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, a ysrr LORD Jc3S RrsSzLL. TO Earl coWLET.
FoRz1sS oFFEez, New IS, 1855. 9.-Tuscauy, Modeua
an1 faF1y have dsposed their s5VersiEus who had
tprsFsnsy qais.sot doniieEs for foreign c0un-
q = aaa declared against The temporal
However unfortuaate for these soyereiunu. ths
position IN which they have bsea placed may be, We
have to deal with state Of things which SctuaiIv
J ekisS8E sDEtTFz EEuE-75flT
1t would be an inEidious tzak to discusH the res-
sons which, IN the view of the people Of Central
4 ttAlys justified their acts. IA W Be sufficient 10
say, that since the peace Of 46l, her asstys pre-
deeessors, have Recognized the separation ef the
Spanish colonies In South Americs from SPAIN Of
Greece from the dominion Of the Srtsn Of Belgium
I from Holland. -, go 2 .s-o1rcsa rSrT
\ lp the opinion Of her Majestgss Government, the
reasons addueed in favor Of these separstoas were
not stronger than those which have been alleged 1t
tioTenes, Psfma, Modeaa and Bologna, ID justifca-
pursued Upon this Partof the question, therefore
referring to precedent and looking at actual facts
her Majesty Government can feel no doubs.
! lord JOIN RUssEIL TO IoaD 4. LopfCs ia5sTR,.l
Whether Or no the party which, under he su.,i.
ces OF Sardinia has borne on its Gag TIE motto Of
Italian independence, was animated byis noble
aspiration or ehinerieal fancy, is -not now the
= The pFtclamstio1s Of the Emperor Of bS French.
and the struggles Of the war, however, bonorabIe
those st-ugglesrtO the character of tAs Austrian
a. army nave given reality sodiy and power,
We atlsas6 are convinced ttsf an aatboritv. re-
stored by force Of arms, maintained by force Of
arms. constantly opposed to the national wisbae
would afford no solid and durable basis for the pa.
efhcatioa and welfare Of ItRly.' -
And win not the facts fully Justify ha IOrd.hip
in applying to Us the following language. used to
Austria: l- 20
Pc LON. JOHN RUssELL TO LORD A. LoFrus.
T That, in point Of fact, we believe i. was not
fsetious minority, bat the great n6jority Of the
inhabitants Of Tuscany and MOdenE who had made
the revolution of toose States, and thatespeeially
ali who were remarkable for intelligence and hixh
social position belonged to that majority; that in
Point0f opinion we did not believe that anything
durable could be established b. reshEingths Arch
euAsS- 9-9-T ,ss-.'--m t-s -o'r1-5 Tsvo
But not only on thsss general PEinciPlesQf inter-
national law have we brought ourselves within the
decision Of Europe but on the more special question
of States rights We can quote their own authority
Would not any States rights maa ehserfully aeceps
the follozing statement Of the question, raised in
Switzerland in 1s47 as fair generaiE4tiOa Of our
own condition in the date of -sepsFatiOn.;g
E Is il well known that according 60 -ths COnsti-
tuition Of 1875 the twenty-five Cantons Of which
SWitz3rlsndI IS composed, were perfectly independ-
ent and Absolute in what c0neeened their Interior
government They were twenty two States IN one
STATE t(c'stGSsHt Uiagl dslEcsidt d1Sis tm sGf
2hs Drttshsi0a OF s radicals tCds b TsUss he Federal
compact Of SIS in order To- gigs den50coiie aiy 70
lhs Slate. The wish Of the conservatives Fas 70
naintain things in the sitaSOn created BY the
When the rsvo,uti0a threatened this ihdepsnd.
snee Of each Canton, scared by. tie CJnssituton.
Mons GUIzoT proposed to the Great P0Wsrsts send
oint note to the Swiss radicals, deelarisz 'thAs
hey would not suffer the Causonal SoFsceiguty !.
State Rights} 10 be violEted;' and Lord PALEzR-
Ton, although separating himself from any joint
euol. declared snphaticAllF--thAt consolidation Of
be Cantonsi goYernment into one absoiais govern.
aeHt would, uader the treaties of 1915, Justify
stusal to recognizes the change. 5-r FRA f-ss
Thus it iseleary that enee the facts sFe PsCRerly
the recognition Of the GoRfsderAts
ates is in perfect analogy with the past action Of
.urOpe, and in strict conformity with that policy
sclared so recently as 1883 and IsGe.l N
The condition of the South IS entirely within
.IrOpssu preesdeut-a De faetO G0Fernment has
cen established the intsresssOf both Cavern
tents require the termination Of this unsettled
ate Of things; Snd all that remains is for shem to
selArs7 tie application Of those principles which
ley have hitherte maintained. 77 '-fdilal 81
The latest in5icstfOns are th4t BOTH EisEsa and
Fanes are preparing for decided acton ID regard
this question. li'H
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