New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21

~ sDg me lsecSs OF the pFlests OF OF Austriaby
TIE bex S,al Of Central Italy, and IN alliance With
FEsacis Joseph. HIS soject4 in making wnr in
Italy, were indeed persSDal, but they were OF
more olov.tea lindi he wished b establish h'-
repatal on a. General to conciliate the Italians,
formerly his epemies, on account of the Roman
txreditioD; 10 crOsh The hopes Of the Legi.ml.ts
In the bud to exalt the name Of France IN order TO
strengthen his position at home, and TO expose the
no tenuess Of Austria and Germany, which makes
fhcm unable 10 cope with France. Aii,thes aims,
be SUCCEEDED in ATTAINING, Of course, according to
h. my sierious nature, by toItuous crooked ways;
by policy which cannot be called straightforward;
BY IN open fraud practiced upon the gullbility OF
Francis Joseph, and by double dealings With the
Pope, and with the Italians. The morallst
cannot approve Of this DARK policy; but victor
Emanuel ard Cavour, GaIibaldi, Farm, and
R,casoli unanimously acknowledge that he has be-
| come the beneiactOr Of Italy. His last acr, Inc
medication of La GucTrOnere's pamphlet and the
refusal Of his ministers to dsayow il, viii probably
FREE Italy from the political interference ofthe Con-
gress, which was not expected to De favorable to
The annexation of Central Italy TO Sardinia, since
il is very probable that this Congress will not as
semble at AL as the Pope, Francis Joseph and the
King of Naples now refuse to send their representa-
| tiyes to it. Thus the status quO will have 10 be
| recognized, and Sardinia VIII become powerful
State equal in Importance to Prussiai m fact the
| sixth of tie great powers Of Europe.
| Poor Germany has played sorry part in the
events of the last year. We had in the beginning
of the Italian complication deal Of useless bragga
docio against France, because utterly unsupported
| by any real force. Germany was TO march upon
Paris, IL Napoleon should dare 10 attack Austria;
the Italians bad no right to he free, since Germany
must DO defended al the Icino, OF at least at the
i Mincic, and Austria was TO be supported, though
VIGOROUSLY representing the worst form Of despot-
ISM because she was German power. But all
| these big words, prompted by the German Princes,
| aad thoughtlessly repeated by German Democrats,
were nothing but fash in the pan; Germany
remained harmless though busting specta-
tor Of the war; the German Confederation
| proved to be q failure even for defen-
siye purposes, since the Austrian and Southern
German aHtagonian against Prussia cannot fs 70
parayze her in all attempts at combined actien.
The Teutonic .sati-French eDtbusiasm was sue
ceeded by angry accusations launched against fr'is-
STA, eliminating in Francis Joserbs proclamation
after the convention of Yinafranca, which threw the
responsibility o. the loss of Lomtardy upon tie evil
intentions of Prussia There followed a more dig
niied expression of the NATIONAL feeling in the at
tempt of the professors, booksellers and members
of the old parliamentary eppostion to bring about
the unity of Germany by offering the leadership &c
Prussia; bat the Democrats kept alOof, becsufs
they knew that the Prince Of Prussia We.
Lot Liberal, and the Prince Regent him
suifj discouraged by the hostility of the
German Princes threw n wet blanket upon thisex.
eitemen. The history OfE;ermaDy in 1859 lie the
history successive failures, but they have opened
the eyes Of the patriots 10 ais fact that their worst
enemies their petty princes. The failures Of
Austria, however, have been more glazing. Within
| tsn weeks her armies suffered SIX defeats, without
| being able to boast of one tiDgie success; her
| finapces were 50 terribly dsorganized, shat the
MiniD+er had no resource left bat forgery in e-der
to raise money for the expenses Of the war. lie
home Deiicy has led the provinces to the brink o
! revelation and her stubborn stupidity refuses to
allay the danger by timely concessions The d.plo-
macy of Francis Joseph has been overreached By
Napoleon at villafranca, and his naughty behavio
leif him in the hour of need without single Ell
cientaDy. For the last FIVE years, he had placed
all hiS hopes upon the alliance with the Pope,
through the Concordat, since he firmly believed in
an imluinent revival of Roman Catholic policy in
Europe; and now he sees that the Pope is helpless,
and that instead of giving power he requires to be
supported.
Russia involved in fnancs, difficulties, and fuiiy
occupi a with building railways and emanciPating
! the ser, has Hsutrazed her Foreign policy tor the
next five years. She cannot now press upon the
Western world. Though by last effort she has
conquered the Caucasus she must now give
respite to Turkey. We are sorry 10 say, however,
that neither the Sultan nor his statesmen are able
to realize their position, and to turn the respite to
| advantage.
THE LONDON ZINES on JOHN BROWN.
Those who think that the cause OF the Negro has
| I.ssn served by the raid Of John Brown and the
spaeehes of his eanonizers will do well 70 read the re-
nor. If the meeting held in NewYork On the 18th OF
Deoember under the banser Of Justice TO the south
This meeting be il observed, was large and n1uen-
tale For fortnight manifesto had been Circulating
in the city, and had received an immense number OF
signafures The Iurpor of this document was 10 ex-
nTess attachment to the Union and condemnation Of
Abolition:st excuses. The meeting necessarily fol,
| low Cd on This demonstration. II was cr0wded ana
anhnsasfe cheering 10 the utmost The sfrongest pas
ssoes p tho speakers orsOnt II had the concurrence
ofibe first men in The Unon letters expressing symPa-
INV with liz objects having been received IRON no ess
! tam three ex-Presidents-Mr Van Buren, Mr.. Fill
| more and Mr. Pierce. We may take the assembly 10
have represente5 pretty closely the prevailing opinion