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debt Of bitter humiliation, which will not soon
be forgotten or forgiven. The indications that
it will now be paid are striking.

tue present complications were set on ipot i,
Louis Napoleon with the cou>cnt, n jca>t Of til
Russian Government and that lie purpose 1
the parties is simply to reduce 1ustria to scs
ondarr place in Europe. And there is ccr,;nl
ercat possibility that they may succeed.
'frn' .'rr Herald tr,i,.,y.,1
The news from Europe by the Siagara leave
no doubt that war has been formally declare,
between Austria mud Sardinia, ,inruI,ing Franc,
This is the beginning Of Il contest the rcs,1
Of which no nun can torsee. Much will depcns
upon the ranging Of nations fur no uur, ii, E,I
rope "r ont oi it, supposcs that the cunflict vii
be confined to the three Powers already nance
| -a1d this will, fur while ut least, be governed
by 1llr slare Of guilt in forcing this re.uI, tIa
may belong to tie scyera! Powers. The lsaliaI
| question is the immediate point at issue FL,
years England has enltavured 10 induce Aus
tIla and her dependents in Italy to adopt IL more
liberal policy Of government, hut without RUG,
crss. l.ou's Napoleon tried the same coue>r
with tue sninc result. Both governments broke
ott their relations will Naples. both synpa.
tfilzed with Sardinia. Austria was inl,:,oraLlr
Sic went on milking secret treaties viii. several
OF tue Itul'An PTlnc'pnliiics binding them still
more strongly to her dcspo.c pniicv. And un
New ears day last Louis Nupolcnn gave tl,,
significant hint to Hnrpn IlHbnrr that liz :. dill
not like tic course lis master WIS pursuing"
No one will; suppose that tue French Emperor
spoke before he was ready. Since thru tie.
complications have continued to increase. If
fvrts were made I" settle matters hy Il Gun.
gress. Austria presented demand i!at cycrr
enc characterized rs absurd. and from which
she had to reccdc- Such was ti.r course Of ut-
fairs up 10 the 18th If April last, when Lord
Derby announced to the British Parliament that
England had made "lr lnore proposition, and il
it NILS rejected, "she would say that the pe,inI
has gone by for trifing.' This proposition WAS
that general disarmament should be arranged
By commissioners. and that ttlr Itu4a STATES
should be admitted to thr Congress.
This has bren refused by Austria. Ti1e fac-
is she desires war It is her only hope fer net
serving her in her present pns>r>sinns. \ (un..
course OF insgovernment, cxtcayugance and
folly. lus brought ller to the end Of flat
career Of living btvond her mean, which brings
the same result to nations as well as n,e,I H,r
treasury is exhausted. l.:r credit gone, anil her
only chance Of avoiding revolution lies in Il for
elgn war. With such ! stimulus, her subjects
may forget the evils Of their government. il The
enthusiasm Of patriotism The chances OF bar.
fle. too. may fas"E her. 1t Is a desperate re-
sort but she las chosen it deliberately untl must
abide tile end
To France the present struggle is also one Of
ETeut import. II !, III" effort to destroy that
infamous partitinn If Europe, made at the Gun
prcss Of Vienna, from which she wa- excluded,
und where hrr rights were ignored. Lunis NJ
Foenn las prepared himself for ii. Never Wis
!s empire 80 powerful on land Or sea- Us nov.
Never was Frarcc better guarded by trraty al
lla'laes baset upon common Interests. Her re-
sources nre fn@ierr, her energies concentrated,
ana her aims guided b: fhe inu>t a>tutc Eiat in
Europe. Aud beyond .i-, x..ckin, a> she tlos.s
TO orcr'urn the worn cut Gynas1vs tha, ].ayr 70
lons traiillncllcd tie nations, She will have !.
large share Of popular sympathy, and render
d'fficnlt, If not impossible, tic vast alli;l,rc
which over1l4rtw tie first empire. To Eulujr',
war begun with ii" pnrln's" nt ,e>:nrlnE coll-
Shfut"nal rule to Italy, and founding; IL gov
eFntnents upon the consent Of 1l't psrpt, i
Pregnant with great cllur.r>. 1t lnl,@ extend,
n.'l before j! is closed u 1T destroy i1r,cr tLc
absurd 'al"m Thai .in!s govern By Il divine
right.
II will moi be without it> effect il, lu.iiuI iav
Tht Popular feeling tLcrc has Ions eyl,patIliztd
VIII Italy, and Il" @ovcriItnent ran huld is
place il it oppose, thu present moyvir,.,lt If
Sustain Anstr'a ::> +" preserve neutral posi-
tion lhe tory party will try 10 s!n 1lli>. Lord
Derby talks ubout M! lpul:in. will. Indifference
uFun ai!y alteration uf Tie occupation of lie
AdFatic and its shores, and of England. yast
interests i'll tle Mediterranean. l;ut tl.r~c in
icreafs can DC better preserved bv Il 1.rac, than
lv Il war with Francr. The old tnlv ,uiiyy in
The relations of continental Europe caluol h.
'vtired Will 1ny chancc Of SUCCESS before. the
pc"iIe OF England. Tlty care too little iur tue |
nfr1rsts q! EurnpcHu tcspois. and tao rurc1 !
nr the wcItaE" nf civilization to consent 10 |
hat :"
lhc eGer1 Of tl'is war upon It's viii In in every |
'esrecs great II is war Of passion aS well Il,
II principle, and wilt ut no distant period, *
end far and w'.!c, wrapping Europe in Oh. gen
.ral contlagratinn. Politically, indu$,r.ly :ul |
Its import to lis cannut hr uyrr-
'at"d }5nt lfwe would reap the harvest it mar |
''1ug t' lis. VT must he prepared 10 tukr 1t
nee the stand which it brct:ne- :: great ,Iutiun
0 take. Belligernnts as well us ucrtr:l< 1n,..t
aspect our just rights. and 10 make tiie>. to le
tspectcd w must be ready tt defend tl!cls,,
}ur navy will hr called into tic most active srr-
zee. anu the government should put it ul.,,
he most efficient f',util1,
!F'u'n the Times, ffrl14y)7
The readers Of the TIut< will not ir surpri-
ed BY the news which the telegraph till, ,.ln,n-
NJ brinEs US FROM tlIe Nia@ara ut Inli!ax Ti,t
atrl1gcnce that Austria has takcn the initiative
J the disturbance Of the peace Of Europe, that
lie t':s virtually declared wur ucaiust Sardinia
) r:lcct'ng the pacific propositions Of England,
I'D BY demanding of Victor Emmanuel concrs.
lnts WHICH it would be thoroughly inconsistent
M the honor OF his crown fur the SOVEREIGN
SaV"s TO make, Is simply tlc natural result
INC proceedings Of An>tria for the last few
'eeks 81 Tue tiiplolnatic llistory of Europe. Eu.
outraged by tllc Shameless and se,lsvlts> l.u-
uage "i the English Ministry, and driven sn-
'ard " the desperate pressure Of her uw.t
nancEll position. the rulers If Austria b,yr
sidrntIy resolved upon rl,alns everything, like
N"n'Fese. in tAr ballad. upon .nc tLruw,"
win or lose il aN-" The fatal language If
ord Derby und Mr. Disraeli has born its drud-
! fruit, and Il fer curelrss words flung af ,Lr
fhig party ia tllr English Parliament l,nr,
nr!rd the House nt Hap>burg upon its fate.
Win an almost incredible assurance, the
abinet Of Vienna lad required the Cabinet Of
URN TO consent to II disarmament. and to dis,
crse the Italian volunteers assembled in Snr.
mia within three iays, or ,o cxprct at FIR end
that:timc declaration uf war In uss,,,;n,,
lis attitude, Austria had hcnnrd ;n.n1, c',n"it,.
pon England md France lad I'M. I'll, ,:n,
lnmcnt of Fraucis .tu,r,l, bcl;cr., tlo E,',,;.,.
abinrt TO b. utterly NJ t. mercy !, T.. ,,.' T.,
rediLle that such i propositinn as ,ls v .l,vnlI
rot,ostion rrnortrd ,,r t. 1ast
uru,r The tro,,l,lc nroI.,i.I,. T. ,n". nu
,c yipnnes, autImr;,.! lad i.,,,,, %..'' 1 "tt''
,e difficulty If thcir nsn f,,s1,.;, '.,.;.'s
lev had determined 10 try IN III" n,s, ats' ,,'
III French and mt; = ns"f' A. ~ se
nd. We are inclined 10 link 1l.st ,hrr haS,,
ade scro,s ,n;s,,te t., ,',hn thn; ''m my :a'e
urh rs tie leoders of i"vn ,.t's"ls'"s
sl;lc The Inns" NJ l!,,.,sa., "a':! o'a"i
oro ;rtons sa1. H.. " .ur, o'S''Ae SUI
'sen, II H." .nn" "a ,a, ~ ,i, Ierr'nano anu OF
re- of Grcnt Hr;ta;n ,as 1 ,,so ss 'Is's -, S .u'
,,stra thnn f,n Er,nc amd ,,ia !" "a, nnn' t;'
,.nt IF mnr I,r.nd .,,,s a.a "!'gn ne ;,ost
,h'.a, ~ - "a' - H'i ''eh Wy ~Il' III!
nf'nrnce s,'.,' ,1,, !'nli.a,oh il ., o'
IF H.. Cz,r -, an,,{;u u ru'' ~ 'ne su-
i vim, n TIM Enr.,,,.o ,.,,: '" ''hs 'ee"1-
: A''f' ~ +. .,
- ho };tt,. do,,l. ,,,,. t"eEe !
~ Is St ~ ''a. ~. ras'l ana oppressive
,1;ar ~ - n;.s ~" :eal'a ;Ae 'H'ure
'as' ". ''Ia' ~ iai.l.' ~ 'ne insiehdlhg Euro.
snstr;a md q,G p,"onple .l.a. !'s armies
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