New-York tribune., 1870-08-18
ITALY.
ATTITUDE OF THE KIEGDOM-DEDArE ON TIE
NEUTRALITY QUESTION.


lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
FLORENCE, July 30.-ln all parts oil the PENN
snls there is but voice 's,nct neutrabty '-pot
even the anne xation Of Rome the price, would atone
for an alliance with France against Prussia Inc "itn-
drawal Of the French troops from lone, and this time
seems a real withdrawal, the officers OF the Papai
eeons are returning home in search Of aures and glory
excites no enthusiasm IL is a return TO the Convention
of september with an additional article that the Italian
army shall not only prevent any invasion from Without
OF the Papa territory, but shall repress any attempt
from within TO upset the shaky old edifce lndl-
yiduals sometimes make the same mistake
twice over nations rarely, and may venture to
say that with the blue the ricolor no Gar
baldian or Mazzinian bands will ever again invade
the Agro Romano to complete the programme OF lsCO OF
zone Italy with Rome for its Capital under Victor Eman
uel King by the Grace Of God and the VIII OF the
people," The long and hopeless waiting for revou-
tion to begin in Rome" the 2Sth OCTOBER wheh
ten aribaIdans mustered in thousand on the nights
above the bridge Of Momentana, ready to second the
faintest sIen has taught us how little TO expect from
population whose best and bravest are in prison or IN
exile whose masses have grown up under
the shadow Of the cOwl 30 IL Is hoe
the fear OF losing chance that was ours
yesterday which places in suspense. The question 49,
what shall we have pay, and the growing conviction
is, we are drifting into active alliance with france;
perhaps we are already allied under the kings sign ana
seal.
"Will the Government maintain rigorous neutrality
with the other Powers who have declared ni "hy uu
the English Government in its declaration to the House
omit Italy from among the neutral Powersf Up 10 what
point will our armaments be brought Have any nego-
tiatons been entered into touching the occupation by
the French of the Roman States, and the Convention OF
tho 18th OF Scptemberi VIII such line OF pohcy DO
adopted as without offending liberty and without com
promising unity shall resolve the Roman question III ac
cordance with the pebisciuml VIII the GOVerhfneh'
promise to contract pledges which may eompromSe
the nation without previously consulting Parliamentf
Tohese direct and concise questions Vsconte Fenasa
one OF the orgnators,of the ana
the man in the present Cabinet most suspected OF ser
Witty TO France replied: "We shall observe neutrahV
between the beligerents, scrupul0usy observe inc
traced by international rights and, In common with al
other Powers who cannot systematically discain al
interest great European questions, shah preSer'e o
liberty OF action and watch that in any case the Dere
OF Italy shall not be compromised, parliamentary pre-
rogatives will not be infringed"
The English Government Las not undertaken 10 pup
lsh bill of the neutral Powers as TO the hohan
question, the intentions Of the French Go'erhmene
are not fully known; there has been no oineiai
exchange of communication between the two Gov
ernments-two declarations must suffice The FIRST IS
that the determination of the French Government rela
tive TO the presence Of its troops In Rome Is eoshereu
by US as independent OF the line of conduct which iy
may be called upon to pursue In present circumstances
The second s that the worst alternative OF all "ou Do
for us to avail ourselves of the position in which France
now finds herself in order to add to her embarrassnens
and to menace directly indirectly policy OF violence
with regard to the Roman question.
In the debate of July 81 Sgnor Vsconte Venasa said
that he was able cOndense in one the replies 10 the
various demands made by different orators The French
Government had officially made known to them that
after the late discussion foreign affairs in this House
1t proposes withdraw its troops from the Papa states
and return TO the September Convention The Italian
Government had but to take note OF this declaration
ing that the Convention has never been broken and 10
DECLARE in its that since the French Government Is
ready to carry into execution this international act the
Italian Government would fulfill lts part Wlth io!ay'
The debate then proceeded.
La Portable 10 Yesterday the September Convention
was dead letter. the French troops occupied Rome and
needs her troops TO fight Prussia TO the Con-
venon and we to substitute soldiers for the
Visconte Venasta-We shall not 60 10 Rome.
you are n not f even end deemed Y worthy nJ Gf
permitted TO guard the frontier; there perhaps Italian
rifles will revive the chassepots miracles on Italian
action. You provoke it. As long as your policy was
neutrality, total abstinence the country might nave oi-
lowed YOU. But when you assist France to send her
canst Prussia; when You admit the return to
Convention which Franco had tom up, you PROVOKE
revolution.
Lanyer Premier protests against any attempt to in
crease the embarrassments Of France. --'-~+ss''-
The bers of the right made violent efforts to close
the discussion and afrT Few words from Olivier sue
ceed ss-N'TS'TS sS+1''ti' :: =. s.e"< -.
Meanwhile Sig sel ayng carried his convention with
the bank the Minister of w having obtained his l6 ex
ira millions, the railroad conventSr also oarried-the
deputies dismissed and the G0vernnoh LETT TO ls
own deycest being nevertheless the cards that they
also may dismissed and Mencho and his supporters
be summoned to carry out the programme established
with his Imperial master at the Tuierles.