The daily union., 1854-02-23
The News from Europe.

The News from Europe.
Whether the intelligence BY the steamer Baltic will be
followed by news OF general European war; is qoes
ton largely discussed The action OF the British govern-
ment is the result OF the remarkable popular demon
sraion in England against the Vaccinations OF Russia
than probably OF any facts developed 10 the progress
of the quarrel between the Gar and the Sultan This
exhibition OF the power OF the press and the potency oil
public opinion, though BY means rare in Great Britain.
is significant and useful at lime like This, when old
ideas giving way TO progressive trrlb, and when old
preudices wher and die before the healthy example OF
uGdying principles. The governments OF England and
France are both anxious to the operation OF
Austria and Prussia, the two leading German powers
in bond OF armed neutrality against the autocrat !;
and if they succeed in that, Nicholas may be compelled
10 come TO terms Austria il, however, in strange d
emma to take any active part against the powerful Rus
san She is indebted to him for than bloody
favor His prompt and cruel warfare upon the Hunga-
rans when their triumphant lricolor had almost waved
over the gates OF Vienna, well be repaid by
alliance between Francis Joseph and France and Eng.
land TO put down aaiocrat in his crusade upon the
Turks On the other hand, if Austria fail act with
the two great powers. whose fleets are now in the
Black sea- TO protect the Turks even at the hazard Of
Of tparti,e revoluiiona revolution a! home. revo
luton in Hungary, and revolution in her aourshng
provinces 10 Italy. The organ OF the English arsoc.
acy the London Times, reused a, last by The voice OF
the people, and the decided, though ardy action OF the
Aberdeen ministry. assumes mos, defiant tone the
young monarch of Austria We copy from the Times Of
the Sd OF February
One Of the principal objects which the Russian EN-
.ity If sunl
the Danuben other words lie desires seal The prin
cpsl outlet for the of the Austrian domnlons
Now the Danube is Austrian rver-ior all practical
purposes. much The Rhone is French or the
Thames English river. Or course the Austrian cabne
IS amused with propositions for indemnihc but H
would be just possible to indemnify the Emperor Francis
Joseph the loss Of bis head IL would be PEN
sto his subjects he loss Of Danube. The Austrian
should rejoice Europe rising Ia fight bstle
peculiarly his We dismiss the hypothesis Of nen-
uely unworthy Of serious notice, should The ,ruggIe
assume character OF reality Before months OF
over every in Europe, with the exception posi-.
bly, Of Spain, will be engaged side or the other
Let us assume for a that Ausua should side with
Russia, and with all the other German governments
against France and England, against the population OF
G.rmsny Of Hungary, of Poland Of Italy. Surely Lom-
hardy would make herself heard more aud with ef
fectivc allies the result might be very different Let
the councillors OF Francis Joseph what the
effect would be IL some $4,000 Ffenehmen should eros.
Lombard frontier weeks hence fleet, manned
either OF the Peninsula Would cost tho two
governments much pains 70 set Italy hre the four
ners Hungary and Polaod bat do not think
the Austrian cabinet can derive much satisfaction from
the lsion OF those Provinces VI their disconcn
were backed by Western Europe. On minor points,
soch the fate OF Trieste and Venice. In of
between Austria and The naval powers need dwell
but would leave the in its fn mpiiey for the
sideration Of the House OF Hapsburgh."
After trying the virtue OF hard blows, il ends by the
A.
hhef all why Is the young Emperor bound 10 the iri-
plant sedze OF the Cart The Hungarian operations
In which the Russian army engaged undertaken
far for the Emperor Niehoass security
hat Of tho domnions Of Francis Joseph The oampagp
which the Russian generals conducted in Hungary they
must Otherwise have conducted In Russian Poland. ln
taving Hungary tho House Of Hspsmrgh they saved
the European provinces OF their Such
pie statement OF Ausras obligations Russis but
have yet to learn that questions OF sentiment be permit
ted to influence the decisions OF great government To
these would add, that if by siding with
the other European powers the Austrian mona'ch should
succeed in making impossible TO the Russian, he viii
have saved the Emperor Nicholas from destruction and his
pire from dismenberment. Surely this is hes, proof
Of gratitude which could be given n return fot service
lormed,"
At last accounts, although the Russian plenpoeniia.
ries had both left Paris and London, the chances OF
combination between the ioar leading powersof France
England, Austria and Pussiassemed to be highly ia
vorable Peace is, at all events, by impossible
And yet the very phantoms which the London Times
invokes TO sppal the young Emperor OF Austria may
prove be the prophetic heiads Of general overthrow
The revolutionary element is confined 10 the Ssrdin
ans, TO Neaposns, The Croas, the Poles the Wen
nese The po9res, Of radical doctrines has cessed
because II s concealed from the public view. Engand
feels the fire in her veins when she speaks, through
her mut,udes, against lmid cabinet, and demands
geance upon the distant depot Would no, Ireland
up at he blast OF instruction swept from The Black and
the Mediterranean for Great Britain be inactive il
she fails to compel Nicholas peaceful adjustment, with
The Sedan The Status quo OF the Old World would inev-
shy and irreirievably TAIL unless the strong arm
extended and The ambitious Gar would contend with
the vgor OF desperation for that mastery The Turk,
which alone realize his golden dreams of conquest in
ASA and his glowing hopes Of rivalry with England in
her boastsd Oriental possessions 1t would be a al
most Of worlds, and Il would affect al nations
.bly. We iurn IRON the spectacle with agreeable
emotions. and hope that the dark vision OF blood,
dinly iofeshadowed, may pass away, and that the
fei Of opinions may be long permitted TO 20 on before
there 10 appeal ID the God OF battles,