The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-28

veraciy, If IL has any, and say that the republl-
can traders are equally treacherous. The fact
il that neither faction deserves the confidence
Of the people; both are equally corrupt; and
the very best way Of giving them wholesome
rebuke would be TO vote for the half and half
mixed ticket. A hundred thousand plurality
for that ticket would 60 very far towards eman-
cipatirg the voters Of both parties from the
tyrannicsl dictation Of treacherous leaders.
Italian Ana TO tho
Pebliscstum OF the Duchies.
II we are to believe the London Post and
the Cb,'stitsaio1mel, the labors of the Zurich
Conference have been brought to a close and q
General Congress convened. Accompanying
their statements we have 80 many cOntradic-
tory rumOrs that there Is reason to suppose
thatthe information Is premature. There are
concurrent circumstances which indicate de-
signing of the treaty until she can secure cOun-
ter demonstrations to the annexation move
ment In Central Italy. This she has partially
obtained in the Pope's allocution and in the
protests Of the French bishops, and she may
now be waiting for the action OF Naples to
tho Romagna- The military preparations
making by the King of Naples, and the inter-
view which is to take place between him and
the Pope, would lead to the belief that coali-
ton is contemplated by which one half of
Italy is to be made to coerce the other. 1t is
ohohl mad hat ola + ,.nN cOlo
will not permit foreign Intervention in that
country, he may be glad to see the two difficult
questions which were left unsettled by the
peace Of Villafranca disposed of by the
Italians themselves in accordance with his I'M
derstanding with Francis Joseph. But can
they be thus disposed of Antonelli and the
other tools of Austria, by whom the Pontiff is
blinded to his own interests, may think the plan
feasible, and the King of Naples alarmed lest
the infection of the spirit of Italian unity should
seize upon bis own people, may deem it good
policy to anticipate the movement; but how
are these two feeble Powers, with disaffection
at their backs and mercenary troops their sole
reliance, to stem the torrent Of revolutionary
propagandism that their union for aggressive
purposes would pour in upon them? Wewould
give Garibaldi and the Military League of Gen.
trail Italy bat campaign Of few weeks to
sweep the southern portion of the Peninsula
from Ancona down to the Bay of Naples of
every hireling supporter of despotism and
the0cratical institutions. As TO the aid which
the latter probably hope to derive from Austria,
tits certain that she dare not openly assist them.
At the first evidence of her interference France
would again pour her armies into Italy, and
Venice and the four fortresses would be but
email portion of the price which she would
have to pay for her temerity.
Whatever, therefore, may be the combina-
tions by which the Papal and Neapolitan 60
vernments hope to stave off the demands by
character to cause the least uneasiness to the
friends of Italy OF course it is desirable that
in the settlement Of the pending questions
further expenditure of blood should be avoid
ed; but If the advocates of despotism will it
otherwise, on their heads be the responsibility
as we'll as the risk. We know nothing which
would contribute more to realize the aspira-
tons of the Italian patriots, and to secure the
future peace of Europe, than league between
the two governments to resist the demands for
reform which the affranchisement of the rest Of
Italy has brought home, trumpet tongued, to
their unwilling cara. Their only safety is con-
cession, and concession will be but half tri-
umph for the liberal cause. What the friends
Of liberty really hope for on their part, is such
q contemptuous ignoring of the actual dangers
| Of their position as must compel the other Pow
ers to leave them to their fate. SO long as there
Is Bourbon left in Italy, SO long as o relic Of
temporal power Is continued in the hands Of the
priests there will always be something to en-
danger that unity Of national feeling which il
Is the object Of the Italian liberals as it should
be the interest of Europe, to create.
We can scarcely bring ourselves to believe
that the Roman and Neapolitan governments
have shut out from their view these conse.
quences of their resistance to the present great
national movement If they have had the
suicidal folly to do SO. of course there is no
possibility Of avoiding another conHict-a
short one, it is true, but still likely to be at
tended with heavy sacrifice Of human life.
The only result from it will be, as we have
said, the placing of both sovereigns in posi-
ton much worse than that which they would
occupy in yielding to the just demands of their
subjects. To Congress, then as now, would,
in such an event, belong the power of securing
to the Italians the benefits of the liberty they
had conquered From the spirit which in
duced the French Emperor to enter upon the
last campaign, and which drew from Lord
John Russell his recent positive declarations
on this question, there is reason to believe
that much leniency would not be shown by it
towards governments which had thus obsti-
nately persevered in course of injustice and