The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-18
The Latest from tho Wax-Peschlcra and
Verouu Invested by the Allies.

news :, ON the seat of war two days later than
that previously overwhelmingly, to noon on
the 9th inst No engagement had succeeded
the affair at solferino and 1t would seem
nom this intelligence that another general actiep
in the open field might not be calculated upon,
but that the Austrians, who appear to have been
gIievously disorganized and demoralzed blythe
defea. of solferino, have already entrenched
themselves within the four forresses oftheir great
stronghold, the strategic quadrangle, and that
the war was about to assume the aspect Of a
succession of sieges, beginning with Peschiera
and Verona
The siege of Peschiera was commenced by the
Sardnians on the 2Sth of june On the follow
ng day they had closely invested the outer
Notifications on the right bank of the Minco
which form an entrenched camp around the city;
and on the 30th the French army crossed the
river TO invest 1t on the left bank Meantime
Prince Napoleon's corps had arrived on the scene
of battle, and thus strengthened the French force
we're preparing operations against Verona. The
headquarters Of Louis Napoleon had advanced
to Yallegio. The Austrians were apparently in
the largest force at VeroDa, so at least it was
reported by intelligence received at Castiglione,
but their advance posts extended nearly down to
villafranca, which point Marshal Mel oc-
cupied with his division Of French troops.
The move ment of the Allies towards the posi-
ton occupied by the Austrians in the Stelvio
Pass seems TO have been opportune, If not
wholly successful, for the latter had withdrawn
from Bormio, town situated at the foot
of the pass, and the Piedmontese were push
ing on towards the Stelvio. The import.
ance Of cutting Off the passes to the Tyrol
cannot be overlooked, and this seems to be.the
immediate duty Of Garibaldi, supported now by
General Claldini and strong force Of. Pied
montese.
This CON pr'ses about all the intelligence we
have received from the theatre of war. Prussia
it is said, is busy with proposals for peace at
the same time that she Is Fastening up her
warlike preparations According to an an
nouncement in the Diet, she was about to send
two corps darnaes to the Silesian frontier as
precautionary measure against any attack from
Russia in that quarter; two corps of 1000 men
were destined for the lower and middle Rhine, all
Sswhich were to be ready to march within week.
At the same time we are informed in the foggy
language of diplomacy and telegraphs that
she is about to offer "tranquilli1ing assurances"
to the French government, and that the propo-
sails of peace she is about to make are now in the
hands of Russia and England, and will be sub
mitted to France as soon as her hostile, opera
tons on the Rhine are completed. The result
Of the peace proposals to France after
this is accomplished it is not Diff
cult to foresee. If these statements 5can
be relied upon, prompt refusal to listen to
any propositions from the Court of Berlin is in.
evitable. But we are disposed to doubt the &C.
curacy Of these rumors as well as that which
would make condition Of the proposal the
erection of Venice into kingdom, with the
Archduke Macmillan as King. 1t strikes US
that a movement of tina. character would be
somewhat premature. The fate of Austrian do.
minion in Italy has yet to be decided, either on
the battle field or in a neara Cn-~---. 49, si.
RECONSTRUCTION OF her new position there, what.
ever it may be, need be entered upon.
POPULAR VIEWS on PoIIIIcs-A batch of cor
respondence, which we have received from vari-
Gus parts of the country, and which we publish
to-day, reveals an inside view of the popular SEN
timent in respect to political measures and men.
In that regard the correspondence is instructive
and interesting
The first letter In the batch is from State
rights democrat in Alabama, who declares that
unless the Southern platform be adopted at the
Charleston Convention the democracy will be
blown sky high, and the business of the South
with the North will be at an end. That platform
is protection by Congress to slave property in
the Territories. Jefferson Davis, in his speeches
in New England last summer, attempted to calm
down the anti slavery sentiment there, and to
remove the prejudice against the Kansas-Nebras-
ka bill, by explaining its effect to be, that unless
the people of Territory adopted measures to
protect slave property within their limits slavery
could not be introduced there. BE said that the
mere failure on the part of the Territorial Legis-
latures to pass laws for the protection of such
property was practically tantamouat to their
passing laws prohibiting slavery there, and ad-
United that they had the right to do that. No one
will accuse Jefferson Davis of much leaning
towards Northern principles as opposed to
Southern interests; and yet these were the argu-
ments with which he made such fine impression
on the people of New England in July, 1858.
But that view Of the working of the Kansas
Nebraska bill has undergone radical change in
certain quarters, and now the demand is that the
law which repealed the Missouri Compromise
shall be itself repealed, and that Cosaress shall.
when necessary. intervene in the affairs of the
Territories SO far as to protect slave property in
them, even against the Territorial laws that NAV
forbid its introduction. This is the new South
ern platform which we are told must be incorpo-
rated in that Of the Charleston Convention, on
pain of that assembly seeing itself broken up into
fragments.
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