The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-13
The News by the City or Baltlmore-The
Congress Mt Baden.


The City Of Baltimore brings confirmation Of
the announcement that q Congress had been
agreed upon between the five Powers. Baden is
the locality destined to the historical honors usu-
ally associated with such meetings. The follow
ing are the plenipotentiaries named as being
likely to compose the Copgress:-Lord Malmes-
bury, representing England; Count Walewski,
France; Count Gortschakoff, Russia; Count
Buol, Austria and Baron Schleinits, Prussia
The representatives Of the Italian States are to
be allowed to assist and speak, but are not to
have the privilege of voting, at the Congress
They will in this respect occupy position ana
lagous to that of the delegates from our own Ter
ritores but without having chance of exercis
ing the influence over the fate of the questions
discussed which the latter sometimes do. Sar.
DINA is Of course dissatisfied with this arrange
ment, and holds out sort of indirect threat that
unless she is permitted to vote, Italy will be
abandoned to revolutionary attempts This we
take TO be the sense Of Count Cavours note
Tor we cannot suppose that in admitting the
Italian States to q voice without the right OF
voting in the Congress- it is contemplated to
exclude Sardinia from this limited privilege.
The realization Of the hope that Congress
would be consented to by Austria does not seem
to have allayed the apprehensions that have
been excited by her immense military prepare
tons As will be seen from the Vienna cores
pondence Of the London Times there has been
no cessation OF her ornaments, and there is no
stronger confidence on the part Of either govern
ment or people in the probabilities of peace as
consequence of that fact. 1t Is to be inferred
from this that the discussions of the Congress
will have but little effect on the conclusions
already arrived at by the Vienna Cabinet
Austria is prepared to yield certain points
the evacuation Of the Legations and perhaps
even that Of the Duchies, provided she is guaran-
teed against Sandman designs on her Lombardo-
Venetian provinces; but further than this she
will not go. AS France is not likely to give her
consent to any compact which binds either her
own hands or those Of Sardinia in regard to
future eventualties in Italy, it seems to us that
the chances Of diplomatic arrangement arising
out Of the proposed Conference are email in
deed.
In the ministerial explanations made in the
House of Lords in reference to Lord Cowley q
mission, some facts were stated which place the
motives and feelings by which the leading Euro.
pean governments are actuated in their relations
with each other in q curious light. It appears
that after the English Minister started for Wen
ma as the joint agent Of England and France, or
at all events with the full consent and approba-
ton Of the latter, Louis Napoleon opened com
munications with the Czar, and authorized the
latter to recommend, with bis sanction to the five
great Powers, congress to consider and settle
the questions at issue. As soon as the British
government understood through Baron Brunow
that such was the intention of Russia, 1t instant
ly teleWaphed to st. Petersburg Its willingness,