New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-05
THE BETRAYAL ny a KISS.

THE BETRAYAL BY 4 KISS.
Wien the two rival courters in the Palace of
Truth-in witch every one spoke his real thought
without knowing it-were commanded by their
sovereign to embrace and be reconced, they rushed
into each others arms and recipr0sly exclaimed,
81 swear eternal hatred 10 you!' Had the Genius
Phanor erected his tell-tale pile in the town Of
yillafranca, and the two Emperors had he'd their
conference beneath its magic roof, the same nvol-
untary exclamation might have burst from their
lips as each clasped the o'her in his arms as they
encountered. At least, the Austrian Kaiser might
have thus, naturally enough, given vent 10 his real
emotions as he found himself pressed to the
trescherous bosom Of the French upstsrt, and per-
hsps-as men Kiss each other on the Continent
felt his Judas kiss upon his cheek. The bloated
spider who saw his purple prey helpless in his
viscous mesh, may have felt rather exultation and
contempt than hatred, but the utterance Of bis
genuine feelings under the strong compulsion of
magic, which alone could extort il, would have
been as little germane to the fraterna symboGza-
ton of the salutation the very best hatred itself
could have been.
sire, tAclhIutu DouoHaihC W VIC He"A VI 'uo
House of Hapsburg, Sire, come to you with
sentiments Of loyalty and cordality, of which
"you certainly partake. Let us embrace" And
they embraced. So says the NOrd on the author
ty of dispatches from the French headquarters. 1t
mast have been all odd kind of cordislity which the
French conqueror assumed to excite 10 the breast
of the yanqushed Austrian. Sweet, indeed, must
have been the uses of adversely to the humbed
tyrsnt If he could discern its precious jewel IN the
head of the toad, ugly and venomous, that con-
fronted him. His journey through the Valley OF
Humiliation which had been the Valley of the
Shadow of Death to so many Thousands of his SUBJ
jects- had been blessed TO bis edi6cation and
growth in grace with witness, if be could regard
with Christian charity and forgiveness the man that
had baffled him in fight. aud was now about to
dictate TO him in council Loyalty they undoubt-
edly both felt toward the old and new dispensacns
of despotism which they severally incsrnated
Loyal they both were, beyond a peradventure, to
their divine right to power, and to lands which, BY
nature or justice, belonged to neither Of them. And
80 they sat down after breakfast. Ike two brigands
who had quarreled over their booty, and the
stronger of the twain dictated, sud the weaker
consented to it, the distribution of what belonged
to neither Of them.
Poor Italy the burden Of foreign servitude
which she las borne for six centuries is not to be
loosened yet. That adventure was not reserved
for the treacherous tyrant of the second OF Decem
ber How could it be DO men gather grapes OF
thorns OF figs of thstles The liberties OF Italians,
like the lives Of Frenchmen, are the mere pawns OF
the game which he plays for his own aggrandize.
ment. Even the hope that out of the coDfict oi
the selfshnesses and the ambitions of the contend
ing despots some unintended blessing might arise
to long suffering Italy was one hardly Jus'ihed oy
reason, though it might be snstched AZ BY despair
Such willy and unscrupulous villains are not to be
caught at such disadvantage in matter 30 clear
to the simplest vision ard % vital t. themselves.
Italy is to be still the handmaiden of foreign mas.
ter the Briseis of contending chiefs, with no more
design on the part Of Agamemnon thaa of Achilles
of setting her fee, though they quarrel for her poe
session. Her tragic destiny, which has made aer
woes the wall of poets from Dante to Alferi Is not
yet accomplished. The sway of the trsnsAPine
barbarians is not yet rebuked. The fatal gilt OF
beauty" which has been to her dover of woes,
has not lost the charm which has poured strange
legions from the mountains upon her plains for cen
tures gone by. She is beautiful IS she is defense
less. What stronger argument can there be IN the
logic of despots for extending to her their proec'
ton
The disappointment Of the Itaisns, who had
hoped for possible regeneration Of their country
even against hope must be Of the most cruel sharp
pess Their dream Was bright but brief Had
the performances Of tie campaign but come up TO
the premises of the proclamation, there might
have been the shadow of shade of hope for them
Austria driven out of the peninsula, there would be
at less. change, ard perhaps choice Of masters
But tie admission Of BcnspaIte, tha. he feared
bo.h TIE Italian people and .he Ge-maa armies,
ssd 81 more ;Ae Consequences Of ia,li2s Is