The New York herald., 1866-07-22

tendency 20 increduity persons who were told Of Il
Thought they were hosxed, and demanded ~ - sns
news In print was Mlan 10 1859 wheI the news ot
| the treaty Of Viiainnca came, and ccnainy me
surprise and shock by means 80 gess - on sne
prof srd al content In the groups that yes
teay formed in the streets and squares SO soon as ne
iniegen TRANSFERRED on Change Ia .ne ~
night the CAFES in the crowds that asse moed out
soe hem discussing the event. not single pleased or
contented eoanteaanoe was 70 De seen. 0aoom over
spread every ace; al tookd q her angry ~ de,ecfed
aIy hss gone 10 war only for Veneta but Tor the
military reputation has hitherto been denied her,
and for high place among nations II was her PRIDE TO
stand alone al least this side OF the Alps against the
arm es OF Austria, and she was conhdent OF emerging
from he strife moi only agsrandized State but as
a erea, Power yene,a not TO be bought ceded
Iy IL TO herself 10 assert ner right On the ba tie
Held and wrest by the force OF her unaided arms her
last provnce from The usurper To this effect wrote
tn Florence Maine yesterday morning. and, that
paper is believed be Rcasos special organ the words
were much quoted last night-quoted hopefully as IL
there vas a chalce of this governments reject ng the
proposed amsce. "Are we always 70 be indebted TO
Pars ask n"rs is ay never % be allowed 70
for the transfer TO us of the province which Austria
gives up 10 hims" But in answer to this last
ever Napoleon I. b sa for his brokerage must b taken
lsehere than in Ldly Cession ,olld mean rspol.-
The government will have enough to do as il is 10
leors er
While making the best they can OF It, and laudins the
vaor aud tenacy displayed by their troops the Italians
still cannot help feeling that battle the oath of June
u u
defea-n consequences of which the army rccrossed the
frontier aud retired several miles beyond IT, No amount
OF special pleading can rid OF these hard facts And
then, only two days forty eight hours before
the pacific but humating settlement Of the conflict is
propoed, Garbaldi and the corps Of red shirts must
needs fight and get beaten. You will easily unders and
taat goes grievousy aga the gra with suscepti-
be people the Italians to sheathe the sword under
c,rrying on The war Hopes are built on Baron Rcasol
who hurried on to camp the night before
last and returned to Florence yesterday People ex-
nnGl in lltc and linda
spirit He the last man TO ruckle to France or TO sf
fer blemsh the honor Of Italy At the same time,
Prussia accepts the armisce, what can Italy doY But
what II Prussia elaed by her trumphs confident in the
tremendous weapons that NOW down battalions at a
valiant enemy and bent upon completing his adversarys
humiliation by occupying his capital, were to reject
the armisticef The case is unlikely but were 1t to
occur, every flag that yesterday fured and
taken in. and thousands besides would faunt from
Milans windows, and the city would witness expo-
sion of Joy, enthusiasm and becose ardor such even
the declaration Of war was insufficient to produce.
No man ever stood better chance OF being hated for
his benefits than Napoleon III does in Italy am glad
eLt for nowhere better than in this great and flourish
ing CITY, the second in Italy for population the first for
country be felt and the tendency Of public opinion de-
tected.
No one here admits that the proposed armisce can be
accepted without stipulations more advantageous to
ltay than the only one at present announced. Tho
direct transfer OF veneta from Austria to Italy is de-
manded the Italian Tyrol 10 be included, all claim to
indemnity b. renounced by Austria-except perhaps
the transfer of the part OF the Austrian debt correspond
ing to venetia Such bases agreed TO- the armistce
could no, be refused Worse terms may have to be ac
ceped if Prussia to the armistice Something de-
pends the terms Of the treaty agreement existing
between Italy and Prussia II the latter power desires
to win hearts here she will decline tho French proposal
Letters from Florence show that there, as here
terddys is INST un,cercome. After victory. it is
sad the proposal would have been acceptable, but it is
looked upon as mere snare and deusion at the mo-
ment when Italy is proposing 70 revenge an unfortunate
battle Tho Perseverance says:-"Every one feels that
in this Italy had two ends vew the territorial
and political the other moral The attainment Of the
first does not compensate the failure Of the other"
This is certainly the general feeling here as well rs
at Florence, and doubtless shall hear Of its
existing throughout Italy 1t is perhaps with the view
q pacfyng the popular irritation that the government
this morning published Bulletin No. g. which says
considering advisable deprive the Ausrans OF the
of the Po, operations of attack to-day CON-
mcnced" To-day meaning the 9th inst This is but q
small sop for angry nation. Operations OF attack
being brought up that the engineers breaking
ground for batteries have not heard Of any 0ght
ing having taken place,