Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-14
THE AUSTRIAN SIDE.

A London correspondent of the New York
Commercial Advertiser, who warmly espousos
the cause Of Austria, in stu Pioevn' european
onncuItes, charges that Napoleon has all along
been determined on war, that he intrigued to
prevent the mediation of England becoming
successful, and that tho suggestion of Peace
Congress by Russia was made with this view,
at time when Austria was on the point of com.
plying with the terms proposed by Lord Cow
ley. This statement, however, does not seem
to be well founded The Same correspondent
further writes, not without the appearance Of
strong prejudice
1T is not to be supposed that Austria wanted
war The aggression was commenced by the
Emperor of the French on the lst Of January,
and even long before that time the preliminary
intrigucs nccessaryior the purpose had been col =
| summaLed with Sardinia and Russia. Austria
has not refused angle requirement that could
properly have been presented to her. Lord
| Cuwley ascertained tho proiessed views of the
Emperor ofthe French Austria at once agreed
TO them. Russia disturbed this arrangement by
putting in the suggestion for Congress -
| Austria again assented She asked, it is true,
that the disarmament Of Sardinia should be
was objected 60, she waived itimmediately il and
substituted the logical and most proper stipula-
ton that tho disarmament should be general.
"lf peace was desired, here it was fer all par
ties But Sardinia would not disarm As Il
price for her consent she must be admitted as a
| principal to the Congress. This was no part of
! the proposition of Russia, and introduced there
| fore an entirely new element. Why should
Sardinia which is tho least Italian of all tho
Italian powers, be admitted when the Pope and
the King of Naples were excluded OF course
Austria would not listen to anything so ano-
malous The English government, in their Of
forts at publication, then proposed at a final
attempt that all the independent Italian powers,
including Sardinia, should be invited to join
This, however, in no way mended the matter
Such suggestion was alike inconsistent and
imperinent.
"Tho course of the Cabinet at Vienna, there.
fore, has been in every way rational and consist
ent She has not only from the first consented
10 disarm, but has made concessions which,
considering the insulting display Of force on the
part of France and Sardinia, are such as in the
case of first rate military power could have
been prompted only by an earnest desire to show
every forbearance short Of inourring absolute
humiliation With as much legal right TO make
treaties with Naples and Tuscany as France has
with Sardnia, she yet consented that these
treaties should be brought under discussion, and
when her interference in the Roman States was
alleged as the main grievance against her, she,
without hesitation stated her readiness to
withdraw simultaneously with France.
"In her present ground Of attack upon Sar
dinia, she is moreover justified, even to the most
minute techni. alties Sardinia is bound by
compact to surrender all doserters, instead Of
which she encourages and onrols them. Such
conduct could in any case be met only by d
| cateeorlcaI summons for lis disoontinuanee."