The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-06-01
A KINGDOM TWICE LOST.
WILL II NOT BE WON

So. then, war has come at last. Alter
months Of frui,ess negotiation, Europe Is
plunged into tremendous conflict, aud the
taie of Italy is again 10 be decided by the
sword. The Aaslrans have struck the hrst
blow. Anticipating the advance of The
Freuch over the Alps, they have invaded
Piedmont, with the hope. OF destroying the
Sandman army before their allies can ar
rive. If they succeed in forcin, battle.
the result cannot be doubtful. The uudoubt'
ed bravery of the Piedmontese troops could
avail little before the immense disparity ell
numbers. Their on!y hope is 10 make an
.intnsdae retreat, even il obliged to sacri-
fee Turin, and TO throw themselves into The
tor,resses of Alessandra and Genoa, and
there wait the arrival OF the French. Better
suffer their capitol 10 be occupied for few
days by the enemy, than risk an encounter
Of which the result would tie almost cer-
tain destruction. If the Austrians have press
ed OH their march, it is not improbable that
they are now masters of the Sandman
capital
But this is not the end of the war II is
hardly the beginning Scarcely did The Aus
TRAN hussars issue form the gates of Milan,
before the French were on the march Tor
the Alps. II is but few months since we
crossed the Mont Gents, the chief route for
the troops, and every turn of the pass is
distinctly III mind. We can 'amost see
,he flies winding up the rocky gorge, aid
clustering in brilliant array on the cold
heights where Hannibal stood two thousand
years ago. AT The same time, another coll
umn takes the route of the Maritime Alps,
while the Mediterranean is already black
with steamers conveying troops from Mar.
settles and Toulen. TO Genoa. When these
hosts appear on the scene of war, 1t quite
probable that The scales will I've turned, and
that the Aus.riaas will evacuale, not only
Turin, but Milan and commence general
retreat But is thus the end of war! San.
;guine pa,riots beiese that the combined
SFrehca and Sartinian amy will soon make
all utter END of Austrian dominion in Italy.
Heaven grant it may prove so! But we
" should bemore hopeful were it not for some
recent experiences which we canpot quite
forgetss Thai we may not be too 'sauguine,
il may be well 10 recall events not iar'dis-
,ant, which have occurred OH this very field.
We have lately passed over both the scene
of the campaign of is4s, and the battle
field of Novara, and seen and talked with
mary familiar with all their details. Twice
has the hope of Italian liberty beefsiost--
will it be realized now
Ten years ago it seemed as if the set
time of God TO favor the naions had come.
The Spring of that memorable year was
hailed. as The dawn Of universal liberty
The revolution in Paris was the, morning
gun that startled Europe, but even that hard.
iy caused such astonishment as when an
echo came back from Vienna. Then the
people of Milan rose upon The Austrian
troops. Theyfonght from house to house,
and from street to street., and even on the
roof OF the cathedral, till the popular fury
prevailed over a disciplined soIdiery, and
Iadetzky, With his whole army, dehied out
Sof lhs city gees by night aud relreated
across the plains of LombaTdy. Then, in-
deed, II seemed that the great battle was
waa. IraLY WAS rREE, and the Joy OF the
peopio knew no bounds. With exultant
hear.slite4 shronged to the cathedral TO give
solen d |lA4nks 10 God for their great victory.
To swell ihe general triumph, hardly had
Radsizky fed gpm Milan, before Charles
Albert crossed the fIontier with Sandman
army in hot pursuit A, the same time the
Italian regiments ID The Austrian army de-
serted their flag. 1haz weakened in num-
bers aud dlspir:ted o defeat, Rade'zky
Withdrew his shattered droops within the
walls of Man.ua. while - King of sar-
diuia mustered an array of nesElr hundred