Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-06-27
FROM THE LONDON sprcr.ro..

All The tendencies Of the day, throughout Eu-
rope, Seem 10 DO for war, Fastening onward with
no ,ardy approach. Losing ground in Hungary
Austria has invited the aid Of Russia and the En-
pcror Nicholas instantly advances with declaration
that he comes to'put down the spirit OF disorder
10y which he evidently means the spirit opposed to
the status quo and to the'rdle Of Absolutism That
spirit includes the leaning TO the Constitutional
Monarchy which hls been manifested even IN the
Cabinet Of Vienna. Nicholas regards himself as
>stmrncnednot only by'FIancis Joseph but also by
events =; he thinks the time has come for redressing
The disturbed ba!ance Of power by putting down the
spirit OF Tree government.
His greatest antagonist sees'tl1e advance and Mn.
derstahds II. The position france Is anomalous,
but by no means incompatible with war of resist
ance It not aggression. Louis Napoleon has made
bold stroke tosupport Moderatsa,, and has rtaced
an army for that, purpose in Rome. 1t seems to
have been mistake The Pope who is the legiti-
mate lead oil moderate SIN in the Eternal city, can
not be replaced by President Bonapartes troops the
so!iors fra,ernize with those whom they yefe sen,
to attack and the Government at Paris is iain to
devise new mission for its army. The French
army is an army without nission-2{hat has to be
filled in Gen. Oudinois "dntoward eyent.o nj.
Leon Fauchcrs faux pas at the elections, and still
more disasirousy the aspect offres6lution and va
cant thoughts betrayed by President Bonapar,e's
cabinet, have shaken it To pieces. At this juncture,
Nj. Joly proposed in the Assembly resolution e.
dufvolent TO declaration Of war against Russia
Gen Cavaignac will go that length; but he pro-
poses aTesoluion equivalent, to prparstiotfor war;
Ministers oppose both motions, and desire to pro-
coed to the order ofthe day they are beaten by 459
to So. Gen. Cavagnac's resolution is carried by
$50 to lSi Thus as Russia advances from the
northeast, France stands to her arms.
Now what is the state of the field-that is Eu-
rope-to be occupied by these two leading forces
OerInanyis IN state Of chaos. Ii France makes
her sincerity apparent, the German people will side
with her. Hungary will accept her alliance
France has an army at Rome, which all but mutt
MES rather than assail her Roman brethren: '.she
will gladly march against Radeziey and Russia,
and be the nucleus of great combined army of tia
ly. Poland is loose. Holland probably will be
neutral, and Belgium if she is wise. What will
Denmark do ?-Sweden and Norway ?--nay ultra
pacific Engand2 The ardor ofwar gains upon En-
rope like the Ere on the prairie.
war begun without policy. Russia has man
liestly no better policy than to act when she may
and do what she can; France has changed her pol
icy since she really entered the path of war and
no other nation is prepared. 1t is without
poltcy-a hap-hazard war. Shch is the csseesmsn-
ship OF lS49! OF course the itself will evolve
policy perhaps more than the conflict of Abso-
lutism and Repuhlicanism. But at present there is
nothing proposed, at least on the Liberal side, as
the object Of victory.