The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-02
Our Berlin Correspondence.

BERLIN, Sept H. 1859.
Napoleons Reading Of e Viafranca Treaty as Given IN
the Koniteur-H is not Understood Wonderful Effects of
His Potiticat Preatge-Agitation for German Unity
Makes Little Head,ody-V Vos Hun.boIAs PortraiG-Flne
Arts AID Lar, dc.
The Sphynx has proposed new enigma, and all Eu-
rope is anxiousy endeavoring to solve it, Roma locaa
e-the Aoaear has spoken, and usual, the oracle is
dark and ambiguous TO give rise 10 the most contra
dctory interpretations Upon the Bourse which had just
been huggng itself with the pacific prospects held out by
European Congress- this expose of the last phasis Of Ma
polconic policy like clap Of thunder from cloud
less sky and rushing from extreme the other they
already behold war not looming in the distance,
but close hand and France and AUSTRIA rcades auo,
united in holy league against the principle Of Revolution
as pcrsonid.d by England and Prussia. The panic
Change almost equal To that produced by the famous
ls Of January Grafton of the French Emperor and Aus
uian securities especially, which bad gone up to
ridiculous height since the treaty Of vlafranca,
quite unsalcabe, although the unfortunate holders
would be wiling 10 dispose Of them at any price. The
public in general hardly startled by this unex
pected manifestation; the immense majority, who are
favorable the OF liberty feel alarm and disgust at
the harsh and angry tone assumed by the French Official
organ in reference TO the patriotic aspirations Of the
Italian nation and only in the reaconary camp shout of
Triumph rs raised at the accession or so powerful an aux
ary to the banners OF dcsiotism
certainly curious illustration OF the state at which
the Old World ns arrived the middle Of the nineteenth
century, that word uttered the banks Of the Seine
should suffice spread CONSERVATION from one extremity
uf Europe the other and drive cabinets
the press and the people, to their wits end the task Of
decyphering s actual meaning As far earu the
Prnssian 1plomaiss take hopeful view of the
than hatentertancd by the money market, they Of
opinion that the bark Of the Moaeur than its
bite and iba instead Of presaging close alliance with
Austria, is really intended polite hint that Power
that the engagements entered into with her vafrauca
cannot be carried ont to the extent originally contempla
cd Tho Ho.itur scods the Italians for their perverso
ness in rejecting the benefits in store for them and de-
cares their conduct to be most reprehensbc but finishes
with the cousoatory assurance that according 10 mutual
agreement the restoration Of the expelled princes is not
be attempted by ccmpusory means Great stress IS laid
on TINS statement, for the first time officially
confrmed and the people OF Central italy persist their
reiusa 70 receive their former masters rasaia tits stu
n'o"s"' '' congress will ultimately be resortcd to as
The only way OF settling the difficulty nay this last move
Vi NapoNohs rs even looked upon rs mannuvre TO in
duce Austria 10 waive her objections to such nm exned,ent
"hcn were chehy rounded on the isolation to which sh,
would be reduced at meeting Of Powers nimjea,
70 her, ana from whicn she would be relieved
by the friendly attitude Of France. This rcasop,no
may possibly be correct; but even Cprress
should be resolved npon IL is more than doubtful whcth.r
wouh be able to unrave the ordian knot so cunning
tied by the two Emperors Nothing short of force win
make the Cabinet OF Vienna acknowledge the indcpcn
dchcc OF Central Italy, or its union with sardna nothing