The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-10

and specific, and the government ought 10 aoquaint
Farm ment with the reasons which Induced them to al
wise her Majesty 10 send representative ID n inc
House would neglect its duty II IL did require from
full explain aon Of conduct duriog ne
recess with respect to the Italian question lie dsl any
sovereign on statesman to 9iue any idea he reot Spe @
poThar iNdsvdeal feeling IN Edly Different state,
mems were made by different people. aud the moral
be drew from this was, that what was goag on IN IN
Italy, no matter what the cause, weose the iaut
could only be settled by the concena ted power energy
ana sentiments Of the people o. Italy as,S a.
one there were n0C tuo armies In Ho'y and y ms corr"
ny toere TO stefers uold be to IT'S lasting disoHor
but that could do great good to Italy, BY laying down
sound principles whose influence must prevail he did not
doubt The great point WAS 70 keep Eneand clear OF auy
eDessemen In the letter Of the Emperor OF the rs, "a
provinces not under his authority and the Powers Toud
guarantee bis titles 70 the rest OF his domnions surely
amongs the PosUvs for the Emperor said that they Doad at
do not that he sOd exert his Influence 10 .ndue
Hs e suGsams ne don;o' & ms h - make s t ias
Cer in their nameP He hoped that the government would
afford full expap atoms theee questions and he trusted
that the papers would be quite sufficient but these were
ali points which it desirable thai the House
should at once receive the fullest informa ion
Lord fAIMERsroN was glad that the right honorable gen
eman did not intend TO oppose the adoption the al
Dress which had been and seconded with so mucn
ability by his honorable and noble friends behind him.
The right honorable gentleman opposite was CT opinion
that the government had been inconsistent in not giving
more importance to tho question OF reform IN the royai
speech Il occupied the plac usually devoted TO matters
and 1t took precedence Of all other domestic questions
cept The one In which her Majesty congratulated Para.
The day he happy be able 10 say that conven.
ton the commercial treaty signed yesterday u
Paris, but they had MT receives the document itself,
owing 10 some formalites not yet completed He
quite agreed with the general principle laid down
by the right honorable gentleman that we should keep
in our own hands the power to legsate with respect
to our customs duties, might at any Tune De
found moot advisable; but there was this exception IN
the present CASE that without convention no security
with the laws and customs Of this country Regard
ing the question Of the commercial relations o. the two
countries In political point Of view was clear that
rupture was less likely to take place than between govern
ments bound together by ties Of mutual interest
(Hear hear) The right honorable gentleman had asked
various questions with regard to Italy, but he had no
right found these questions on number of anonymous
graphic dispatches from various newspapers
aesr H ora ia mrs0n protested sss snch
frivolous grouDds The teegraphc dispatches on which
She right honorable gentleman relied had no foundation
10 Tsn 0r even q NE e% ne"
acith any foreign Power as 10 the affairs Of Ray
CheeIs At the end OF last session it was determined
that Congress would be held but was contingent on
the conclusion OF defnve treaty based on the prelim
nary arrangements at Villaranca The treaty was not
concluded until August and it was not until November
that the government received invitation TO send pie
npo,enary to tho Congress. No proposal had ever been
made by the French government to her Majcsty Ministers
separate arrangement toih regard TO Ndty The
government took pains I, make II known that the prnc
pie which would guide them in the Congress was that Of
not countenancng any attempt TO bring the force OF arms
upon the Italians but OF leaving them to settle
their affairs. possible that by refusing TO join
the Congress the government might have prevented IT.
assembling altogether and have given rise to caamites
in Italy which they all anxious to prevent. By
refusing to join the Congress the government would BY
their act have excluded England from taking part ia
important anactons and they would have been 70 blame
they had refused light sroonds TO send to the Congress
The government were aso no parties TO any guarantees
with regard TO the Pa al dominons (Hear The object
OF the government with regard to Italy had been the
simplest possible; their policy had never varied. They
had always stated that i was not fitting that the Italian
their affairs but that they ought be left to themselves
to do any way which would be most in unison with
their opinions and wishes and the future happiness of
their country. He certain the policy which the 60
vernment had pursued was the only calculated TO
place the affairs Of Italy permanent basis and that
when the papers the subject laid before the
House, they would find in that policy much to be pleased
with nothing to censure for such policy would
independence for Italy, and would meet with the approval
OF the people OF this country. CHEERS
he uonn for the address WAS then agreed To.