Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-22


The iatelleenee BY the City Of Washington con-
tiuuesto point - war as the most probable develop
m III Of the diplomatic crisis 10 Europe Toe re-
assuring statepeuts, recently inside by the British
Ministers il Parliament, says the Philadelphia
Penasygansan, have been explained away officially,
and il turns out that The report coucsrDipg the vii
lDgness Of France and austria to evacnlts the Pa
pal States, has no tstter foundation than Pious
wish to that effect, expressed By the Pope to these
Powers. Nothing had trsnspired TO indicate how
either Power would proceed, hut rum0r at Paris
said thai ths French would withdraw. This rumor,
we pr sume is groundless as those that haze just
been conira3icied. The condition Of the Withdraw
81 Of the French from Rome and civita Vesehia, is
that of the Austrisbs from the Lsga ions, and, &C
c,rding 10 Count CAvOuR, NAPoLEos's mouth piece,
frem all other positions beyond the boundaries Of
the Lombardo Vsritian provinces, Bat as this
could aot solve the Italian question, and her ability
to defend them eventually against the eucroaching
policy Of France, watch does not limit itself o the
R,man States, bat is trsditionaly directed against
tn rule Of Austria in Italy, the latter carrot con-
Sent to such an arrangement. The evacuation Of
Accents and Bologna would only he til prelude to
tie evacuation Of Lombardy. Admitting weakness
on the uer iris would be admioing il else
where, and invite assault. Austria viii therefore
do no such thing Sac ud prefer . be beaten
OFT Of them, AMI to sell them dsarly, il she cannot
hold hem To nike France pay the highest price
possible q these her advanced IOsts, would be the
onlg right pOisy uDder the c'rcups'aaces.
| The demsnds Of tAe French Emperor % Austria
are based upon historical aspirations ahd facts which
involve The ultimate destruction Of The sovereignty
Of Austria in the Ita penins u'a, and if NAPoLEoN
persists war is inevitable, and that wsr viii be
confined to Northern Italy If ihe reported coal-
| lion Of Rnssia and France for 3 Simultaneous dis
memberment of Austria in tie East and West should
prove TT ls aad be ever acted upon it would be the
! signal for another EuroFeph confagreiion Prus-
sia and sn the States of Germany, Denmark and
Sweden and England would have 10 tate up arms, to
fight for life death, for the victory of the Franco
Russian coalition would be tsnfamoant to their poll
ical death. Germany crushed, E gland would be
solat d. lost, cat of from all her European relations
Sweden and Denmark would beeams yassal States
of Russia, aud lialy, Spain Belgium ard Holland Of
Frauce. All these States you'd have 20 combipe
against The dsturters Of the peace aud of that bal
auee of power which rests merely upen treaties
but upon the social commer.isl, and national in
ierest Of Central, AMI even Eastern Europe. Ajax
AEDER of Russia has Of course Obiecs in view, fol
the sake Of which be nos values the French alliance
but lheae attained or partially attained or the im-
possibility of attaining them demonstrated b.
the sword perhaps, viii be any more than ALEXANDRA
l., after all his hope to reach by the l. NAPOLEON:
aid the Dsrdanellss had passed away, cling to tbs
French ally Russia knows that Germany is tn,
bulwark between her and France, which her owl
safety dictates 10 her, to preserve and defend,
seriously imperilled. The ascendency of Western
Empire in Central Europe, would become sourc
Of infinite trouble and endless wars to the semi
civilized Eastern Empire. ALKxANDERthe II. woult
have to abandon France, surely and from The sans
necessity as ALEXANDER the /. abandoned her. Tat
game which LCUIs NAPOLEON is playing is extreme
ly hazardous.