The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-21
The Foreign News.

We had expected to lay before ies this evening
full details of the interesting commercial and political in
elligence brought by the Britannia Our own files of
English journals have not reached us, however nor the
Department Of State) and forced TO content
selves with the meagre summary given in the New York
papers.
The commercial news TO vary but little from that
received by the French steamer the Union Though the
decline in grain continued, and the crisis in the
market had created great depression the manufacturing
districts yet the prices of cotton remained firm with
tendency to advance.
The political will attract much attention among
U.S. The liberal policy of the Pope, which has elected
so much admiration in this country, has aroused the
jealousy and prompted the interference of the Aus
trian government. Such a movement against the few
surviving liberties of Italy, following close upon the
great outrage in the of the republic of Cracow
is well fitted to rally around the venerable Pon of
the Roman States all the enlightened liberalism OF
Europe. Report speaks confidently of despatch in
which Lord Pamerston has expressed the determination
of the British government to uphold against Austrian
aggression, the rights of the Roman States. Such is
doubtless the feeling also of the French peoples but the
cabinet of Louis Philippe inclines it is said, to favor the
designs of Austria The following paragraphs upon this
subject we find in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin:
"a storm is manestly brewing in the south of Europe,
which, If disspated speedily, may convuse the CONT
nent The Austrians appear determined force the Pope
become their oo while that poenate is resolved to
the independence Of Italy, perish in the struggle
The Italians enthusiastic for the freedom of their native
land. Six thousand young men, hearing that the Aus
had advanced Ferara, volunteered defend that
place and among all classes high and low priest lay
man. there is disposition the ancient rights of
the peninsula, and rebuke the insoence and tyranny of
Austria.
'Alone aud unassisted, the Pope must soon succumb
But Sardinia has already declared his favor ana there is
hope that other and powerful nations will interfere
II whispered that England will sit by and this ag-
grandizement of Au 1t is said, however, that Eng
land ineres, France will also, and will take sides against
Italy Should these things occur, the general war, OF
which spoke possible contingency fortnight ago.
will follow and the whole continent eventually be drawn
the terrible We that great evil may
be avcr,ed But if the peace of Europe is only to be
chased by ensavng Italy, say let war come!
'The present Ponitf, in his liberal reforms has awaken
ed the ealousies of arstocrac Austria and that power
rembles for its stability, ifa free nation should be
ablished at its doors Hence the determination Of that
hoary olgarch, Meernich, subdue the Pope. 1t is
contest in which every American ought take deep in
On the side is tyranny, the other liberty;
the wrong, the other justice holier cause than
that of the Italians has appealed to the sympathes OF
since initiates made his last stand at Marathon );
Bruce fought Bannockburn; since the blood of
fathers shed at Bunker Hill"
Our English papers arrived in to-nghts northern mail.
but ate of course, for to look over them, and
make extracts for our crowded columns.