The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-15

rne Annexation Of rsp,s&- I'm pors~.s De-
'Issn,toE OF the Ens lash Goss,nmena
Lord John Russslps d-sDatch 60 sbe British
Minister at Turin sets a, rest all doabt as to fhs
course which 'he III g'ish government siII pur
cue IN regard 70 Naples ahe protests Of Rus
sia. Prussia ard spain have happily. ~x4re,-ed
no influence upon II. and in declaring that Z
sees 40 reason 10 lame the co,lrs. pursied Nv
the King Of Sardinia. II lends him moral snp
port which enables him to trea, With Indifference
the hostile demonstr atoms Of the other Po overs.
But The chief value Of this document lies il the
fact that il imParis renewed confdruse 10 Italy
81 time when France Seems az .iu disposad T.
play asst and loese with her Backed by Eoglish
opinion. Count Cavour vii, BE- embroidered 10
perse vers in the independent course which has
hitherto rendered him the IN sster, Instead o. tue
instrument OF French policy.
Tfe interference az the French Admiral at
Gseia may not mean more than o desire
TO prove 20 the world that the Italians
are still in leading strings Events have,
however. advanced too rapidly for people not
to perceive that France is at present folio wing,
rather than directing, In Italian affairs. The
Constitutional may trace ont programmes OF
the Emseror'e intentions. but it is clear 10 the
views, and not bis owp, that al present shape
his course
The object Of the Emperor in throwing oh
siaces il the way Of the annexation Of the
Duchies. the Marches, and sge'n Of Southern
Italy, was not 60 much TO prevent the cousum
nation Of those events ~ 10 secure the meeting
Of a general Congress, which 10 concert with
Russia. has been biz pet project ever since th4
Crimesn war But the other governments, Sar.
dinis included, preferred encountering any
risks to entering upon new territorial arrange
ments, in which it was clearly intended that
there two Powers should alone be the
gainers The Warsaw Conference was con.
vened ostenebly for general objects, but
in reality to secure an understanding
as to Congress. The same jealousy and dis
trust which bad before so frequently defeated II
again caused its failure. Austria wisely re-
solved TO encounter all the hazards of doubt
full war rather than 70 enter into Congress
with sovereign whose tradi lions OF the politi-
eel arrangements of 1916 constitute legacy ot
vengeance.
Ana war abe certainly will have. Ia no other
way can France compel the vindicatiou which
she has been so long seeking. Tue intimadon
conveyed in Count Cavour's recent spescb, that
six months would see change in the opinions
OF the great Powers In regard to Venetia, was
not vaguely spoken. Neither have the enormous
military preparations which France is now en-
gagged In been undertaken on mere speculative
grounds. She sees that the attack upon Venice
is but the question CT few months and she IL
arming n dictate terms to both Austria aud
Italy when the tide Of war is rolled back into
Lombsrdy. II will be then her time to Insist
upon the Congress which she has hitherto SO
vainly labored to bring about It's question,
however, whether italy will be satisfied to sub
NIT the arbitration Of her destinies to a body
whose members have neither symp athy for her
sufferings nor an interest In the re.establish.
ment of her rights.