Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-14

a suitable inscription, placed there we be-
lievc by Mr.. Curtis, some years ago, marks
the site ofthe House in which the Father
Of his Country first saw tho lighs.--Alez.
Gas.
Position OF the French nj Rome.
The French President, after having as
sisted the cause or despotism as Ear as no
could in the year lsis, begins apparently
to be alarmed at the success Of his own
work. He has caused diplomatic note
to be addressed to Austria on the subject
Of her late proceedings in Germany but
as yet he has received no answer, theAus-
trian Government. doubtless, waiting To
get its cue from Nicholas.
Should warensuethe Treach at Rome
are in the worst possible position. so far as
military view Of the case is concerned.
In 1876, after Bonaparic had overthrown
the army Of Bcaulieu on the plains ofPied-
mont and Lombardy, and had shut up
what renamed oft in Mantua. the .Direc-
tory orderedhi to penetrate into the into
rior, in order TO punish the pope and con-
quer that portion Of the Peninsula. This
he positively refused to do, offering to re-
sign rather than undertake it. He main
tanned that in conquering Italy, the North
ern portion Gift must first be subducd, and
that the rest would follow Of course. BY
marching upon Rome, he would leave
Piedmont, Lombardy, the Venetian States,
and Tuscany, to say nothing OF the Tyrol
and Germany in his rear The Austrians
were beaten. but not .subducd. and they
| trliplf NJ mn IN aI.ky.,
} his rear, and cut Off all communication with
France. He alluded to fact, which was
| well known to the Directory, that all tho
attempts Of the French in pas, nges had
| tailed from the very same cause---their
entanghng themselves. namely, in the Pa-
, nlnsula. before they had conquered tho
Northern provinces. Austria, he conten-
dcd, was the main obstacle to the French
conquest Of Italy and as she held tho
, North Of the Peninsula, whence there was
a direct communication with Vienna, sho
could send any number oftroops upon tho
rear of an army invading the territories ly-
} ing TO the South Of Ter. Garnet was 20
struck with these views Of the young Cen
I eral, that he gave him carte blanche, to
! proceed as he thought proper. After cut
ting 10 pieces five Austrian armies in the
course Of nine months, he subdued tho
North Of Italy, and overwhelmed Romo
! with detachment
! In tho event ofa war with Austria, these
troops now at Rome must find themselves
either entirely compromised, or else rend-
4 cred useless. If diversion is not made in
the North Of Italy, by an invasion from
7 France direct and by land, Austria can
I pour her entire military strength upon
them. She has already, il seems, 1907 900
4 men in Italy with the assistance OF the
Car she can double that force at any mo-
+, ment. The French in Rome, to resist such
. force, must either depend upon raw lev.
+ les made among IA population which they
! have irritated to the last degree. or they
, must calculate on reiniorcements sufficient
:. for their purpose by sea. Now who ever
e heard of two or three hundred thousand
: men being transported by seat II, on the
: contrary, French army large enough to
. keep the Austrians in the North Of Italy
n employed, invade Piedmont and Lombar-
e dy by the Alps, or by Nice, these troops
: at Rome will be ofno service whatcver.-
L 1t is true they may keep down the PapL
- PC"ti put SOtOOO VI tHc DCSt lSOpS ~
It Europe are not needed for such purpose.
II Beat the Austrians out of Italy, and de-
n tachment can ovcrwhelm the Pope, Us it
d did under the same circumstances in
e 1896.
Louis Napoleon has n memorable exam.
!, pie before him, if he only wishes to profit
II Fby 1t. Three centuries and a half ago
l. 1495) king ofFrance. Charles VIII. in
|. vaded Italy. with force which nothing
could Withstand. and nude himself master
u the entire Peninsula, with the exception
7 of the Venetian States. from the Alps to
Naples. He overawed Tuscany. bcsieged
: and took the Pope alexander vi in tho
Castle ofSt. Angelo, and subdned the pow
erful kingdom Of Naples. almost without
blow. But he Ind penetrated too deeply
! into the Peninsula for his own safety. Tho
] Statcs Of Italy. agreeing upon nothing else.
G combined to overwbclm him, the Pope
united viii Ferdinand and Isabella in his
{ rear and after fighting battle, he escaped
/ to his own kingdom with difficulty. Thu
D forces he had left behind him in the king
n dom Of Naples, shut out from all succor,
: were defeated and destroyed by the Span
| 4dIuo uiGSI tOHsulFD OF 1OCuOvut 0HQ GOI
e a trace was left Of the brilliant conquest,
t which had been accomplished SO easily and
( 50 rapidly that contemporary historian
s compared it to triumphal procession.
{ Bonaparte pursued a very different plan
when he conquered Italy. He always kept
/, his communications open with France, 20
n that he could receive succors or retreat Ut
r any moment he thought proper. Crossing
e the Appenines iter the first battle. in which
! he defeated the Austrians, he beat them ia
5 several others, and separated them from
G the Picdmontesc. Then turning upon these
latter be overwhelmed them in single bat
& tie, and compelling them to an armisiice.
e hod the whole off rear protected. Ho
: then took farther measurcsagainstth Aus
, TRANS, and. instead Of penetrating deeper
q into the Peninsula, while these formidable
I enemies were yet unsubdued, took up his
: line obedience upon the Adigc, in advance
r Of Mantua, which he blockaded in his rear.
: He knew perfectly well that, if he con-
I quered the Austrians, the rest Of Italy must
5 fall Of itself
1t is probable that Louis Napoleon had
0 in view the hostility Of Austria when he
l took possession Of Rome. If history be
s worth any thing, the move has been bad
I one and may prove disastrous.-R. Dss-
7 patch.
? A Feather in The Scale.--Said prudent
father to his son: "You ought to marry"
] Never" Il know girl for YOU" "Let
me alone" but, perhaps. you don't
: know her. She is Young" "Then she is