New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-02

dfererce arose from the indispos.ion of Sardinia to
dsarm unless admitted 10 the Congress- A. the iorSe
Of Sardinia much less thai that OF Au,us, Ie
latter need not be- alarmed and England and France
might set her a. ease in this respect. No doubt,
might be said that Sardinia was not one OF the great
leading Powers Of Europe; but she WAS member OF
the Conference a; Pans, and she might De sara 20 lam
in an analogous position She was also one OF the
parties called upon disarm and u that question was
TO be- discussed in the Congress she might say she had
night 10 be there and be party "a the discussion.
He trusted that Government would be 20 biind !"
it, duties, to itself Ia Is subjects. to Europe ana 20
mankind a. 10 enter into without necessity,
which would be no; merely fault but crime >.
Mr. T. DuNcOsBE said the state Of Italy was dIs-
grace to civilized Europe and he wanted 10 know Wnal
hope there for Italy in these negotiations. he
insisted that Sardinia ought to be represented al me
Congress: the reasons Of Count Cayour were, in his
opinion, unansweTable; yet the five great Powers
yranncay sad she should not be present TO plead the
cause Of Italy. Italy must be nd OF Austria before the
peace and happiness Of her people could De secured
Mr. GLADsTosE expressed hi regret at the remarks
| Of Mr. DuncOmbe which, in MS opinion, tended -
widen nconvenieuty the field Of discussion Until ne
was aware that the policy Of her Majesty Govern
nent had taken a wrong turn he should De DONG an
injury by adopting tone OF accusaton: mere Were'
however two observations which fell from the Chan-
ceor Of the Exchequer upon which he was unwlilng
10 put the construction they would bear lie had sald
that the conduct Of Austria throughout these comph-
cations had been marked by spirit 3i dlgl ne con-
Citation and tina. that Of Sardinia had been perpeuDg
| and ambiguous. He questioned the justice OF Dotn
these observations He did think that the refusal
Of Sardinia to dsarm justified this accusatory express
sion.
| Lord ]. RUSSELL said but for a remark of Mr.. Dun
combe be shoud not have taken part in this discus
SION because, first he concurred IN al that had iaieh
from Lord PamestOn and, secondly, he et deeply tne
responsibility attaching 10 everything which was said
! in that House, and feared he might drop WORD that
might impair the prospects of peace As to the ad-
mission Of Sardinia to the Congress, though the Gov
eminent might be embarrassed by the proposal of Rus
| STA acSeded to by the Emperor Of the French, ne
thought would be conducive to the interests OF peace
| to admit Sardinia Ia the Congress As 10 the real
points in dispute the House had no certain knowledge
Of the demands Of the different Powers and what were
the real causes of the disagreement As her Majesty
Government had not communicated them to the house
would not be prudent to speculate upon mem. Iif
could only say that at all events, he hoped they woul
enter into engagements burdensome to the people
ofthis country without the knowledge of Parliament
| FROM The London Tines, Apra 10.
The nations which have stood so long in an attitude
Of defiance and which are already beginning TO faint
under the weight Of their harness may read in the
words of our political chiefs what England thinks OF
this open quarrel. If the explanations IN the two
| Houses which to-day report are destitute OF any
startling revelation, they are at any rate explicit "a 10
the sentiments Of the speakers. If We have not many
facts TO add to those which have already connun
Gated TO the public, at least congratulate the
country that full and frank exposition has been made
of our relations with the Continental Powers and that
all parties agree to the great features Of the qnes-
ton, and as to the policy which 1t behooves Great
| Britain to adopt.
Lord Malmesbury's history Of the negotiations, de-
| livered ~ il was with hesitation that marked how
conscious the speaker felt Of the perllous Importance
of accurate choice of terms in so imminent erris'
adds little to previous knowledge and enables US
amend nothing IN the expOstOns al this ltanan qe--
ton which WE have already put FORTH The story OF
Lord CowIeys mssion-ofthe Intervention of the Rus
sian proposition for Congess-Of the reluctant assent
of England TO this new design for setting question
which Lord Cowley had previously thought in fair
way of speedy arrangement-of the difficulties that
arose in settling who should III IN COngresS-o the re-
luctance of the five great Powers 70 admit any OF the
smaller Powers-of the compromise by which SARDINIA
was TO be permitted TO send delegate to speak, but
20 voe-and of the final constitution OF the Con-
gress-was all olemnly told, and the history has now
the seal Of Office TO testify TO its gennneness. But as
the British public careless Of official rication, had
generally accepted very similar version OF the same
transactions which had previously put before them,
the official oapuation did not produce surprise at all
| equal to it's diplomatic importance. The information
| that the principle of disarmament had been admitted
by all the parties TO the Congress- but that the details
OF precedence and of the process OF enecung 1t are
now the hopeless obstacles la any further progress had
also some time since ceased To be State secret Lord
Malmesburys statement only what a CoTOnatOnls
| to an Accesson-a solemn recognition of widely
known fact. One novelty indeed, there was, and that
| was one of which would willingly have remained
ignorant. II appears that when Austria had made It
condition 10 her consent to into Congress that Sar
dina should first disarm LORD Malmesbury, struck by
the manifest unreasonableness of such condition. had
discountenanced the pretenSon, and had offered IN
exchange TO protect the integrity Ut SARDINIA against
Austria by ali the forces Of England. France had ac-
ceded To this expedent, and, If the proposition had
| taken effect England and France would now be bound
in an alliance for the protection of Sardinia against
| Austria Happily that sturdy and pugnaciOus little
| State objected to be thus mediatized, and the H.
Judged suggestion of Lord Malmesbury fell without ei
feet. II is only worthy OF being now noted because
| Lord Malmesbury has himself made mention OF 1t in
his speech and because this forutous escape from
fatal entangement shows how dangerous is the pOise
upon which our fortunes hang and how necessary II i
10 keep continual watch lest rulers should involve
| us in these continental quarrels. very reasonable
| view Of this question Of disarmament taken by
| Lord PalmerstOn in the Commons, when he pointed
out the absurdty of insisting that Sardinia, not fully
admitted to the Congress, should disan before med
| alton to which she in effect party; and Lord
| Clarendon undoubtedly touched the practical key OF
| the Sandman position when he SAID that
| any attempt to disarm while the rest of Europe
| remained in attitude OF hostility would
cost Victor Emmanuel bis crown. An ingenious DRAM
ats; has invented position IN which every of his
| characters has his weapon engaged that
draw back without certainty Of being at least wound
ed and the only escape from the position l. slmulta-
| neous casting down Of all their swords and dsggeTs
| upon summons in the Queens name. This dispute
in sober aud most grave fact the jest of the comic
dramaiist Austria armed to the teeth and separated
from France also armed 10 the teeth by Sardlna, re-
qures the frs. prelude 10 negotiating with France,
that SARDINIA should disarm herself. The demand
in itself I'm avowa Of bad faith. II was most
bearing requsition upon independent State eauded
from the negotiations, and N efct request 10
France to denosh her Outwork and reduce her forces
before she began To enter into -otiaOn that might
end either in peace or war II cogeutly remarked
BY Loyd Clarendon that Austria, when she put for
ward pretensiOn utterly lnadInisslbe, could not
have meant 10 20 into Congress, or must have been
seeking pretenses for delay France was evidently no
less hollow than Austria in her professions Of desire
| IN into al