The Kanzas news., 1859-07-16

TRAN autoerats, with the Italia1S only used
as pretext and makesweight by.oue Of
them, It appears to as preemineafiy war
for Americans and Republicans to observe
as disinterested spectators; judging the acts
OF both parties and the varying phases of
the struggle with equal and Impartial ius-
tiee; and hoping that from the Efforts 1t
mutual destruction Of these two gigantic
despotisms some unknown higher good may
yet be providentially evolved for mankind.
We now come to the next question. which
party Is the most likely to succeed The
campaigns Of the first Napoleon naturally
incline Us to believe that the Ausfrians can
not stand against the French. The, defeats
of the Austrian armies by the Hungsrians
in 1S49 are also fresh ia our minds, and are
not calculated to increase our confidence ia
the provess of. the Imperial arms: though
| splendid exploits of 184s. In the present
campaign, while the Austrians have fought
we'll on every occasion, as far as we sFe
yet able to Judge. including the great bat
tie or series of battles which have Just ts-
ken place in the neighborhood of Milan. the
fact that they have steadily retired before
the allies is strong against them, snd indi-
Gates that on equal terms they are still un-
able to cope with the French. But suppo-
sing them to have been as decisively de-
feated IS Napoleon pretends, the advantage
of position will be henceforth enormously
in their favor. They must now retire bs-
hind the Mincio, and occupy the region be-
tween that river and the Adige. protected
by the four fortresses of Mantua, Peschie-
"a, Verona and Legnano, from. which in
| l848 Radetzky resumed the offensive, re-
conquered the whole of Lombardy. and
drove Charles Albert across the Ticino.-
| The Allies may succeed; the chances are
certainly on their side; and the. bankrupt
cy of the Austrian treasury must greatly
weaken, if it does, not break. the Austrian
resistance; but the tenacity of Austria Is
preverbial, and she has always extricated
| herself from the most desperate embarrass-
ments. In l848 the liberal part of the
world hoped that she was extinguishedi but
she rose again, and at this moment has
stronger and better army than ever. Posi-
bly, she may save herself again.
AS for the prospects of freedom in Hun
gary, we must say that we cannot see any.
] The Russians will never allow the iudepen
dence of Hungary to be established under
Magyar predominance, which is the object
of kossuth. Besides, look at the univer-
sal agitation now prevailing among all the
Southern Slavonic tribes. All the Slavi Of
t Turkey are in revolt at this moment, slim.
! ulated, beyond doubt, by Russian agents.
The kindred races of Southern Austria are
ready to join them; and while it is not prob
able that Napoleon III, may attack Aus
tria through an insurrection in her south
eastern provinces, it will be an insurrection
not of the Magyars led by Kossuth. but of
their enemies, the Croats, the Serbs, and
the Raitzes; while, at the same time. the
Turkish Slavi urge forward the dissolution
: of the Moslem empire, with the secret con-
sent of that very France which fought the
Crimean war to maintain that very empire.
And while Austria is thus assailed by her
revolted Slavonic subjects. it would not be
in the least surprising to behold the Mag
yars, led by their conservative politicians.
once more rallying around the now gracious
and much promising Hapsburgs and rush
ing to the defense of their King, as in days
of Maria Theresa. We say this would not
; be surprising; in fact it is very likely
e The truth is, that this is not at all a war Of
: freedom; it is not even war of ideas or Of
principles; it is war of dynasties; of the
y Bonapartes, tacitly aided by the Romanoffs-
against the Hapsburgs; and if humanity
] and freedom derive benefit from it, that re-
suit will be quite as contrary to the purpos
es of Napoleon III, as of Francis Joseph,
and quite as unwelcome to one as to the other.
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