, 1859-11-18

important Letter from Nnpo1tan III
The Paris correspondent Of the Isnes states
that h. has received from friend in Italy the
following letter, addressed by the Emperor of
tue French, on the Goth instant, to the King Of
Sardinia, and be has uo hesitation in guarnn-
teeing its perfect authenticity:
MONSIEUR NON FEEnr: write to-day to your
Majesty in order to Set forth to you the present
situation Of affairs, to remind you of tie past,
and to settle with you the course which ought
to be followed for the future. The circum STAN
ces are grave it is requisite to lay aside illu-
Sions and sterile regrets. and to examine care
fully the real state Of aifu;ss, Thus. the oues-
ton is not now whether hnre done well or Ill
in making pence at Tit!afranca. but rather to
obtain from the treaty results the most favora.
b!e for the pacitlcation Of Italy ani for the re.
pose Of Europe.
Before entering on the discussion of this
question, nm anxious to recall once more TO
your Maj jesty the obstacles which rendered eve
~ definite negotiation and every definite treaty
so difficult.
In point Of fact, war has often fewer compl-
cations than peace. In the former two inter
ests only are in presence Of each otber-the at
tack und the defence; in the latter, on the con.
trary, the point is to reconcile multitude Of in.
terests-often Of an opposite character. This is
what actually occurred at the moment of peace
It was necessary TO conclude treaty tha:
should secure in the best manner possible the
independence Of Italy, which should satisfy
Piedmont and the wishes Of tue population, and
/ yet which would not wound the Catholic senti-
ment or the rights Of the SoTereigns in whom
Europe felt an interest.
believed then that if the Emperor Of Austria
! wished to come to 4 frank understanding with
me, with view Of bringing about this import
ant result, the causes OF autagonism which for
centuries bad divided these two empires would
bc effected by common accord, md without fur
thcr btoodslled.
lDow state what are, in my opinion, the es.
sentiai conditions VI that regeneration:
Italy to be composed Of several independent
states, united by federal bond.
Each Of these State 10 adopt q particular rem.
resentative y stem and salu,ary reforms.
Tie Con.ederAt@pu to then rxtlfy the princi-
pic Of Italian Nationality; to have but one fag
but one 81 stem Of customs. and one currency
The directing centre to bc ut Rome, which
should be composed Of representatives named
by the soveEeigns from n lust prepared by the
Chambers, in order that, in This species Of Diet.
the influence Of the rcigning fatnilies suspected
OF leauing towards Austria should be counter
balanced By the element resulting from elec-
tion.
Dy granting to the 11oly Father the honorary
Presidency Of the Confederation, the religious
sentiment Of Catholic Europe would be satisfied.
the moral inaencc Of the pope would he in.
creased throughout Italy, and would enable him
to make concessions in conformity with the lc-
gitimate wishes Of the populations. Now. the
plan had formed at the moment of making
peace may still be carried ont if your Maies,v
will employ your influence in promoting H. be-
sides, . considerable advance has been made in
that direction.
The cesslon Of Lombardy, With limited debt,
is an accomplished fact
Austria has giyen up her right to keep earri-
sons IN the strong places Of piaceuza, Fefrara
md Comacchio.
The rights Of the ssyereigns hare, it is true.
been reserved, but the independence of Central
Italy has a1so been guaranteed, inasmucl1 as a!l
idea Of foreign Intervention has been formally
set aside; and, lastly, Ttnetia is to become a
province purely l.aiiau. It is the real interest
Of your Majesty, as Of the Peninsula, to second
me in the Development of this plan, in order to
obtain from it the best results; for your Ma
jest5 cauuot forget that am bound by the
treaty; and cannot, III the Congress which is
nbout 10 open, withdraw myself from nv en-
gagements. The part Of France is traced be-
fcrehaud.
We demand TINT Parma and Piacenza shall be
united to Piedmont, because this territory is, in
straiegscal point Of view indispensable to her.
We demand that the Duchess Of = Tarsln
shall he called to Modena-
That Taseany-asgme1sed, perhaps, By 4
portion of territory-shail ba restored to the
Grand Duke Ferdinand;
That system Of moderate (saQe} liberty shal!
De adopted IN all the States Of ltaly:
That Austria shall frankly discngage herself
from m iuce.sant cause Of embarrassment for
tho future, aud that she shall consent to CON-
plete the nationality Of fenetia, by creating
not only separate representation and admin
istration, but also IN Italiaa army;
We demand that the fortresses of Mantua
aud Peschicra shall be recognized US federal
fortresses;
And. lastly, that confederation based On
the real wants, As well as on the traditions Of
the Peninsula, to the exclusion of every foreign
influence, shall consolidate the fabric Of the in-
dependence Of Italy.
| shallneglect nothing for the attainment Of
this great rc@ult- Let your Majesty he cou-
vinced Of it, my sentiments will not yary, and
SO far as the interests Of France are NOT on
posed to it, shall alwars be happy to serve tic
cause for which VIC have combated together,
PA.AcE or 81. C1ocp, soth of October, 1859.