Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-24
THINGS IN EUROPE.

Heretofore, the English people have ex-
pressed much sympathy for Sardinia and the
people of Italy and the English government
has not been wanting in show of friendliness
in the same direction. In consequence, Eng
land was very popular in Italy, and might have
secured great and lasting influence there
She would have done so if the impulses and
wishes of her people had prevailed. But the
English people never prevail against any IN
terest of the royal families of Europe, and
the English government is generally
found on the side of the most brainless and
besotted of the despotic dynasties. AT the pres
ent time, the people of Europe need nothing
SO much as an overthrow forever of the Aus
trian house of Hapsburg and the English
Government intimates a purpose to uphold
that house, be the consequences to free princi-
pie and social progress what they may.
The Liverpool Times has paragraph
which tells the whole story in most express
i've terms. Thatpaper says: "Royal alliances
are rarely good for people; and we may
have to fight because the Queens uncle is
sovereign of Flanders, and her son-in-law
a prince of Prussia. Germany has cost us a
good deal of blood and treasure already, and
is likely to cost US ruore" In the last resort,
England usually fights in behalf of the dynas-
tics, or to maintain the balance of power be-
tween them, her most costly services being
given to such as the Bourbons 1t is always
the powers" and never the people, who must
be served. If there ever was or ever can be
occasion to take the side of the people against
merciless tyranny, it is now presented by the
condition of Italy and if the English doubt
Louis Napoleon, let them work with him
there, and put themselves in situation
to guard free principles in Italy, and make
the issue of the war what it should be. They
will not do this but, they may find it necessa-
ry to fight for Austria This shows how
much honesty there is in that English anxiety
about Louis Napoleon's honesty. He is not
likely to do worse for freedom in Italy than
they. {.
Austria does battle for ''the rights of sover.
eigns," and knows no other rights. In her
judgment, freedom is anarchy" disorder"
and wild incendiarism." 1t must be put
down everywhere it must be trampled under
foot, she tramples it under foot in Hungary
and Lombardy. An Austrian triumph in It
ally would be followed by wholesale impris-
onment and murder of Italian patriots. The
soil of Italy would be bathed with the best
blood of her people Language cannot de-
scribe the woes that would follow such tri-
umph Reason and justice do not always gain
an immediate victory but we refuse to believe
that they are destined to be crushed out utter
ly in this case. England was ready to sacri-
fee them in that peace Congress" where,
as her rulers admit they would have been
ready to "drive a hard bargain with Italy,"
that may be connected with the final arrange
ment of peace. Only Louis Napoleon takes up
the cause of Italy. The italian people trust
him; and, in any case, their triumph, with his
aid, will be to them very different from an
Austrian triumph. Therefore let us wait and
see what he will do, and without adopting
much of that English distrust which is so evil
IDENTIFY dishonest.