The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-24

happeu tor be In fact the beginning OF
q general Var? For, in the hxsf
Psace, though it is 'cert,si that ITALY
WIN be very glad to accept the ar,ffis-
tlce, and Afterwards to- accept Hefle-
tia- at the ;Emperor's hands, as-she
took Ionabardy- before, yet it is far
tt.czn keing certain that Prussia Will
show herself equally tractxhl-. The
RUSSIAN armies have just wo1r. one
OF the greatest victories ni modern
times. With that terrible needle-eu
OF theirs, IA sewing machine more
effective tlan Grover & Baker's,) they
feel themselves at this laonenS- -n,as;-
ters Of Germany; ;and make no doubt
OF triumphant march 10 Vienna.
In fact. the splendid success at Sado-
wa gives Prussia a right to push her
pretensions even further tlian ever.
As yet W.. have no detailed account
of the losses ON either side; but the
Prussia,rs had already, at last ac-
counts, brought ia IA, 900 prisoners,
not waanded; the total. of prisoners
captured. is certainly above q, 900,
beside 1l6 csnuon. phree Arch
! dukes Wounded: two commanders of
! army corps woan'ted; and among the
! prisoners. the Princes I!ichtenstein
and Wm,liNcIigrnetx; the Austrian
army evidently disrinted and de
mora1lzed IN fact, three command
CAS- Of army corps are nnder arrest,
and about to be tried by coart mar
tlst; with snch a victory Us this
already gained, and with the reason
able certainty ufSthe King OF Prus-
STA being abb. within u few DAYS. to
dictate ~ new constitution for Cher
many In the capital city OF the Haps-
burgS-and with Bismark ut his Il
! bow -is it. quite probable that King
William will'jnst. stop short IL, hi,
vi..to ION, murch at Il SUNNI ms from
the Yni!crie.?-- Indeed. ruinors are
;.irca.ly beginning t" spread in Paris
that Prussia refuses the n.miSticr.
But >Npinre the arlnistisc ar-
ranged, ti,e difficulty OF the case
only commences; for it is well known
that Prussia aud Italy have bound
themselves by Il treaty that neither
VIII make peace without the Other.
Now Italy would be perfectly willing
TO make peace on being put i'll pos
session If Vrnetia; hut what satisfac-
ton viii that he rs the King of
Prussia? He arsire> not only new
ton~tiftlll"n tor Germany. which
. would l,:,v.. Prussia in clear posses
SION OF tli'' s~aenaony, bat also large
anneHationS III territory, say Han
over. NaXoHN. Mass IN Brunswick.
and few either little States. Also.
perhaps. h" feels it to he his duty TO
get h"!1 "f the person OF the E,l-
pvror Francis .Io>epl, to put him ON
his trial for high ircns",i in that he
did, through hi; representative ut
the Diet. tn"t having the fear OF God
before his yes violate tho Germani,
Constitution. BY calling Tor military
execution against Prussia, whereby
the sald Francis Joseph did excite
divers person and persons. with force
and arms. etc. Now. ;,H these mat
t'rs beng purely German, it is not
Very easy to perceive how France can
begin 10 negotiate about them ut aly.
: nor how Prussia eau listen to any
, French inttrIrntiun on such sui
lectS. II Is. therefore. snrnliscd. and
! L thllik With probability, that the de-
mand o' ahstrit for ~ armistice
contcmplatrS only IN :,rmi,tica Will,
Italy; 'h;t the fine Austrian army
y now III Italy may hc rrc,, TO marc:,
Eorthward aS:Hi,>: the Prussians:
mld that til" Emperor Napoleon =
comnr.n!r ri"n ~ King William.
touching in .rIni>tice, is onlv to
obtain his consent 70" ITALY t" lay
down her arms. An,! why SHOULD
+ King William consent?
but S"ppo>ins that the Emperor
Napr:"on * really pIuI",.iny IL gene
raj armiSticc, in Grrma,,v AZ we'll ~,
III Italy, Wit!, a Wow to bring :.hoa,
general pacifra,ion: aud assuming
that Prussia accepts. and enter, into
negotiations, then comes in this other
consideration. France. by receiving
the handsome present nt Venetin. a,l,i
til"re.V'on assuming the part of advo-
cate Tor Austria. is bound 10 obtain
for her riieil; an honorable peace:
bound t" resist ANY prc:cnaions nf
Prn,si:. which would be too humihat
ing TO her rival; bound, for example,
t" resist the avoNcd design OF Prussia
i To exclude Austria from .lc new Ger
manic body nltogethrr AMI s,lppos,
that kin% William, strong in his mi
lltary sncceSScs--;.ll with Bisrnark
ut his eibow-shond not choose TO
yield the terms and conditions press
ed by France r-wha. then? Why
then. II is feared that France wonld
be obliged t" ally herself With Aus