The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-26
LETTER FROM MAZzINI.


How 60 Destroy the Power OF Austria.
The Kendall (England) Mercury publishes
long letter from Mazzlnl, in which he explains
the purposes Vi the Italian liberals and discusses
the questions OF the war. 1t is not enough he
says, 10 conquer ustria:-"We must CONQUER
in such wise as TO secure the fruits of liberty"
ana all depends, IN his Judgment upon the plan
of war to be adopted.
The plan he proposes is this:--
'Our war-tne war OF the peoples-the final
war necessary to a lasting peace; the great war
worthy OF us, which by initiating the reconstruc-
ton oi the map OF Europe under Italian auspices,
would place as at the head OF an alliance OF
the peoples, and new epoch OF civilization,
must be fought on the road of Udne and Lay
back, making OF Vlerna its objective point and
raising the Maygyars, Roumans, and Slavo-
DlanS"
In discussing the possibility of such war as
this, MaZzni says that Austria is hierarchy, by
which discontented nations are governed, but
that II has no national life; hence that general
lnsurreCtion could be produced. What follows
is best told in his own words:-
national nsurrection among the southern
Slavonlans, the Hungarians, and Tschecks, of
Bohemia and Morayla, or the Poles of Gallcia,
would dismember that portion of the Austrian
army recruited from those provinces.
"If any powerful nation, placed be.
yond their own vast zone, and unsuspected of
any designs OF conquest, or exclusive predilec
tion or preference, we're boldly TO inscribe upon
its banner, War to Austria in the name, and for
the benefit OF all those oppressed by Austria; if
Garbadi backed by brave army, we're TO pro.
claim the scheme OF a Danubian Confederation
"a Slavo-Magy ar-Rouman Switzerland - the
contlagi alton would be instantaneous, universal
and irresistible.
1T may be that the active portion of
the Austrian force would retire before our IN
vading army "a thing possible, not probabie)
through the Tyrol or Udine and then the execu-
tion OF the plan of war would be simple and
easy. 1t would only be necessary to place an
intrenched camp of torty-fye thousand soldiers
and iOOal OuaTda hpf tho IN tha
Ogho, another of twenty-five thousand in Fer
rara, and corps of observation in Venetia; to
throw the fifty thousand volunteers under Carl
baldi into southern Savonia, and pursue Ethe
enemy to Vienna with the man body of the
army.
at may be that the 10000 of the army of
operation remain to oppose you in Venetia, and
in that case you would increase the first camp
destined to protect Lombardy-to 30 600 men,
5000 regulars and as, 900 national guards; you
would Increase the second camp-destned to
secure the line of the Po-to So, 900 men, 80, 600
regulars and 20, 600 national guards. You would
have 276,000 soldiers remaining to complete the
execution Of the plan, still leaving the $4,000
volunteers for the Southern Savonian enterprise.
'But whether by this or by any other method
matters llttle-the objective point of the Italian
war must, repeat be Vienna, If you have not
boldness enough ior the Sc 4eme, add, at least
Fifty thousand OF the regular troops to the fifty
thousand regular troops under Garibaldi, and let
them act together upon Southern Slavonia. 1t
is in the political question, in the Instructions
to be awakened among our peoples that
our certain triumph lies. Bear in mind
the Sclavonian element, especially unite
with them, and in those countries where
that element predominates, induce them
to act with you. Proclaim Their independ-
ence; drive out the Austrian employees, and call
upon the people to elect men of their own race
in the districts and communes. Promote the
election of men destined TO represent Carnthia,
Kraina, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, ETC., III u
national assembly. Promote the creation of
national press. Excite the people to arms.
Promise an offensive and defensive alliance with
their Confederation soon as it be legally con-
stituted. l declare to you that by these means
your allies will extend from the shores of the
Adriatlc to Poland. Before the Quadrilateral
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