Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-03

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its highest point of ebullition during the mon'h
of June, Just u year ago, when the oa1te oi
Magenta dimmcd the waning star OIL AuS'f'.
AS usual, the cooling point soon oesa.' a"o
Immediately after the dogdays OF eoIe'i"o'
the temperature, which the breeze Oh the pre-
liminaries of peace at Villairanca frrst refreshed,
continued to 90 down in the cooler regions OF
Enrich in Switzerland, where the treaty of
no,cc WAS finally signed. 1t is but 4 few days
aro that the freezing point has been reached
at Turin, where the first Italian Parliament,
after y long, interesting debate, which does
honor to the body of politicians among whom
it took place, has consented to the cesSion oil
the territories Of Savoy and Nice 10 France
1t will thus be seen thai the alchymlst WHO
regulated the operations has NOT lost his time
| or his pains, and finds ut the bottom OF his
cucurbitc a valuable p~recipitate, which he is
eager to add 10 his stock Of wealth.
The French Legislative body have, Us Il mat
ter of course, favuvably received the trpoS' @Fs
motifs Of bill communicated to them b: the
Minister Of State with the view Of reducing lie
annexed territories to Departments, viz "a
yoic" and "IIautc-Savoic" for Savoy proper;
and the ".Alpes AEaritimeS' for Nice. The
latter department is increased by the "rFor-
disscment OF Grassc, which, is taken iroln the
| department Of Var.
The gains that have accrued 10 the King OF
Sardinia are, partly, of 4 more uncertain cha
ractcr. There is, for instance, the Great l'nchy
OF Tuscany, whose annexation Austria and, 1t
is said, also Russia, have refused 10 recognise,
whilst Prussia has escaped The obligation OF 4
refusal BY asking the !Sardinian Government
not to announce the annexation officially. AS
for France. wc know from the words Of Count
Cavour himself, in that great debate on the
Savoy question to which We haze already a!iu'
ded, that she has not recognised the anne%a-
ton Of Tuscany, but we learn at the same time,
that she was not asked to do so. We under.
stand that this abstinence is not 50 mnch IN
excess Of caution on the part Of the Sandman
| Goycrnmcn: in not asking y question which
admits of Il dubious answer, IS the result oil
an understanding between the " Govern
u.ents 20 postpone the question 10 other times
when other circumstances will render the re-
c~ognition of the annexation Of Tuscany i ne
ccSsity for both; Il necessity 70: Victor Emma
nrcl who will have to secure Acw accrSSiois OF
territory, (Say Sicily as well rs the Old ones,
hy the assent of his big hrotac: Of France, even
if that assent is 10 lie paid for by the cc%sion OF
Sardinia (the i>land) and Of Genoa That re-
cognition will also be = necessity ior Nano-
Icon, because il is through it only that lie can
expect this nrw sacrifice Of he King Of Pied.
mont.
It is now three weeks sincc We wrote on the
subject Of the insurrcciion Of Sicily, AID the
likely triumph of Garibaldi, that rs soon as
Garibaldi, master Of Palermo and Messina, de-
clarcs ~mois-preprio thu Island Of Sicily annex
cd to Sardinia, Napoleon will play witt: Eng
land 4 diplomatic game somewhat similar TO
that which Illustrated the French policy OH the
subject of the annexation Of Tuscany"
We said in the same article, that France
might gain another Of those strips Of land cor-
tisuous to her frontiers, and which seem 10
have more attraction for her thar large posses
sions, on; Of the way. The territory Of Genoa
is but 4 continuation Of that Of Nice, and it is
also on this side Of the maritime Alps This
view Of ours is HOW confirmed, At least as Il re-
liable view, by the following statement OF 4
Londoa paper, the Press =" That the En-
peror Napoleon 1t appears, is about TO claim as
a compensation dne to France, in consideration
of the new territory which the success Of Carl
balai will add to the House Of Savoy, tina. &c.
nca and the island Of Sardin;a shall be annexed
to France"
On the other hand, We remark tina, the great
statesman OF Italy, Count Cavou-, defending
his policy, which led and agreed to the crSsion
Of Savoy, said that he had not yielded and
would Ipot yield an inch Of italian" territory.
even for the redemption Of Verctia. This IS an
ominous and significant declaration. How,
then, was poor Vcnctia brought Oh the tapis /:
Had not the Minister Of Foreign Affairs some.
thing in his mind when he spoke SO, or IS We.
nctia to he left to her doom: lie meant much.
1t seems to us that thar bold man, not satisfied
with wrestling a vote of acquiescenec, TO the
loss Of Savoy, from some reluctant Italian pa.
triots, wished them to DC prepared for 4 fur.
ther loss Of 'non-Italian territory" In Count
Cavouv's view, it is evident that Italy consists
merely Of Inc peninsula, which extends from
the other side of tic Alps into the sea ; the
narrow border which extends to Genoa on this
side Of the Alps is given up beforehand, for
Giclioa cannot be more Italian thai. Nice. rs
Tor the Island of Sardinia, she is relatively 50
fur from Italy and so near Corsica; Napoleon
Cavour was 50 reSolute in his Italian" ~c;,ithct,
that VIC venture TO say both the Emperor and
tho Minister arc near an understanding ana
that il their views happen to meet, they are
pretty sure TO meet halfway, 50 much rcaai-
ness is exhibited on both sides.
Nor is that all. We have limited lately that
the question of the Rhine WAS in preparation
and that another performer woulG have to
step on the stage. Prussia came forward, aid
the interview CT Napoleon with the Prince Re-
gent has taken place At Baden. Prussia. now
ever. is not only diilidcnt but ncw in her 7ohc.
AS soon As Napoleon heard of the intended
risi, Of the Prince &; i;atlcn- baden, Prince dc
Ia T"rr d Auycr:Hr. his ambassador
informed Baron Scheiinitz tSat Ills MaicS-
~ felt a great desire to 20 there to greet
him, but it was very politely intimated b. the
illustrious baron. who aspires to the honor Of
being the Count C'arouy Of t;c:nany, THAT tie
old Faticrlard was Just nuw, though u~n}ustiv.
so distrustful uf Prussia that Ills Royal High
ness could 10. n:rc: His Majesty without other
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