Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-06
Napoleon ana his Peace-.-The xnrfch
C,o,1fere~ee


conference
From the London Ffsues July Ia
Every actor in the late war thinks il necessary
apologize to the world for the conditions OF II
peace. Il is some hing that even irresistible pow
should feel hemage due to outraged faith Franc
tells US that abe weula not have left that sloriou
work Of rendering Italy free from the Alps 10 The Ad
ratio so Incomplete If shs had not feared 10 deaw o.
g neral European war. Sardinia, while svaIl,v
ing her humiliation, covers her r. trest from IN.
seer With decent promises to how she will as
the gains aeqSired Austria. mare frank DECLARES
she ceased to war with Napoleon because she disoov
cred that be is her beat friend
The uediaiisn OF natural federal ellies PROMISE
less favorable conditions taan direct UNDER
staLding This means that Of all the powers Of
Europe, Napoleon aloae would scquissce in Austria
I retaining VeneIia and restoring the Arch Dukes
81 E3gland's opinion could not be mistaken Prussia
notwithstanding her hst-sd for the French. wOuld
give no sanction to any further Austrian ineGfrr-
ence in Iia'y. Even Russia, engage in freeing er
stris and developing her own internal resources
could not make herself party to the scandal If
Austrian tyranny in Italy. All Austrias friends
were ready to pronounce her in the wrong. Her
only - mpathizers 10 be found in the camp Of
her enemy. 1t was the champion Of italian unity
and liberty Il was the hope ard stay. 90 4aliatl
pstriots and Hungarian exilss; it was the Enemy
1 who in the name Ct freedom had struck her doHn
that raised her from the earth and gave her back
I that rcd Of iron. Austria had looked to England
Germany and Russia for assistance sgainss France,
| and in the moment Of need she found that France
! was the only power which really means what she
meant. The Emperor Of Austria found out this
great truth, wi lie discussing breakfast With the
Emperor, and he viii rot forget il if those new
! struggles ensue; 10 which he audes in his address
to his soldiers. However cruelty Austria's no y in
innate ally may have dashed the hopes Of his Eng
iIh AID Italian admirers he has Loyalty kept faiih
with his new friends.
Hthere was one feeling stronger hsn another The
. A
diDs. Il was hatre ia which CONTEMPT entered
sufficiently TO increase bitterness, without di-
| miRishng its intensity Napoleon has graiifed his
! passion to extent that ought 70 spIe25e even
Francis Joseph. When Walpole and Puttney had been
raised TO the peerage. WaIpOle said to his old oppo
nsnt the first time they in the House Of Lords,
s'You and l, my lord, both are now the two most
Insignificant men in England" Il was not true Of
Walpoe but was true # Pultney. FrancIs Joseph
might address fimilar phrase TO ihe aggrandized
King Of Piedmont and L mbardy. Victor Emanuel
was constitutional King, governing With consliiu
ton nisters, and uniting in himself all patriotic
affections of the Italian race. lie is now humble
dependent OF the Emperor Of France, is proclaimed
saeh in the Enperor's address 10 bis army, is re-
nounced and discarded by CAvcur and all who
thought that when serving Victor Emanuel they
we're working out the freedom Of Italy. ~ 70 s-.4
To complete his public humiliation Napoleon has
now given him one of his own folloGers to be his
Minister in place Of Cayour. Count AreE is a man
against whom Austria could have 1ought to uTge;l
she might herself have appointed him to Tuscany
or Medena, il either Of the Grand Dukes had failed
her Arez has been during long life, the intimate
friend Of Napoleon, was with him il America in his
young days Of adventure, was with him through all
his campaign, and in order that he might have !
pretext for btirg constantly in the company Of the
Emperor, held official position Of Sandman Com
missioner with the French Army. Arez is from
LoubsTdy aud not Piedmontese. lie has embaT-
rassng anGecejents of constitutional character aud
doubtless I'll deTslands effective dealing With
Italian patriots, who nov cutting news vendors
for crying through The streets # Lombard cities The
conditions Of this glOrious peace. Austria must !
hope that the good humor Of her protector will
endure. -"i
O;her questions must soon arise which were not
fully discussed a. that breakfast party We
deIs,and that the losses Of the two armies sRd SINH
lar topics might be set aside We told that EG
rope is net be consulted on these matters, that
Austria aud France viii meet 10 settle terms Of
peace and that Sardinia being quite trseisbls
under the guidance OF Atsz s to be admit ei to the
conference. We advocates for Congress. /
We are glad 10 c-sare from unsatisfactory task
as sivipg effect NspOeons gTea. SCH me of
sohdatiog despotism in the Iralan peninsula.
But it occurs t. US, there questions to be
settled at tSis Zuiich Conference which will trans
ctnl the poWeIs of ihe parties the treaty Of Villa
Francs. Those iEoAreh Dukes are to 60 back again 4
10 Modena and Florence; who is to do il? TIE |
ion is not yet in being. When it shall come into
exitenee Of what win its army consist If Of con-
iineeDts from Ita ian States than the army will be
Italian But in that case will Italian troops act as
the Austrian Emperor or as TusesDy's and ModenA's
c. atd Dukes would desire them to actf These two
excellent Sovereigns were so ill-adysed as to rush 1
way into the Austrian camp. instead Of acting with
the wisdom of that prudent and clear sighted Prin
cess who took neutral position in SEitzsrs nd AID
refused to fesk asylum with the enemies OF htr /
Tuscany and Modens are on the point of setting
forth Tor Paris to protest against this violent resto-
rsiicn, and remonstrAte with the Emperor, who, af-
ter encouraging the people TO rise, is to replace
them under the yoke Of their enTage1 masters. |
Ntthirg but violence cSn come of this. unless Tus-
cany aud Modtha kept quiet as Rome is i
kept quiet We might ask whether it was arranged,
how neutral States Of Italy TO be made members
Of the Confederation! What right have the Em-
perors TO dispose Of The people Of Naples Tuscany,
Parma and Modensf Will Naples submit, and if
not who shall force her! Is Rome SO readily cOer-
eed
Louis Napoleon is strong man against some pee
ple bat has shown himself very ward in the faS
Of Rome. As to Austria che still has one chance /
left if she is sincere in the promise 70 introduce IL
her public laws reforms conformable to the spirit
Of the time. She has awakened to new conditions, |
under which every government must in this age hold
its power.
If she means the restoration Of the constitutional
rights Of Hungary more oquitsble government in 4
her own 1Ominions, and frank acceptance Of the I
order Of things in Italy. she msy gain strength
in The sympathiss CT Europe. She may escape from /
present dependency upon man whom no one hes /
yet trusted with immunity, ard EaroPe may enjoy |
pescB. But if these mere words, without inten-
tiOn then there is something prophetic in his an
ticipston that new struggles may ens1e, and events
win justify the first impression created by the pub
LEGATION of the treaty, that it made with the in
lion that it should be broken. - iest
A Convention OF COIOred Persons,
BosroN, August la convention Of eOOred men /
to consider upon the best course to pursue during 1
the next Presidential canvass and TO provide meas
ures for the advancement Of the negro race, in It's
moral, social and political conditio is in ses-
sion in this city. Delegates from sll the New Eng
land snd several other States are present. The 4
session will be continued for three days. There |
was also cOlOred military demonstration, com