, 1859-05-11

Opinions Of The English Press.
THE TINES BALANCING THE QUESTION.
,Frcm the L.nIt.l Times, April -.

tFrcm the London Times, AIf'l sa1
It would be fanatical to suggest that Sardinia
can hold her own for week ngal.lst the hosts
ab"ut to be let loose upon her, T!c 1lood Of
spoilers will sweep over the lasd. Turin must
be occupied, although probably not held, The
IN il, t!r few Businesses which Sardinia con-
tai,l>. and the real struggle will not begin until
Austria has struck 4 blow which will be- heard
throughout italy, Az II bcllircrcnt power she
is w*c i'll ll"r generation, but she Is not wise in
her generation if she is seeking unnecessarily
IL hccn,nc u betligerent Power. II she believed
that there WAS no hope Of permanent peace,
that the French Emperor was resolred upon
war, and that she was only being Kept lainting
under the weight Of her arms. waiting until It
should suit the convenience Of tic Emperor 10
overwhcEn her; ii shc, moreover, IS willing 1T
this moment, when her pronptltude has giTet'
her fl,e choice Of III offensive fpo!lcy, to nakr
those reasonable rctractions, which tire interests
If humanity and thu public orininn Of Europe
require OF her, then It will be difficult IL say
TINT she is entirely wrong in hAvine, sought to
prrejpirte crisis in in winch sc w!,s bleeding
to death. But If this j. Il first forward step III
III aggressive a;ul tlciilnt ln1iey-f Austria
seeks ia enter Sar.fiaia as the aTlnrd apostle ni
nhs"ln;>m ard Of ultrau,ontane pr!r: :tcEatt-ii
shr has t:scn up her old wer!d lHi>ainn of
b:ti,iin., thu bpdics and corrcilig the minds and
cnll.eicuc,> of :il human beings born in ltaiv,
tl4ca tic fact III li"r liavin. bech tc first to
cnn,.ncr this will IL 10 u14::npor'ant item
in lie ..r>.l; Indictment which will bc pressed
against her: But, whatever HAY BE- her uit'-
mate il;rllion>, she hu$ by her prrciiituncv
done the Emperor of the French This great
s:"nd: Whereas three days a-n. alt Euro:.e
looked upon him sn imperial obber, seeking
iii "ec::s.t'a II l't l"nsc Ills prepared arnie>
upon ii l:cce-',yi,ly nci.nr, thu world viii .ee
III this srIt:s >.ar and in the Tasty and unrt:y
preparations nf SlposrAn III. ss':',e EVIDENCE
TIA! a::r al lis ,,r1lacrs he had NOT intended to
p-nvt,ke tue combat which Anslrit has r0w
cu:n,1lr,iced
Thr great 9uestinn far us to consider. low
cvcr, is Hut how Austria stands, or what Peace
Fr.ncr itaslel>. VI even tlus: sardinia may he
ove'run, hut Whit is the p">i,,n <and policy uf
England. Lord nerbv has said that, . II war
t,ran- uni, whatever he the consequence, nur
neutrality. As .u3. it lnAy last. must to 4 cer-
tain extent br ntInt.l Neutrality, enabling lis
IL take our 1'ur; iii th;: side, n.latvycr it Esay
be. which the lnnnr, thr interests and the dig
n:;y If the country iss;.: Indicate best ltserv
it.. If uur support" These wnrds, coupled
with others Leaiin. upon the occupation ii the
shores ii 1llc Atlantic, tended 10 scal ccly am-
b;.nu,ls intinl,un that if the events Of the n-
Escniug war should lead French tro.ps intn tic
i.olnbarlo-Ecnctlan kingdom, England would
appear q coltbl.ait III tile ms}tt. VIC sen
turca to comment u,'nn 1h"6c words in !: tune
Ut re'non>trancc. Sow that thu event appears
more probable, and its preceding circumstances
almost certain, VIC think it right to rtterHt: our
protest against engaging England, ci1hrr by al
lance. Or menace OF guaranty, ~ lis IL draw
her int" this purely Continental quarrel. Sure
ly VIC arc not xoing to commit over again the
faults committed hy our fathers, aud to butsien
ourselves with debts and obi. cations lao great
far ourselves or our suns to bear in the pursuit
Of some chilurrcal notions rs to What We should
like to see occur among our nct.hbu'S. Nc
say, at I'LL risks anu at all events, keep England
ous If this struggle brtwccn two 4!yn:l>tic pow
crS. What have VIC, /: free constitutions! peo-
pie. to do with the struggle between two dcs
pots. one Of whom represents tllr principles Of
absolute power and ,'ricstls dou4in'on, an'! the
racy: If it must be so, LET item tight; TO
English statesman eau suppose that by weak
enils each other thry can become m"re dam
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