The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-06
Probabilities of a European War.

Since the occurrence of the Revolution of Feb
ruary, the outbreak of a general war upon the
Continent of Europe, has been considered an event
momentarily to be expected. 1t was thought that
the Revolutionary ardor Of the French must find
vent either in domestic dissension foreign agrees
sion. 1t was not long before these anticipations
were, to some extent, realized, in the stand taken
by Lamartine, as the exponent of the views of the
Provisional Government, in his celebrated circular
to French agents in foreign countries In that
document he proclaimed to the world that France
would not be silent and inactive spectator Of the
efforts of despotc governments to retain in servi-
tude nations struggling for independence but that
she would consider herself the champion of Re-
publicanism throughout the civilized world. In
these expressions, it is our belief that M de Lamar
tine, if he did not expressly MENTION had particu-
lar reference to Italy and Switzerland. Yet at the
very moment of assuming this attitude of defiance,
he said that peace was as much the destiny Oh tle
new Revolution as war had been that of the old
Yet while declaring this pacific policy OF the
French Government by taking the position OF pro-
tector of Republics, adopted course which must
necessarily before long period had elapsed, prihS
the country into collision with the European mon
arches We do not wish to accuse NJ de Lamar
tine of insncerity of inconsistency In thus pro-
Tossing to be an advocate of peace, while he at the
same time took stand which must produce war;
for he doubtless saw that if it possible to pre-
serve it. peace would be much more beneficial to
the nation than war. But he knew that it would
not be possible for France to remain Republic and
at peace, surrounded by Despotism. He knew also
that the people would demand war in 1913, pre-
csely as they had in 1871, and the event will
prove that in this respect at least the two Revou-
tons bear remarkable resemblance to each other.
The news by the United States brings us infor-
nation of an insurrection in Paris, produced by this
very feeling, sympathy for Poland. The first bust
ness brought before the Assembly was the Polish
affair, which at the last date brought by the Hiber-
MA had not been settled 1t is probable that the
Convention decided in favor of non-intervention,
and that the war party, instgated by the clubs OF
Blanqui and others, attempted to disperse the AS
sembly. Happily for the cause of Repubicanlsm,
and of stable government, the revolt was suppress
ed, yet this movement must, and will have de-
cided effect upon the action of the Convention
The contest cannot be longer deferred; the first
movement will be by Gen. Oudinot upon the
Austrians in Lombardy; which will be COM
mencement to the campaign very similar to the
manner in which that of 1895 was opened by Mas
sena.-probably it will nave the same result-the
total discontinue of the Austrian arms in the
Italian peninsula. The issue of the contest none
can doubt; it is not destined that Republicanism
shall again succumb to the gold of England, or the
legions of Germany and Russia