The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-07-10
The News.

and Ssxonia, which will not surprise those ae-
quainted with the difficulties which attended |
the advance of the Italians under their gal |
liant King. The importance of this news from
Southern Europe is due more to the fact that
the war has begun in grim and deadly earnest, |
than to any positive results from the battle of
CustoEza. The intelligence before us of
the strategic advantages achieved in North
Germany by the Prussians, is far more sig
nffeant. This at once appears, when we re-
fleet that the operations of the Prussio-ltal-
ian alliance may be summed up so far as fol-
lows The Austrians maintain their lines on
the Mincio and have won a victory which
inspires them with cheerfulness, but in the
North the Prussians have occupied Saxony
and Hanover, and the disputed Duchies are
already in her grasp. Thus far the advan
tage rests almost entirely with the allies, not
withstanding the retirement of Victor EMAN
UEL on the line of his original advance.
A comparison of results shows, what we
conjectured to be true, that Marshal BENEDEK
with his grandiose notion about "heroic
pieces" by brass bands for "the war-like
dance" of pitch battle, is too "slow" for the
position he occupies. Otherwise he would
not have allowed his alert enemy to wrest
from him, without blow, positions which, in
st.agetic and political value, ars of incalcula
Bile value to Austria.
On the other hand the Archduke ALBERT
attacked his enemy while advancing, and did
not allow him to take up the positions upon
which he was marching. The difference be-
tween offensive and defensive operations has
here conspicuous illustration.
By the next steamer we may expect to hear
from the Italian fleet in the Adriatic and the
Gulf of Venice We fear that the gallant
Italians who expect great results from the
operations of their well appointed squadron,
are destined to be disappointed for the Aus
trian engineers have been busy ever since the
memorable battles in Hampton Roads, in pre-
pairing their defensive works in Venetia, to
resist the attacks of an ron-cad navy. And
even success would amount to very little
without the cooperation of land forces.
But these speculations are aside from our
purpose, which was simply to indicate our
opinion of the .ssituation, DIS it stands. To
improve it for Austria, Marshal BENEDEK
will have to Glance" with prodigious energy,
and no small volume of music from cannon
and small-arms, which will make tuue for
him vastly more heroic than any that the
combined harmonies OF bras, and shAA', 81 -
The Delegate from North Carolina.
A delegation claiming to be North Carroll
mans, have recently been in Washington
City, as our readers have observed, for the
purpose of ascertaining upon what terms the
Old North State can be brought back into
the Union. They are without authority
from the people, and are under the influence
rim the interests of HOLDEN, as is understood.
They had an interview with MIR THADDEUs
STEVEN, for the purpose OF ascertaining from
this bulldog of the Radical lanyard upon what
terms the gallant North State could lie read
mitted The terms stated by this truculent
opposer of restoration were such as to exclude
as incompetent the vast majority Of good and
sound men throughout the State, leaving to
handful of HOLDEN men the accomplish
ment of the dirty programme of the Radicals
To these, however, we rejoice to know, will
not be left the work of restoration in the gal
liant old State. Covered with glory as she
was during the war, by the fighting qualities
her people exhibited, she possesses manhood
enough within her borders to control her own
destinies and to preserve herself from the
degradation medita, by the radicals within
and without, who seek to turn her over,
bound hand and foot, to the tender mercies
of those constitutional reformers and blood
thirsty men who, like Boris, would rejoice
to see "rebels" tried, condemned and hanged
by military tribunals, in the shape of the
courts martial recommended in his late Pat
terson Park speech. The acceptance of the
recent foreign appointment by HOLDEN, it is
thought by some, was measure suggested in
order to rid the State of his pestiferous and
baneful influence. There il no doubt it is
radiance most devoutly to be wished, for it is
beyond question that he has done much with
certain class calculated to injure the high
reputation of the State, in quarters where the
opinions of the vast mass of her people are
not so well understood as nearer at home
North Carolina is as true to fer traditions
as any State composing this section of the
country, and her ultimate action, as State,
are high-toned and conservative, aud will
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