, 1860-05-25

owners, and tney annex with small regard TO ap-
pearances. Yet We take their cotton, though
slave-growD, duty free We admit at the same
duty free and slave-grown sugar. Russia and
Austria have both repeatedly disregarded our
opinion and reInonstrances; yet we have pro:
nounced no fiscal anathema on their goods.
England has done herself much that il might be
difficult to justify to an unsympathetic spectator
Of her Affairs. Wedo not otexpectrebukes through
the Custom House, and should certainly be pre-!
pared to prove them useless and misplaced,
But England must indeed have q very good
opinion Of her judicial powers il she is TO pro;
nounce on all the public offences Of Europe and
visit them with suitable chastisement Let us
see the variety afforded by Italy ITSELF Austria,
menaced and provoked, crosses the TicinO, as
she says, to anticipate the expected blow. There;
upon, Sardinia, assisted by France, took Lom-
hardy, and annexed IT, Was that o crime or
notf Had Sardinia proceeded further and taken
Venetia, what should we have said to thatg
Had the Emperor Of the French succeeded in
establishing a Napoleon upon an Italian throne,
with the consent Of the people, how were we
prepared 70 deal with that dangerous novelty
france at this moment maintains an army in
Iialy. do we cOnnive at that questionable oc-
cupad,ng Do VS. mean t hold ourselves an
sw cradle for everything that may happen in
ltalyl II we have all ilnbibed the maxim,
Italy for the Italians" do we sent the COL.
verse Of il, the Italians for Italy," which Ma
pOleOn LII. appears TO think as important doc
trine as the Otherf on the principle HoleRti
non. III tnjurid, It cannot be pretended that any
wrong Is done TO Sardinia, or to Savoy itself II
they make no complaint. lIdsed, it is not for
them that our resentments are solicited. The
SIrdinians aid their monarch are by this time
tn last people in Europe to be objects Of COM
p IS n, This Isl ques ton, no Of an outrage, not
Of yiol tied indvpem ence or nali niIity--not
Of pcople appealing to US for succor, but the
old European landmarks. Are we then prepared
at any cost to ourselves at all risk TO tile peace
Of Europe, and with the full knowledge that we
must do the same on like occasions, TO dvnounce
in the strongest way possible the addition Of
small territory to France with the consent Of all
Immediately concernedP France may have in.
igued she may have pursued a policy and
piacIic d arts unworthy Of q great Empire in
order to obtain that coveted 90 ner Of the earth.
Sardinia may have acted with equal folly and
want Of sei-respect. ln grasping at the shadow
she may have l0s' the substance and real seat Of
the power. AL this may only am unit to the
fact that what has been done Is ill.done-not so
bad in itself as in manner and circumstances,
IN the ilimsy pretexts and the fictitious excuses.
Srca an act we may ccnsure and deplore, but
are we to visit the perpetrators with a CONNER.
cial anathemap Il does not seem to us cause
for excommunication; and, If we are not pre-
pared to wield that weapon, 'he more quietly
we express our sober Judgment upon the act,
the more will il be respected
But what can we d0g Are we to 20 to war
u we protest, as our government has already
done, without threats, s that "pusillanimous
indifer ncc?" Lord Marlborough invites her
Majcsty's government 10 canvass the Courts Of
Europe in order to prncure an unanimous con-
demnation Of the condrct hf France To Lord
Ellen b rough il may or may not be matter OF
much interest whether we were successful in
such an attempt and VIII ,thcr the condemnation
would have the desired wright But the En-
peror Is not likely to have committed himself
thus far without securing some countenance, or,
AZ least sielcc. Should we find everywhere
that he oil been before us, and that the transfer
Of Savoy excited no horrr in Europe, we should
simply 'ose influence. Lord Elcnborough has
no doubt in his mind as to the language they
would hold. But this is far more to the purpose
than ! tordship's view Of tleir moral obligs-
tons They will not Interfere to rectify q from
tier when their interfcrenee is not solicited b.
the p' ole on the spoi--if even then. Far be Il
from us to eneou age p Icon ILL., in the ca
rerr Of annexation He will one day suffer for
i; but rtributi0n viii come, not from US, nor
from he Courts of Europe, bat from the further
excuses Of ambition to which this is too likely
10 tempt him.