Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-08
From the Providence Journal.


Vicksburg Sentinel.
From the Providence Journal.
MazzIni's Opinion on the Eastern War.
A letter of great interest has lately appeared
in London, addressed by Mazzini to gentle
man in that city, in which he takes view of
the question similar to Kossuth. Without en-
tering into the causes of the war, except that
of referring it to q struggle for dynasty, rather
than for the pretended balance OF power, he
points out the great error in the course pursued
by the Allies in their late campaign, and shows
that the vulnerable point to attack Russia is
through Poland. This was long ago stated,
and urged by the great Hungarian patriot.
But Mazzini is not satisfied with giving his
opinions on this point, and shows how hollow
is the pretext of the great champion of civil
liberty and religious freedom in the contest in
which she has become involved. In the so
called balance of power, he finds no equipoise
or balance of justice.
England is now proclaiming liberty at
home, and applauding tyranny abroad bless
ing with one hand our own martyrs OF liberty,
and grasping with the other hand of the hang
man Austria muttering the watchword of pro-
gressive civilization, and trying to prop the
rotten edifce of 1916; applauding Kossuth,
and discountenancing Hungary; sympathizing
with poland, and sacrificing it to Austria. This
must cease, or you viii never conquer; you
have no right to conquer. This question of
right seems never to rise before the mind of
your countrymen. 1t is the true question. /
hear daily, chaotic, endless discussions about
Lord Raglan's ineficiency; absurd, unjust
method of promotions in the army ignorance
or culpable neglect of your commissariat !;
want of energy in the rules military blunders.
&C., all real but secondary causes of your
failure. Not known English voice has said
hitherto to his countrymen. Friends, the
course you pursue IS utterly scrong the policy
Of your acar IS absolutely immoral; hoio can
you hope for victoryY"
Mazzini holds that England is fighting for
principles Numerically opposed TO those which
she has ever maintained at home Though q
progressive people like our own, she is prop
ping up lettering Mahommedan empire,
doomed to inevitable and speedy dissolution.
An empire composed Of people incapable of
progression, and holding within its embrace
millions Of Christian subjects struggling for
freedom and the religion of their fathers. The
connexion with Austria he considers quite as
bad as the bostering up Of Turkey, and attri-
butes every disastrous incident Of the war 10
the course of Austrian influence; and yet Aus
tria has not sent soldier TO the seat of war, or
fred single musket. He thus points out to
the English people the difference between their
faith and their practice;
"Your Biblical or Evangelical Societies,
palavering about freedom Of conscience, and
leaving us, the only men who had overthrow
papal authority, and written those sacred words
on the Capitol, to fall under combined brute
force, without single protest from them-your
peace societies, allowing Gods law and God
like human life to be systematically crushed on
the two-thirds of Europe-your believers in
liberty as the only pledge for mans response.
bility, allying themselves with despots-your
Christians, fighting for the maintenance Of
Mahommedan law in European populations
seems 10 me 10 be the reverse ofreligious."
We will not follow this eloquent patriot
through his long yet very interesting letter,
which can hardly fail 70 have an effect upon
those TO whom il is addressed. lie writes as
forcibly, and exhibits as much sagacity on the
war as Kossuth. The mistakes Of the allies in
their late operations he dwells upon less than
on the principles which guide them in the con.
test:
depend upon it, higher than all war coun.
ellis, and cabinet councils, there stands Power
who has decreed that no permanent victory will
be achieved by him who does not fight for truth
and principles that receptions, failure and
shame will attend the flag OF any people which
does not feel the sacredness Of war, but makes
of it a mere selfish, physical, butcbering con-
test"
GOVERNOR OF KANsAs.-The New York Tn
bune has the following dispatch from Washing
ton:
!" A distinguished Virginian, now in Wash
ington, says the President can decide the Vir-
ginia election by the removal Of Gov. Reeder
and the appointments Judge Loring, Of Massa
chusetts, in his place, and he is strongly urging
the Administration to pursue that course"
no. All vessels loading guano at the islands
Of the Mexican republic are prohibited from
shooting birds on them, under penalty Of
Fifty dollars for each offence. Our Minister ut
Mexico has caused the above regulation TO be
made public, for the information Of shipmasters
and others interested.
n@-.George Sand, the famous French writer,
is said by the New York Times to be the great
grand daughter, by an illegitimate channel, OF
the celebrated Marshal SAKE, who. ut twelve
years Of age, ran away from home and fought
in the trenches Mt Lille, under Marlborough.
and at thirteen had his horse killed under him
and hat riddled with balls, Mt the siege Of Tour
ney He was himself one Of the three hundred
and sixty-two natural children Of Frederick
August King Of Saxony and Poland