Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-20
ITALY AND EUROPEAN POLITICS.

clearly the principal questions and forces that
now regulate the politics of Europe. All the
diplomatists agree that every thing in Italy is
unsettled" and confused" Lord John Rus
sell says it in the British Parliament Louis
Napoleon ADMITS it, and sends to Italy diplo-
matte agent; it is agreed everywhere that the
condition of Italy prepares an immense work
for diplomacy, quite sufficient to occupy it, no.
only for the season, but for years.
And what causes this disorder in Italy
Not anything in the Italian people, unless it
be their desire to have free institutions. In
Tuscany, Modena, and Parma, where the first
movements of the war swept away the old gov
ernments, the new governments organized by
the people have been eminently satisfactory
and successful. In all those States order and
wise management have prevailed without in
terruption and, if diplomacy and the
Powers would let them alone, the
people there would arrange their political con-
dition in such noble style as no diplomatic
congress is likely to reach during the present
century. The trouble and anxiety are caused
by the arrogant interference of the despotic
governments OulSIuS OI ltaiy NOeuiHB 10 w
be regarded. as settled until they have settled
it. The dynasties and despots are the rs;aa..f
troublers of Europe; and, when we reflee4f mon
the matter, it does rot surprise LIS a know
that great many earnest patRl3ots would re-
gard their utter exterminati&n as good reason
for holding Jubilee.
Inc only questionss1n Italy is this Can the
people be lett tlffee 10 manage their own affairs?
a 9hsaf demand this as their right; but the
"Great Powers" France, Austria, and the
rest will not let them alone,-have never
dreamed of letting them alone; hence the
trouble. We hear by the late arrivals from
Europe, that Louis Napoleon proposes to in
troduce French troops into Tuscany, Modena,
Parma, and perhaps the Roman Legations,
"to preserve order" Was there ever any,
thing more viainous In all those States,
the rule of the people has secured the highest
lyle of order; and if they could be left to
themselves, they would presently be classed
among the best governed States in the world.
And so it would be in Venetia and the Roman
States, if they could be delivered from their
oppressors. This Emperor of the French is
the man who comprehended his epoch and
proposed to set Italy free! His present fear
Of assassins is very natural and prudent.
In Europe, free institutions find no encour-
agement from the governments,-no friend
among the dplomatists. When the outburst
of revolution overwhems an old despotism
and seeks to create government of the peo-
pie, Immediately every dynasty in Europe
conspires against it, and every available agen-
cy is employed to break it down and crush out
its life In self defense it is compelled to
raise armies and establish military organiza.
ton soon, liberty disappears in military
despotism and then all the despots howl out
their malicious joy and bid the world look on
and see show unfit the people are to govern
themselves" So it was with the old French
revolution SO it might have been in Hungas.
ry; SO in measure it may yet be in Italy,
where the people are not to be tolerated in
ing care OF themselves without interference
and so it will be until the dynasties are exter-
minated. The imperial negotiators at Villafran-
ca formally denied political right in the peo-
pie in their transfer of Lombardy to Sardinia.
1iaucis ooseph gave IL 10 Louis napoleon, who
In turn gave it to Victor Emanuel This scorn-
full denial of popular right belongs to what
diplomacy considers "the settled policy of
Europe"
There is indeed constant gain of power to
the side of the people who will finally triumph
everywhere. Lotus Napoleon is not one of the
permanent elements in Europe. Hewill finish
his career and pass away. But the agitation
for liberty will go on without interruption, and
at length reach that position where it will be
no longer liable to either Comparison, or peril
from despots and Diplomatic Congresses.