Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-16
summnr R.nilroad Time,
English view Of the Annexation Of Savoy
------ and Nice to Franco.

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The event caused a sharp debate in the
British House Of Commons on the 26th ult.
Mr.. Horseman complained bitterly of the
closeness Of the government on questions Of
foreign policy, and charged them with de-
string to suppress freedom of speech. He
said:
uIt seemed 10 him that the weak and docile
attitude of her Majestys government, es-
pecially in reference TO the annexation Of
Savoy, was assumed in order to please for
eiqn Power. Acts were being accomplished
by that Power, while the government was
asking independent members to forbear and
place confidence in them. He held that
silence under the present circumstances
meant either indifference or completely and
In order to vindicate the House of Commons,
he denounced the policy Of the Emperor Of
the French in Italy as policy of deceit. he
had deceived the English Ministry, and had
made them his tools for deceiving the Eng
lish Parliament. He had treated them with
dupiicity which they had not the candor to
avow, and with contempt which they had
NOT The spirit to resent. He had added in
Jury to insult, and perfdy to injustice. He
warned her Maesty's government OF the
danger of either endeavonng to fetter free
dom of speech with reference to the policy OF
France, or of tame scquiesence in that policy
itself" ....
Lord John Russell replied, defending the
government with spirit and effect, but COM
nenting on the act of the French Emperor in
n manner that created sensation in France.
He said that there had been no discussion be-
tween that government and those of France
and Spain in regard to the war with No
rocco, but
Thought that that war was unneces-
sary on the part of Spain, and that opinion
of ours was very i'll taken on tho part OF
Spain; but it gives me great pleasure to say
that believe we are now approaching the
termination Of that war"
He denied that there was any agreement
with France to aid its policy in Italy, in re-
turn for its assistance in China. He declared
in the broadest manner the right of Kings to
give away provinces and subjects, and
TO accept them, and-quoting the Emperor OF
Russia-that ''Itis impossible that any foreign
sovereign can object to the transfer of num-
Der of subjects from one sovereign to an
other" but he claimed that by the treaty of
1915, guaranteeing the independence and
neutrality of Switzerland and, in case of war
between the neighboring powers, the neu-
trality of portion of Savoy under Swiss
protection, Switzerland had right to OBJ
.ject, for SIT does trench, in an important re.
spect, on the independence of Switzerland.
For this reason he said Switzerland and
France had appealed to the various Powers
Of Europe, and "the French government had
secured, as they say, favorable answers from
several of those Powers. ...
Switzerland having appealed, he continued,
to the other Powers of Europe to preserve
her independence and neutrality intact, the
Government had taken pains to ascertain the
opinions of the Courts of Berlin and st.
Petersburg on the subject and had ascer-
tanned "that they do attach the highest i'm
portance to the neutrality of Switzerland
And according to the treaty which we reat
of in the newspapers of to-day, the Powers
of Europe will be called upon to say whether
the position of Switzerland will be safe"
Such provision is contained in the treaty
between France and Sardinia, and this con
vention will be novelty in European poll
tics, and an invention worthy the genius o
Louis Napoleon. The Powers of Europe will
be called together, and the Emperor will in
form them that Sardinia has ceded Savo,
and he has annexed it; and will inquire wha
they propose to do about it, Russia has al
ready expressed that Provinces are legiti
mate subjects of trade and barter. All ad
NIT the general principle. Will the treaty o.
1915 guaranteeing the neutrality of par
Of Savoy, be quoted2 Austria appealed t;
that treaty, to save her Italian Provinces
but nobody responded. Europe has been es
sentially carved up and served out sine
that treaty. The Emperor will stand witt
the Savoy chip on his shoulder, and VIII,
other Congress which the operations of Loui
Napoleon have provided for, which will no
come off.
II, Lord John Russell continued at the be
ginning of the war, the Emperor of tn
French and the King of Sardinia, had said I
- the world that, in case of acquisitions fror
Austria, this annexation was to be the pric
of the indispensable aid of France to Sar
dinia in carrying on war against Austria
"it would have been bargain not so unlik
others that have occurred in the history G
Europe, and vast amount of indignation
would have been saved"
''But must say that the circumstance
which have occurred, the manner in whic
the question has been brought forward, til
tone taken by the Sandman Government
the expressions which it used, that it mean
neither to sell, nor exchange, nor surrende
Savoy-(hear, ear)-that conduct taken tc
gether with that of the Emperor of tn
French, has produced great distrust in tn
country. | believe it will produce a gres
distrust all over Europe"
He deprecated the use of passionate lal
guage in the House, or the passing Of stror
resolutions on the action of the French Go
ernment, and plainly intimated that in cas-
making it necessary to oppose the acquiI
tions of France, the Government would CT
tivate the necessary alliances with 9th
powers E~ffa-
"My opinion, as declared it in Janua
and afterward, and which have no objecti
TO repeat now, is that such an act as the a
nexation of Savoy is one that will lead a n
tion so warlike as the French to call on
Government from time TO time for other &C
of q similar nature, and therefore / do fe
that, however we may wish TO live on ii
most friendly terms with the French Cover
ment, we ought not to keep ourselves apa
from other nations of Europe-[loud al