The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-06

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10 contradict himself and 80 70 cay TO change nus Da
lure Bot that possible Can the Emperor forget tina.
be the elect Of universal suffrage and the represents
tive 90 the throne OF the ideas Of the society and OF
MI the progress of cvzatoL Can he betrey the origin
OF his and OF the mnsion which he holds from the
confidence Of the French people, His enemies desire IT,
doubt, bot they esteem him too much 20 hope for H.
And TO shat would such . detection serve To
weaken the prestige Of the Emperor without ad-
the whole world understAads-even those who
regret TO it-namey that the Rrea, influence OF the
soyeresns Of France Is one the ee nens Of the balance
and OF the security Of Europe and )yer one
OF the moot precious resources she invoke 10 the
troubled situation OF most states. The treaty Of Villa
franco responded 20 high conception and II Is deeply
TO be regretted that the treaty has renamed dead let
ter but the soveTeigns who signed IL had the pre-
tension 10 impose by force Of ar the rights which were
reserved In IT, That pretension would have been IRE
concabie with the situation which the treaty TO
secrate Austria lost at soterno her supremacy in Italy
and except her gnty in yeneta retained nothDg
ought France inherit the very situato which she
has wrtsted from the House Of Hapsburg Ought she 10
Impose her Domination on Italy after having destroyed
that OF Austria Ought her promises OF enranchisement
70 end IN such q false hood In fact, We could not re-
store former governments TO abandon them on me
morrow Of their restoration to the inevitable
reaction OF the national spirit After having re.
stored them Il would hare been necessary to pro
tec them by military occupation OF tner eaptAs anu
foresses We the lberators OF this people should De-
me its gaolers Rome. Boogns, Perugia, Ancona TO
renee, Parma Aodena Palermo, Naples. con Iemned 20
live under our protecton they would oe Simply sAVes
with q change OF masters.
What would Italy have said what would England have
H.,
look ed upon Italy thus protected as French Italy And
for the advantage OF whom would the Emperor have
turned his arms agains, his old ally tie King o. sardinia
and have placed himself in fragrant disaccort with Eng
lano? For the advantage OF which accord
neither their sympathes their confidence have
DO right to d. mand euch sacrifices
The Emperor c,nno! and will not make sacrifices, ey-
cepi for just cause, for governments which are not
hateful TO their own people and are not the enemies Oh
France
Thus in every point OF view, for the maintenance OF
the legitimate Influence Of the Emperor in Europe for the
maintenance OF good relations with the other
for the truth OF our policy for the very honor OF France
such conduct rs no, possible
Was the other line Of conduct less possible or less dan
gerous
Italy passing through great crisis OF her destiny, and
Is 10 fact In revolution revolutionary situation has TEN
porary replace for that country the regular conditions
OF international existence Hence the profound pertur
batons, the intfactions Of public law the violent nvs
sons, the precpitste annexaions which we have wit
menti9 At presen, perhaps excite dis,rus but IL
bad encouraged Piedmont, instead OF blaming her, What
would have harper We should necessarily have had 70
break oil with Russia, which has just With.
drawn her Ambassador from Turin; with Prus
sa, which protects with Austria. which feels
drlfted into universal The fortune of Frame her
labor her industry al that would have been abandoned
TO the hazard. az ri ganc conflict the Emperor would
lave changed his part and his character instead OF being
the moderator OF tbs revolution he would have become the
leader Of IT, neead OF being the pacacstor o. Europe he
wou be her terror instead OF being the powerful arber
IN questions of equilibrium he would have lost the very
titles or his jurisdiction; and though elected by
have nothing than the instrument OF par
y Neither Of these two attitudes Was In keeping With
the Interests Of country with the mission or the EN-
reror, with The character o. our institutions with the
movement Of nev ideas which prevail every where.
France could assrme the part OF Austria In
Italy than she could the evolution che could
more fave revolutionary snnexatons than she could "a
absortst reactions When the Emperor called upon
the Italians to be the soldiers Of great cause to be-
come the citizens Of great eourtrJ ne did not mean
Piedmont only but Italy
His sentiments, like his mission, have not undergone
any change be eth wishes 10 the incependene Of
the Pen without encouraging anarchy there
cogpized sovereign by the whole OF Europe be not al
lowed s aIp,,vs soe viuiason 2, ,ae'hs'onaL Jaw
himself the support Of kings whose people forsake them
Finally, the intervention OF France against Piedmont
would be conuadc tion the Intervention OF Austria Ia
Italy would be offensive return towards position she
has rret evaby lost completely with Sardiuia would be
. defiance to Europe and q compact with revolution.
What then IL TO BE- donef wha, line OF conduct Is to
BIO followed? Many objections have been raised against
the meeting Of Congress. Congress could only be I'm
pofse II could not be established bet
the Powers called up,n 70 form Is that the Dur
ing the asst year very profound movement has taken
When tho French Emperor, Mt the beginning OF 1859,
pleaded the cause OF y he had scarcely on his side the
changed England which then demanded the inviois
bny Of the treaties OF 1875 now favors Italian unity
Prussia N recent document emsnating fro the dstin
gu bed state who directs her foreign Affairs rccog
uzes IN Italian nationality happy pesage for Germany
Russia under the lnaaence Of liberal sovereign, aso
shows herself dispos cd 10 take into account eie
the life OF nations Austria herself has in
men,e Interest In escaping from the uncertainties which
weigh 20 heavily on her ana the reforms abe has los,
escorted prove that he resolved 10 enter on iibe
raj course As TO France, faithful to the interests
which che has defended, not being engaged to any
one she would IN Congress derive advantage
from the reserve with which she IL repfoached
AMI the m ,ds ration she has known how 10 main.
tain Better than any other Pc ger perhaps she would
be ap 10 ind cate the points OF com prom se between
an i,ver,epces After having epfrsnchised U.ly suo.
porte The Pope Al Rome blamed the invasion OF the
noran states and OF The Tgo sicles and caused the
pripcpe o. ron ,rteryep on 4, be respected by respect
p she cannot be su,nected either by italy or
by the Papa,y or by Europe We have too much con.
adenne N The xi,don Of the soverelsns who would ba
renrc.ened il Congress moi 20 be CONVINCED that thew
womb upde--,xnd how much the spirit OF comproun sa
Inc condition OF the re OF order
n lie pen,rsu'a Itsiv organized and DO Eerfil IL
bepceforth Eurone,n and Furooe in
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vsnls move herself hot, far seeing and i1st
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