Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-29
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

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New Ionh. july 10Th, 1859.
The talk of the city. and especially OF the
business part Of it. has been the sudden con
clusion Of peace between France and Austria.
1t has not only been talked Of and commented
on among our foreign populations. hu' among
our own citizens Of all cla:s">. Lis city pa
perS of this morning are filed with discussions
Oh the subject.
The tribune mahcS the >ud,icnncsS Of the
peace and lis conditions the subject Of a severe
attack on the selfish ambition Vi the French
Emperor; and charges that, instead Of giving
independence to Italy. he has deprived Sardl-
ria Of her constitutional freedom, whose King
hereafter must be the mere >atrap Of Napo-
Icons d"ictation. That, hcncrforth, the liberty
OF the press and the freedom of speech are 10
be suppressed. and Piedmont reduced TO the
level OF imperial tyranny exercised over his
subjects in France. il endorses the prediction
of the London News which declares that the
future OF this peace i, onc that will be prolific
in wars.
The Herald SAYS that Lombardy has been
torn from Austria, ard goes 10 swell tie power
Of Sardinia. now, more than ever, the iici Of
France. IN Italian confederation las been
formed. with the Pope at its head, without his
consent having been obtained. Naples Is also
included without consultation or invitation
Neither were the Duchies of Tuscany, Mo'lcna
or Parma consulted. 1t thinks the effect OF the
war and the peace, which has followed il, on
Austria and the rest oi Germany will bc I~-
markablc. That it may lead TO a change OF pn-
licy ON the part Of the AUSTRIAN government.
and To the reconstruction oil It's motley empire
in accordance with the ideas vi the age. Ii
thinks the only powers against WHOM .Napo-
leon NAV make his next move Will be the Gcr-
man States and England. She can easily find
cause Of quarrel with some Of tire small Ter
man covers, and then push her frontier to the
Rhine, and it SuppcSCs that the smaller German
States. with Prussia, may yet be made I" Swal-
low their rcccnt clustering incnace>. That
iortv petty Princes, who nos resist the Napn-
lconic ideas. must nave them knocked into their
thick heads amid the din OF battle. Ate: This
is done, will come the turn al Eng!aEd.
The Times" thinks that unless Napoleon sin
ccrely re-cstahli>hcS Porcry on the basis Of Char
lcmasnc or pepiu, and sustains the secular
power Of the church, the affairs OF Italy
are unsettled. And yet 10 overthrow the sccli-
lar authority Of tic church by SardInianizing
ali Italy. it might add, would also leave the
Italian nationality unsettled. Ii Is al It loss 10
conjecture what conditions the treaty Of peace
proposes to leave the Duchies Of Italy. Ii does
not think it necessary preinaturcly to iimpugn
the good faith Of the Emperor in regard 10 the
Italian States. He has confirmed the act 10y
which Lombardy has annexed herself 10 Sar-
DINA. and by Il single stroke Of the pen, raised
her OH Il level of power in Italy with Naples;
and if the Duchics he added to Sardinia. She
will indeed become the protecting State OF Italy,
and may be enabled 10 lay claim, to an equality
with Prussia in the councils of Europe. Other
morning papers comment pro and ron regard
ing the character Of the peace and is future
consequences.
One Of the best signs resulting from tic a.
taclrmen; OF Lomhardy to Sardinia, Is the de-
crees issued by Victor Emanuel in favor Of
religious liberation in Lombardy. In Milan
and other towns Of Lo,nbardy. the freedom Of
conscience has been publicly proclaimed. Hence
forward protestants can visit Lo'iibar!y. erect
their chapels, preach Tie Protestant faith and
distribute bibles and tracts. From Genoa to
the Adriatic. the conscience In, been proclaim
ed free and men at liberty TO worship tod after
its dictates. Hence, it sounds strange for the
Pope to be proclaimed Honorary Governor over
the States Of Italy. What sort of honor will
he conceive it To be 10 preside over L"rnbardy
anu Sandman ttalN. where inc iTIeui'm OF re-
ligious belief and action is To lie rr:Dcnizcdan md
maintained
Cardinal .intonelli is a >itrcwd, %cierica! Met.
%teruicii," and will struggle 10 tie lat To main.
tain the secular power vi the Pope. Napoicon
Ill. has not yet been crowned, and the Pope
has, 10 1outt, delayed the ce!cn,VHy with tic
view Of u>ii: his privilege as = lever viii, which
u control the movements Of the Emperor.
Louis Napoleon lavins placed 4 barrier between
him and his Austrian devotec>, and gwen proof
of his power TO execute his will. while, on re-. |
turning TO France with augmented popularity.
he will be able TO speak to the P"p"cy in
stronger language than heretofore. Having
bestowed upon Plus IN. the honorary dignity
of Governor OF Italy, 10 be supported 10y the
presence Of French b~ayoncts in Rome, he wil,
claim Of his holiness 4 visit to Paris to perform
the ceremony of browning him Emperor OF the
French. Should, this he declined or long evaied,
the. Pope NAV not only cease TO be Governor Of
the Italian States, but also OF the pat-imony Of
St. Peter and of the church delegations.
All talk about the intention OF Napoleon to
attack England is mere 'bosh." The two or
three months campaign in Italy, it is estimated