The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-11

grees upon Northern and Central Italy; and we be-
lieve that sincere and searching reforms a far
III ore effective and far uster means of preserving
order and tranquility in those States than these
measures of despOtism and that display of military
force ever could be, which are as troublesome tu
Austria herself they are out Of proportion to the
resources of her Italian provinces.
We are besides of opinion that the treaties
through which Austria exercises a kind of protec
torate over some of her neighbors, had best be re-
placed by combination less hateful to the feeling:
of the people, and that order and law, without
which welfare and progress are impossible, can re
ceve better guarantees than those whose nefficacy
has just been witnessed by Europe
After this, you will understand that we cannot
desire, part, to contribute to an impossible
return to the bygone state of things which has lee
to such melancholy results; but that we will zeal
ously receive any proposition tending to the recon
ciation of the rights of the house of Austria Will
a work Of reorganization, founded on liberia
principles and the compromise Of interests, anC
which may seem to US just towards the Italian ma
tiun.
We believe we are justified, besides, in taking
notice of the unambiguous declarations of the En-
peror Napoleon, and of his resolution to aim nethe
at conquest nor increase of territory, in what
ever form, for France. This intention, which wa
announced, and plainly, at the outset, and con
| frmed by their declarations, seems to us to be
valuable pledge for the fulflment of our hope of
pacific solution and as one Of the premises on whcl
it it is to be hoped it will be possible to formu
late, by common consent. propositions, which We
wish to make to the belligerent Powers coniOintl,
| with the English and the Russian courts.
We might act prejudcially to question, which
| we would fain see brought back to the stage o
| European negotiations and arrangements, were w
| to enter more into the detail of our ideas on thi
subject. We are obliged to confne ourselves t.
their general outlines and their interior connection
to make known our ardent wish to put stop to tn
sufferings caused by the war; which, in approaching
| the frontiers of Germany, at any hour may impose
more serious duties upon us, and to address our
| selves with the utmost confidence and frankness Il
those Powers which, having remained like us stran
gers to this unhappy war, like us have the duty o
interfering at the right time to prevent genera
| eonhagration.
We entertain the hope that you will be able
without great difficulty, to prevail upon the Cabi
net of London (St Petersburg) to communicate t
| us with the same frankness which we have though
it our duty to adopt, its views the best solution
| of the present complications, and on the means O
making it palatable to both belligerent parties A
the time have the goodness to inform Lord Joh
Russell prince Gortschakoff) of our hope and ou
desire to bring our action and our influence int
| harmony with those of the English (Russian) Cab
met and to accelerate thus the conclusion Of peace
and the resumption of negotiations between tn
belligerent parties. Let no opportunity pass with