True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-25
State Of ItaE-The Peace Of Europe
in Danger.

In myietter Of Sunday last alluded
10 The rlmor as yet confined tn a very few
persols, ola secret treaty, signed about
The lame time as that Of The 18th Of
ATil. The existence Of such a docu-
Ilent is, find, not doubted by persons
who are in a position to be formed ON
such matters, though, in the absence of
any positive proof, l speak Of it with due
reserve. Seeing that the integrity Of the
Ottoman Empire is sufficiently gualan-
iced by the acts Of The Congress, and
again confirmed by the treaty Of the 5th
oi April, was under The impression that
the one aIude 10 had reference to the
Italian question; and that, consequently,
Piedmont would necessarily be con-
lracling party. In this this there was
an error; the treaty is said to be between
England, France and Austria, and has
no direct reference III Italy, Now, sup
posingit lO exist, what it will be asked
does it relate to! The obligations con-
tracted by The allies have arrested for
long time to come The aggressive spir-
il Of Russia, and To the North and East
her march is stayed. Sweden no Im-
ger feels her cold shadow in her very
capital. The Aland Isles are stripped Of
their lerrnrs, aud around Sebastopol no
longer hangs The slowly gathering storm,
which was m bust over The B 'sph"rnus.
But lIIe termination of the war with Rus
sia does not guarantee Europe from new
troubles, and as long as there is Oppres-'
Sion in Italy, dIscoulent and resentment
among her populations, and stupid OBJ
slinancy on the part of her sovereigns,
we cannot count upon long continuance
of repoSe. A rising against their tyrants
may not be appeased so easily as in 9TH
ef days; aud those Christian Powers
which flung their protecting shield over
the Mussuman could not we'll cooperate
in rlveling the chains of those who pro-
Tess the same faith, and whose claims, as
men, are nOl inferior, 10 those Of the
Turks. AS long as Italy is in its present
condition the tranquility Of Southern Eu.
rope is liable m be disturbed at any mo.
men,, and The danger is nearer 10 us than
lEe one we have usl conjured.
Something must be done for Italy, and
that without loss Of time and, if can
trust to wha has been more than once re-
pea.ed for the last month and more, Aus
tra herself, in her secret heart is not only
not insensible 10 the danger, but not un-
willing 10 do something towards dissapa"
ting it. Can 1t be that q consciousness is
creeping over her that her ho d on her
/ lalian possessions would be very weak
indeed in case Of cOnvulsion IN Cen.
tral or Southern l,aly, and that she is AL
! ready making up her mind 10 the worst,
$ and is pr"vidlng against the evil hour!
. An expression has been attributed To
r Count iiuol, which, if correctly repored
and have M particular reason 10 dis
believe the repor ler-would indicate The
! existence of apprehension on that scare.
: Count Buol, IN a moment of unusual
? warmth, is said 10 have declared his re-
! gret that he had not instructions to pro-
| pose in the Congress lhe surrender OF
Lombardy in exchange for the Danuhian
= Prlncipailies.- Paris Correspondence Of
r the London Times.