Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-26
state OF Europe-xyar Imminent.


The well informed London Correspondent
of the New York Tribune under date of March
4th gives the following very clear and in
structive statement of the European powers
as regards the question of wars
Neither the pacific declarations of the
Ministry nor the mission Of Lord Cuwley to
Vienna have stemmed the downward tendency
of the money market. On the contrary. IL
is supposed that Lord Cowley has failed to
get the adherence Of Francis Joseph to
they were regarded as fair by The
English Government. So far has OoZed
out, they contained three points, viz: the
Simultaneous evacuation Of the Papal
dominions by both the French and The
Austrians: the promise to back the de-
mands of Napoleon upon the Pope for the in
PRODUCTION of lay administration and for
reasonable reforms; and, thirdly, the aban-
dondent of all the secret political treaties
with the Italian powers, entered into after the
year 1915. and binding the governments of
Tuscany, Modena Parma and Naples, TO con-
form themselves to the principles of the
Austrian Government especially forbidding
the assent of those princes to any scheme of
popular representation and constitution. The
Cabinet of Vienna, being previously informed
of these points, and wishing to keep up APP
pearances, at once instructed the Austrian
Ambassador, Count ColloredO, at Rome. to
arrange a note with Cardinal Antonelli, by
which the Pope himself should request the
withdrawal of both the armies of occupation,
in order that Francis Joseph should seem to
Weld to the rpquisitons of the Pope and not
to those of France in leaving Bologna and
the Legations. Accordingly. AntonelG wrote
q note to France and Austria. which arrived
at Vienna before Lord Cowley was received
by the Emperor. The principle of the eva
cuation being thus settled, Count Buol ex
pected that negotiation about its mode of
execution would give sufficient time 10 the
Papal Government to form the necessary new
Swiss regiments. Napoleon, however. is not
so easily outwitted and as soon as the Roman
note reached him on Saturday last. be gave,
by telegraph, orders for the Immediate eva
caution of Rome-which completed by
Tuesday-and sent naval squadron from
Toulon to Civita Vechia to convey the
French army at once back to Marseilles. Thus,
by the end of next week, there will not lie
one French soldier remaining in the Papal
States. much to the astOnishment of the Pope
and of the Austrians, who are not willing
and perhaps not able to make their retreat in
the same hurried way, well aware that the
danger Of a revolution is imminent, while the
continuance of their occupation affords to the
French Emperor the long-sought prrteXt for
"a war. The confusion at Vienna is, therefore,
quite natural.
As to the second point of Lord Cowboys
mission, Austria declares that she respects
the sovereignty of the Pope, and therefore,
cannot insist upon any specific reforms de
sired from his Holiness; still. she makes
some counter propositions which might re-
suit in an understanding with both Napoleon
and Pho Mono, unless rising in the prov
inces should battle the diplomatists. AS re-
CARDS the third point, Austria maintains her
a. 81. IgEa
soever she chooses, and does not acknOwl-
edge the right either of France or England
to restrain her exercise of the treaty making
power which is inherent in every govern
ment. The Vienna journals and cOrrespon-
dents, however, fearing lest the official leu
tonic enthusiasm in Germany should cool
down if these Italian treaties, providing
against freedom and constitutionalism. should
become public, are trying to persuade their
readers that Napoleon insisted npon cancel
ing the treaties of rcversiOn with Tuscany
and M0dena. To prevent such misleading
of public opinion, Mr.. Horsman, the faithful
subordinate of Lord PalmerstOn, will this
evening put a question TO the Ministers as TO
the nature of the treaties which Napoleon
protests against.
You see by all this that the probabilities of
war have been increased, not diminished by the
events of the week. Let Us, therefore, throw
Al
ing powers of Europe.
In England, the Tory Cabinet is seriously
threatened by combination of the independ-
ent Radicals with Lord John Russell, brought
about by D'Israel's very unsatisfactory Re
form Bill. All the Liberal papers have at
once declared against it; but Lord Palmer
ston's organs The Times. The GLobe, The horn
ing Post and The Manchester Guardian, seem
rather favorable to it, though they take good
NJ IN mi A.
an animated discussion, an overthrow of the
Cabinet and IA dissolution of Parliament, will
prevent England from entering actively into
European conflict, unless Lord Palmerston
should once more be called upon to form
Cabinet, since it is known that he favors the
plans of Napoleon.
Prussia is in curious position. Great
hopes have been disappointed by the Prince
Regent, and be may therefore, perhaps, seek
a new popularity by stirring up the national
pr,.judices against France, and by turning
the Italian question into a German one. On
the other hand, he is afraid of rousing the
enthusiasm of the nation, which must logical
ly lead to a war of Liberty and German Unity
for which neither the Prince nor his Ministers
are prepared. The probability is, therefore,
likewise here in favor of neutrality and
vacilating policy, such as we saw under the
late King.
Russia remains silent and awaits the
moment for firing the train laid down for
fearful explosion in European Turkey. Prince
John Alexander CouZa in MOldoe Wallachia,
Prince Milosh Obrenovitch in Servia, Prince
Danilo Petrovitch-in Montenegro. and Luka
Vukalovitch. now an outlaw in Bosnia, are
ready to cooperate for the destruction of the
Turkish Empire at the moment when
the Italian war shall have turned the
eyes of Europe TO the plains of Lom-
hardy. 1t is significant that Greece is
likewise arming. The Russian emissaries
have as il seems, undermined all European
Turkey from one end to the other There is,
then, great probability that the map OF Eu-
rope will be changed before the end OF the
present year.
Piedmont wants money for the war: so
does Austria. Francis Joseph however, has
failed to obtain the required $4,000 900
sterling at London, not more than GsJ 900
having been subscribed, while the Sandman
Cabinet has appealed To the national feeling
of Italy, aud has succeeded in raising the de-
sired e. 900 600 sterling by voluntary sub
scription. This fact shows strongly the con-
iidence Of the Italians in the ultimate success
of their hazardous enterprise.
The minor German Governments foster the
Teutonic enthusiasm which has been got up
in favor of Austria just in the exact ratio of
their distance from the French frontiers.
Bavaria is the most noisy; next To IL, Hanover
and Wirtemberg; but Baden, the HeSsens
and Nassau lukewarm. We may soon
hear of great demonstrations in the Saxon
Principalities aud Meeklenburg; but Olden-
burg keeps quiet. and the great Republic OF
Frankfort maintains dignifrd silence.
Switzerland now only cares for railroads,
and Denmark continues tn be distracted by
the Schleswig Holstein squabble.
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