Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-09-03

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not do it: nor shall l betray him who
thus prefers to be silent. '.3
The genius Of LoUls NApoLEoS is
the genius of the spirit of evil. Con.
demncd to ignore or qucll the germs OF
good, the sublime instincts that trem.
bic in the hearts OF every man and ma
ton, he is a master in the knowledge
OF every egotism, Of every interest, of
every wrong tendency, and OF every
base passion, which browns those in
sti"cts. Like the tempter, he causes
the blow or the weakness that draws
the victim to ruin. He cannot estab.
lish, but he knows how to dissolve.
In this remains the secret of his main
tanned power. A free and logically
moral policy would condemn him to
speedy ruin. The persistcncy Of poor
2ismembercd Italy, in her..desira for
unity would suffice to upset all the dy-
nastic plans OF LOUIS NAPOLEON. ,..r
War is for tho Empire all absolute
necessity. The Empire does not rep
resent a principle, such as liberty, nor
tradition, snch as legitimacy, nor a
faith, such as theocracy. The Empire
represents tact-a force created by
usurpation---and this fact is necessarily
involved, this force cannot maintain
itselfexccpt by actions that fortify it.
Glory and territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
are the only things the Empire can give
to France i'll exchange for liberty
Where q power consists of a chief and
an army, war is but the normal con
dition Of its lite. 1t is but al illusion
to believe that the Empire can be
pcacc---it would give the lie to history.
And the alliances with the Empire
can only DO alliances with despotism.
Alliances are founded upon an identi-
ty OF princi ples and interests. The
lite OF the Empire in France rcquirs the
triumph OF imperialism in Europe.
The natural allies Of LOUIS NAPOLEON
are Russia and Austria. 1t would be
with Prussia if the Rheni,h provinces,
destined, according to imperial tradit-
ion, to belong to France, did not pre-
vent. The statesman who allied Eng
land with the Empire committed !,
crime and attempted an impossibility
After defining tho moral and polit-
ical meanings ofncntrality, and dcclar-
ing that tremendous expiation will
be required of those nations who seek
in neutrality to evade the duties which
God charges upon nations AS we'll as
individuals, and warning the English
against the increasing power Of France
and Russia, Mazzini proceeds with his
diatribe against the French Empire.
Imperialism is the imminent danger
in Europe-Europc should combat it,
and conquer or die. Imperialism can
not be controlled by caressing it, diplo-
matizing with it, and seeking to, limit
its sphere with hypocritical alliances
or conditional concessions. 1t is nee
essary to front it boldly. If France
persuades herself that the Empire is a
TACT which no one darcs. contend, if the
people convince themselves that there
is hope Of support and quarter, Europe
is lost. ,5,.sg -.,.or..', ....-
Louis NAPOLEON and the Gear in
tend to aid each other to the end of
their rule in this principle. 1t is nee,
,cssary to take stand now, lest, the
illusions easily created among Cypress.
ed people, and the despair of obtaining
any exterior aid, throw the nations at
the foot of Imperialism. ..n.., t.. a
Louis NAPOLEON and the Gear
intend to aid each other, sustaining, as
I said, the question of territory against
the question Of liberty ( Bisogaa CHE =
Europa sitaccio nsal!evaelrice) for the
people and liberty. sri 81: :aa II
III A legue, headed by England, 1 and
comprising England, Prussia, Germa.
ny, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland,
Portugal, Spain, and other minor
States Of Europe, should declare itself
security for the independence and lib.
erty Of each State, for all tlIat concerns
its internal affairs, and protect, even to
the risk ofwar, that liberty and that
independence against any invader
whatever; should cut off at the root the
designs Of imperialism; should wean
the populace forever from it's seduc.
tons; should make new wars impossi-
BILE by the overpowering military force
that the lcguc could send to the field,
and thus isolate the empire. -a1 .. ~.
Such a league it is not only possible
but easy to combine. The whole oil
Europe to-day is in dread of the inva.
ding tendencies of Imperialism: av
In the question Of ltaly-a question,
OH which now turns the peace Of Eu-
rope-thc Legue would say, to- the
Emperor: 'You have concluded a
peace with Austria; the reason of'your
stay in Italy no longer exists:''' You
descend the Alps to insure the indie
pcndcnce of Italy. This independence
now requires the absence of every tor
eign army from the Peninsula. Leave
it then. "a ~ uo. go 'TI,e
you promised a little while before
the war that you would abandon the
Roman States when Austria had done
the same. This condition is to-day
fulfilled. Depart, then, from Rome;