The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-06-01
From tire Charleston Mercury.
The War.

Will the war in Europe lie local or
general continue tor the Summer, or last
indefinitely ? We nre of opinion that the
war will he local and of short duIaii"u.
Ii Austria is able to resist eifecluaIy
FraLce and Sardinia, the war will be
lo,ai. but may not be of short duratIon.
But til 5 is not the most prObahe result.
We suppose that. without the Austrian
counsels, there is but one opinion through
Out Europe and the Culted States-aud
that is, that austria will be for, ed snced..
j. TO terme OF peace, or ho driven out of
Italy. Judging from the haughtiue>s
and pride she has eviucel III her laie Dip
lomacy, size will l,kc the alternative uf
being driven out Of iialy by France and
Sardinia. When this takes place, the
turning point OF the future will then be
before the d'plomatis!s aud stale$ruan ut
Europe. II England and Prussia will then
lnterpoSe their pediatOtial powers, they
can control the result. Tia. " can say TO
Austria, you must submit to the Necessity
imposed upon you, AMI give up your l,a
hsus possessions to Ituty and 10 Fraucr,
yoar declared object oi the war is con
summated-Austrla is expelled from
Italy. Now aSsen, 20 a peace, hy which
Austrian tX'ensou and oppression is Tor
ever at All end in Italy. 1t appears to us
that neither France nor Austria could re-
sist such AN interp"sitlon, especially If
supported by the impending hostility IT
Prussia and England il their pr"poS,l Is
rejec' ed. / Austria refuses, Prussia and
Ia,
the arms of France and Italy against her.
II France refuses, all Germany aud Eng
land will turn again her. If RrS>la
sympathses with France. Denmark aud
Sweden, from fear Of their towering
neighbor, will join Germany and England.
II appears TO us that these obvious com
blnatlon2 will Obtain the assent Of Flauce
tqa peace. based on the expulsion OF
Austria i'om ltaiy, ami that they must
also command the submission OF Austria
90 III" 'oss of her provinces in italy. for
these reasons, We think that the decided
probability is that tie war will be local
Tc?ntin'd to Italy, nd temporary, eL-
ding with the summer.
But %c frankly c"ufaSs that the dir!o,
macy Of England, 80 far, has been 81"
blundering and absurd, that If the same
rulers continue in FL q md the rcsnI,
may he very doubtful. IT, after Austria is
expelled from Italy, the English statesmen
still talk as they lately GId in Parliament
of the treaty of 1915, they will do moth
ing and il ever The Iyro! is crossed. and
French army is marching on Vienna "a
short game is up-Europe will be involved
in long and bloody war. 1t is so cIsar
lv, however, rhe ;nterest9 of GrgIang and
Prussia to end the war, that our dee llrd
opipon is that they will pursue the policy
their interest requires, and 10y their medr
alton accomplish that OH ct.
II these views are correct, there is 10
reason tor anv revuIsion in business or
prices in the United States. The hosts Of
men called from agriculture will occasion
diminished crops Of grain in Europe. aud
thus all the producers of grain in thus
country; hut cotton will not be materially
atferted IN value. The cotton looms Of the
world will still 90 uninrprrupredIy on.
and the additional demand for clothing
which the large armies coIIrcred viii
occasion, may more than compensate for
any commercial embarrassmcntS the war
may produce