The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-10
rae Lsse speech sr Prince Napslees

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Prince NAroIEox, son Of JsaonE, helr pre-
sdmptive to the crown, the SON Of the present
Emperor alone standing between him and the
IL 3 fAsorite of the Emperor
and believed to be his mouth piece In the Se'
nate, lately made speech in which he vehe-
mentIy asserted the necessity Of italian unity
and consolidation. As he is the son-in-la law Of
yrcroR EMANUEL, rs we'll IS cousin to Inc
Emperor, 1t may be well imagined that ms
speech created a sensation All Europe un-
derstood him to represent both monarcns, as
well as himself, when he delivered his ora.
ton. Statesmen, diplomatists, Journalists
all pricked up their ears, at the ominous de-
clarations of the Prince. 1t seemed certain
that he meant another war when he spoke Of
unity, and that Venitia was In his mind while
he was speaking of all Italy. Austria became
alarmed, or rather became a little more fright
ened than she had been heretofore, for her
normal condition seems to be that Of a man
who has bombshell in his cellar, and knows
tn at the fuse is cons family burning.
Well, of course the first thing to be done
was to disclaim these new NAroLEoSIc ideas, il
they are new, for the first NAPOLEON, in his
works dictated at St. Helena says Eur ope can
never be quiet until Italy becomes great con-
SOllutttu cI Ouc ti.AhA
that Government a monarchy. He says, too,
that it was the object of his policy to make
Italy strong first and then independent under
"a king OF her own, which king, OF course, was
to be one ofhis own relations; second son,
for ms lance, by his second marriage. His
correspondence with his brother JOSEPH,
while he was king of Naples, does not exac thy
seem to substant tia tie the truth of this declara-
ton. On the contrary, we think,it rather con-
firms the oh arge often made, that he was en-
dea voring to Frenchify, and therefore dena-
tionalizc Italy. Nevertheless, this is what
the ST. Helena books tell us, and therefore
Prince NAroLgoY's idea was genuine NAPo-
LEoYIc idea Of the old coinage, and the dis
clamer did not meet with that ready faith to
which it may possibly have been entitled
1t seems to ave been remembered that the
Emperor had, in turn, disavowed all the
pamphlets and speeches which it had been
supposed were prompted by him. Yet it has
so happened, on every occasion thus far, that
the disavowed spe eches and pamphlets truly
delineated his course of action.
If Prince NAPoLEoNs speech is to be taken as
an oracle, we shall see stirring times in Europe
this summer. Austria, we presume, does not
mean to give up Venitia without struggle,
and the Italians seem determined to take it
wi thout asking. Victor EMANUEL has very
nearly five hundred thousand troops under
arms about on e half of which are capable OF
contending with any soldiers in Europe. The
shape of Italy-her great length in conpari-
SON with her breadth-has heretofore made
greatly agains her, in all her struggles for in :
dependence. On the present occasion this
difficulty will be, In great degree, obviated
The struggle will be in the North of Italy in
Lombardy, Piedmont and Venita, where she
spreads out, and is equal in length and breadth
from East to West and from North to South
The establishment of powerful kingdom
in Italy-or, rather, the erection of all Italy
into a single powerful kingdom-must have
an immense influence upon the future of Eu-
rope. Such kingdom will prove counter
poise to the power of France on the Cont
nent, and of England at sea. If Hungary
should be erected into kingdom, it will also
prove an effectual bar to any ambitious de-
signs she may entertain in the South of Eu
rope. The two combined-Hungary and It
aly-can at all times foil the Russian bear in
| his slow march 20 Constantinople. They will
| hold the fate of Poland in their hands, and
should that kingdom ever become discovered
| from Russia the Gar will have to turn his
course eastwards. There will be more
! lands for him TO conquer in the South. Con
| stantinople viii become an impos sibility, and
| the maintenance of the stotu quo in Sebasto
pol a difficulty hardly counterbalanced by
! the honor and advantage.