The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22

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may plunge his swor d into the breast of his help
less yicups, but tie wise sheaths it IN the scab
bard.
Il can hardly be doubted that, great as has been
the success of Napoleon I'LL in this short but event
ful campaign IN Italy, he has his adversares yet in
his power, and could humble them now, if he
wished it, by stin more crushing blow than any
which has yet fallen on them. Though Austria has
been beaten from every battle field worsted utterly
in ever conflict, the Emperor Francis Joseph has
still great army at Verona, and stands at bay on
the frontiers of Venetia. But his enemy is
in still greater force before him, aud within
those lines which the world thought i'm
pyegsable His position Is being taken in
flank and rear. The Piedmontese are already
working their way round the Lac de Garla, and the
French are ready to advance from the Adriatic
coast. With an immense army TO feed, and that
army so demoralHed by defeat as to be incapable
Of taking the field, his communications with the Ty
rol lost, his position assaied all sides by an ar
tllery OF novel construction and wondrous power,
the commander at Verona, though he were the
bravest of the brave, must have felt his heart sink
within him. ard despaired of his cause With We
roma would fall the last hope of Austria in Italy,
When Verona is taken, the army of quarter OF
million prisoners ofwar and Austria Is as efec
tuaIly ruined as if the French were in Vienna. The
danger was SO terrible the chance Of failure
tain, that the friends of the Austrian cause were
blank and dumb with dismay. There are few, how
ever, who could have blamed the victorious Empe
ror, so greatly provoked had he been, so worthy
utter humiliation Of his enemy. 1t might perhaps
have been said that the time for consideration was
past, the opportunity OF mercy gone, and that
man does well to strike hard in good quarrel.
such was the situation, and the issue was some
what unexpected. Austria lay PROSTATE, with the
sword pointed at her throat, and now-she is
spared.
II does not appear from which side the proposal
Of an afmistice came. 1t has been accepted, and
trust that it is OILY the prelude of satisfactory
and lasting peace. The Emperor of the French
has now shown to all that he has been actuated
neither by selfish nor ambitious motives IN this
generous crusade for the reinstatement Of ITALY.
Lombardy has been conquered; Veneta lies at his
mercy; the States of Central Italy have risen at
the voice Of the Allies, and shaken of once and for
ever the yoke of Austria and her mnons. The
serted herself noblythe French, to use their favor
ite phrase, have covered themselves with glory.n
1t the liberation OF Italy that desired and not
the ruin Of Austria, or the injury Of Germany
What more is necessary? Had more been done it
might have proved toe much. 1t was no part Of the
policy of France to offend the jealous susceptible.
ties OF the German League; it would have tended
little to her interests TO have gratifed the maleyo
lepce OF Russia towards the House Of Hapsburg too
plainly shown in tie late official correspondence or
TO have set all Europe in blaze by showing favor
to sentimental enthusiasts and impossible nation
alities. Kingdom Of Ndly is possible, because Il
crisis; 4 kingdom of Hungary belongs to ae
The eventlul drama of nine weeks war is over.
The epic is complete--totus, tres, dtgue roiunds.
There was the oppressed virgin, weeping and
IN chains, AMID olive grounds and vineyards.
The tyraDt stood over her, with the lash in
his uplifted right hand. There were those not
far Oft who raised their voice in her favor, and
made he, Ole efforts at her rescue, to their own
great peril and suffering. The oppressor had his
myrmidons around him, who gave him encourage
nent and assistance as he bound che cords tighter
md more tightly, till the piercing cry of the VIC
inn ascended to heaven. And then sounds the
blast of trumpe', followed by the trampling Of
loois, and knight appears, armed cap-a pie in he'll
net and nreastplate and coat of mail, who shakes
lis spear at the tyrant, and dares him to single
combat The myrmdons flee in terror-the slave
bursts his chains while the foes engage iercely for
awhile, till one Of them is down. But Then the
Champion rhose cause IS drenJed, and ,chose
entmy is hunlbed, shedthes his s,cord once more
,ases has o'zor, and bids the foe depart IN peace
For Nd'y Stree.
from The LoDaoo Poet csovernmsot o,gap) July OF
lbe intelligence of the armistice concluded be-
tween the two tmperors has startled the dreams Of
those whose next expected tidings the fail Of
Pes chiera or Verona; but the result which we yes
terday had to announce vas by no means opposed
70 the traditions of Bonapartean policy in war;
1~o g1ea fererses hare usually smbicedto guench
.he military drdor Of The austrian government.
It was so III nearly every passage Of that great cpl
sode Of Austrian military annals formed by the.
contests Of the Hapsburgs with the First Napoleon.
The peace ofLuneve in 1901, was the result Of the
wo great victories OF Marengo and Hohenlinden,
ought indeed by different commanders and in
liferent quarters Of Europe, but still the two
'reatest t,iumpbs of the republic. If we pass
IN four years we shall find Austria giving
n again, in 1905, after the two disasters Of
lm and Austerliz. Four years yet later, in 1902
be battles Of Eckmuhi and Wagram together ex-
aused the belligerent zeal of Austria and brought
bout the Peace OF Schonbrunn in that year. This
fact, was as true Of the other great Continental
'owers arrayed IN hostilities to Napoleon as of
AUSTRIA herself. The two victories of Jena and
'riedlard discouraged Russia and Prussia, in 1906 !
nd 1907, from any further effort to resist the |
scendancy Of the French arms So, again, in 1913,
ter the same Russians and Prussians had success |
lively lost the battles of LutZen and Bautzen thew
ere glad to obtain all armistice even though the
lmishce resulted in iercer and more deadly war,
lust so in our day, the loss of Magenta aud the loss
VI Solferino determined the Austrians that treating
vas for the present at any rate, better policy than
ehtmg. The conclusion appears to be that two
j eat battles constitute campaign, whether or not
hey yet leave strength sufficient for revival of
lostihtes.
To ourselves, therefore, we confess, judging from
history and precedent, the announcement, though
Unexpected at the moment, was not altogether as
omshlng 10 n certain extent former wars between
Austria and France supplied no exact parallel with
he circumstances OF this campaign. Had there
zen no such tortresses as The ,ceU hno,rn Ouadri
dterdf, zee should certainly hare anticipated ces-
alton Of h0shtthes Immediately after He battle of
,oJertno. This would have followed the campaign
If Aus,eriiz. On the day succeeding that great
'dtle tnc EiupcTOr FRANCIS went IN person TO the
ent occupied by Napoleon to arrange the terms Of
n arnistice. Although reinforcements were not dis
ant, the Austro Russian army had been defeated in
IN open country, where little shelter was to be
5aned from art Or from nature. Austerlitz, there
ore, coming after Um, suggested hardly alterBa-
i've to negotiation But at SolfernO the case was in
many respects otherwise. The Austfians retreated
INTO comparatively strong tract Of country, with
yerin its 'front.' and with four ortresses at the four
corners of the Quadrangle Even when the inteli
renee first arrived that the Austriaps had declined
o contest the passage OF the Min;io, it was impos
ible wholly to ascr6e their passive attitude to the
discontinue Of their troops for it thought that
he advantages of Peschiera and Mahtua for de-
)ouching On the rear Of an advancing enemy might
ender the Withdrawal OF the Austrans from the
dincio strategic measure. TO suppose, therefore,
hat the Austrlans, with these defensive advan-
ages, would have assented to On arnlistice without
tlal of the capacity of the four fortresses for
var OF resistance was equivalent to supposing that
heir famous engineering works were after all abor-
i've. Aust,'ia howerer, has had TO take into &C.
cunt ue contingency that, If her .torsesses should
all, she Touid be IN q ,corse position as q ,,ego-
idtor than ,rhiie hey remain her 0cn, and she