Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-09

! federal constitution, shaken by Prussia in such
way that the petty States Of Germany shall
form counterpoiSe to Prussia and Austria, and
be capable OF defending their interests against
those two Powers
( Some, while complaining Of the policy Of
Prussia, set their face against the "Gothaism,"
by which term, wethink, is meant the combined
policy Of the Prussan and English Courts
4 Stutgardt letter in the Nuremberg "Cor.
respondent says:
I'VE now see the fruits of the Prussian poll.
cy. Austria makes direct peace, and almost
at the same time diplomatic diversion at
Frankfort. The Prussian policy will now be
under no rcstralnt-that is, it will be altogether
isolated, or Will DC compelled to take its stand
on the ground OF federal rights This dilemma
might have been avoided by turning deaf ear
10 the sednctionS Of Gothais.n, which promises
much but performs nothing"
The Progress, y a new Vienna paper. .vndicatcs
the policy Of Austria as the true German one,
a'.1 states that Prussia had made herself so
obnoxious, bo,i to Austria and France, that
the desire Of avoiding her diplomatic intericr-
cncc was the great incentive for peace:
From the Progress" new VIENNA paper,) July Isl
Austria was only dcsirous Of securing the
federal right, as the only basis remaining in
the chaos of violent complications but Prussia
! put forth demands which favored the belief
that she desired 10 take advantage Of the en-
barrassments Of the other German Powers TO
realise the Gotha idea Of Germany without
Austria. Austria wanted TO leave TO the Ger.
manic Diet the direction of the military and
! political movement Of Germany Prussia, on
( the other hand insisted that everything should
be directed by the sole will of the Berlin Cab-
! net TO the entire exclusion of the Diet In
this great historical moment, when the question
had 10 be decided whether it WAS better for
.iustria 10 give up tho position she held in the
Confederation or portion Of territory in Italy,
the wise policy OF the Emperor Of the French
ended the difficulty. The Prussan journals
attribute to Prussia the merit Of having, by her
arunaments, made diversion in favor Of Aus.
tria. 1t does indeed appear that France was
not disposed to fight on two points at once.
But the rca! motive Of the treaty of peace was
| certainly the same in the two camps-namely,
TO avoid the interference OF Prussia, and
therefore it was easy TO come 20 al understand
ing.
The result IN England is z very opposite one.
1t brought TO common understanding the
most divergent contemporaries, and the London
Times is now onl second to the Daily News"
in its opposition to Napoleon III. The organ
os Lord Derby does not differ much from that
Of Lord Pamerston. We now learn somewhat
To our surprise, that they all wished for the
prosecution OF the war, even those who depre-
Gated it in most solemn terms now telling US
Of the eniringcd law; Of nations, now drawing
4 touching picture Of widows and orphans Ia
mcnting for their departed husbands and sires.
rs for what is at the bottom Of that malcdic-
tory concert, il might be that the DAILY News
sincere in Il devotion 10 Italian interests and
freedom cannot with equanimity, see the Pc
nirsula frustrated Of the realisation Of her long
cherished hopes at moment when their fulfil
mcnt seemed to he most at hand. The London
Times, conssten. with his plan Of undermining
Napoeon's influence and popularity as long as
he will be threat and real danger to England,
joins in the charge, us good horse we'll trained,
h sa M hs passs a Sqa&9p S a5ra ana dahes
his rider. Still stronger motive Of discomfort
is the fact, that the war, in its short period,
has not inflicted sufficient draught of men
and moncy on the Empire to warrant long
ncacc The London Times" cares little for
the laurcls and glory with which the French
armies, in style Of proclamation. cover them
sclvcs--provded their ranks be thinncd, their
best generals and soldiers buried, always under
mound of glory, il only that mound is under
layed BY mound Of clay) the pecuniary re-
sources OF the nation drained by 4 few more
loans such as that which opened the campaign,
and thcn in all English point Of view, the re-
suits Of the war would be decisive and praise.
worthv-Italr would be free from the Alps to
the Adriatic--Lut France would be crippled for
twenty years, and the fear of invasion an cx-
plodcd bubble
The London Post is the first to get out Of
the nowery path Of rhetorical imprecations, and
treats the subject practically in these terms:
1T is easy to find instances in history where,
| even after the greatest ardor, tue questions Tor
whlc,, the sword mas been drawn, were settled
( BY n compromise. So it was with the great
! Sile.ian war, which was raging century ago
I rr..icric,. the Great vowed that he would gain
the whole of SiIesia by force OF arms. Maria
| Theresa vowed that she would not lay down her
arms until she had driven the Prussians wholly
out OF that province. Yet Silesla, Still partly
/ Prussian and partly Austrian, represents the
COMPROMISE entered into when the complete
subugation BY Austria or Prussia was impossi-
bic The parallel is even more close in the an
nails Of wars vet more recent. The first Napo-
leon was sincere enough as hater Of Austria
but the campaign Of Wagram changed his poll
cy, and he abandoned his project OF completely
disincmbcring State so powerful in resources,
in spite of its bankruptcy and dsSatectlon.
The present French Emperor pledged himself
10 the emancipation of Italy; but, like others,
he has found words easier than deeds. and he
too has halted at the Mincio and has conpro-
missed the Italian question rs his predecessors
in war have compromised other questions. We
repeat, therefore, that, considering the extent
of territory conquered in so short period, and
the instability Of human affairs we should
hardly have complained if Austrian influence
rs well as Austrian territory had been bounded
by the Mincio and the Po. We should have
said ''all that may bewished cannot be realized
Italy contains twcnty-siX millions inhabitants
we must look to the happiness Of the creates
number. Since it is necessary, the three mil
liam Ycuctians must continue in their bondage
that twenty three millions Italians may be freed
at anv rate from Austrian oppression This
is the language, which when the necessity was
onparcnt we should have held in spite OF wider
aspirations. But the introduction Of the En-
peror Of Austria under another name, into thu
confcleracv. greatly changes this view Of th'
question.
The same paper inquiring into the means o
securing good working Of the new confede
.:.., &C .ha Ital:un Statnc ca.nnc 70 thn fol