Sarah Wambaugh
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 488
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...not to send troops into Central Italy until its several States and Provinces shall, by a new vote of their Assemblies, after a new election, have solemnly declared their wishes as to their futufe destiny. Should that decision be in favour of annexation to Sardinia, Great Britain and France will no longer require that Sardinian troops should not enter those States and Provinces. You will read this despatch to M. Baroche, and give him a copy of it. I am, &c. (Signed) J. Russell. Dispatch of Lord John Russell to Sir James Hudson, British Minister at Turinl Foreign Office, February 6, 1860. Sir: You will observe that the French Government, in agreeing to the fourth proposal of Her Majesty's Government, make a reserve as to the mode in which the vote of the people of Central Italy is to be taken. So far as Her Majesty's Government are concerned, our views would be satisfied if the actual law or practice of Tuscany, Modena, Parma, and Romagna were observed. We ha ve never adopted universal suffrage for ourselves, and if that suffrage is proposed by France, we should leave the different States and Provinces to decide for themselves, both as to who should be the electors, and as to the mode of election. We have chiefly in view an election, not carried by intimidation, nor partaking of the excitement of the first outburst of the national feeling for independence. I am, &c. (Signed) J. Russell. Proposition mode by Thouvenel to Tatteyrand for Transmission to the Sardinian Government 2 Paris, le 24 fetrier, 1860. Paris, February 24, 1860. M. Le Baron, M. Le Baron, En calculant toutes choses, M. le Taking everything into consideraBaron, avec la ferme intention de tion, M. le Baron, with the firm inrechercher entre toutes les...
