Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-07
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II ia next to impossible to get the ''stfaight
story" about the war in Europe. and the prom.
iDsnt men at the head Of the belligerent forces.
Up to this time, notwithstanding the learned
dissertations by astute scholars in England
and the United States, we are about as much
in the dark as We were before they eommeneed
their course Of enlightenment. The trouble is,
they don't agree upon any essential point.
We are told BY one Of the learned savans W no
elAborates the war question, that the French
and sardinian forces are on the very best un-
derstandiDg, and are acting in perfect concerts
that Louis NapOlean, Victor Emanuel snd
osrabaldi are on terms Of the most confidential
intimacy, and that they are all steadily and en-
ergeticslly working for the same purpose-the
ejectment Of the Austrians from Italy, the inde-
pendence Of Sardinia, and the political eleva'
tion Of the Italian States.
Another one Of these "illuminAu" informs
us that state of disagreeable distrust exists
between the allied forces; that it is exhibited
every day in a variety Of dissgreeable annoy
ances, and is threatening TO break out into open
rupture; that the feelings Of hate which Cara.
baldi enteriains toward Napoleon amount al
most to deadly loathing; that Emanuel views
the movements Of both his allies with suspicion,
and has pointedly given them to understand
that he does no: trust them; that instead of
working for the good Of Sardinia, Napoleon is
operating to get a hold upon Italy, and will
take charge Of pretty large slice of the eouu
try for his pains and the glory Of France; that
Emanuel is only operating for the purpose Of
more firmly securing his power overthe people,
intending, in the event Of the success Of the
allied arms, to proclaim an unlimited monar.
cby over Sardinia and one or two contiguous
States; that Garabaldi, alone. has the good Of
the people at heart, and that although he may
watch the arch.demagogues, he will be power
less to prevent the sacrifice of freedom to ambi.
tious tyranny.
Others Of these learned doctors" disagree as
to the condition and movements of the bellig-
erentsi and we regret that the reports from the
theatre Of War" do not enable us to decide for
ourselves who is right Here we are again at
the mercy of the doctors" The news from
the allies is said to be first inspected by Napo,
Ieonj the Austrian accounts of battles, ETC., we
are also informed, are submitted to Francis
Joseph, or to confidential minister; the intel~
ligence Of Garabaldi's movements are at the
mercy Of the French and Austrians; the former
magnifyiDg and the latter disparaging his eff.
forts.
Again We are told that all the accounts Of
the battles which have reached this country are
incorrect; that the so styled victories Of the
allied forces were really defeats; that the
French has suffered more than the Austrians
andth few more such victories will be the
ruin Of the French army, and the cause Of sar-
dinia. We will not stop to enquire why, II
such really be the case, the Austrians have been
beaten in every engagement, and have fallen
back, in tolerRble disorder, within their terri,
tory proper we will only say that it is i'm.
probable, and that we have never before heard
of victors retiring before vanquished arms. We
have long awaited a solution of the knotty
points involved in this European war question
but we have waited in vain. New difficulties,
unthought Of inconsistencies and contradic>
tions flow upon US, and we despair Of arriving
fairs until the time shall have passed for false
coloring, and when the necessity for misrepre-
sentation has ceased to exist The perplexities
we have pointed out as besetting the enquirer
after the condition of affairs in Italy will be
readily felt by newspaper readers; and ali the
consolation we can offer them at this time is
Wait and see; the time will come when we will
know all that is worth knowing about the mat.
ter