Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-08-03
Peace.

OF the bloody held and IRON amongst the mass
of manned and shattered creatures Of God,
rEACE, in smi 'es decorated with the victor'a
palms, rise, pale and tranquil, scarce blush
snffused with the dread struggle, but calm,
holy and beautiful, the apotheusis of q fearful
aspiration-the climax to an awful episode.
The combatants remove themselves from the
hand to hand contest; the rush Of war, the
agonies and the madness Of enraged passions
Ito breathe--to check the quick pulsation,
to lay down the dripping sword and view their
work.
The master spirit who hos wroughtthis late
cnnvulson in Europe. may now garner in his
spos Or his advantages; may play the moves
on the giant chess board, and in lieu Of pawns,
may orler Kings and Bishops-take castles,
or march with 8 conqueror's steps across
late enemy's territory.
he has played mighty game and has, for
tie nonre, gained it-let him either hold,
| Weld or lose it, the merit is still his The
great military power Of Europe. the troops
who have moved as one man, to whom the
preciS of order was q nature, whose ideas,
education and feeling were as it We're, reduced
to Al stand, and have fed before the banners of
Napo!eon-have cast fro them the subordina-
ton OF their lives, the esprit their corps, and
huttersl before the seuli,barbaric troops who
have poured in thousands, like plague upon
the fair lands OF Italy. y brilliant drama has
thus been evulved, it has had it's bye-pay, its
under current of collateral interest, but has
eliminated in the overthrow Of power cxer.
cised for the suppression OF u people, for the
silence Of nation. That Napoleon has
achieved this. he who has garrolc,i the press of
France, trcnchtd OIL the liberties of her SUBJ
iccts, is u fact which pales in interest beside
; the good achieved. Austria, the arch tyrant
the Frankenstene Of Italy, the incubus Of
Piedmont and Lombardy has fallen from the
high estate which she held at the point Of
thousands of bayonets, aud has flown, cowed
and despiried from the hearth over which she
! tyranised and crossed the bourne Of, terrific.
ry which she held hY chains and ruled through
fear.
From The farther South cut of this fierce
war rises Sardinia. less in numbers, but greater
in moral prestige than her proud ally, France,
whose bugcs ever sounded the poans of her
own conquests with note too loud. Another
and more interested party in the late sanguin.
ous quarrel finds lis power extended, tempo
raj as we'll as spiritual, and scarce one of the
fac. stards pauSing on the brink Of greater
events. Pic Nino is at the present moment
rs powerful as ans Pope, VINO, within two
centuries has entered tho Na;ican--wll it
last? Who en- say, unless The 'iark and
troubled spirit cannot, who by this line has
doubtless entered Paris as the Rainan l.mpe.
rors formerly entered Rome crowned with
success. but dropping from his chariot wheels
eout5 of blood, and perhaps trembling at the
sounds Of welcome, and wondering will those
vo ces ever chant another air.
1t may not now be auiss To review the
Siae in which the late bHligerent4 Pnwers dis,
cover themselves. France has carried her
arms into Austrian Italy, with tic interior or
declared intention of restoring its people to
liberty. That Napoleon did this from q good
reason, the march of the IAnstrianarmy makes
patent to the world, or had it been to aid a
weak monarch, tu assist Emanuel or to
strengthen the papa power, or. as subter
politiciaus have declared, to take the Initiate.
ry stey of Grand European war his action
has hccu M less brilliant-l'is victories no
less signal Austria, the pride =" iailiiary
Europ". has Owned her weakness by flight.
Italy has risen, partially awakened BY the
shock nI war anl rallied round the chiefs OF
/! her soii has Supported Garbalii and, of her
own will, carried ON al indc!en'lent war
a. aims her former master. Victor Emanual
! has raised Sardinia step higher amongst no
tons, and defended the right OF territory with
her own blood: whilst the whn" Germanic
Confederation has stood brcatI'lcss waiting
for tic Transportation of events. rh's, events
have been FASTENED in their sequel ly the
action Of Napoleon himself. who aving car.
,ied the war to the Austrian boundary, claims
PEACE as the reward Of his holiness, and with
the hand which has snatched the brand from
| the fire, delivers tito its guardians-raised
the hopes and strength Of the P"rc. and given
tranquility to Europe. lIW il last
The whole campaign has been Il series of
brilliant successes: in,parting new lustre to the
arms OF France, and demonstrating to the
other Powers Of Europe THAI she can still bring
into the field the highest qualifications in 6 en-.
eralship and Dipumacy.-columbia Guardian.
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