The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22


the importance Of the telegraphic dispatches
which we this morning lay before the public. But
such is the hight in which the news strikes %, and
we Shall enly give voice to the general and earnest
hope in desiring that diplomacy may act even more
now give birth to satisfactory and lasting peace
From the Manchester Guardian. July 81
Possibly both Napoleon and Francis Joseph only
lay aside their arms in order TO give their troops
the rest they SO much need TO draw into the quar-,
neutral and then to renew the war with mightier
forces and on wider field. But when two COM
batants who were q moment before engaged in
mortal strife consent, with whatever intentions to
suspend for IA time their attempts to tear one
another in pieces, the peaceful bystanders may
fairly hope, by friendly advice and remonstrance,
to persuade them of the absurdity of again having
recourse to arms.
THE ARMIsTICE IN THE BRITISH PARLIA.
MENT.
In the House of Commons on the 9Th OF July Mr..
WALPoLE wished to ask the noble lord the Score
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he had
received any official ntimation Of an armistice be.
tween France and Austria? (Hear, hear)
Lord j. RUssELL-The only information have is
in substance the same as that which appeared in
the Moniteur-that an armistce has been made
between the Emperor Of the French and the Elm
peror Of Austria. have no further Information on
the subject.
sIMARKs ON THE ARMIsTIcE IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS.
In the House of Lords on the 9Th instant, Lord
STAFFORD DE ReDcLIFFE said that he had been
prepared to redeem the pledge which he gave when
he announced his intention to bring under their
lordshps' deliberation the correspondence with re-
ference to the affairs of Italy, so graciously pre-
scented to both houses of Parliament by her Ma
jesty's command at the beginning of this session.
He was aware that he had undertaken vSfy con-
siderable, not to say arduOus, task. He was also
aware that there were objections to the course
which he intended to adopt; but upon the whole he
hat war RI
vantsges, and he made up his mind to incur
some risk, not doubling that their lordships'
discretion and judgment would counterfeit any
tendency towards error on his part, and that on
the whole advantage would arise from the discus
sions of points connected with this correspondence.
1t had appeared to him that the opinion of
Independent members of the Legislature I'M
the country, would have had very salutary
effect in the event OF the renewal of the ne
gotations But an ecent Of great importance
had come to the knowledge Of the public that
morning, an ecent ,ohich could hare at once the
sdlttary effect Of arresting that oacfu eflsion Of
blood lch,ch must be so deeply deplored by eoery
person IN this country, and he hoped also on NE
might be followed by the conclusion OF peace.
Under these circumstances it was plain that the
public discussion of this correspondence might lead
to an expression of opinions which would be ncon-
venient at the present moment Clear, hear.) He
had had tie opportunity Of ascertaining that
several friends of his, in whose opinion he
had great confidence, viewed the matter in the
light, and would willingly find that he had taken
the part of abandoning the motion for the present.
(Hear, bear) In using the term abandoning" he
did not mean to give up the motion absolutely. He
should leave it for the present on their lord-hp s
table reseru'ng 10 hinseF The r'JuW recurring
to II at later period # Ue circumstances Of Ei-
rope should lead him TO think II acoutd be ndciSd
be TO do so. 1t was proper that he should state
that the responsibility OF this motion, If he lad
persevered with it, was entirely his own. it was
mot he Of nm
either side OF the House. Indeed, he was not sorry
to have the occasion of stating that he had no
distinct connection with any party. No man
deeply penetrated with sense
of the high abilities tor government and the
personal qualifications of his noble friend opposite
and of many of those by whom he was supported
ings, but to form a fair and equitable judgment OF
what was best for the public advantage. He re-
cognized in the noble lords and the right honorable
gentlemen who now directed the government a
combination of talents and administrative ability
which was well calculated at this time to command
the confidence of the country. He recognized in
them an administration which was in harmony with
the constitutional requirements OF the representa-
tive House of Commons, and one which would az
ter all, move in the same line OF foreign policy, &C
cordipg to their own language, as their predeces-
sors. and the members Of which on the great inter
nal question of reform had entitled themselves to
the credit of more consistency, though he might
be allowed to say their claim was not entirely per-
feet in that respect. He earnestly hoped that if
negotiations for peace were to be the result
OF the existing armistice the government would
be found at their posts, and would claim their
right to be associated in these negotiations.
The interest Of the country and Of the
world required it. Looking equally to The treaties
Uhich had been placed in such great jeopardy by
recent occurrences, to the position Of Austria as
integral portion of the balance of pooe7, or TO the
condition of the great Mediterranean peninsula
ciuihzation, and which commanded from the peo-
pie in this country, especially on account Of their
education, large amount of gratitude and respect,
there every reason for earnestly hoping that the
government 1cOuld take their proper position IN
The negotiations to propide for the great interests
,ch,ch had been so nearly compromised (Hear)
He abstaned purposely from any observations
which would lead to any discussion, or might seem
to be an attack on those who had been concerned
in the conduct of the late negotiations either in this
country or out Ct it. No doubt there would be no
difficulty in finding in those negotiations matter for
censure, and there were many things in them which
caused anxiety or even apprehension; but he had
made it rule to himself not to touch on any topic
OF that description. He could not forget the cir
cumstaDces which preceded and accompanied the
treaties Of 1876 to which, notwithstanding their err
rors and their deficiencies, was mainly to be atri-
buted the maintenance of peace for fortyve years.
Although on more than one occasion they had suf-
fered some injury-,n the case OF Belgium, achere,
horeUer, the alteration acdS by common conSent-
IN the case Of an excluded dynasty-i the case of
Poland and Crdcoeo-by the hand of tyrdnts (hear,
hear), after all they had not get been cast aside.
They were still subjects OF appeal from every
country; they were the title deeds of many extern
sive territorial possessions; they lcere IN fact, the
tiaedeeds by ,chich Sardinia still held Genoa, as
acelL as those by achich the ,nctn,bency Of Austria
upon Italy scds established. They were still en-
titled to our respect, inasmuch as they were
the safeguards of those achievements IN civi
zaton which were the rewards for all that Europe
had suffered in tho early part of this century;
they made the abolition of the slave trade part and
parcel of the great European law, and consecrated
the waters of the world, whether flowing through
separate States extending i'll boundless seas, to
the uses Of an unfettered and almost unquestioned
navigation. clear, hear) He hoped that the pre-
sent armistce might lead to the commencement of
negotiations, and that the government would feel
how much our character depended on our taking
proper place at them.
Lord BRouGHAML put it to the noble lord
whether he is not doing the very thing which we
which has induced him to withdraw his motion.
Clear, hear) Let the truce extend from the North
Of Italy to this House, and let us abstain altogether