The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-31

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II might, with equal propriety, we think, oe
compared to the no less famous expedition OF
the Roman Emperor, who, having set out from
his capital with the avowed design Of con-
oaering Britain, marched mighty army 10
the sea shore opposite that island, and causing
the legions to be drawn out in battle array.
ordered the trumpets to sound-charged a.
full speed upon the shells that lay whitening
on the beach--ordered each man to MI his
rockets with these mementos OF the deep
and. having by these means satisfied his mar
tfal ardor, coolly faced to the right about, re-
turned to Rome, and decreed himself sri-
umph. These cases, however, diner from
that Of NAPOLEON III. in one respec. and
thst respect is a very material one so far as
thcoe fnteresied in the expeditionary force
are concerned Neither the Roman Emperor
in ton. nor the King of France, SO far as
we have been able TO learn, split any blood,
Ia the operations which were destined 10 rem
der them immortal. The French Emperor, on
the contrary, mites In his own person. the
honors ascribed Of old by the Jews, to both
the reigning King of Israel and his predes-
thousands-.like DAVID, he has slain his tens
Of thousands. In the hot month of June. he
had the extreme felicity to convert the plains
of I.ombardy into q vast sIaugh house, and
its cities into magnificent hospitals. The
steam OF slaughter rose fresh and rank from
the sodden earth throughout that terrible
month, and every city, every town, every vii
Iage, every cot every farmhouse, reeked with
y1od tffynt,e md fer tar
wounds, In every stage of decline or conya-
lescence The cottage which last year was
merry with the song Of the laborer returning
at evening, from the harvest or the vintage
knows no other sound but the groan Of the
won nded, the death rattle Of the dying, and
the lamentations of the bereaved The city,
which last year resounded with the music OF
the moonlight serenade, is rife with the shrieks
of mortal agony, the yell OF the patient under
the knife Of the surgeon, the cry of despair
from the strong man clinging madly to
life which is fast feeting away. The
whole atmosphere of Lombardy, redolent
last year with the perfumes of the
grapevine and the rose, and every flower
that sheds its fragrance upon the most de-
Iicious of breezes, is heavy, almost to touch,
with the stench OF human putrefaction. And
life when its country is to be benefited by
the sacrifice; philanthropy can look upon
blood without n shudder, when IL has been
shed in successfully indicating the rights of
mankind But what is there in this mighty
array of corpses and dying men, to reconcile
the philanthropist or the patriot to the hid
sous ruin which he beholds Is Austria ex-
PEELED from Italy Is Italy free from the Alps
TO the Adriatic Have there been any reforms
in the Roman States, the demand for which
was the original pretext of the war We have
been asked why we, who were originally so
enthusiastic in favor of NAPOLEON Ill, are !
now SO decidedly opposed TO him. We reply, |
we were in favor of him because he promised |
all these thiHgs. Certain other journals pro-
fessed to favor him for the same reason, and |
favor him still. We ask has he done any of |
these things
No! lie has not done one single one of these |
things. Italy is not free from the Alps to the |
Adriatic. The Sandman govern ment had pub |
licly annexed Modena, and now it is to be Civ |
en- back 10 its former tyrant. Tuscany is adj |
vsed to return the arms of its q rand Duke |
who after having been expelled, openly went
over to Austria, and fought in her ranks. We
netia is left in possession of Austria, and there
has been no attempt to institute any reform in
the Papal States. So far from being driven out
of Italy Austria is stronger there than she ever
was Without asking the consent of Lonbar-
dy, the conQueror CONTEMPORARY flung her to
Sardinia, as a huntsman might throw n bone
to a hound that had helped him to pull down
q stag when he was feasting upon the carcass.
The gift itself, is In such condition to rem
der it not only Of no value but even danger
GUS to the recipients Austria retains the ia
nous quadrangle on the eastern border, and
from 1t she dominates the level plain of Lom-
hardy, which has no fortress OF sufficient
strength to arrest the march of her armies for
an hour, whenever she may think proper to
make an attack on Milan. 1t is utterly de-
fenceless, and Of this no man is more aware
than NAPOLEON Ill, himself. 1t can
not be defended against Austria unless by
hts assistance, and il was for this reason,
that he might retain his influence over the
King Of Sardinia, by rendering his ser
vices Indispensable, that he gave it, The
Kingdom Of VIeToR EMANUEL is, in fact,
TO serve rs advanced position OF France,
whenever NAPOLEON may think proper to
prosecute whatever enterprise he may have
in view in other parts of Italy. NAPOLEON
tells the world rs much when he says, in
his address TO his army, 1.-The union of Lom-
hardy with Piedmont creates for on this
side Of the Alps powerful ally, who will
owe his independence TO US" There lies the
whole secret of his pretended zeal for Italy.
was for sometime believed that Tuscany.
Parma and Modena would be left 10 decide
for themselves whether they would take back
the old tyrants or not. We always believed
that, let their inclinations be what they might,
they would be compelled TO take them back
We have, now certain signs which prove be-
you'd all doubt, not only that they will be |
forced upon the people, bat that they will be
installed by French bayonets. Fifty thousand |
French troops are still in Italy; ten thousand |
Of them occupy Piacenza, and five thousand |
are to he present at the election in Parma
The Imperial. French method of conducting
elections by means Of the military. begins to |
be well understood. The Parmese will be told
to vote for whom they please, but TO reeollect
that any man who votes against the return oil |
the Duchess will be Immediately shot In the |
meantime, il is impossible to misunderstood |
the movements of the Red Republicans That
they are acting under the direction of Austria |
and that their aim is TO throw discredit on |
the revolutions OF the States, cannot be doubt |
ed. And they will succeed. The Imperial |
eatchpoie will march in his troops, arrest all |
who cannot be bribed or inundated, and |
either hand over the country to Austria, or
restore the old tyrants himself For this |
reason, the London Times thinks there will be
no European Congress, and we have no doubt
this opinion is correct. There will soon be
nothing to confer about.
No person opposed more decidedly the
view taken Of NAPOLEON III. and his pro.
Jecfs, BY the London Times and the Tory press
Of England, than we did a few weeks ago. We
had no confidence in any profession he might |