The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-06-03
The oHTAr srnuoslx n EUROPE.

The confused mass Of dispatches. d.
plomatic papers. Parliamentary speeches
and newspaper comments, laid before the
world the las, three months, volnmnous
as they are, must have left the reader very
much IN TIE dark as to what is actually
going on in Europe As seen through
them, the great struggle--the greatest
that has ever taken place, not excepting
that which early in the century made
the coniincn, one vast battle field must
appear to many to be without adequate
cause. The only publicly assigned rem
son for this sudden waking up Of the
/ nations is Austrian misruic and dcmina-
ton IN lts ,--no new thing, by the way,
either there or elsewhere and If II were.
it would be quite out Of proportion 10
the magnitude Of the quarrel and the
interests therein involved. Ncver,he-
less, Of this the dispatches continue still
90 talk 10 the discussion # this or 9th
or equally nice points. equally wide from
the mark, the diplomatic notes are confn-
ed and this IS the bur,hen Of all the
newspaper strain Il would scem a.
though, fore seeing the storm tina, is
coming Che earthquake rather, that now
threatens TO shake all Europe 20 lis
fOuudation---it would seem, we say. ~
though even the bodies, feared Ia Crap
pie with, or even to name. the elements
Of which i; is composed.
In the meantime, however, the ever.
onward course Of events, more f,nc to
history than history TO herself. is lay iue
open the causes o; the contest, it's origin.
its progress. its elements. We had amos;
said The ovcr!uliugs e Providence ont
counted, } lis certain results. so plainly
tina, he who runs may read. /; is 10
common contest. Ii u commensurate
with the length aud tie breadth u FL.
rope Ii cQmte;npla:cs nothing less than
the reconstruction of the entire map @:
IL, ccu,ineu', ard Involves interests {;
no less magnitude than the transfer.
nCmina. q, least. Of whole nations ia
their allegiance Nor is the contest u
new one OF az unexpected one II is a.
old 4, constitutional government, and
dates back 10 the frs. struggles o: tie
people for Independence, Of nations for
"A national existence. Its greatest bat.
.le ard its last was a, Waterloo, and
from that day II disasters 10 this the
world has looked forward only 10 re
i,cwai Of the strife.
/, starts gu, nobly, with noble sent
mcnfs ard ON . far clearer, il not more
comprehensive base, than that whose
failure closed the great Napolcon's en-
! rerr And this, for the thrcciold reason
that i, has u cooler and more philosopL.
ie head, wiser counsels. and the cap,
liencc Of hall century for its guide
- a. -,
pie grandeur o! the scarce opened drs-
ina The solemn recognition Of a ma
'iu','s rights, the sovereignty Of the pee
PIE THEN restoration - their homes, and
I fhc expulsion II the hated foreigner.
these are the objects. and the armies 9:
cohiinen. the actors in the struggle
can anything b. more grand, anything
mo,r sublime
But What will be the esi II ~ OF
I this there can scarcely bc doubt !,
is already iorcshadowcd 10y the combi-
nations now made, j. ne, by the hot
headed, ii,!u. movements Of the invader.
I ~ compared with the calm, steady, ai.-
~ar, advance Of the great power md
her allies whom Austria IN her madness
/ has again dared - the plains Of Italy
There can scarcely be a doubt, we say.
tina, the bearded foreigner will he dri,-
en- back, whence he came, beyond the
Alps tina. the nationality of Italy will
tc proclaimed apew--and may . better
fate than on the day u her last emanci-
patton bctidc her that the Grand Elm.
I pirc will be restored 10 its ancient aud
natural boundaries on the Rhine and
the eagles Of Russia carried to the soutl.-