The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-07
TUSCANY AND AUSTRIA.
The Feeling OF the Tuscans Towards Napo-
leon,

The Feeling OF the Tuscnns Towards Napo-
leon.
We give the concluding part Of the important
moirs entitled Tuscany and Austria, to which the Mar
quis Cosmo Rdon and other eminent Tuscaus have at
,ached their direct interest attaches to
the present than to the c extracts for have here
exhibited the state of Tuscany during the last ten years.
and the expressions civil liberty, well the out
terventon Of 1919 fhe facts here recorded form the
best commentary uron and safest clue to, any estimate
Of public feeling in the States Of Central Italy and lie
Tuscan adherence to the policy Of Piedmont. And the
whole memoirs possess the highest political interest
laed independence and that outraged nationality which
whether BY peace or war; now claim redress at the hands
the point when Italy again fell PROSTATE beneath the Aus
TRANS in 1885,
We fought and we were vanquished Were we really
vanqusbed after having at length Fought We're
pushed when the cause of national ndependence-now
dsentanged from all confused aspirations from oil vague
illusions from all dark conspraces-rsd appeared clear
Of au and conscious OF its right armed on the battle
eldY Were we vaDquished when for the first time since
this fair peninsula from the bosom Of tho waves
bthed the gathering OF its sons from every province In
the Of Italy fighting for Italy the omb plains
and there nauguIang the rs. and true assemblies of
Gauge the fathless chances Of war had gained
King, ar army, hannor9 We were defeated q. Casoza
we were defcated at Novara but from those defeat there
came forth great, strong invncble aud arrncd-thc
cause OF Italian nationality.
Tuscany remained after the cessator of the Austrian
occupation wretched aud comfortess her present
state cherries cs TO tho future greyDg for her
tnDes, becaoae they nisfortuDes Commra to sill
Italy, stu more embttsred E all the ou,rags she hal
en6sred, still more gievei for al the evils size bad sui
ierod because they osnGed wounded her IL the feel
irg-deeptst, ttrcngest, moot unchang pgne iccns OF
Italian nationality
BIZ: our past cslamtes were not without their fruits
We learned in such way that could publicly bear wit
before Europe that alike dangerous Europe and
fatal 10 ourselves must ne that foreign force which s but
encsmpea upon ro-whicb is really n enforce
obedience The Italian people aud 70 apsove from their
dutiee the italian ~ inCes
We learned that, however willingly we pour forth
sweat and blood TO regain internal franchises
shall have donesnotbiug unless begiu BY combat
have dore.
We learned that the first necessity Of people Ia the no
cessity OF EXISTENCE that there can be existence WITH
out national Independence; that independence osanos bs
maintained unless ie wholly free-or thai. otherwise,
shall behold et renewed the melancholy spectacle OF
people sinking to slumber pressing in gratitude Vie hand
ing in tho grasp Of the hand as binds them 10 new
chains far heavier than the old.
All this we learned, and resigned 10 satc, said 1--WE
vii blde time.
Resigned because calamitiss and ons would
speed the runcss OF the time resigned because confident
VI our own good rights and those Of the whole Italian
nat.on; resigned, because We Saw that Piedmont truly
Tree and Italian government, represented truthful aud
comprehensive spirit the affections wishes Of the wnpe
Italian populations and by the best Of all weapons by
maintaining order within, and rpholdins the nation,
than che waged ls4S and lsso with bavonets and can
mona moral war, war in winch there could os no de-
eat seepg that on enc side there stood The love- on
oter .ne oMted OF tho whole Italian people, the
500 glorious rights on tho other nrgucs on the one
sac me proud and noble exrcse Of ores owa free io
on ae otner inc viostion--now crafty audacious
and insnent-of the freedom of others
And it w1 fitting that Psdrnont ina generous MARTYR
Of the Italian cause, shoalt be allowed TO fulfil TRANQUILITY
her mssou, anu therefore kept silence wo,;c thus re.
sSned 'esoS Others p9lsyc % they might that expc