The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30

crushed between them. There is not in Europe,
nation better prepared for war-not one liiumi-
mated by brighter Intelligence, or fired with warmer
pat iotism In European war, Prussia must TAKE
sides with France and England, or lose her ma
tional independence. She, too, must hight tor |
l;ber,v. or be crushed by The hoof OF the Cossack
Greece and Turkey are the natural enemies OF
Russ,a-they have fought her from the begmning
and they will oppose her still.
One southern nation is still left-Italy. TT ere
can be no doubt where her twenty-five millions
will throw their strength. Crushed oy despots at
home /; inundated from a'Droad BETRAYED, out
ragged, tramped into tho dust, she is Italy still.
And tins means that she is the mother of republics,
that history, for twenty-five hundred years. is
filed with her glo.y-that the love of liberty still
burns, living. eternal fame in her breast Three
years ago, upaided and alone, in defiance Of Aus
uia, her hereditary foe, and in the face of all Eu-
rope, she began what then seemed to all but her.
self mad and hopeless struggle of extorting con-
situations and guarantees of liberty from her do
mestic tyrants. She did it. She brought every
prince IN the Peninsula TO sue for his crown--to
beg back the scep,re of his ancestors. Plus TX,
the voluntary, selimpelled, generous mover and
head Of this great revolution, was the idol of Italy
ull he put forth his hand TO take back the consl,u-
ton he had given TO his people. He was looked
upon TIL that moment, the Amounted OF God.
But the hour he laid his hand on the ark Of the
Roman constitution, the Romans regarded il as
PROCLAMATION and they snatched the crown
from his head He will wear it no longer
than ii is held there by mercenary bayonets.
Foreigners need no better gauge than this
by which to measure the veneration of the Italians
for liberty. To calculate the earnestness of their
resolution to achieve it, we have their heroic strug
gle for months against foe they knew they could
not long resist.
Italy, all Italy, is but Rome, in example and IN
spirit. She now looks calm-but her bosom is
heaving. She is biding her time She Is not
crushed-hke Hungary, she has yielded and re-
cooled; but, like her sister nation, she is bendiag
her ear 10 catch the first tocsin of European
movement; and when it comes, she will spring to
her feet again, and leap once more into the arena.
With Italy on the one side and Hungary on the
other Austria is like tired keeper, painting be-
tween two unclaimed sleeping tigers. They sleep
not, because they fear their keeper, and they wake
at intervals to glance timidly at the Northern Bear
How soon Europe will become the theatre of
another general struggle, human foresight cannot
discover. But another steamer is likely to bring
stirring intelligence. The Emperor Of Russia
must retreat before the combined armies of France
England, and Turkey, or enter on an unequal
struggle. 1t is our belief that the Car has over
estimated his real and his relative strength. Even
an emperor may mistake his position, and, over es-
estimate his resources. The doing of it cost
Napoleon everything but his fame. 1t was
a bold, and perhaps we may say, splendid
announcement that he, the Gar, would put down
democracy, and CONE out from his polar lar TO
restore order TO Europe. Poor Austria-feeble Pho
Mono, a sort of Roman Catholic mummy. with the
odor of sancnty about him, should not be kicked
out of his ten acre-lot-parimony Of St. Peter. He
the Richard Ceur de Lion of modern monarchy,
would come forward, and by one imperial growl,
send liberty back to its hiding place There was,
after all, something heroic in this, and it smacked
of the Red Jacket school, 1t makes us think of
Clovis, the great founder of the French monarchy,
who, while listening TO an account of the cruel
fxion Of Christ, rose and exclaimed III and my
brave Francs had been there, they dared not have
done it," Carlyle says that Nicholas is the only
man in Europe. Perhaps, however, there may be
ga few others left" Ksssuth looks very much like
GEOGRAPHICALLY just now; and we see, at the pre-
sent moment, on the scenes of Europe, fabieau
riranf, which has the world for an auditory. Kos
suth manned the breach-ihe hearts of all the brave
from China round this way to California, were
beating with. sympathy for him. Englshmen,
Frenehmen, Americans, all men, cried out TO their
governments, "help, help the brave fellow and
yet Lord Pamerston "slpped his hook at Doodle's,"
and De Tocqueville, his olaret, at the Cafe de
Paris; and Mr.. Clayton, his sixpenny mug
Of ale in some by-street cellar IN Wash
ington, and let him fight on, aud sweat blood,
and fall, and fly. Now, destiny, ashamed Of
Statement, takes up his cause and fights for him:
and England and France, and perhaps America,
TOO, Oi what our correspondent says about Com
modore Morgan is true) are all forced TO throw
down the gauntlet to the Car, and fight for Kos
suth. Old Joye has woke, after his long sleep
Hungary was the martyr, Liberty The football, OF
nations Who knows # civilization may not have
TO fight for Kossuih-one man against tie million
humanity, nations, the world, drawing their sword
for single hero Jove has walked. The next
steamer may tell Us what he has done.
COLONEL Passwords CALIFORNIA DEBrs-DIs-
TtTE BETWEEN Col. BEyroN AND Ex-Governor
NAsoS.-In 1885, from January 10 December,
Colonel Fremont, IN the work Of subjugatng the
Mexicgns in California. and afterwards, in the ne
cessiiies Of the government Of the conquered term
tory, incurred vauous heavy expenses, in TIE
maine and upon the faith Of the United States.
lie borrowed money, he purchased cattle and
supplies for the pay and subsistence Of hiB troops,
On ,r.gtf "a, "a isr .srou,t fitf.