New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-31

Austria, who always retains WUDde rfui milltnry
strength in her seeming political weakness, might
fall upon Sardinia on one side with her great mil
fary preparations always making in Venetia, and
Naples Ito say nothing Of Rome) on the other.
What followsf The defeat of Sardinia, the rein
statement of the Dukes the restoration of the Pope,
the readiunctiOn TO Austria Of L0mhardy; that IL,
the undong the wpng out Of all that France did at
such expensive outlay last Summer, the loss OF her
Italian prestige, her European prestige the denial
and mockery of the doctrines Of nationality and
universal suffrage. Can Louis Napoleon stand
quietly by and let such things bel Or take another
view Of likelihoods. Victor Emanuel is not timid
man-he is more man than king. Camille Cav0ur
is: man TO burn bis ships Constitutional Italian
monarchy if he can; revolutionary Italian unity II
he must Garibadi, Mazzin, Kossnth; down with
the Savoy cross and up with the Red Republican
flag; all men, all means, all coors, if needs must
against that hated black and yellow, death and
nest. Austrian standard Can Louis Napoleon
stand quietly by and let things take course IN that
directOni
Vexed or tickled at open difference or in secret
agreement with Cavour, he must remain that able
statesman's ally and accomplish. Toe French
troops will not presently march out OF Italy.
There will not presently be renewal oil the
war there. Cayour controls the situation rather
than Napoleon. He will let the latter IN
proper time have Savoy and Nice. Lord Palm
merston's parliamentary expressed opinion that
France will not take possession OF those prov
inees without the previous consent OF the Eu-
ropean Powers, il voluntarily perverted commen-
taIy On the Napoleonic text. He has said that ne
shall not take possession without Exposing the case
10 The European Powers II is pretty well exposed
already. Some more waste talk in Parliament by
OPPOSITION members who do not SO much as propose
to do anything to prevent 1t; some exchange OF
diplomatic note-paper and geDuilectory "honors 10
be" with Prussia (the most interested party ana
with Russia; the midest of all observations from
Austria-and all will be done.
Austria must Of course protest against that popu-
lar vote of annexation, for principles sake, as
violation of divine right and legitimacy, and for the
sake of reservation that at some future day when
she hopes to be strong enough and circumstances
are more favorable, she may have ready cause oil
war with Sardinia.
Poor old Pho Mono, they say, is training bull
accommodation to let out on Victor Emanuel Inc
day his troops enter the Romagna. 1t is reported
that the excommunicatory ceremonyis all arranged,
and that curious strangers have already gone to Rome
to witness it, Let us hope that they will not be
disappointed. 1t is always well and clear gam TO
have positions well defined. 1t will be good TO see
one Of that taurus breed which have, as Sam
Weller would say, so long lain dOrmOuse," issuing
from the Vatican, the stable where the Pope
'keeps his bulls" as that intelligent traveller Mrs.
Ramsboham, tells u.s. and bunting against the royal
ZOuaye, or, as it might prove in such case, driVIog
at Garibaldi.
The sub-semi-oficial newspaper press here is, as
usual in such times Of tangled crisis, in high state
of habbergast and laughably bothered to know
which way the Government cat is finally to Jump.
As general rule, the first intimaton which its con-
ductors get of change ia the Imperial policy IS
slap in the face, as you have seen a tyraDncal
boy astradde of poor hack with a halter round
his neck, whacking him rudely on this jowl and then
on that in lieu of proper guiding reins and blt'
With the best intentions and the most thorough
breaking, the poor beast cannot go right more than
half the time, for which it gets no thanks, and must
20 wrong at least half the time. for which it gets
thwacks.
Grandguillot, in the Constitutional, lately pub
lisbed more than usually muzzy, long -winded
article, going to show that universal suffrage was an
uncommon <. cd thing sometimes, and sometimes It
was not That was the sum Of it. The drift of 1t
was that French universal suffrage, when it votes
in an Emperor is next door but one TO roI Del; but
that Tuscan universal suffrage, when it votes an-
nexation, is little better than rOI diGb0H The
article created, for day or two following ts publ
cation, much more attention than it deserved. 1t
is only mentioned as passing event OF the week.
As a sample of oticiOus editorials, tie following
passage from q leader in the Pays, Journal de
Umpire, is worth noting: AFTER having done so
"much for Italy and in I1ly, France, in accepting
ga modification necessary to the safety of her from
tier, would give new proof of her disinterested-
"ness." Is there lower depth to which verbal
prostitution can siDk1
II is noticeable that in the late Italian elections,
the clergy in many places voted for annexation.
The Arch Dueal Tuscan Plenipoten tiary Min
lister resident near the Court of the Tueres, still
resides here is recognized with all his titles in the
last edition of the Almanac Imperial and also, it is
said, in constantly emitted bilets of invitation to
Court balls and ceremonies all Of which, if true
signifies but little. Soft words, if the Court Cham
berlain the almanac editor, aud the PlenipOten-
tary Marquis IN pdrti6ns will permit me, butter no
parsnips.
The libel suits brought against that able, bold,
f0ul-mOuthed Bishop DupanOup, which were 10
have been tried last Monday have been adjourned.
1t is said, do not know with what show of truth,
that republican Jules Favre, who was engaged
prosecuting counsel for the Steele newspaper, has
thrown up the case because be had reason TO be-
lieye that the real party in the trial was the Min
lister Of Public Instruction and Worship.
Government officials are doing small business in
the way of seizlDg small pamphlets and tracts, pub
lished and circulated without legal authority, in the
possession of religious sisters and private individuals.
Needless to say that these tracts are high-Ultra-
montana in their tone, and that nothing can be got
out of prosecuting religious sisters and more or less
stupid and Jealous private individuals. Equally
needless TO say that the bishops and lay knowing
ones keep themselves out of harms way in these
eases But all this circulation of tracts in which
Utramontanism is yulgarized down to commOnest
msapprehension, and petitions to the Senate in ia
OF the integrity Of the Popes temperatures, and
talk of opposition, the ground, in the Corps
Legslatif amounts TO little. Ii does not touch the
asses. An address 10 the Pope, taking sensible
view of the question from sincere but moderate
Catholic standpoint, is now circulating through
France in search of signatures. 1t is far Offset 10
the extray0gances of the Ultramontane faction.
Pierre de MedieS, An opera by the Senator Prince
Ponatowski, performed for the first time at the
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