The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-26
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STRIKING PREDICTION
Able de Pradt, in bis work on the Congress of
Vienna, published in 1916, deplored the disposition
made of Italy by the Holy Alliance, and virtually
predicted the occurrences which have since trans
PRED, as natural consequence of the character of
the people of Italy, the intrigues OF Austria and
the position of France. His theory was that con-
federation of Italian States should have been es-
tablished, by which the whole cOuntry would have
been freed of foreign dominion. Commenting up
on the settlement by which the Lombardo " enitian
kingdom consigned to Austria, he sad
"The King of Sardinia is too weak against
France, as well as against Austria. 1t is dwarf
between two giants.
s'When the entrance to his States was dafandad
by the strongest places in Europe this jaor of the
Alps could not keep the keys. What will he now
do, with an open and defenseless country and when
Turin cannot hold out seige?
''When Austria shall 90 as far as the Ticino
what will the King of Sardinia do against his now
erful oppressor? Will he not naturally have re-
course to France? Here behold Italy again in
confiagration by the hand of Frenchmen and Ger
mans as IT this country never could be emancipated
by the descendants of the Cimbri and Teutons, in
stead of those of Brenmis.
'lf it was impossible to prevent Austria taking
root in Italy, at least a watch should have been
Kept so that it should have been done al HJitua.
She ought to have been precuded the passage of
the Pc, on the side of the legations, and her stimuli
taneous establishments in all the little sovereign
ties of Italy and Modena, in Tuscany at Parma,
prevented. The King of Sardinia should have
been aggrandized, have stated elsewhere
and some cOrrectives of the evil inherent in the
entrance of Austria into this country attempted
1t should be the invariabe and eternal principle of
Europe not to permit either France or Austria to
set foot in Italy The welfare of Europe REQUIRES
that there should be kingdom established to com
mence at the lzonzo and terminate at the foot of
the Alps and the States of the Pope. Then italy
would form three States-this Kingdom, the States
of the Pope, and those of Naples"
The treaty of 1918 has repea tedIv beap viola tad
by all the great Powers of Europe audit is not sim
guar that at length French ruler has taken up
arms for the correction of one of its most fragrant
errors, in manner pointed out as inevitable bv
intelligent and not unfriendly critic of the Con
gress of Vienna, more than forty yerrs ago NJ de
Pradt could scarcely have expected after the COM
plete overthrow of the first Napoleon, his Danish
ment to st. Helena, and the apparent destruction
of all hopes of his dynasty that any of his family
would again occupy the throne of France. But he
nevertheless predicted for some French ruler whom
he naturally must have supposed would be a Bour-
bon, such action as Louis Napoleon is now taking.
Phila. Press.
THE DUKE DE MALAKOFF IN ENGLAND.
From the London Herald Earl DerbyS orgonJ Nay II
The writer OF a leading article published in the
London NeWs INDUCES in various misrepresenta-
tons respecting the French ambassador who has so
recently quilted our shores. 1t was our intention
to take an early opportunity OF expressing the deep
regret experience at the departure of the tried
soldier who CALAMITY fought at the side of our
own brave troops in the Crmea, and who has so
worthily represented his sovereign and his country
amongst u during the last twelve months; and we
certainly never for moment magined that his de-
parture could have excited any other feelings in
the minds of Englshmen than those of sincere re-
greet As our contemporary, however, views the
matter in ditterent,an in what we must affirm to
be an unfair light, we can no longer keep silence
Not only the Duke of Malakof7s feelings to-
wards this country misrepresented, but hints are
thrown out that he did not efficiently perform the du-
ties entrusted to him by the Emperor of the French
and we consider it incumbent upon us, in the main
tenance of truth, to point out the faacous charac
ter of these charges by showing the manner in
which the Marshal executed his various and impor-
tant duties and the anxiety he displayed to identify
himself most fully with the English nation
Our contemporaries principal complaint against
the Duke of Malakof is his assumed inability to
speak our language. Had the writer of the article
in question enjoyed the privilege of acquaintance
and intercourse with the Marshal he could scarcely
have fallen into this error. The truth is that the
gallant officer earnestly endeavored to employ the
English language as the medium of conversation
with his friends and more laudable attempts at
speaking the same might have been heard from his
mouth than from scores of French diplomatists
who have dwelt amongst us. In fact, those who
knew the Marshal will admit that he spoke English
as well as any French Ambassador whom we have
had the honor to receive for some time. Had our
contemporary seen the Duke of Malakoff when on
a visit in the country, and marked not only the
keen interest which he displayed in those sports
and amusements peculiarly English, but the hearty
manner in which he entered into the same he must
have arrived at very opposite conclusion to that
expressed in the article, the mistakes of which we
constrained to correct.
IT, on the other hand, we direct our attention to
the way in which the Duke fulfilled the duties en-
trusted to him, and which the writer of the arti-
Gle states he was never intended to nerform we
are again compelled to challenge the opinions ex-
pressed. We declare without fear of contradiction
that no diplOmatist in this country was more regu-
lar in transacting the business of his embassy and
we may add that with no Minister could the trans
action OF business have possibly been more agree
able task Every act of his life showed the genu-
inc character of the friendship which he always
expressed towards the English nation. In both
language and policy he proved his anxiety for the
maintenance of the English alliance, and neither
in word nor in deed did the late ambassador betray
the least inconsistency.
1t scarcely be necessary for us to answer the
comments of our contemporary what he terms
the Marshals feelings towards England and our
countrymen. The Dukes constant theme of con-
versation, and one on which he spoke with genuine
enthusiasm, was the praise of what he termed "his
good allies, his brethren in arms of the Crmean
campaign. These brethren he always mentioned
with affection and respect. Rough the old soldier
may have been, but his heart was in the RIG hit
place. Our gallant sailors who last year took the
Marshal to Cherbourg witnessed the affectionate
manner in which he greeted his old companion in
arms, the late Lord Lyons. There are many who
know how eagerly, on his first arrival in this coun
try, the Duke Of MaakOff sought out the relatives
of his lamented friend, Lord Raglan. Nor will it
be forgotten that to dear relation of that esteemed
soldier the Marshal said, 81 so loved my brother,
Lord Raglan, that if he has left dog behind him,
| will love that dog for his sake" That was the
real expression of soldiers admiration and we
regret that one who appreciated England so well,
and who performed his duties efficiently, shonld
have been thus msrepresented by an organ of the
English press. We deeply regret the departure
from these shores of the Duke of Malakoff and we
feel convinced that he carries with him the affec-
Tomato regards of all those with whom either duty,
social intercourse or accident brought him in con-
tact France certainly has seldom been better rep
resented than by this honest, truthloving soldier
and England never had more devoted friend