The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-22


az The t'gnsng Of this century True, IS recent speaker
observed, great French revolution does not happen
every my years aud any war o. me present day may
former for twenty tSo years. But ruin may come
just as veil from war unwiInsg commenced and lau-
gudiy from which engages the passions
OF every peasant The burdens OF the horrors Of
war may be terrible when both sides wishing for
peace and the Of tho fight, whom revo-
laton battg Win kings or crowned soldier paciog
his relatives and his comrades the OF Europe
Let u.s. Their consider by the light OF history the pre-
pars,ions which being made by France and
Austria for tho conduct OF the present Tho cam
paen which began by the enry Of french troors .aio
Pednon ana Dy the passage OF the rcn0 by the Aus
TRANS scale which very far exceeds any former
struggle in those countries In the long Of the first
Napoleon may DC observed that tho armes continually
Increased IN number. while, It is SAID, the genius OF tho
commander and tho pro Of the individual soldier d
nnished The brilliant campaigns OF Napoleons youth
were made at tho head Of few thousand Mareugo
itself gained by % Ooo but tho war OF 1865 actively
employed abou. 10000 French, whie 10 the
campaigns Of Wagram, Moscow and Loipsto We
field on both sides NoS the war Of 1855 begins on
the colossal scale Of the later ome and the armies en-
has hitherto been capable Of producing Presenting the
struggle TO be confined 70 France and Austria and
He'd o. Northern Italy, we shall have the spectacle Of
combat In closed lists such the world has before
witnessed. both the antagonists tight well and STUB.
borny, the coict will be Interesting TO tho military
critic as grevous TO the phanhropst Beth France aud
Austria will be able b. march almost all their enormous
forces 70 the seat Of Germany WILL while the war Is
confined TO Italy, be sufficiently the ally of Austria 10
but nos sufficiently TO disturb France by any
on the Rhine. II may be said that for time come
nj least the infuepce OF Germany will have the effect
leaving both sides their strength against each
other That they VIII there doubt Tac seat
OF war adoins the territory OF EACH railways snd stea
eTs transport their troops easily, and Of the long
marches which enfcebed and diminished armies In the
days Of Napoleon will be avoided Enormous masses OF
armed men can be taken 70 the country they 20 fight
III as comfortably II they merely making hsnge
Of quarters With this facility of transport and ,ns
power OF using the whole Of their standing armies
LcnE Octa ytoraH
plains Of Italy such two single States ever vet CD.
pssed to each other. Tue numbers do not pretend
even 10 guess a. The French pushing troops
Alps, and leading their ships Of with soldiers for &C.
noa The supply OF food will be the only limit to tue
number which can thus ba brought into the held Toe
french probably have their about tho Austrian
army as the Court OF Vienna has owa about French
proceedings. But Englishmen are allowed know little
about tie matter. There is, however doubt that tue
Power which sent quarter OF million mea 10 Ssbas
topol within eghteen months will be able send that
number Northern Itaiy Considering that tne whoo
OF Italy With II COO 900 people may shortly be insr
recuon and tnat sar dIa las 600 troops Of her
own already it may be reckcned without exaegeraton
that more than 500 Geo men may in the rext months
be put in line To drive the Austriaps their carefully
chosen and now famous positions Lombasdy. On the
force into the field She does not men, for empire
contains SO COG 600 sous without counting Italian Pro-
vinces II the Finance Minister can dnd the money
TO keep 1000 men foot in Italy, General Gyula will
nua work for them all They will not be mon to eight
with the spirit and dash Of Frenchmen but they ,cH be
fin: steady troops superior in physique 10 thar ensmies
they viii nave all that science has achieved the way of
perfect weapons Of destruction, aud they will be com
nandod by officers wEo know that the eyes Of Europe are
upon them, and that they mast fight for the very ez
tSeaee Of their empire.
These are the prospects Of the campaign and certainly
as TAR as man can evine, they promise obstinate
contest. The combatants fairly matched France
with Italy AZ her back, aad less impoverished excheacer
may be expected to have the superiority Of
numbers But the Aus'rians, the other hand
Will probably. after their raid into Piedmont
SIGHT defensive battle. and then they will DO on
ground OF which they know every inch; they will be
holding their own military works. which they have Ia
ooreu for forty years, and which they have decar to
be Masterpieces OF science II in such conditions hey
are not able to hold their ground, Europe will come TO
the CONCLUSION that It is OF very little 10 help them
mnsl be changed from what they in the old times il
france is easily victorious IobAr5y free at once
such Considerations as these make look with apprehep
son Tor the future OF Europe, especially nancal m A.
iers We read that the French lean Of G20 900 oJO
is being easly rased and this is not a mat
cent FOR his money, and the pay ment of ingisl
ments s to extend no less than eighteen months
But these tIO Geo eco. which 10 the slow
rate Of million month, will be spent, probably
before the sixth monthly instament il forthcoming And
then what 70 be Is there 10 be another loan ex
come TAX or additional customs duties? II one or two
brilliant victories Cspcae Of tue Ausrans all nav be
wel ana the Gl2 0C0 eco sterling which the Minister of
finance says be hes i'll hand added tho produce G. the
loan may give Napoleon I'LL. the glory he cegets q.
comparatively cheap rate But suppose the troops of
Francis Joseph 10 be tougher enemies than is counted
upon now long will the cost Of aggressive borne
cheerfuly even by the French peope2 the duty OF
Englsnmen is 10 fight for neither party pru
dsnce commands them to hold their purse strings when
despots ASH funds such an enterprise a; this Italian
war.