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peace by no longer ignoring difficulty which
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IN stating lt-naS always been mixed up With
collective labor. France ply offered her
co-ulpraIi II as great European power to
settle atncably urd honestly with the other
powers question which, do not deny it
ara>ed her sy,npathies bnt in which she
did not yet perceive particular duties TO full
til ur urgent interests to defend. Tho day
ap,li which tue Vienna Cabinet had promised,
10y >ulumn declaration. not to Commence
heSrilili,S, II Scelurd Itself to anticipate the
attiltie wnlcll any aggressive act against
Piedmont wou cause the government Of the
Emperor to assume.
Such an assurance, by giving time to the
lowed the hope of the proxinate meeting of
the Congress-. In TACT, England had just set
lied, with the assent Of France, Prussia and
Russia, the last conditions for the meeting of
that assembly where the place which justice
and reason assigned to the Italian States was
granted To them. Sardinia. On her part, nd
hered to tue principle Ut simultaneous and
previous disarmament Of all the powers which,
for some time past, had increased their mill
tary strength. 10 these tokens of peace,
the Vienna Cabinet suddenly opposed On act
which, to characterize it Us it deserves, is
equivalent to declaration of war.
Thus Austria destroys alone and with in
tent, the earnest labors of England, seconded
5, honestly by Russia and Prussia, facilitated
with 40 much moderation by France. Not
only does she exclule Sardinia from the Con-
gress; she summons her, under penalty Of
coercion, to disarm without any condition
within three days.
A larger military force is displayed at the
same time on the banks of the Ticino, and, to
say the truth, it is in the midst of mn advan.
cling army that the Austrian commander-in-
chief awaits the reply If the Paris Cabinet.
You are aware, sir, of the impression pro
uced at London, Berlin and st. Petersburg
hy the untmely anl fatal resolution Of the
Vienna Cabinet. The astonishment und dis
approval Of the tLree powers was displayed
US u protest which public opinion has echoed
throughout all Eurup..
If England, Prussia and Russia, by the
step they haStei'ed " take, have been able
to relieve their moral responsibility and to
satisfy the exactions of their offended digni-
ty, the government of the Emperor -actua.
ted, however, by analogous considerations
had to mark its attitude more distinctly, and
'.ther obligations were imposed upon it.
Nothing mudlfes the solidarity which was
established at the commencement between US
and the mediating powers the question re-
mains at bottom the same but ws have too
mucu confidence in the intentions Of which
those powers have given us such striking
proofs to fear for moment that they should
misunderstood tue sense Of the policy which
ancient traditions aud impsriuus necessities OF
geographical position 30 naturally indicate
to uH.
France, since half a century, has never pre-
tended to exercise al Interested influence IN
Italy, and it is not she, assusedly, who eau be
accused Of having attempted to arouse the
remembrance Of ancient struggles and histori-
cal rivalities. All that she has hitherto ask
Oh for, and treaties agree with her wishes, is
that the States OF the Italian) Peninsula
should live for themselves and manage their
own affairs ut home as well VI in their foreign
relations. aIu not aware that different
view is taken ut London, Berlin, or ST. Peters
burg than al Paris; however it may be,
circumstances have placed Austria towards
the various powers Of Italy in position un-
animously judged as preponderating.
Sardinia alone has hitherto escaped an in
fuence which, by general consent, has changed
in All important portion OF Europe the balance
Of power which it was attempted to establish.
Everywhere else this fact was very grave;
but whatever we're our private sentiments, 1t
might suffice for US, knowing the opinions Of
the other Cabinets, to point out to them the
| evil TO correct,
So much reserve, when Sardinais concern
ed, would be to forget our most essential in
| terests. 1t is not the conformation of the
ground which, TN this side, commands one of
the frontiers Of France the passes of the
Alps are not in our hands, and 1t is more i'm
portant for us that the key should be- kept at
Turin, and at Turin only. French considera:
tionS, but which are also European consider
ations as long as respect Of the rights and of
the legitimate interest of the powers will con-
tinue to serve as guide to their reciprocal
reIations--tLese considerations, say, do not
allow the Emperur'S Government to hesitate
npon the line Of policy it ought to follow
when State su considerable a. Austria uses
threatening language towards Piedmont, and
openly prepares to dictate laws to it. This
obligation acquires additional force from the
refusal Of Austria to discuss before acting
We do not wish at any price to find ourselves
face to face with an accomplishing fact, and
it is such fact which the Government of the
| Emperor is resolved to prevent. 1t is not,
therefore, IN offensive attitude, it is meas
ure of defence which We are now adopting
Ancient relncmbrances, community of
origin, recent allia ce of the sovereign
houses, unite Us to Sardinia. These are serious
reasons for sympathy, which We fully urpre-
cate, but which, perhaps, would not suffice
TO decide us. What distinctly points out our
path is the permanent anil hereditary inter-
; est vi Francs, the absolute npussibility for
the EinI,erUr's Government to alow blow
To he struck which would establish ut the
Alps, contrary Ia the wi,lle. of Il friendly ma
| tim and to the wish Of it. sovereign. state
of things which would subject the whole of
Italy to foreign influence.
His Imperial Maize ty, strictly faithful to
the words which he pronounced when the
French people recalled him to the throne of
the ehet ut lis dynasty, is not animated by
any personal ambition or desire Of conquest.
1t is not long since the Emperor gave proof,
in all European crisis, that moderation was the
Sout VI Inat uluuC atlOil hiiII pre-
SIDES over his designs, aud, while shielding
the interest which Providence has entrusted
to him, his Majesty has no idea, you may
most positively assert it, Of separating his
views from those Of his allies Far from it,
his government, referring to the incidents
which have marked tho negotiations of the
proceeding weeks, entertains the firm hope
that the Government of Her Britannia Majes-
ty will continue to persevere in an attitude
which, BY uniting by moral bond the policy
Of the two countries, will allow the Cabinets
Of Paris and of London to give mutual expla-
nations without reserve, aud to combine &C.
cording to eventualities, an entente destined
to preserve the Continent from the effects of
struggle which may arise at one Of its e1-
tremities.
Russia, we are perfectly convinced of it,
will be always ready to direct her efforts to
the snme end. As regards Prussia. the inn