Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-08
The settlement OF Southern Europe-The
Commissioner At Zurich


The peace. determined on at the hoass Of Sig
nor MossLLI. as Viliafrspca, will be drawn MP in
regular firm the margin of fair Zurch's sterr
- soon - possible. The position Of the Emperor
in this fnatter.snd the depostios he has given Eng
land. Prussia and Russia is thus described In the
N. Y. 7imes.
1.-The meeting Of the Commissioner Of Austria,
and the Allies ut Zurich. for the purpose OF defn-
ing the terms Of the settlement Of Italy. will DO
the most positive slight put upon that venerable in
stitnton, the balance of power, since the famous
quadrnpe alliance Of 1910. On the 18th Of July
in that year England. Russia, Prussia and Austria
met in Congress at London with Turkey. and.
without 80 much ~ notifying the Government of
Louis Philip oi their intentions, signed treaty
for the pgcifcatiess ef the Ottoman Empire. The
allies in thus calmly Ignoring the existence Of
France rs Great European Power. deliberately
risked a war which was only averted by the tim
idity or tho pussllanmous egotism Of the "jiti-
zen King" France clamored for a high spirited
vindicaton of her rights and her honor. hut the
Theirs Ministry was forced, by the opposition Of
tse-Court b. any decisive action, into hasty and
angty resignation, aud NJ. Guizot came into pow
or with his theory Of an "armcd peace" which
like the actual English doctrine Of n "rtfict neu-
traiiy.' was in fact ONLY q colossal way Of pout
ing mt n course Of events which the pouters lacked
the courage or the power to arrest The tren-
ty of London was an indignity offered to France
c""lly and Of set purpose. The chances are. that
will be more than balanced in history by the
treaty Of Zurich. Tho Emperor Napoleon iscom
mendng lack to Europe the cup then held To the
lips Of France. II il he WIN now speaks M mas
ter Of tic situation and who will settle gravcr
than the Oriental question without consulting tho
States. whose 20 ID Offices France has Of en- ask
ed il vain, aud has often been forced unnsked
to endure.
The Commissioners Of France and Austria nre
already named for th, most important meeting,
thr runners prevnlentin political circles to be that
Marquis Massimo d Azesln, now engaged in
IN lei Z the elt'i,ns ot tle Roman Legation
with the Gn,crnment 81 Plus TX.
Antrim will appear nj Zurich in the person Of
Count ooredur Mansfield, who became chief Of
thc prinrcy house Of thnt on the death of
his cousin. the Prince Francis in 1852.
Count Colnrcdu bred u Older, but bas fig
ured in tho recent diplomatic history Of Aus rn,
and enjoys high reputation for tact libofality
aud good sense.
The French Envoy. the Baron do Bourqneney,
is n diplomat of long standing. who thoroughly
understands the internal politics of Germany, and
labored. during his residence mt Vienna in con
cert will, Count BnoE Schauonscin, to bring about
n good understanding between France and Aus
trim Mt the expense Of Prussia. With such repre-
scntativcs to discuss the questions that will bc
hr M h before them, it is not Mt nil likely that
Win, Francis Joseph Ina, publicly denounced IA
the dislnynltr to Austria Of her National federal
allies" will be left out of sight. IN arranging the
programme of the future Of Central ani Southern
Europe.