Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-08-05
Probable Termination Of the War in


caused so mnch excitement as did the news,
received BY The Africa, of theEconciuslon OF an
armistiee between the French aud Sandman
allies and the Austriaps- The irresistible
first imr ressicn here il that this is really the
prelude to permanent peace Such seems,
also, to have been the impression 10 Europe,
where the markets at once became buoyanf,
and the funds at Paris, London, and all the
European capitals, advanced decidedly Let
US hope that the public expectation may not oe
disappointed.
The armistice follows rapidly upou ihe VIC
tory of Solferino, Of which it is doubtless the
legitimate result The battle was fought June
9th; the Austrians retreated, and the French
crossed the MinGio June 29sb By the 6rstof
July, two, at least, Of the important positions
of the shistorio square we're threatened, and
an expedition was on its way to Venice. In
less than week the terms of an armistice
were agreed upon, and on the 9Th of July II
was formally signed at Villa Franco, By Gen.
Hess, on the part of the Apstrians, and Mar
shall Valiant en- the part of the allies. 1t is
to continue until the 18th of August-an aus
picious date for France--the birthday Of the
great Napoleon. The proposition for the arm
istice is said to have been made by the Empe-
ror Napoleon, who, after his rapid series of
great victories, was in position to make pa
cifc oyertures 70 his discounted foe.
But our admiration of the talent Of the
French conqueror hats before bis strange, in
serutable disposition; and this suspension of
host:Hties, at time when the world at large re-
CARDS many objects of the war as still unae-
cOmplished, confounds and perplexes Us. tits
true he has defeated Austria, and he may have
deprived her of her Italian provinces. But
Italy is still not freed Bomba the Second
reigns undisturbed in Naples, perpetuating the
cruel policy of Bomba the First. The papal
troops massacre nuoffending men, women aud
children, aud there Is no one to Interfere
Garibaldi, the true chivairic hero and patriot
of Italy, has not accomplished half of what he
hoped to DO for his country. Kossuth, who
has just gone through Lonbardy to lead his
countrymen in rising against Austria. finds
himself at this most critical moment, wholly
uusustained. The French Emperor makes
peace Just at the instant when, for the plans
and hopes of Kossuth, it is most important
that be should be making Vigorous war Has
Napoleon been trifng with Kossuth and Gar
ibaldi, and has be suffered them to go foolishly
into Austrian snares, as punishment for their
past treatment Of him2
Aud what has been really done, or what will
the coming treaty of peace do, for Sardiulas-
Americans are altogether with Sardinia, as the
most liberal aud progressiYo of tue European
continental monarchies. The extension and
strengthening of her territory and power are
earnestly desired by the people OF this coun-
try. If the Lombardo-V Venitian States and the
Duehies OF Tuscany, Parma and Modena can
be permanently annexed to oardlnla, under
King Victor Emanuel, the war will not be re-
gaFded as vain one.
Snch auHexatious viii make of Sardinia a
kingdom of about sixty thousand square miles,
With a population OF nearly fifteen millions;
and such State, occupying the importan. po-
sition between France and Austria, would take
rank among the great powers of Europe, near
ly equal to Prussia, aud much superior to Sas-
eny, Bavaria, and other German States. The
aggrandisemeut of Sardinia, at the expense OF
Austria. is most desiFablo object for France,
and the world AZ large will wait most anxious
iy to hear whether he treaty of peace wil!
lead to the ful6lment OF the li5eralist hopes
respecting Sardinia.
la the meantime, boweveF, the war If stop
ped, certainly for LlLsc, and, We trust, perma-
nently. All the sps0elttjons about the Fbis-
toric square, all the elaborate geographical
articles tnat have appeared in the journals
are maze worthless; ali the newspaper strategy
that has been SO literally displayed proves to-
tally useless. We shall have no more fghiing
for TINE at least. Venice Preserved
served from bomhardment and bloodsbed, a:
are also Mautua, Verona, and the other fail
cities of Italy. The world returns 10 peace
and though the bloody fields of Lornbardy may
long turr up memorials Of The war of 1859
they will soon bloom with new barvests thai
will cover up the traces OF the conflict, and
hide the heroic blood they drank so fIeely.-
I'hifa. Bulletin, July 20.