The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-05
THE ITALIAN QUESTION.
; Proposed Annexation OF Savoy {,
France


Proposed Annexation OF Savoy to
France.
h the House Of Commons, on the 10th of February Sir
fKnL said, wish 20 ask the Secretary oil State for Fo
reign Affairs whether her Majesty government any
ot ciop 10 state the nature VI communications wacn
have passed between the Sandman anu British govern
pens with respect TO the cessiou Of portion Of the Sar
TO France, and Alec Whether her A.ies.y's
government had occasion to communicate 70 the
French government the opinion entertained by other
Fs~ers on ths subject ana whether in the event Of the
-exst Of savoy TO France being effected her Majs
tys government prepared 70 abandon the neutrality
swRzerisnd, as guaranteed by Great Britain, a
NEE With other European Powers (Cbeers)
hofd RUSSELL SAIL with regard to the nature OF the
accommodations which passed between the Sardin>n
and Brush governments we have inquired OF the Saro
man government whether there any engagement
any in1non to yield Savoy France the has
seep generally that there was DO eeesgeme the
jest that SARDINIA had intention TO ceae savoy ~
Frspc-. (Ibeers) That is the general nature of the
answer wbich bas been given lHear, bear.) We have
to the French government the opinion
en.er,as'ed BY other Powers, hecawe have hai 90
communication with ober PoWers ascertain what
sYEo,ors may be- wnh regard 70 the other qaesson,
~hetbef, IN the event OF the annexation OF Savoy ~
France beng effected ner Maestys government, pre-
pared to abandon the neutrality Of S~z-yand rs guar
ateeo by Great Britain in common with other Eir0pean
Powers should say that the gorer,.pssn: haps
ahh,r If such anfssxatioa, PREF AIRED TO
~dara,n the neutroiity # Suisrand, aad proriie in
q sut tn, neti Giy souo tGy be tr,
ID Grd haze drdys replaced had dermined do
-. lCheers) appears that the districts Of Chaolas
Faucigba, especially guaranteed Dy the
treaty Of Vienna IN the manner Swtze-
hand that they In FACT o The general
reni for the guarantee Of Swizerlspd But stated
and with great run by the Sandman Government tina.
IL weud hardly be an equivalent guarantee those dis
Go.a belong to France instead OF belonging N
Szreuia, and accordingly their view that IN case Of an
pexaob those districts ut least not further DISTRICTS
shouo beIorg S~itzrIani aud be guaranteed 10 the
ganera al guarantee Of Swzet That appears TO
very proposal the part OF Sardinia was only
that with TIE prospec, o. agg aodizemsui Swdzr
land would favor aoDexaen; al least, was uneasy; but
yesterday o day received assurances from Berns
that the SSs government wisn things to remain th"y
are and Soroy 20 remain part 81 the territory u Sdrnsn
fIheeIs) As far as Switzerland AMI SerGinia
rped there s no wieh or intention this annexation
should take place. Cheers
Mr. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD said tina. az the noble lord mad
replied to the question Of the honorable baronet he would
perbags, permit him TO ask him further sson the
same important subject without which the Information
p0ssessed by the House would be very incomplete.
Ebe noble lord had informed the House that tie WAS
assured frem Turin that the ceesion Of Savoy
contemplated by the government Of Pedmont and would
noble lord satisfactory. The further question he
wished 10 ask was whether the noble lord bad been in
tormed from Turin that communication had been al
of PIEDMONT the part Of the
Emperor Of the French, 70 the effect that Contra
h.iy was annexed to the Sandman kingdom France
could not permit The French slopes Of the Alps 70 remain
10 the poesssson Of Power whose position In Europe
would be materially altered by sach an extension Of
Lord j RussEI-I have received no information In the
isrms stated by the honorable gentleman but II has
government Of Turin that il the kingdom Of Sardinia
aggraudZed to considerable extent by the
OF Central Italy France wonid think that her
EoLter not without the annexation Of nj least
seme part Of Savoy
In the House Of Lords the 18th ultmo, in TO
question from Lord Normandy, Earl Granville said that
her Majesty government had received communication
the French government TO the effect that If Central
E.ly annexed TO sardinia they should deem 1t
sessary part OF Savoy but that they should
make sach annexation without consulting thu other
great Powers, without the consent Of the inhabitants
Cf Savoy. A.
ENGLISH OPINION OF NAPOLEoN's ITALIAN POLICY.
From the London Times, Feb. II
n fact Sardinia has agreed cede Savoy and does
not wh ntendxto do but the French Emperor has
Savoy the price OF bis consent 10 the
e,ioD Of the I,alsn Iuchies Rotnagna
MINORS oi Victor Emanuel sIt has, said Lord John
Russell, 'to my Knowledge been communicated To the
government Of Turin that the Kingdom Of sardinia were
nggrandized considerable extent by the annexation
Central Italy France would think that her frontier
without the annexation Of at least some part OF
Savoy
Such then is the latest developerert OF Italian
auestion The Emperor Of the French tn ,ch0se strange
hara The ttco orTos'"g qualities Of ut9or and rdcid'sn
rem meet how, tho eleventh hour endca orns 70
brow difficulties in the way of that Itaan union TO which
he had apparently gwen his consent rs plain tnat the
6cnana Tor part Of Savoy ID much uOended TO dig
euAe the KIM from extending bis dominions southwark as
10 him to give Francs the French sopes Of the
Alps The demand is in fact return 70 the policy upon
which Emperor enteredin May last, when Prince Ma
poeon to Tuscany TO head the revolution Then
WAS cey concealed though has been venemently
denied eince that the plan wac 10 establish Kingdom IN
Central Italy under sepre Of the Prince whose marriage
had united the houses France and Su1dttd Events march
ca aoweve too quickly for the .ortaSes o. the Prince
driven Lombardy To few weeks, and bsfore tue
French division, With the new Tuscan levies could Be
brought into the field. There was oppoi tunsy FOR
them 10 their valor against the Aasrsns for the
AustrDs we're swept away before Prince Napoleon had
time to reach the aincio me Emperor seems then to
peace with little thought for his cousin ss tor his ally
Thus the scheme for Independent Kingdom OF Etriria
ana rs eubmsseive to desposm OF poten:stes sixty
years aga But the Tuscaps and their brethren had
issted Independence and were no ncliasa 70 give up
mined on annexation Sardinia, aud have been SINCE
Pc hostile TO the fors,a.io9 II asparass Kingdom ~ 2
tic fesi.s:.s'inn al h h..1 ,or rner sovsre,sus
The world had thought within the lsst fcF months that
the French Emperor had made his mind to accept the
annexation Sardinia, and that the renewed alliance
With England was pledge OF tina wise policy Bs US
nsa Of a shoccmtn9s a depsc government that 50 much
Is f to single rd sohiea The aatit Of irresponstIy is
apt 10 make cdpriIous The French Emper Or has seem
hss he'd The credit Of Initiating BE has declared 70 the
FEnnese Court that he will the Italian
reigps allow Austrian TROOPS TO enter the rebeous
territory He has thus exposed himself 70 The charge Of
violating the treaty Zurich ana the urcss OF Austria
and souihera Germany h.s been pouring forth nvectves
against BIN for the last three months traitor Then be
hAs broken utterly and rrevocably with the Pope he
has sanctioned pamphlet containing political doc
h,pes whch no Protestant statesman has ventured
10 propoabd; be has enforced Inc submission Of
the French priesthood with nigh hand forbid ding the
publication Of episcopal msniiesoes ana supprsssng ne
may excused for believing that all this porended
acceptance Of Italian nationality, tr they oannot conosc.
koD a ruler sho1ld take mich toubk and ezpse hDsN
70 much obicq,y icso. harg finally made up his mtsd
Now however, having declared that the people Of
Genital lay shall in,eris red with, and having thus
ncqriesced IN the Of their country IN Sardinia.
Napoleon comes fot ward and tells Victor Emande, at
wnat price be must purchase the permission 70 accept
The sovereignty which rendered 70 him So pep'sos
prcisnce a. that put forth bs the Fh 0orernmeJor hs
ss.zot'rn Of Sauoy has prvAoby u~dr ne netsce
Europe France, with . staining army Of 600 90 men,
with powerful fleet, with system o. railways
constructed expressly With q view 70 the carriage
Of troops, with compact territory centralized al
mspstrston, and with State Europe ANXIOUS for
10 INTERNAL tranquility, Affects 10 view with alarm the
DINA be aggrandized 10 ANY Considerable France
wouid think that her frontier not secure without
annexation of some rat OF Savoy" We really wonder that
tn should venture ut the present day put
forward such pretext Statesmen may oren cay what
they 90 not believe but argues cyDicai contept for
spnon that whtch they cannot expect to be bs
cved BY others We hardly think that tho Emperor