Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-05-26

Inc following letter from John G.
McMynn, now in Europe, addressed to
Judge Jiison Of this city, we have been
permitted to transfer to our columns
We are sure the many friends and ac
quaintances of Mr.. McMynn in this city
and vicinity, will read the letter with
interest.
PARIS, May. 1859.
HoN J. b. JILsUN:
My Dear Friead-1 am still in Paris,
and may remain here few days longer. There
IS SO much to see here, that cannot well forego
the pleasure Of visiting the educational institu-
tons, for that Of travelling. The hospitals. pris
ons, asyums and schools, as well as the cnflec
tions OF art, are varied, SO well organized.
and on scale so magnificent, that time is ab
solutely necessary to enable one to become suf-
ticiently conversant with them, to be really
prohted find every facility for obtaining the
knowledge | came for, and thore is really mara
kindness shown towards a stranger, than in En-
gland, although there is nothing of which ia
complain there.
In all that trains the mind to discharge the
grea' duties OF life, and i'll all that is calculated
TO obviaie misery this country is preemincnt.-
Paris Is the universe the French say. and
certainly it is the world epitomised. Every ma
ton Is here represented, human knowledge is
here concentrated, and al! that influences mod
mes 81 determines human destiny, may be,e be
studied phliosophically and therefore, probably
Here play the great passions of the human
mind, and here work the great feelings of ,be
human heart. Taste has here achieved her
greatest triumph, and science has here erected
her proudest monuments. 1t were useless for
me to attempt to describe what one can see here
in Science and Art, for the task would reouire
both the ability, and the labor of writing an En-.
eyciopedia. At some future time we NAV talk
face to face of what | have seen, which will be,
to me, more pleasant than to attempt to convey
my ideas with the pen. There is one subject
however, in which we both men, who are in
ferested in the wei fare of the human race, are
not Indifferent spectators, that is the War You
know that since 1915 the Austrians have done
"! at hey could to crush out what little liberty
was left in the Italian Peninsula. Every petty
lespot had only to contrive some new way of
Expressing his people, to ensure the aid of Aus
tfia III carrying out his plans. The govern
nents, with the sing lie exception of Piedmont,
nave been little satrapies Of Austria, and when
The people goaded to madness and desperation
nave risen and hurled their tyrants from their
hrones, Austrian bayonets have lifted them UP
again, and their legions have kept them there.
Sardinia alone, retained some freedom and there.
fore she must be crushed. Her example be.
came pernicious, her influence detrimental ia
order. In Naples, Parma and TUSCANY. those
who dared to act and think as freemen. were ca.
silly disposed of, by being thrown into dungeons,
that told no tales. But while Sardinia tole-
rated Il free press, and allowed a parliament to
give expression to the wishes of the people, or.
der was not quite complete. Foreseeing the de.
termination of Austria TO snbduc his country
Count Cavour at The last European Congress,
besought those there assembled to take some ae.
ton with reference to Italy, but these politi.
ctanS could not be induced to protest in the
name of God aud humanity, against tie evils
that they supposed were chronic and therefore
past cure But last December it was suddenly
discovered that Liberty still lived in Italy,
Austria began to fear a revolution in the Duch-
les, aud that Venetian Lombardy would be af
fected by the bad example. She began TO arm.
and so did Sardinia. France from what motive
care not now, put herself forward as the cham.
pion Of Italian Independence, and insisted that
the Italian States, united by language, by re.
hgion' by traditions and his,oy, should be lef,
free to govern themselves. OF course this was
to Austria a revolutionary doctrine, and to des.
troy this probability crush ont this aspiration
she has marched 10000 men across the Tic
no
Lord Cowley, the English ambassador here
made every effort to preserve peace and to rec
oncile France and Austria Russia proposed 9
European Congress all agreed to it, Austri.
on condition that Sardinia would disarn
and disband her volunteers. This preposterou.
proposition WAS secuted, and then she proposed
a general disarmament, which France and Sar-
DINA accepted; but just as Sardinas consent
had reached London, Austria sent her utimatuas
to SARDINIA to disarm within three days, or be
attacked. This was week ago last Sunda,
and as Sardinia manifested disincIination r.
do at the bidding of Francis Joseph what she
had consented to do on honorable terms. last
Saturday General Guilai led the Aust,ians owe,
the frontier. But he was too late, the French
started IN two hours-and before the next day
lOO,OO0 men We're on the road going as fast a:
steam could carry them, and since thai time the,
have poured into Sardinia from Mount Gents II
the north, and Genoa on the south, and yester
day they We're there. The Austrians are adyan
chg slowly, fortifying themselves at every
point. lhe French are concentrating their for
ces, and at no distant day, must take place
ore of the grandest battles the world has eve,
known There must be at least 100000 men
on the march to meet each other, and when the
meeting comes we can imagine the result That
the tlench will fight as they fought al Marengc
and at the Malakoff, one cannot doubt. The
Italians viii fight for all there is on earth, and
| there is God in Heaven, he will be on the
side of those who fight for freedom What the
policy OF the Emperor of the French is, in all
his, we may not be able to say, but il Heaven
can make any good use of him, it seems to be at
this time 1he feeling here is intense Troops
are going III followed by their friends, who urge
them to DO their duty. The silly stones of the
unpopularity of the war, in France ae all Gosh.
The recruiting offices are thronged AID the war
spirit is everywhere. 1t is war of opinions
and therefore enlists the sympathies of every
body The Emperor, in his proclamation of
yesterday, states that he will start for italy
Soon but he is not gone to-day He saws the
AusIrans must leave Italy or they must govern
to the foot OF the Alps, and thus endnger the
nationality of France