The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03


TFrom the London News. April 1911
The debate the House Of Lords last night II one 70 ~
tonish and alarm The Incorporate and reckless speech
Of the Earl Of Derby shows but too plainly That ~ mi.
solemn the gravest interests Of the country At
the mercy Of political passion While without exception
the people Of this country have subdued their sympahes
for constitutional Sardinia with seltdenying patriotism
the Tory Premier thinks decent, ths last night q
session which be has brought 70 premature end, 70 d.
liver hmsef Of an address full Of hatred OF that power
and at the same time of Of greatest military
neghbor In that foolish speech Lord Derby has done his
best 70 involve in with France He has done all
but promise Austria that in this under certain con-
tingencies she shall see British forces lighting her
side. That undertaking which the people OF tdis
country win never suffer him 70 redeem we ts tne Earl
dared make in the House OF Commons or IN any other
assembly where the spirit Of the nation is understood and
We may now sec Why in the hands Of Lord Derby and
his colleagues influence of England has hitherto failed
70 exert It's due eec. Our government, mas no; ganea
contendpg parties Although the sympates the ma
ton VIGOROUSLY with freedom and Sardinia Ministers
have been heart and purpose Austrian. Lord Aalmes
bury was 30 eager night 70 discover bond Of union
between this country that he forgot his school
learning declared that the people OF that Scave
pre like us to the Tcutonc race-he fact being
that the 600 composing It's population NOT 600 900
are Germans. "Our sympathies," he said ARE with
the Austrian peopesthe fact being that those peoples,
shut part in the Austrian state system except
that Of taxpay utterly unknown 70 us except when,
lS4S they all hands against the most degrad
ing and degraded government IN Europe. The same
noble Earl quite needlessy enlarged upon the sacred
ness Of the treaties BY which The bonse OF Haps'
burg holds its Italian possessions. IL liz sufficient 70 Say
that the Emperor Francis Joseph rules IN Lombardy and
Venice by right Of treaties 70 make hs title nvolaOle in
the eyes Of every Epgshman Tell us not that the Aus
TRAN government Is one OF oppressive yrannes
that afflicted humany say nothing OF Spel6erg, or
Of the horrors OF the dungeons OF Verona, hantua or
Peeth do not that In Lombardy and Venice men are
torn away from their homes mere suspicion and exc
cuted in cold bloodf Austria has treaty right to do
these thuRs, il is enough; VIC inquire no further. The
people of England the the world require in
culCaton OF The faith Of treaties In Dude we onoe made
little slip detnroning tyrant who oppressed his own
every feels that the precodent one not suited to
Europe We believe that since the question arose, four
months ago, not single line has been written in our
newspapers single voice been raised meetings
favor Of going 10 10 deprive the Emperor Of Austria
Of the power Of doing as he likes in Lonbardy and
Venice Lord Malmesbury may enlarge much
as he pleases on this favorte "mmortal truth
Of the faith Of treaties but let him not profaneiy assu
the United Kingdom with that by which the Emperor
Francis Joseph holds Lombardy. When Lord Naimes-
bury declares that he knows other right than that OF
conquest treaty by which the Queen holds the
OF Scotland, he doubtless talks correctly in the language
of the Chanceres but he does Injustice TO his royal
mistress This may be orthodox High Dutch doctrine,
but make him present Of more English sentiments
from the rnemorandum Of Count Cavour-" There is no
government legitimate but that which the people accepts
II rot with gratitude at least with resignation"
But the sympathies and predictions which Lord
hamesbufy simply betrayed, the Earl Of Derby pro
claimed. lie attacked the King Of Sardinia for the
part he had taken in "s,eppng out of the lcgi-
innate course Of watching over the prosperity Of
not be Indifferent to the "cry of anguish which
proceeded from the other States Of Italy This the
measure which ia meed out TO constitutional Pedmoot.
Compare It with that which the Premier towards
Austria There other series OF anguish than those
peoples. Similar cries proceeded few years ago from
the petty rulers Of Italy with whom their people
Austria responded with aacriy and the special treaties
with Tuscany kodena and Parma the consequence
Under these treaties the Independence OF the several
smaller States signed away without the o!
the people, and right given TO Austria to march in
Premier say Of them2 BE ustes them and says "they
not beyond what she (Austra) had legal right 10
enter into" Proceeding further, he kind enough to
ADMIT that If PIEDMONT had been willing not TO inter
fere with the obligations in which Austria is Dound,
l. e, with her Obligations to repress any popular
movement in Tuscany or other States, then Austria
would not have taken Piedmont 70 be acting an un.
friendly part in entering into q treaty with France
TO secure herself from attack Austria Sc'avonic and
despotc, is 10 have Italian policy and Piedmont,
which has within these few weeks received signal
testimonies Of the confidence Of the Italian people, is
have none This s the kind Of justice which Lord Derby
weuld do in Italy The modelling Of Austria prevent
the growth Of popular institutions south Of he Pc
her position in Italy but The attempt Of the King OF ar
DINA resist and destroy the moral blockade established
against c0netutonaem Is 30 much wantOn essiOn
wo have enough Of the spirit which Lord Derby
hse set about this Italian business he comprehends only
to hate the forces which are at work in the Petinsua
Having faith in his countrymen at home, he naturally
does not trust the people abroad Lord Pamesston speak,
ing from unsurpassed acquaintance with European affairs
wisely and noby remarked in the Commons that the popu
lations Of Italy tranquil and deberative, in
disposed TO acts Of violence, and 1T 70 be left to them
without the control Of Austria In this respect the
noble Premier Is entirely in accord with Lord John
Russell The fact s that Count Cavour, energetcally
accused by Lord Derby has done nesmabe service TO
the cause OF regulated liberty by connecting the hopes of
Italy with monsrchcal order. We hear OF no revolution.
AIRY and anarchca attempts The attitude of all Italy
Is one OF confidence in s cause and s noble representa-
ves Had Lord Derby been statesman wise TO discern
and generous TO ympathze with the necessities of that
country be might by display Of ilrmness have helped
since the fall Of Napoleon He has proved that he not
possess the qualities demanded English statesman
at the present uncure and in the very OF deprvng
his Queen Of the assistance and support Of the Grand
Council Of the nation he INDUCES in the weak volen!
language OF chagrin and objurgaton.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Tbs Independence Beige Of Sunday, April II, in its
political Review to point out the exact state
Of the negotiations 80 assduousiy pursued by the five
great Powers on the subject Of the Congress Before
rDg upon this task Belgian contemporary refers
st.e%ens put forth BY the foreign press, and especially
by the London papers, for those Partisan journals which,
aiew days ago. were discussing in the most animated
tore the questions relating TO the proposed Congress-
now almost silent respecting tbem' The Independence
takes note especially OF the assertion that the cabinet Of
the Tuleres refuses to support the demand Piedmont
no extraordinary armaments, be called upon
oRarm. "lt is true" says the Independence ".hat
our letters nom Paris convey intelligence OF totally op
posite nature, according to which would that Aus
tria having demanded within given time an answer 10
the question of disarmament France has made great
ceesons and the meeting OF the Congress decidedly 10
take place at the period already Indicated"
The independence then proceeds to announce that,
cordmg to Information received from Paris that day,
France has just notified England that she accepts the
general and Simultaneous disarming the first question
W be submitted 10 the Congress and that she will under
take that no attack shall be made by Piedmont against
Austria for three months In return the Court of the Tu
eres requires that Piedmont and the other Italian States
be admitted into the Congress the same footing the
five great Powers. The Independence adds
We believe state that the telegraph has already
conveyed 70 Paris replies from London and Berlin but
little favorable whole to these propositions England,
as we have sad before, wishes France 70 join her IN re-
curing formally Of Piedmont that she disarms without
any compensation. If solution Is not found,
must ezped TO The Derby Cabinet separating its policy
from lhot Of FfaHce and not aying tse to Austria, al
least 10 mdi0tatn absolute neutrality Meanwhile the
military preparations continue increasingly in France, and
peace ia not the result Of the negotiations the Imperial
Cabinet will at any rate have gained by them the double
vantage Of aggravatng the financial difficulties Of its
adversaries and fniehing its own ornaments.
THE FEELING IN AUSTRIA.
From the Vienna Austrian Gazette, April 49,
depends upon France alone to preserve peace Eu.
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