New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
THE MODERN SPHYNX.


The Emperor OF the French has coniiied to his army
the which induced him To grant Austria the
just accomplished peace IL is document which re-
quires frequent reperusa ana whicn invites unceosug
conjecture. The principal aim of the war was, it
seems to render Italy nation, and this principal aim,
it also seems, has been obtained. Ii Is true, says
Napoleon Ill illustrating the proveIb Qua sexcsse
sdCcuSe'), THAT Nenetla remains to AUSTRIA; but
he explains that this exception lie immsteral because
NeLea will continue to be an Italian Province, form
ing psrt of Italian Confederation. We confess We
do not follow the Emperor IN this expanat on. That
Venice will remain italian We can clearly see; We
should have more difficulty in understanding how
il could become Bohemian Hungarian but
how this fact renders its possession by Austria ut
less importance We cannot pretend To explain. 1t
is of those logical sequences which none but an
Emperor at the head Of many legions can enOunce
with effect. To the eye of common understanding
tls possession of N.netia by Austria would seem -
give Austr night which she never before had b
intermeddle III the politics of all Italy. Austria,
great military monarchy a. 10y this possession, mem
Der vi II Contederacy which s made mp of Austria and
u few Insignificant and unwaThke States. In TINS Com
federacy who will influence and who will obey I Aus
ra II rgbt IN boastiDg that matters not To her what
nay be the fortuDe OF arms for beaten Victorious
sho always gains the prize in the contest. That which
wa limited II now to become universal; that which
was an eucroachmeut Is now TO become a night. We
have nothing TO say when the French army 10 told
that the union of fombardy and Piedmont creates for
France a powerful ally. Ii is undoubtedly true. But
France hss bought This alliance at frghtfu cost, and
the ipdepe ndeuce Of Lom oardy not that ihdepeod
enct fOT Vblch the IOmbar1s signed.
II is notononsly very difficult 10 get at the meaning
Of Louis Napoleon. He is the great modern Sphynx,
and bis very existence depends upon his not beng
found out But, OF all the riddles he has proposed to
Europe, none IL more pnZZng and Intricate than this
Treaty Of Vilisfranca, the Of which have at
tempted To read in the description he has himself given.
l. Ii usual when doubt ~ TO the authorship Of an
act to ask-fOr who're benefit was 1t done Here,
however, ask tbs question in valn The treasure s
speu and the bic cd is she'd the is ended and tho
peace is made; but one, far see, Is the
better for the fight Sardinia IL not quite happy her
new possessions, and even Victor Enamel will find in
LomDardy poor substitute for the enthusiastic alec
ton Of ell Italy France has gained no ACCESSION ~
her territory, ard 10 friendship from the oppressed
populations Of the earth Shs has gained ~othing
bat the knowledge that her Emperor Is able
To maneuver aa aruy. She mas not, even az this
moment the conviction that his sparing Austria
an act Of unHixed generosity. The Emperor now
rays that he stayed his hand under apprehension
that the struggle likely TO assume larger propor-
| TORS than he desired. IL Is not very cniyarous
reason 10 give To 40 army which had just fought
campaign add lost thol,ands Of It's comrades Tor no
result which any one Of them would have desired.
These soldiers want work and glory ani pr notion
To tell them lie made peace for fear the war would
preaf could only be To set them guessing who il was
sho had thus stayed them in their full of
quest. IL not England. Was it Prussia II il
lot very probable unless this pause in fighting shoud
be rather diversion than cessation. Was il Rus
! sia Did Rus-ia tnink Austria had been beaten
enough Was Russia acting all the time as the
geon, with bis hDger upoo the plse Of the patient,
and did she give the signal to when that symp
tom Of Hungarian fever developed itse All or
any Of these reasons may have operated. Or
! the Emperor Napoleon might have known tho
/ state of bis army best. There H., in
deed, last supporiton, which we offer 70 the
consideration Of those who not long ago - ercely
| sc0lding becaGfe dou lted that Napoleon wss
about to set up free Constitutional Government in
Italy ptrbaps the French L nperor has imposed some
secret obligation upon Austria Ain TO interfere
III the AFFAIR." Of Italy, II this shoud be So then all is
| nght. The Pope and the Graud Dukes are put up ia
poe Of place merely give Nspoleone great principle
the soyereienty of the people "a clear sage. IL
they can hoid their own, good. If they cannot then
down topple Pope and Kaiser, ri Italy, ef, to herself
works oct her own regeneration. Taere is no limit
70 human credui'y, and there may bs credalous
idolators Of Chaos who, even a, this thirteenth
L0ur, may believe in such inpossibii,ies as these.
The zane len Of the age, hoSever know better They
recognize in ths new settlement, nothing but unlver-
sa and irreesbe despctsm. We yesterday aun ounced
that Cavonr, dissusted by the disappointment of all
DIE hopes, had thrown up his employ yment. The tele
gram of to-day confirms previous informs aton and
announces that the King Of Sardinia has accepted
Count cavours Iesg nation, and has replaced him BY
Count Ayese. This sysIt ds,egsss the sstaJe " tas