Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-13
OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor Of he Wig;

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PARIs, TUESDAY Feb 10, lSjl.
There is u, or something very ike it, in the sgita
tons of Europe 1t NAV be the harbnger of peaceful
solution Of pending questions Or the calm which pre-
eedes, rather than follows the storm. On a sides We
hear the note Of warlike preparation England strain
ing every nerse rty the points on her coast where
hostile lndiug might be attempted; France rapidly
increasing her navy ami adding to the resources of her
immense military power; Denmark is building steel
plated frigates Prussia is casting rd cannon, and or
gauizng her audwehr, reserve, on foctng for i'm
mediate service Hanover has ordered large quantity
Of bombs from foreign manufacturers, her own armores
having declared themselves incapable of supplying, by
he middle Of next month the proectes adapted to the
ordnance recently eeded the Hanoveran government
by Russia Belgium is building fOrtiacations, and
has asked her Parliament TOR large loan, destined TO
increase the military resources OF the Kingdom &c, &;.
All this certainly has menaclng look but portion CT
these belcose hints susceptible Of explanation. The
works OF defence IN progress OF construction IN Eng
snd we're decided upon more than year ago. under tie
influence of apprehens0nS which had no real foundation.
The casa Is the with Belgium As regards Denmark
IL IA generally believed that the dispute with the Germsnc
Confederation will be settled without to arms,
and Prussia merely dcSrOus OF being prepared for all
evenJualites.
Instead of proceeding Immediately to Bavaria his
Rome aad is nov lodging at the palace of the QuirinG
l. il officially stated that Gaeta might have held cut TWEEN
" days longer and that the act OF capulaton sign
cd from motives of humanity Ii is pity that this
tment was not sooner manifested by Francis H., and
mneh needless boodshed avoided. Even now, the de-
,hroued King is afforded opportunity of giving fur
her evidence Of his humane disposition by using his in
A,-nce 10 end the revolt in the Abrezz which still
t with no hope Of trumphiug over the new order of
things The Austrian journals DO not attempt TO lessen
,ct tba1 Lat Tfulfa nviefO lhau iNaa.
tom Of Italy has taken gigantic stride forward says
be Ist Dutsche Post The language of the Vienna Ga
tie an organ Of the Austrian Government, is slil more
;gni6eapt southern Italy is conquered says the Ga
,.tte and Victor Emmanuel gains hundred thousand
soldiers The fail OF Gaeta must necessarily react upon
be Romap question and France pressed by London and
T,rp can hardly do otherwise than abandon the Pope,
As she abandoned Gaeta.
4 ,,opos of the Roman imbroglio now brought for
r,rJ more nromiuenty than ever the pamphlet OF NJ.
De IA Gusrouniere has created an immense sensation
,brongbout Europe There Is little TO be added the ot
vstions concerning IT, made in my last letter. except
TO mention the fact that the brochure contains preface
stating that u il published with the entire APPRECIATION OF
the Count de Persgney Minister oil the nteror ana TO
which DEPARTMENT NJ de la Gueronniere is himself at
t.ehed in an important capacity. This preface gives 70
the pamphlet thoroughly governmental stamp; and
ber can be no doubt that the manuscript received the
endorsement of the Emperor himself before It was placed
in the hands of tho printer. Napoleon III u heartily
tirad q uDlOlQlug
under its yoke and which not only positively refuses TO
make any concessions in keeping With the spirit oil tie
age bu. openly manfess It's ingratude toward the man
who has stood for than ten years between IL ana
destruction.
of NJ de IA Gueronniere which cannot fail to be trans
l,ted and widely read in America, may be called the
history of she secession of Italy from the fapacy'
France endeavoring to act between ths two as edl-
tor and reaping only disappointment 10 her MISSION OF
ehr ryh ~
stiuaey OF tho party IN the wrong. There IS amt 70
human patience; and the PoutEcal government mas al
rsady put the calmness OF the Emperor Napoleon 10
very severe tests The author of France, Rome ana
Italy, automatically absains from adding any dennne
conclusion to the story terely and 80 eoqueny re-
onna hut il is not difficult 10 dedlce from it infer
ences favorable TO the emancipation oil HONS from tne
thr.dom Of clerical expressions. Rome IS lndlSpehSa-
he 10 the unity of Italy, ana is alone tho eap SeUeP
table 10 the entire Peninsula. At the present moen
Turin Naples Florence and Milan nave eacn si'sl ~
the honor; but all pretensons are Withdrawn IN iaSor
NJ those offered by the Eternal City, enrsnchlsed re-
Generated restored to than her aLcsent gFanoe9r
s the capal of great modern nation, rejoicing 10 ihe
blessings of political freedom and the dement's Oh pro-
gres aud eviliSatiSH,
In the speech pronounced yesterday by King Veto;
Rnma.uei at the opening Of the Italian Parliament o.
uheh the telegraph has brought Us report there no'
one word In reference TO home This silence On the SUD
Ieet which nov s the mind Of all Italy IS lar more
significant than any formal phrase the kns eond nave
empoysd 0oe sentence Of the speech clearly indicates
that the VenitAn struggle s 70 be postponed until the
rest OF Italy shall have rallied under ons banner and DC
fny prepared for the coucI devoted 10 Italy nave
risked for her my life and my crown but none has the
right % risk the existence and the despies OF nalon
There Il still one bright Of hope toward which UNI
hsppy Venice may turn her desparing gaze:-Gar6adi
II the hfe Of the old hero Is spared Europe viii bear
sgaia Of hs exploits before the end OF issluark the
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