, 1859-08-02
The Modern Sphynx.


It is notoEiously ycry difficult to get ut the
modern Srhyux, and his very existence de-
pe1,ds upon lis not being found OUT. But, Of
| all tue riddles he las proposed to Europe, none
is more puzzling and intricate than this Treaty
Of Fillaf1anca, the sense Of which we hare Ut
tempted to read III the description he Inns hi,a,-
self given. 1t is usual when We doubt rs to the
authority Of an act, to ask-for whose benefit
was it done? Here, however, We ask this qucs-
tion in vain. The treasure is spent and the
blood is shed. the war is ended and the peace
is made; but no one, so far a we can see. il the
better for the tight Sardinia is not quite hap
Emanuel will ind i'll Lombardy poor substi.
tute for the enthusiastic affection Of all ItaIv,
Fruuce has gained no accesaion to ner TERRITORY.
aud no friendship from the oppressed ropuia.
tions Of the earth. She has gained nothing but
the knowledge that her Emperor is abls 70 ma
meut, the couyiction that his sparing Austria
wus m act Of unmixcd generosity. The En-
perpr now SAYS that be stared his hand under
au apprehension thai the struggle was likeiv 10
assume larger proportions than he desired. tits
not q very chivalrous reason to givc is IN army
sands Of its comrades for no result which uny
one Of them would have desired. These SOL
diers want work and glory and promotion. t.
tell them l,c made peace for fear the war would
spread. could only be 10 set them guessing who
ii Was wto had thus stayed them in their full
it prnssia' It's not verr probable, unless this
rause in lighting should BE- rather u diversion
than q CESSATION Was it Russiaf Did
Ru.sia think Austria had been beaten
enough? Was Russia acting uli the time rs Tho
surgeon, with his finger upon the pulse Of the
when that eymptou Of Hungarian ferer de-
veloped itself: All or any Of these reasons may
hare operated. Or the Emperor Napoleon
might have known the state Of lis own army
best There i, Indeed, q last suppo.ision, which
6crce'y scoldins rs because ws doubled that
Napoleon was about to set up free Coustitu-
tional Government in Italy; perhaps The French
Emperor has imposed aotno secret obligation
upon Austria never again to Interfere In the
affairs Of Italy. If this should be 20, then all is
right. Tho Pope and the Grand Dakes aze put
up in pride Of plsoe merely to eive Sapoleon's
great principfc-"t the sovereignty Of the peo-
plo"-a clear atage- II they eau hold their own.
good. II they cannot, then down topplc Pope
and Kaiser, and Italy, left to herself, works out
her own regeneration.
some French memoir will doubtless ut future
day relate whst was the conversation Ut Villa
franca 1t is not necessary, however, to wait
for the authentic report; the results suggest
what the conversation must have been. Sure
.ny Imperial brother cannot intend to revolu-
tionize Hungary, and to establish focus Of in-
sus.ection in ltaly" "Not tho least in the
world. care no more for these Italians than
you do. This matter has gone quite far enough
for my purpose. Tou see now that Fsance Is
and will Isavo you stronger in Italy than you
eres were. will also make Tetrthing straight
between you and Russia Tou ahal Ge opa Of |
Us, md ~ three togsthsr will impose law On