The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31
WHAT TIE ENGLISH THINK.
THE SPEECH OF THE KING OF SARDINIA TO THE LEGIs-
LATURE-wnL HIS MAJESTY ACT OR PRAY?

LATURE-wTLL HIS MAJESTY ACT OR PRAY?
From the London Times, JAM IL.
This is moment OF supense, when the words OF sove-
reigns substantive events. The opening OF the Sar
dnan Chambers has been expected with anxiety in no
respect warranted by the intrinsic importance Of
that kingdom. But all hoped to read in the speech Of
the King Of Sardinia goss upon the words of the
TO be pursued by France towards Austria If Sardinia
shows determination TO break the public peace 1t
France prepared 10 protect her her enterprise Sa
dina defyng Austria would be as pigmy provoking
giant SO nsensate policy not to be attributed to any
zane government. However ncautious, or intern
ncrate the King may sometimes have appeared, there
strong evidence that be has upon this only spoken 50
much permitted 10 him TO speak 1t Is even cur
renty reported that the draugbt Of the document
carefully settled at Paris and that the paper went back
to Turin much modified in tone We may take that the
speech just delivered by the King of Sardinia speech
which has the approval Of the Emperor Of the French
Regarding it in this light II is not 80 peaceful in its tone
as the friends Of tranquility might desire II would be
temperate and moderate speech for the King who not long
ago told bis officers that they might prepare for active
service IN the spring. but II Is not assuring to
read IN connexion with those words spoken New
Years day, and with the ambiguous explanation put forth
IN the Monder. "The political horizon Is not clear says
ne sovereign In what quarter then broods the
sonf What European Power threatens the independence
o. ms King snbiectsS Do the inhabitants Of Lombardy
seek 10 annex Piedmont the interest of their Austrian
mastefsf Or docs the army of occupation at Milan cast
eyes OF covctousness upon Turin or Genoa Whence
the storm which Sardinia fears or who hods that
IutuIe "hch sardinia " awaits with frmnessYi The
ROVER that determined upon quarrel need not look far
o.. ana swecp ae nor for indications of enemy ia
small horizon is clear enough But we are told thai She
io1ks not Tor secure, but for fortunate future.
" her policy IS based justice and love of It's
countrys liberty This should be a strictly dcfeu.
siye policy, unless the King of Sardinia interprcs the
word country" In sense different from that placed
upon u py inc treaties he processes to respect If by
Tue WORD " country he means Italy, then indeed we
on love Of Italian liberty. Such a policy must he n
policy Of conquest is policy which would rule ali Italv
from Turin. Hisa policy which would make Milan, and
Florence and Naples, and Rome herself Departmental
cities sending deputies 10 metropolis which Is scarcely
Italian than Nice Toulon. This might tend 10 The
expansion Of the liberty Of Italy; il nigh, mitigate
the strngency OF the Bourbon tyranny Naples n mgbt
iDfuse s6mc energy into the ane burlesqnc of govern.
ment that obtains in the States Of the Church il might
perhaps improve, although this is rsther doubtful the
present condition Of Tuscany; but Is possible 70 com
pass-s II project capable OF realization as TO be
worth general European war; Is II possible chat il
could be realized by the agency Of France and Russia
and were realized could II lasn Would Austria en-.
dure IN Would Naples submit TO ~ Would Rome for q