Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-16

ENTERTAINMENTS
private letter from Zurich Of the goth states that
the abors of the Plcnipoentiarcs were going on slowly
enough. Notwithstanding the announcement Ia the tel
egrrph'c dispatch Few days ago, Il Is doubtful IL any
point has been yet settled Whether the fault
Il attributable to the Plenipotentares themselves to the
premnaries Of the Treaty of Vafranca and to the Em-
perors not having taken into calculation in their eager
anxiety TO make peace, all the difficulties of the negota
lions no knows Some people incline 10 the opin-
ION that this delay Is intcntional and the manner in
which NJ de Bonrqueney Is acting lends some color to
the suspicion. The difficulty Is indeed considerable. To
restore soveregns who forfeited their thrones
ly the ground Of migovernmen but for having gone
over to the Austrian camp against their people 20
constitute league with Heterogeneous elements call
upon the Emperor of Austria Tor general amnesty 10
expect the from the King of Naples and to hope
that the gates OF Rome would be thrown open TO all with.
out exception by the Ponfcal Government
easier 10 talk about or 10 put paper than TO
FRANCE AND
Al the opening of the Council General of the Depart
ment of Puy de Dome, Count dc Morny spoke as fol.
lows:
"You have participated gentlemen in the enthusiasm
excited by victories have shared In the unAn.
gratitude Of France for the great moderation OF
the Emperor But you find il difficult to understand how
His Majestys evident desire TO prevent European
asgrs,ion have in England the newspaper
tcies, the Parliamentary speeches, and the warke pre-
partitions of which much has been said. You know,
without doubt by means of what logic the English
plain their spprehensons They say Our press free
the French not therefore insults have not the
same importance in one as in the oher That is quite
Al There in France no means of preventing
journal from publishing what seems it right; the
Government Is only armed against the press with the
power of warning and of suspension which repres-
sive The English add ''The Emperor retsins
at the bottom Of his heart the desire avenge Waterloo
and St. Helena; no only concluded peace with the EN-
peror of Russia in order make him an aly; he has
been generous TO the Emperor of Austria only 10 make
friend of him also; and with that double alliance he in
tends to attack England" do not think il inoppor
tune to tell yon what think that subject We live
at period when the hstreds of and families
families have succumbed from the increased mldnes of
manners, snd at which national hatred and prejudice
have been efsced by civilization The generations
have something else TO do than ayenge the past thew
too enlightened TO act any other motive than the in
of the present and the future The Emperor and
the present generation of Frenchmen of those of
whom il be said. They have learned nothing and
forgotten nothing" As for the generous proceedings
between the three Emperors acribe them the spe
cuave object Indicated above is il reduce TO the
proportions of pary theatrical intrigue the regulation
the great interests OF Europe and TO degrade the elevated
sentiments which God has placed in the heart of Sow
ereign for the welfare of humanity Assuredy I an
better able than any other TO appreciate the loyal fidelity
Of the Emperor and his pacific intentions for when he
dij me the honor send TO Russia 10 draw closer
the relations between the two Empires the part of nv
instructions which dominated everyother was this -
" Do not allow any encroachment 10 be made on the
English alliance and, far from endeayoring to d.
vide the great Powers, the contrary point
out that if they had the good sense to unite
and o come to understanding, all the party dicul-
ties which arise IN Europe NAV be solved peaceably.
Need recall TO your memory the incidents which pre-
ceded the with Austria in order prove that the
Emperor Napoleon while desiring 10 free Italy, and to
dengage the frontier of France from Austrian measure
would have preferred attaining that object by Con-
gres rather than by war The number aud the state
our army at the moment when the nfiBdftq of Ans.
tria issued proved this And ii the statesmen of
England who consider that enough has not been
done for the Italians had consented before the war TO ex
press the sympahies which they manifest il be
presumed that the affairs OF Italy would have been regu.
lated by diplomacy repeat that sitter all the Empe-
has done and said, 90 suspect him of preparing in
the dark, without any other motive than ancient enmity
and enterprise which would throw into confusion tho
gavest interests in the world and would be the most IA
tai blow civilization il doubt his word and his heart
a Sovereign and a man
After expressing the opinion that perhaps the attempts
which hsve been made by certain newspapers and speak
er in England to excite d!srt of France were only in
spred by she desire OF the Increase their crcua-
ton, and OF the other TO gain popularity Count dc MoTuy
went on TO say;
Time and the determination of the Emperor to lead
France into the occupation and abors of peace will
doubt not triumph chimerca fears That gentle
men, is the sort Of which must wage wish Eng.
land. Let us resoutey terminate means Of convey
ance and OF circulation let put them in communica-
ton with cospi let reduce the cost price Of all
materials and of al! manufactured article; let
Us initiate the English 10 what deficient let us n
strength from the split OF association without continual
y requiring the support Of the government let u en-
deayor TO conquer and bv prudent use preserve the Il
berries which make z mar absolute ister of his on,
welfare and which have other limits than the wrong
done 70 others. Yes let us make on England a manu-.
featuring and commercial conflict of progress
and civilization, loyal allowable and which will be ad
us second his efforts Already j. the amnesty work of
pacihcaton, which the prelude of the system into
which We about 70 enter Let hope that il viii be
so understood by everybOdy especially by hose who
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