Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-30

FRENCH vIEws rHE AMERICAN DIFFICULTIES.
To The Editor Of hs Wig:
PARIS Friday, Jan. H. 1861.
The political interest Of to-day centres almost exclu-
syely in the question OF Gaea. The statements of my
letter of Tuesday relative to the proposal by France of
armstice, between Victor Emmanuel and Francis H.,
and the det minaton Of the Emperor Napoleon to with
draw his feet from GAeta confirmed on all Sides
The M0RtsUr has not yet spoken; but the Official
Gazette OF Turin fully carrOborates the first Of these
sertions by announcing that the King of Sardinia
cepts the armstice suggested by the Emperor Of the
French We are still without defnitive intelligence Of
the resolution adopted by the King of Naples. The
gans of the Bourbon party insist that he will Indignantly
rec all oyertures with the pirstes" is
the name bestowed upon the PiedmOntese, BY the rei
gjous journals OF Pars-and that the young King will
hold out to the As burying himself if need be under
the smoulierjug ruins of Gaeta. This is lofty language
and has very chivalrous look upon paper but those
who are acquainted with the real state of the case are
perfectly convinced that Francis is neither modern
B.yard nor u Henry ". He il a stupid, obstinate
young man. and does not problbly realize the extent
of the danger which bis refusal TO listen reason will
uiallbly bring upon him He perhaps imlgines that
stubborn r., con Of the proposed arms ice may again
T.
TO depart sent to Admiral lie Blrber de Tnan or on
the Other band he possibly aters hmselfbat the place
OF the French squadron will be supplied by Russian
fleet The only Russian vessel that station is the
splendid ship built by Mr.. Webb, of New York. the
General Admiral and in the presence of the attitude
assumed by France and England no man in his senses
can suppose that the Car will any Unnecessary risks
There is also Spanish rigate lying In the harbor Of
GAetl which pav capture the entire Sardnian navy,
should Admiral PersanO venture within gun shot OF the
terrible hilalsos after the departure of the French
AZ the TINE il is ouly just to add, that the threat
end intervention of Spain does have serious
Is affected the health of Victor Emmanuel his minister
aud il hoped that Italy will survive the Casian at
tude"
The Turin official Gazette has formally declared that
after the Igh instant the movements Of the Sardnian
feet will be- uurcsricted. The Paris Constitutional
Jour al which speaks by ministerial authority, announced
explcijlg in Us issue OF Yesterday morning. that the
squadron under Admiral Le Barber de Tinsu SOuld
ter the Adr ac which only indicates foTegone
cuSou that the squadron is TO leave Gaet but furnishes
ground for surmse those who look for appr hing
events Of stirring Importance in the north of the Peui
sula TIL statement Of the London Times, that er-
mstice Of three months duration had been forced upon
Sardinia with view 10 the calling of European Con-
gress before the expiration Of that period is entirely
false The length OF the armsce is undetermined; and
indeed there vii be sImistice vhatevCr, without the
argu Of Francis H. As for the Congress, though
th Emperor Napoleon is iesirous Of obtaining Giplo
/
aci ate the continent there s little expectation of sue
c. Sshl solution by that The signs of the times
D, int steadily 10 the sword the On mode OF clearing
oil old scores between tie nations and there e room
doubt that few months hence, the plains OF Italy
viii again rembc beneath the tread of opposing legicnS
For several years past the principal daily journals Of
Paris have been in the habit of Publishing at the head Of
their columns political summary, denomiaated bul-
leu Of the day" 10 this bulletin current events OF pub
lie interest are announced, with occasional editorial
afR Or
thu, giving rapid glance at alilirs without entering
into SuperEuOus detail iususuated by the ogsn' Of
the oppo-uoa after the passage OF the law Of 1854
rendering Esraper discussion perOus, but not inter
t-rng With ordinary statements. Though the re-
cent liberal OF the U2yernment have greatly
lcsened the reins of Journalism and the pOndeF1 1us
leader" has resumed is former Place. the Bulletin has
now become a uscessitv, and, far from beug set
aside, it has actuilly been ad'p'ed by the stately
Motitctr ths fiat Of whose ofi,i8! columns IS daily
looked for with anxiety, by all Europ,. TIE
bulletin OF the Moaenr is naturally more important
than that Of the other journals aud the most minute
precautions evidently observed in IT, rele'oa-a
capital word bv the way, which might well be incorpo-
rated into English In the Moniteurs summary of yes
ierday It's public is informed under the non-commttal
phraseooev Of 1T appears certain, that the Senate will
be assembled before the end of the present mon h,
and that the session Of the Legislative body will be
opened early Ia february. The hints OF tue official
iourual end at this point but another authority uot
4 IA Z
the mper,, sgsech will refer particularly to tie s0jOurn
of the French aImy Of occupation at Rome, and that
the question OF the occupation being maintained will be
submitted 10 the discussion of the Chambers. give this
/ story for what il may be worth.
This morning the H0H;is,r mentions the late speech
| of lord PimcTstou at Southampton in which tn B
sh Premier referred ,he grave preo;cupatOus which
sgitate our own country. The NoHitesr thinks Lord
Plmersou exhibited considerable address u expressing
an ooinon relative to the difficulties bet~een the North
err and the Southern State, without compromising the
interests OF Great Britain side her ympathes
on the other may here state, incidentally, that the
French Journals have all had something To say the
subject OF the political troubles the United States aud
thai without single exception, they dcplore the dis
rupton Of the GOnledesley The French press and the
French people entertain views Identical w.;h those eS
pressed by the Emperor Mr. Faulkner on the hrst OF
January last and fully reported in late letter No ma
on of Europe is so really friendly US nor 80 heartily
II ces in our prosperity and happiness until wit in the
past few mOuis as France. IL is easy to understand
Why this is so the French allies in the War OF
Indeneudence and We afford TO pardon the sentiment
which prompts the 10 attribute themselves goody
share OF glory Ia th- results Of the Revolution, in
sd ration of the sincere prise they feel IN the progress
cur country Another excellent reason Tor the good
will they bear arises from the fact that there is no
commercial or military rivalry between the two nations
and prhaps the strongest reason of al is that the peo
pie Of France thoroughly inbued with those prne
PIES OF democratic equality which have been Triumphant
IN established and maintained for more than eighty years
b. the great American Rpubhc.
TIE pamyhe; mentioned ia my letter OF Tuesday, en-
titled 'the Pope sn the Bishops OF France eonthues
10 attract so much attention that several successive ed
tons have been exhausted Despite various semmins-
teria contradictions il 4 still believed TO have been III
spired in the highest quarters