
whom Trey have so deliberately repudiated.
How this question is to be brought to decision,
is still matter of great doubt. 1t would appear
that the Conference at Zurich which has just been
resumed has abandoned it atosether,-in fact, the
whole programme of YiafrsDca except the session
If Lombsrdy through France to Sardinia. A
European Congress, should it be held, would be
very slow in its motions, and meanwhile any local
disturbances which might break out in Central
Italy might be made the occasion Of an armed in
reference on the part of Austria. The death of the
Duke of Modena who has no children, would,
under the treaties of 1915, give Austria right to
the possession of that Duchy.