New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-04
MAZZINI AND THE ITALIAN CAUSE.


Atapublc meeting in the City Hall. Glasgow. on
Wednesday evening June l5 convened to hear an ad-
dress from Mr. I. D. Hodge the following letter from
NJ Mazzini 70 the chairman (Bailie Madam was
read:
"MY DEAR SIR: You are going to preside tomorrow
evening 81 the meeting in the City Hal, IN which my
friend Mr.. Hodge going to speak about the dangers
arising from armed despoisn to the Italian cause
sn glad 10 your name On the bill. shall never
forget what on and your brother have done for our
cause; nor sball / ever forget how the noble pro-
pranme, Italy for the Italians has always found
s beet echo among The people Of Scotland, and espe-
ciay of Glasgow Their efforts have been unoea-ing;
they have sent offerings TO our national fund; they
have welcomed my friends Safh and Jessie Merton
White; they nave exer.ed themselves strenuousiy in
the Italian affair Of the engineers Watt and Park;
they have l4gely subscribed for the &c Neapolten
les; they have continuously revealed the harmony Of
thought an action, which IN our iokewarm skcPtical,
indole1t age, Is so seldom met with.
"Thcre is low more than ever need OF an agitation
for the national Italian cause. double equally fatal,
tendency has been 0i laie prevailing among your couu-
trymena tendency 10 view the actual Ia the sO-called
Ion interference doctrine whatever takes place in
Europe and tendency 70 view the act0al question,
"a II sou were bound TO side either by Austria or
Fralce. The fret tendency IS, 10 me, impractcabe,
harmful and Immoral; impractiCable because no ma
ton pledge herself to a definite course OF conduct
through an iud,htite, unknown, unforeseen future;
harmful because nOn-inteTference proclaimed on
yOur side without reference to what other nations will
do is merely self abdioaiiOn, aud sayng-anybody
NAV interfere for evil without any fear that shall
interfere for good immoral because we are all sons
of God and bTottes, and II does not become nation
to say snail stand aoOf unconcerned, while others
toll fight ard bleed. Neutrality between conflicting
interests NAY be often advisable; neutrality between
conflicting principles is disguised unconscious atheism.
The seconl tendency prevailing in the official spheres,
drives you 10 choose between too despotsms, equally
dangerous TO Europe and 10 the Italian cause, while
you ought to side by freedom and Italy. Bet Aus
tria Inp Eraupe-thp
Of tbir rs sanctioned in 1875 the secOndI have it as
a fact-for her own aggrandzement, and for the sub
situion Of the question ot territory to the question OF
liberty.
There is people numbering twen,y-six millions Of
Italians wanting freedom and national unity. England
ought 70 side by that people England ought To SHRINK
from any alliance with Austria or Frsncei she ought to
prepare her alliance with the Italian nation She may
ierAn neural long the conflict between the two
despotic Powers Is pending uncertain; she ought 10
side by Italy the internal question begins TO
be nlooted, to have italy free OF constituting her
self according 20 the rational Will ana 10 oPpos1 any
new arbitrary dismcmberment, aud any establishment
of rev foreig n 6yousty The danger tor Europe and
Italy il now not much from Austria a. from ffonch
imperialism from opinion growing IN France and IN
Italy that imperialism cannot be resisted, and that
true independent national party would meet with sup
port nowhere. Englaud's alliance with France would
naturally tend 20 increase such an opinion. British
agitation on ht therefore, to take the opposite drcc'
ton The sense of all resolutions ought, in my opin-
ion to be this-thst England viii keep watchfdlly
Neutral between the combataus 80 long AZ her duties,
hono,s and interests will allow her to do so but that,
Oh the day which she should be compelled To inter-
nose her power she should do 30 for the sake OF seeu
ing agairs any undue foreign influence to the ital-
iaus the right of settling their Own internal CONDITION
according to fee national will Such an agitation
would stret g.hen her national parry, ana prove
check to the seli-aggrandzing B0napattlst scheme.
Forgive this lengthy epistle the subject Is for Italy
0"o :. Jss, ia "a. iS5s JOSEPH MAIzlNt'