Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-01-28
AntscIDated DiaicuIties In Europe.

The news by the last arrivals from Europe Indicating
an uneasy feeling in Italy, and conveying the intelligence
that Louis Napoleon had used unfriendy expressions to
the Austrian Minister, at Imperial levee recently
held has been made the ground work of considerable
comment by the press Of this country some looking for
ward to almost immediate hosites and others regarding
such contingency only less remote than it had been at
the season of the utmost quiet and security. Now
we must confess that the sentvenes of the exchange
both at Paris and Vienna gives coloring of probabi
tv at least to the rumours of arising out of the
circumstances alluded to- The kings of finance watch,
with keen eye the various turns of national affairs es
pecy in those cases where their own interests are in
Volved, and the occurrence OF general European war
would be precisely Of the cases in point, as by de-
ranging trade and increasing expenditure, it would ser
ousy impair the security for the payment Of the several
national debts, the interest the Therefore
It is that we look to the stockexchange the barome
ter whose fall indicates the coming storm. There are
some indications of the kind but that can be relied
upon The thing may blow over, and the chances are
ten to one that it will There are some reasons why
Louis Napoleon might look to Italy field for the
employment of his armies The traditions of his uncle
point in that direction, and his interference with
Rome, even while President Of the Republic shows that
he has not at been any time wholly forgetfu of the
Italian tendencies of French arms from the days Of
Charemagne to those of Napoleon the Great. Indeed
Italy, even more than Belgium has been the battle-ground
of Europe and the names of her battefelds familiar
to every student of history.
France is in state of perfect preparation, A gen
teman upon whose Judgment assisted as it has been by
the best facilities for personal observation we place the
highest value recently spoke to US of the high discipline
of the French troops he said they well fed vel
clothed well armed and well cared for and devotedly at
tached to the Emperor this devotion being shared b.
the very abest generals in every branch of the service
Louis Napoleon is really the choice of France, and cou(
not be seriously affected by act that would
entail social misery and suffering upon tie popuace. S.
far under the present empire the material industrial
prosperity of France has been unprecedented. A wa
with Austria might give occupation to the efervescenc
of the French character without seriously interfering
with trade or industry. Not a with England Q
the United Subsequently, the latter, which coul
not but give severe check to the labor of France
causing great suffering from the want of employment
and endangering the Government itself. The cry c
bread or blood is fearful one anywherea desperat
one in France. Against Frenchmen so excited and S
suffering, the army would not act-it has acted
although it has sometimes been brought in collision wit
the people under other circumstances. For these rec
the United States is next to nothing-he can't afford
he afford to go to war with Austria and therefor
it is not unlikely that he may