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powers question which, do not deny it
aral,,ed her symmthies but in which she
did hot yet perceive particular duties to full
Ill or urgent Interests to defend. The day
up,ii which tue Vienna Cabinet had promised,
10y Il >ol1mn declaration. not to confluence
h,Srililr>, 1t seemed itself to anticipate the
attilule winch any aggressive ACT against
Piedmont wou Cause the government uf the
Emperor to assume.
Such all assurance, by giving time to the
mediation Of the powers to exert itself, al
lowed the hope of the proximate meeting Of
the Congress-. In TACT, England had just set
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. Oh her purt, I'D
hered to the principle of 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 an act
which, to chur,cterzc it as it deserves, is
equivalent to declaration of war.
Thus Austria destroys alone, and with in
tent, the earnest labors Of England, seconded
81 honestly by Russia and Prussia. facilitated
with 80 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 Tcino, and, to
say the truth, it is in the midst of an sdvan
cling army that the Austrian conmander-in-
chief awaits the reply If the Paris Cabinet.
You are aware, sir, of the impression pro.
uced at London, Berlin and st. Petersburg
l,y the untimely anl fatal resolution Of the
Vienna Cabinet. The aatonshment and dis
approval Ut The three powers was displayed
US protest whicn public opinion has echoed
throughout all Eurup..
If England, Prussia and Russia, by the
step they LaSteiIed tu take, have been able
to relieve Their moral responsibility and to
satisfy the eXactiuns of their offended digni-
ty, the government of tue Enperor-actua.
ted, however, by analogous considerations
had to mark its attitude more distinctly, and
.ther obligations were imposed upon it.
Nothing modlfes the solidarity which was
established at the commencement between us
and the medating powers the question re-
mains at bottom the same but We 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 the sense OF the policy which
ancient traditions aud imperiuus necessities Of
geographical position 80 naturally indicate
! to Us.
France, since half a century, has never pre-
tended to exercise all interested influence IN
Italy, aud it is not she, sssusedly, who eau be
accused of having attempted to arouse the
remembrance of ancient struggles and histori.
cal rivalities. All that she has hitherto ask
oi for, and treaties agree with her wishes, is
that the States OF the Qtalian) Peninsula
should live for themselves and manage their
own affairs ut home as well ss in their foreign
relations. aIu not aware that different
view is taken at 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,
animuuSly judged as preponderating.
Sardinia alone has hitherto escaped an in.
fuence which, by general consent. has changed
iu Ill 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, II
might suffice for US, knowing the opinions ol
the other Cabinets, to point out to them the
evil 10 correct.
So much reserve, when Sardiniais 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 oil
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-rthese considerations, | say, do not
allow the Emperor's Government to hesitate
npon the line of policy it ought to follow
when State su considerable AZ 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 il resolved to prevent. 1t is not,
therefore, an offensive attitude, it is a meas.
ure Of defence which We are now adopting.
| Ancient relncmbrances, community of
origin, recent ala ce Of the sovereign
houses, unite US to Sardinia. These are serious
reasons for sympathy, which We fully uppre-
cate, but which, perhaps, would not suffice
to decide Us. Whut distinctly ruintS out our
path Is the permanent and hereditary inter
! est VI France, the absolute i,npussibiity for
the Emperor's Government to alluw blow
to be struck which would establish ut the
Alps, contrary To the wishes of friendly ma
ton and to the wish Of its sovereign. state
Of things which would subject the whole of
Italy to foreign influence.
His Imperial Maze ty, strictly faithful to
the words which he pronounced when the
French people recalled him to the throne of
the ohei nt IBIS 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
soul OF his policy. That mode alton still pre-.
sides over his designs, and, while shielding
the interest which Providence has entrusted
to him, his Majesty has no idea, you may
most positively assert it, "f separating his
views from those uf 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, and to combine ac-
cording to eventualtics, an entente destined
to preserve the Continent from the effects of
struggle which may arise at one of its e1-
tremties.
Russia, we are perfectly convinced of it,
will be always ready to direct her efforts to
the same end. As regards Prussia, the i'm
partial and, at the same time, cOnciliating
spirit Of which she has given proof since the
commencement Of the crisis, is sure guaran-
tee Of her inclination to neglect nothing to