The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-03
THE TREATY OF vILLAFRANCA ACCORDING
TO LORD PAIMERSTON

from the LONDON Post government rgan) July 10
Although there 10 much TO provoke dissent even in
the first principles Of the Italian system must be
remembered that the materials the formation Of COM
In the OF varanca unquestionably that Austria
permitted to retain Veneta, permitted TO retain
member of the designed Italian conederasy If the king
com Of venetia to continue integral portion Of
the Austrian empire, and therefore be excluded from
the Italian Confederacy, would be infinitely better for
be any worse for the veuetans We know that stiuuls
tons in treaties, which read facts, often phrases
lI I conederacy, 4 is pretty certain to be,
ah0 an antgrol portion Of the austrian empire.
II is this fact-nos the mere fact that venetla
remains to Austria-which constitutes the main
evil Of the treaty. That the Italian queaton should
at last be settled by compromise, would not in the
abstract complain This s perhaps The lamentabe, but
n any rate often the inevitable tendency human affairs
Wheie stIopgth ia met by Strength is not easy for
non and bayopets Of the French we're victorious enough
at Magenta and Solferno But cannon balls might have
Ie6ounded and bayones have been bunted before the
eerfuy On the field. II easy to fad instances his
ory nhsIe even after the greatest ardour the questions
compromise. SO it was with the great slesan war,
which was raging century ago Frederic the Great
viewed y1 -c That he Would gam the waols Of sles.
had driven the Ptcssians wholly out Of that
province Yet slcsis, still partly Prussian and
partly Austrian, represents the compromise entered
, DO. wnen me complete subjugaton by Austria or
In the aDnals Of yet recent The frat Napoleon
sincere enough as bater of Austria. bur tbs cam
., wagram chsnged nis policy, and he abandoned
ul IN resources, In spie Of its bankr uptcy and dsaec
tion. Tne present French Emperor pledged himself to
the Emancipation OF Italy; but, s Others he ha, found
words easter than Deeds and he has hated at the Minco
ana has compromised the Italian question as his Predecessors
therefore, that considering extent Of territory con-
qnered IN 70 short PERIOD and the instability Of human
affairs, we should hardly have complained IL Austrian
influence as well s Auetan territory had been bounded
by the hlpcio and the Pc. We should have said Gan
mat may be wished cannot be realized Italy contains
pness of the greatest number Since NECESSARY The
tnree million Venetians must continue in their bondage
INA. ina WENT three million Italians may be freed at any
rate from Austrian oppression" This is the language
wpeh, when The necessty apparent we shoald have
neo IN spite Of wider aspirations Put the introduction
Oh Ine Emperor Of Austria under name into the
coneeeracy, greatly changes this view Of the qleston
Anhougn, however, we can look on this arrange.
men, ens as one which will command the APPRECIATION Of
Euope mucn remains not only 10 be kno IN bot even we
suspect, TO be settled The undoubted evil ,pe y cann,
og "a OF tne introduction Of the Austrao SOW eregn 10
seleate capacity into the Italian Conedera.y il yuscen
iibe OF being either mtgated increased according n
me detail o. the arrangement. We can hardly ioaeed
hope that the King Of veneta is to rely wholly or an
Italian army In bis Italian territory Probab,y Il snch
clause were TO be enforced by European dioomscv i
would prove Lusstory for would be soon Succeeded a.
once by popular revolution and military revolt which
would break up ell stpua,ions and bring host Of Ger
mans and Hungariaps across the Cernic Alps. There
may, however, be distinct Italian administration. al.
though, even Veneta 10 be governed By Podes
ia, would not give much for hz Independence over
German army But what European dpom scy must 9 III
is that the territorial boundaries Of each Stale must OK
cep in case Of between the Confederation and some
non Italian power be the invioable Rublcon of their
armies. The French troops must be withdrawn from ali hzly
and they must nevv be permitted to return The Austrian
troops must recfoss either the Mnco or toe Po
ana mat provision OF the peace Of Vienna nhch gaus
oHaa ne right abe has 80 lang aJused Of ga,rnoning
a%nom JoTsre'es out Of her DUN territory must be formally
. stere'on e:art from the a-rcy or eza. con5o
n'l' ea'e G1S' no doubt possess federal NJ. " ia