Italy in the nineteenth century and the making of Austria-Hungary and Germany . ll or any of his enemies, whether Austrians or RedRepublicans. The Republican ministry deprecated suchintervention. The Pope and his friends were negotiatingfor the formation of a league for his support between Aus-tria, Spain, and Naples. Doubtful of the precise intentionsof the French Republic, Pio Nono refused to take any partin the scheme of the French Assembly. If you say openlythat you are going to give me back my temporal power,well and good. If not, I prefer the aid of Austria, was hisreply to overtures mad
Italy in the nineteenth century and the making of Austria-Hungary and Germany . ll or any of his enemies, whether Austrians or RedRepublicans. The Republican ministry deprecated suchintervention. The Pope and his friends were negotiatingfor the formation of a league for his support between Aus-tria, Spain, and Naples. Doubtful of the precise intentionsof the French Republic, Pio Nono refused to take any partin the scheme of the French Assembly. If you say openlythat you are going to give me back my temporal power,well and good. If not, I prefer the aid of Austria, was hisreply to overtures made him on the part of the Frenchgovernment. Mazzini, who for some time past had been fomenting arepublican spirit in Rome, had come from Paris, fresh fromthe excitement of a French Revolution. He believed inassurances he had received from that advanced Republican,Ledru-RoUin, a member of the provisional government,who alternately opposed Lamartine and allied himself withhim. Ledru-RoUin felt enthusiastic sympathy for all RedRepublicans, and he assured Mazzini that the French,. GIUSEPPE MAZZINl THE ROMAN REPUBLIC. 12/ faithful to that clause in their new Constitution which boundFrance never to bear arms against the freedom of any peo-ple, would give Roman Republicans their fullest sympathyand support. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected Presi-dent of the French Republic, December lo, 1848, andMazzini and his party argued that since he had fought andsuffered for Italian liberty in 1831, and had been bound bythe most solemn oaths to do all in his power to help Italy todeliver herself from the yoke of the foreigner, he would notneglect this opportunity of championing the Italian cause. Mazzini at once, therefore, despatched a mission to theNorthern Powers and to England and France. He feltconfident of securing from the two last, if not active help,at least neutrality. But this mission gave the Romans littleground for hope. A naval expedition was being alreadyfitted out at Toulon fo
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