, 1859-06-10
kOsSUTU on THE WAR fNITALF.


On the ooth dav Of May, few days prior IN
his proposed departure for Genoa, Governor
kos.uth made very powerful speech, which
WIS listened 10 by large audience, at the Lon
don Tavern. lie urged the neutrality of Eng
land as the onlr position consistent with
her honor and safety III the present crisis;
pointed out the leaning Of the Ministry to the
side Of Austria; and argued strongly tie neees-
sity al Parliament and public oplulon holding
the Government to strict observance Of thQir
declared neutrality. Concerning the trcatlcs Of
1915. be held tue following }ang.naKe:.
ii npw come to the pretended inyiolahaity OF
the treaties Of 1915. 1t is the more important
Ia have the nlists Of preiu1ces cleared away III
in this regard, Us it can admit Of no doubt that
should it 80 happen (which Gud foriend( that
England were to depart from the principles OF
neutrality it would be done in favor Of AustFla,
It would 10 douc on the ground and under the
pretext Of tue inviolability Of the treaties ol
ISIS. 1t is rocfill to remember, my lord, that
The soycrcigus who, sn prctence Of asserting the
liberties Of Europe, entlced the nat1ons 10 shed
their blood in streams for ntarly quarter Of u
century. aud to waste away the prosperity Of
reneyatious for the preservation Of dynsstles, Mt
iust reouitcd the dcludcd nations NJ the Con-
urcss ., Vienna, by selling and bartering ti'sn'
dial farm. Hear, hear: Thus it is that LON
hardr. thus it is that Venice, the Fairy City,
robbed Of its glorious independence 0 thirteen
hundred years standing, were tossed oscr Ike
cricket ball into thc grasp Of the House Of
Austrin. Hear, hear.} These last turty four
ycars Of Italian life, with their groans, with
iheir evcr-growiug hatred and discomfort, with
their ayer-recurr1ng CONNEXIONS, couspsrAnet,
reyolts, revolutions with their scatfolds soaked
in the blood Of patriots, With their horror. Of
anrer with which the words, "0ut with tue
Austrians,'' tremble On the lips of every Italian
these fortv.four years are recorded in history
a. q standing protest against those 1mplou'
trcaties. The robbed protested Loudly sneuGt
against the compact Of The robbers. lcneel;s
Of ISIS are inviulabae! Why, have heard il
reported that England rang with merry pea
when the stern Inward judge. Conscicnce, Icy
the hand of Castiereagh TO suicide; !. and 9hai
we in 1858 be offered the sight Of Engtant
plunging into the 'ncaIcuiahle ea!saines ,n, q o
unfold the accursed work Of tue Castlereaghs
and from no better motive than 10 Keep IN
.ccursed house Of Austria kalce Lou
chsere.1 1nriulablc treaties, indeed! Way
my lord, the forty years that 10: nave ua snc
fhe Bourbons, whom they restored 70 ta
throne of France, have vanished. and the Bon'
nartes whom they prescribed, are restores
tHeaT. hear.] Two chsnges-the transfo9matio
Of Switzerland from confederate Of Statt
into CQufe0eFAltA 0e@4SEt Aa4@ .a-
Of Belgium, have been accomplished III spite
those treotica to thc profit ei liberty; out :
the rest, the distinctive feature oi the cf1bonf
Drocess through which those treAocs mn
nassed il this, that every poor pant
freedom which they i,ad spared hsa been q
rooted by the unsparing hsnd Of despossss
From tLe Republic Of Cracow, poor remua!
Of Poland, swallowed by Austria, down to 7
freedom Of the Press, guaranteed 10 German
hut reduced to such condition that in the d
i've lind Of Gutenberg not one square yard
soil il left to sct free press upon, cverythll
that was not Of evil in those inviolahle tEcati
hss been t1ampled down to the profit OF desP'
lam, Of concoraats, Of Jesuits, snd Of betafht!
darkness. All these violations Of the lnTloa'
treaties were accomplished without England o.
shaking her mighty trident to forbid It; and sh
It be recorded IL history that when the oe'ec'
70 drive Austria from Italy, when the nata
logic Of this undertaking might present
own native land With I chance OF that dellv
ance to which England bade God~speed witt
mighty outcry Of sympathy. rolling like I ~
3eT from John 0'Groats 70 the Lands En-
fhat deliverance for which prayers have
oended and are ascending still to
Faiher Of mankind fram millions
British hear4s-shal! It be recorded
h,s,ory thnt at such tina, that nm
such circumstances, Eng1nnd plunged into
horrors Of wnr-nay, that she took upon
self 10 make this war long AID universal! tor
msro purpose Of uphoiding the ins1oa1biit,
those rotten treaties, those hlghweynaen 6
pacts, IN faror Of despotsc, prlsst,r'ddeo' ht
Fupt Austria, good for nothing On earth ex'
to spread darkness and to perpetuate sefFs