The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-25
>tsytiIg News from Eurcpe-Psacc Pro
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>tsyUHE News from EuroPe-Peacc Pro
claimed.
When Sebastopol fell and the news was re-
ctived that the French Emperor had sought au
srulistce. the world was astonished. When af
the victory of Solferino, the intelligence was
promulgated that be had asked for and obtained
another arnistice, when apparently 10 the very
,ide of success, it was more astonished still
What will it say now, when the news brought by
The North BritoD last night is known, that the
Emperors Louis Napoleon and Francis Joseph,
at personal interview in vlllafranca, on be
18th of this month, have concluded peace?
And upon what terms?
with the Pope as honorary President. Austria is
70 retain possession of venetia, including the "a
nous quadrangle with it's four impreguable for.
tresses, but as an integral portion of the italian
| confederation, with Francis Joseph as its King.
Lombardy is conceded to the Emperor of the
French, who, in conformity with his declaration
that Austria should rule to the Alps or Italy be
Tree to the Adriatic," transfers it to Victor
Emanuel Such are the bases of the peace as
telegraped to Paris by Louis Napoleon himself
startling result of the campaign, truly, and one
tnat recalls with speculative wonder the Ian
gusge of those brilliant proclamations which the
French Emperor enuuciated from Milan when he
spoke OF the dawnug hopes of Italian indepen-
depce, ard reminded his soldiers that the
spirits Of their fathers were looking down upon
them from the heights of heaven approvingly on
their efforts in behalf Of liberty.
10 the wars Of the old Napoleon the Austrian
generals were wont to complain that he fought
and beat them in defiance of all the rules aud
regulations of war-tbat when they had whipped
hlm secau,dum artem, he bad, contrary to all art
and rule, most provokingly whipped them.
What Napoleon the First was in war, Napoleon
the Third appears to be in diplomacy. With
bin all the old rules which govern Anticipated
craftsmanship are thrown aside as an incum-
brapce in the achievement of important results,
and a new mode Of settling the difficulties OF
nations is introduced, which astonishes the world
with succession of brilliant diplomatic coalps,
producing startling effect upon the public
mitd, and effecting wondrous revolution in the
old system Of red-tapeism and circumlocutory
craftsmanship
1t may be that Louis Napoleon has done
the best thing he could do under the
extraordinary circumstances which surrounded
bin: the threatening attitude Of Prussia: the
mediatipg Influences Of England; the dis
inclination Of Russia to sanction an appeal TO
the Hungarian nationality; and last, and most
embarrassing, the complication in which the DO
sition Of the Pope, as temporal sovereign, in
volved hin. As for his mission regarding the
freedom of all Italy, his diplomatic combinations
VIII hoSNu'u ana LDe Otner hungarian leaders.
and the future prospects of Garioaldi and his
voluntte legiols-these are matters which time
must explain ADD develope.
1t appears, that by the terms of the armistice
sgreeo to az Vilafranca on the sth by the re.
presepta'ives of the three bellgerent Powers.
the AustrIaDs were to be permitted to provision
the four fortresses OF the quadriiateraL But
three days after The arnistice was signed the two
Emperors had personal interview, at which the
terms Of peace, as above stated, were mutually
agree d 10, by which we behold Plus the Ninth,
whoee arrival of Sandy Hook as az exile it
was thought might have been daily announced,
is Low placed, nominally at least, at the head Of
affairs. not only in the Papal States, but in all
Italy, the ruler of tsenty.six millions Of people.
verify, the war in Italy has come to an uo-
looked for ADD iDconprehensible termination.
Bot WHIT is in the future?