Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-05

fleeing into the shadowy distance, dssolying,
multitude-and tranquility reigns paramount yain
Such 10 the viii Of tie Emperor Eletf cfAe Uni-
rerse. A6sdora Napoleon It d,ssipdntur. Next
at his bidding tho yeiled figure of Liberty appears
upon tho stage. This is she. Italians, for whom
ye fought and bled Remove the drapery that
hides her fair proportions. View her In all her
charms. Read. In her hand the Magma Cherta
expressly written for you by the Protector Na-
tionaties. But. they Whisper this 10 not the lib
orty Tor which they poured forth their lives like
water. Some glamour Of the imperial juggler has
dazed their eyes. Where 10 the blooming idol he
promised thems Gone, like tho mirage 10 the do
SORT when the traveller draws near. Gone, like
the promises ofa dream, broken at morning time.
And in her stead is el liberty indeed. butii6erty
liberty as she looks at Naples dhd, Loiogna--the
goddess Of French freedom, admired 9f projects.
ddored Of pdmphiefccrs As tho details Of the new
born Magma Charta arc flashed by telegraph from
tho Adratc to the Sicilian sea, smile steals over
the grim faces of the lnvcrs Of Austrin, and tho
statues OF liberty in that land Of miracles may be
observed visibly IA wink. The Emperor Of the
French hns perpeirated ono more joke. For an
oid and inreferafe hoarer IL is not a bad one.
Tho Austrian proteges that had gone to cover,
md beon hiding, goodness knows where, during
the storm, begin to pop up again. All Ia over.
and they may como back. Like flies after hen-
w shower, they reappcar one by ono with sun-
OF Providence they none Of them got wet Alrea-
dy. no doubt, tho fugitive rulers Of Modena nnd
Tuscany ARE on their why home, prepared toet
bygones bc bygole-, and to clasp their rcpentant
suliects to their fntherly bosoms Ducal doves with
olive branches may DO seen returning. each to his
own ark now that tho waters are subsiding.-
Their countrymen thought that they were gone
for good. That is where their countrymen were
mistaken. IL was only the mperor'a tun. Then
there was the joke about Venice. Who said that
the gonfalons Of the republic were once more TO
wave in ihoir old place on the Piazza ofSt. Marks
Wngs will bo wags, but people should not believe
them. II the Lion Of st, Mark expected to haye
his own wav. all we can sny is that tho ion is an
ass. and should have known better. hut what
Of the fortresses of tho famous quadrilateral
Surely it was imagined that they were not to be
left threatening tho plains Of lombnrdy. Wrong
again. Louis Napoleon certainly said that Italy
was to 10 free from the Alps to the Adria,ic, and
Count Cavour believed him. But Count Cavour
has no sense of humor In his soul Blcsa his in-
nocent heart. that was only o semi.serio comic
kind of geographical expression.
The unfortunate inhabitants of Lombnrly have
indeed ssne renp"n to be disappointed Perhaps
they expected grand things from their deliyerer;
but at least they hoped that their iron crown
would be flung to the Piedmontose monarch. their
leave unsolicited and their wishes unconrultcd,
Nor will the pride of Victor Emanuel be fattored
Mt the want Of ceremony which distinguishes tho
whole transaction. The. Emperor + Austria
yields his rights" at MiInn to the Emperor of the
French, who tosscs them in turn to his royal fol-
lower. Sceptres and hrongs belong 10 Napoleon
and he dsposes Of them rs he will. But tho most
inimitable touch of all that by which an Italian
confederation ia summoned into being. to COM
prise as parts Of Its body Austria and Sardinia,
Lombardy and Tuscay alike, "ln ono group will
be united the members of tho same family" 1t
will be u happy family ind, The millennium 10
come Ipet. and thu pol1an yfara begiu rha
leopard and the lamb lilo down together, and Vic.
tor Emanual fondles Francis. 10 make he happy
family still happier the successor Of 81. ieter Is
mmdied on top ofMem. chair and all. Harmony
,cigns under Me"honorary prcsdency ef The Ppe."
Italy for the first time become q nation II this In
becoming nation. it is to be supposed that Italy
wishes she had become anything else In prefer
ence