The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-04
WASHINGTON CITY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1853
TWO CENTS.


execute her municipal laws among her subjects,
and, were it not for the kindly ihtsriefcnce OF the
foreign consus who persuaded Prince Danilo 20 rs
the proclamation just mentioned might now be
engaged in costly intestine war.
In Italy her position is scarcely less difficult The
Emperor 6f the French while he processes the
greatest respect for the iEoy Father has neyerthe
less not the slightest disposition 10 quit the Papal
States. He loves the Holy Father 10 Wen that Ie is
determined to protect him, not only against his re-
bellious subjects, but also against his own friends.
1t is for this reason, without doubt, that CfUaa
Vecetia is now about 10 be transformed into French
fortress, to be permanently garrisoned with French
troops for II is hardly 20 be presumed that the
Emperor would ncur the expense OF building II and
then quit the fortress WREN be knows Tire Pope has
no adequate military force to defend IL against any
other maritime or military power The regiments
of French cavalry which are also ordered TO the
Papa States will be able to scour the country, while
the artillery will be able to defend the coahi 80 that
it will almost be impossible for any internal or eS.
ternal enemy Of the Pope to do him any harm Should
hereafter any difficulty occur between France and
Naples, and an Austrian corps darnffe attempt to
come to the snccor Of the younger branch oi tire
Bourbon family, France will not lind it difficult to
arrest its progress TO abandon the King OF Ma
Piles to his own fate. Louis Philippe once held An
coma and afterwards abandoned it; the Emperor
Napoleon understands better what tb take and what
to keep.
Between Sardinia and Austria the difficulties are
insurmountable Sardinia cannot, if she would, be-
come reconced to Austria without losing caste in
Italy and destroy the prestige which she has crca-
ted for herself by her participation in the late war
There was some talk some tinre of the Duchy OF
Piedmont being about TO be ceded to France hi return
for other concessions TO be made to Sardinia but OF
late not q word has been heard ON the subject, and
it is clear that such a change of proprietorship
could only take place after general war in which
Austria is entirely defeated and obliged to sign the
conditions of peace dictated to her by conquering
enemy. Austria will never peaceably sonsent to
such am arrangement which would entirely ungaTneh
her military frontier and subject Italy to the una
voidable dominion of France. Still the relations be-
tween Sardinia and France and the courtesies lately
extended by Sardinia to Russia, concern Austria
very closely, however slightly they may be treated
even by soie Of the orsdiis OF tile late Pamerson
ministry. Austria cannot now cede square inch Of
her Italian provinces, and to keep them is obliged to
maintain in Lombardy alone army of from eighty
to a hundred thousand men. These the respcnsi;
biites Austria assumes in Italy until general IL
ruption or the violent solution of the Oriental
Crurkish) question shall afford her an opportunity
of acquiring territory in different direction. Aus
tria before the late war, desired the destruction
of Turkey as much Emperor Nicolas She
wished Russia to overthrow her southeastern neigh
bor and to settle at the question which, sooner
or later must affect her own stability. She armed,
not to join either Russia or the allies but
simply to secure her share of the spoils, and, for
that reason, marched her troops into the Dan
ubian Principalities With the experience she had
acquired in Italy, where but the genius OF Marshal
Radetzky had saved her from impending ruin, she
was then quite willing, it is asserted by persons
who may be supposed to have known the intentions
of the government, to cede the kingdom of l.ombar-
dy and Venice or part of it, to Sardinia provided
she could the Danuban Prncipalities, aud, in
that offer We're refused, she was ready TO fight
for it, her army having never before been more
numerous or in better condition to accept chal-
lenge. AUSTRIA | say, was willing Turkey should be
overthrown and the Mussulman driven out of Con-
stantinople; but if Russia claimed the lions share
of the spoils then she would be ready, in conjunction
with England and France, to fight for her fair pro-
portion. If France aud England could not agree she
was equally ready to act as umpire, and if tile lat
ter powers wanted separately, or collectively. more
than their share, then she might have beer dis
posed to intercede in favor of her Russian neigh
Dor. With such views of the Oriental question,
Austria could hardly have acted differently during
the late from what she did while that
which then appeared rs her waverng policy, was
actually the result of fixed policy which, how
ever, was not accepted by England and France.
After the war had begun Austria conld hardly
pursue any other policy than that of an armed
tality. Her occupation of the principalities made
her principal in the struggle which ensned, and
would have made her an important factor if the war
had continued In her present position she do
nothing better than be the real friend of Turkey, and
help to continue her on her legs till the political con-
junction in the rest of Europe shall again have
dergone an important change. In the meanwhile,
she is anxious 10 strengthen her position in Germany
and if possible, to become fully reconciled to Prussia
Should she fail in that object which is hardly credi
BILE, and should England continue in her present po
litica inactivity, then it is not at all impossible that
friendly relations will be cultivated with Russia her
self to guard against violent shock in the future.
1t is quite certain that if Austria and Russia
to come to terms and agree on the division Of Tur
key the cooperation OF other powers might be dis
pensed with, and that, in such an event, even the
abandonment by Austria of her Italian provinces
would not diminish her political consequence in El-
rope. Had the Emperor Nicolas, instead Of making
overtnrcs to England proposed adivison of Turkey to
Austria, (which would have been in accordance with
the views of Peter the Great expressed in his last
will and testament it is quite possible that the late
war would have been avoided, and that even the
Italian problem would have received a satisfactory
pcaccabe solution. But the past cannot be recalled.
Ed G.