The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-19

Letters to be addressed "To The DAILY EXCHANGE
Baltimore, Maryland"
Very recently, Lord PALMERsToN has publicly
stated that the time has not yet arrived when the
neutral Powers can hope to mediate, between the
beligerents in Italy, with any reasonable prospect
of success We presume, also, from the tenor Of
the speech addressed by Sir RICHARD BETHEL, the
new Attorney General, to his constituents at Hall
fax that the German Courts have been notified to
the same effect; for they have certainly been adj
vised to take measures, at present, which
might have a tendency to bring them into COLI
sion with France Prussia, therefore, will scarce
II venture to bring forward, single-handed, and
at this uncture, any proposition for an armstice.
That Austria, finding her subjects in the Tyrol
lukewarm in her cause, and threatened with
fresh outbreak in Hungary would be willing now
to surrender her claims to all of that portion of
Lombardy which lies west of the Adige on con
dition that she should still be permitted to retain
the province of Venita, scarcely admits of a
doubt. Those German statesmen, and publicists
who insist that the Mincio shall be regarded in
future as the Western boundary Of Austrian juris-
diction in Italy claim more for Austria than she
herself asked to be confirmed in the possession of,
during the Revolution Of l848. 1t has been
charged upon Lord PALMERsToN since his aces
sion to power that he is in reality responsible for
the present war in Italy. The charge is based
upon the fact that when CHARLES ALBERT had
driven RADETsEY not only across the Mincio, but
beyond the Adige, and that pure-minded patriot
and able statesman, DANIEL MANN, had been
chosen Dictator by the Venitians, Austria doubt
tul of her ability to reconquer either Of those
provinces, offered, through Baron HUMMELAUR,
to recognise the independence of Lombardy,
on condition that England would exert her
influence to cause Venice TO be restored to Aus
tria-who was willing, under the circum-
stances, to accept the line of the Adge
as the future boundary of her Empire
Lord MALMEsBURY has made it subject Of
complaint that Lord Professionalism Secretary
for Foreign Afairs-did not Immediately close
with the proposition while Mr.. WHITEsIDE, by
whom the question was first raised, spoke of it as
'the most magnificent offer that was ever made by
ga great military Power" Here was "golden
"opporunity'' thrown carelessy away, said Lord
MALMEsBUEY. As no little Importance is, at this
time attached TO the views entertained by Lord
PALMERsTON in relation to the occupation of Italy
by Austria, brief statement of the position as
sumed by him in lS49, will tend to throw con-
siderable light upon what may be regarded as his
present policy. When Austria made in 1913, the
proposition to which We have referred, the Italians
masters of the whole of Lombardy whilst
the Eenitians, by quick succession of daring
movements had forced the Austrians to evacuale
that province and return to Trieste. Lombardy
and Nentia were, in effect both of them free; and
so doubtful was it, whether Austria would ever re-
conquer those prncipalities that she sought to OBJ
tain by diplomacy what she had failed to accomplish
by force of arms. She said to England 'Assist
cine in recovering Venita, and | will consent that
'Lombardy shall have her choice, either TO remain
independent, or to unite herself to any other
italian State" Such was the exact language
which Baron HUMMELAUR was instructed to use
towards the English government Lord PALMER
sToN replied at once, by stating that "unless
Venice were included, he could not accept the
''Ofier as the basis for arrangement with which
England could identify herself" Austria still
persisted in asking for the exertion of the influence
of England, ''for the purpose of restoring 10 her
Zone lost province as the price of her acquiescng
''in the then status quo of another" while Lord
PALMERsToN required as a condition precedent to
any act of mediation on the part of the English
government, that the independence of both pro-
vinces should he acknowledged. England"
said he, ''can be no party to assist in again en-
'thrallmg either the one or the other" As Aus
trla would not consent TO make any further
concessions, the correspondence between the two
Cabinets was brought TO close, by letter from
Lord PALMERsroN, III which he defnitively declined
to open negotiations with the Italians, for putting
an end to the war, except upon the basis
he had previously proposed Twelve months
later the Austrians were again masters of Italy,
and Lombardy and Venitia lay at the feet of
the conqueror. Such was 'the golden oppor-
"tunity" which Lord MALMEsBuRY now accuses
Lord PALMERsroN of having lost in lS48, and to
his refusal TO be party TO the freedom of Lombar-
dy at the expense of Venitia it is charged. by his
political opponents, that the present war in Italy
is owing. Yet it is clear that any other cause than
the one he adopted, would have been dsgraceful
TO the English Government, and disreputable to
himself. 1t was not for him to barter away the
liberty of Venice for the sake of securing the indie
pendence of Lombardy. Both We're free, and both
had won their freedom by the sword 1t was not
for England, as neutral Power, to discriminate
between them, and the only true position to be
taken under the circumstances was that which
Lord PALMERsToN assumed. And from the
stand taken by him on that occasion, we can
judge what his present policy will in all proba-
bility be. He does not think that the time has
arrived for mediation, and for this reason-the
Austrians have not yet been expelled from Venice
We learn also, from other sources, that the de-
mands which will be made upon Austria by the
mediating Powers, are such as she would scarcely
be inclined TO accept, notwithstanding the success
sion of defeats to which her arms have been sub
jected. From this we infer that Austria still cings
TO the hope of retaining possession of Venice, and
of constituting the line of the Adige her Western
boundary. If such be the case, she is evidently
doomed to be disappointed. Germany, under the
leadership of Prussia may possibly make an effort
10 bring about an adjustment of the quarrel upon
the basis proposed by Austria in ls48; but as
neither England nor Russia are likely to consent
10 interpose on such conditions, and as France
and Sardinia have declared it to be their fixed in
tention not to lay down their arms until the Aus
TRANS have been expelled from every part of Italy,
although the war may possibly be protracted for
some time to come, it may safely be predicted
that the programme of the Allies will eventually
be carried out.
When at Royal banquet, handsome Prince
ALBERT, of Sake Cobourg Gotha, received in the
shape of rose, the first public intimation from the