Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-31
LETTER FROM GERMANY.

Dear Willie: The letter and those numoers Of
the ENQUIRER, which you were so kind as to send
me, came to hand day or two ago, have been
perused and appreciated. As have yet little
time before the Lectures for the summer sedsor
are in regular order, shall not delay answering
your letter, lest, by 80 doing, should not find il
convenient for some time.
You ask me to write letter occasionally foI
the ENQUIRER. have no objection to,doing so,
if you find that they interest your readers. II
not, I should regret exceedingly to have them
published Imay be allowed, however, to ex'
press hope, that as am q complete novice in
writing for publication, the readers of the En-
ou1RER will be indulgent, and excuse such faults
as may appear in my first attempts.
But what shall be the subject of my letters
You mention politics, scenery and literary .moye,
ments. The latter might appear to be more i'm,
mediately in my sphere, but it does not suit me
for the present. Some would probably say that,
as am on the banks of the Rhine, I should by all
means take scenery. 1t is true that 1 am sur.
rounded by scenes which aveinspired many poets
in days gone by, and probably will others in time
to come; but I have no poetic fire, latent in my
bosom, to be drawn out by hehotding castled
crag You will not then be surprised that I pass
over this subject also. Then politics remains, or
must select subject for myself. will take
politics, though they are probably not exciting
enough to be of particular interest to the Ameri-
can public at present. If, as was the case o
year ago, there was probability of great Euro
pean war, everybody would anxiously turn to
the foreign news as soon as the paper came to
hand. Now, however, fortunately for mankind,
we have nothing of that to make letter from
this side interesting. we hear of great amount
of negotiating and quarreing among the powers,
it is true; and there are several important ques-
tions to be settled; but it is not expected that
arms will be resorted to for arranging them.
A retrospective view of the political changes
which have taken place in Europe, since this
time last year, must afford the greatest pleasure
to every lover Of progress. Constitutional ore
triumphing over despotic governments. The
classic soil of Italy. in which we all feel per-
sonal interest, bids fair to have something more
than O mere name among the nations of the earth
in the future Italy had for many centuries
groaned under the weight Of foreign domi-
nation. Her sons driven to despair by oppres-
sion, bad fed to the mountains, seized the stiet-
to and become known to the world under the
odious name Of brigands. Never probably were
her prospects darker than twelve months ago.
The treaty of 1916, to weaken France and
strengthen her enemies, had consigned Lombardy
and Venice to Austria. Princes, either related to
the House of Austria by blood, or depending
upon her for support to carry out their despotic
measures against the people, were chosen to rule
over the other portions of the peninsula. Thus,
Austrian influence soon became supreme. The
revolution of 1948 came, but was crushed; and
only caused the chains to be riyetted more close
ly. 1t had, however, succeeded in France; and
had brought forward man who was able
and willing to blot out the insults heaped upon
his country by Vienna Congress. Ten years
more passed on-France became powerful; and
Napolean the III showed that his genius was in
ferior to that of no ruler on the continent. Aus
trian power continued supreme in Italy /; but
continually become more odious and insupport-
able to the people. One little country alone,
situated at the foot of the Alps and ruled over
by the noble and chivalrous VICTOR EMANUEL,
resisted Austrian power and influence; and IS
now recompcnsed by seeing herself three times
as strong as she was, and the guiding star for
all Italy. Lombardy was handed overto her after
q campaign unsurpassed in brilliancy by any
that even the first Napoleon ever waged, and we
do not hear a murmur of discomfort among her
people. Tuscany, Romagna, Parma and Mode
na. have voted annexation with an unanimity sell
dom known; and VGoToR EMANUEL, now on
visit to his newly acquired provinces, is being
feted with Il splendor, characteristic of south
ern mind and southern cline. VIcToR EMANUEL
now rules over we'll regulated constitutional
with from eleven to twelve millions
of inhabitants, and has an army two hundred
thousand strong. Thus far, all seems bright and
promising.
But this is only beginning, so to speak, of
the great end that should be accomplished. Ve-
nice is still under Austria and more sorely op-
pressed than ever. She is too weak to have any
hope of success in rebellion, without foreign sup
port and Sardinia cannot now give that support
without endangering the entire end at which she
is aiming. The young King of the two Sicilies
rivals his father in cruelty, so that his govern
ment is daily becoming more insupportable.-