Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-06-25

I'VE are much mistaken il tho following article
will not DO found interesting to our adult readers.
Us well as the class for which it is especially de-
signed.
A WORD TO THE CHILDREN ABOUT
THE WAR.

MOST OF you nave nedtu, L utIo eoJj W. '"hN
ola war 10 Europe. see no reason why those Of
you who study history and geography should not
have some intelligent idea of these events. And
If you would like, l will undertake to tell you
something about them.
You will not be able TO understand me, how
ever, without your atlas. Now, open to the map
of Europe-unless you really do this, it will not
be worth while to read any fur.her-and imagine
the countries painted here alive the mountains
covered with snow, the valleys green and filled
with farms and villages. Let these black river
lines appear, as they are, blue flowing streams
covered with vessels and lined with trees and
rocks. The towns are alive with busy inhabitants;
in one, a single house contains fifteen hundred
people,
The spot to which you want to direct your at
tention is to the northern part of Italy this is
the seat of war. You have learned from geogra-
ply that Italy is divided into many distinct states
or kingdoms. Some of these are independent,
and others are ruled by foreign powcrs. For
many years the country has been oppressed by
foreign governments, and longing for freedom !;
now and then it has BURST into rebellion. So great
have been the sufferings that it has been called,
not, untruly. tie dceAingplace Of so'roVs.
The greatest enemy of Italian liberty of late
years has been Austria, This great empire, lying
next to Italy on the north, does not love liberty in
any form.
One of the fairest portions of Italy, and not q
small one, is now subject to Austria-the kingdom
Of Lombardy and Venice. By looking OH q large
map of Italy, you will find this kingdom in the
northeastern part, with the river Po on the south,
and the Alps on the north. The river Ticino,
flowing from lake Maggioro to the Po, divides it
from the kingdom of Sardinia.
Austria has ruled here with an iron hand since
1915. crushing the least show of a spirit of liberty
by the severest punishment. The spirit Of REBEL
ION has been all the while working. and the other
Italian states, through fear and hatred of Austria,
are ready to help the Lombards to freedom. oar'
DINA, iu particular, has set herself against Aus
tria. There is a very great love of liberty in this
Kingdom, and she feels called on to defend the
freedom of her sister states. Sardinia is ruled BY
Victor Emanuel, a young prince, much beloved
by the people. lie appears to be a true patriot,
caring more for the good of the people than for
his own glory.
Across the kingdom of Sardinia, a, it lies on
the map. you will see the name Of Pieamont-foot
os the mountain. This is the country where
lived the people who stood out SO long against the
Romish Church. You have all read stories OF
the Piedmontese, their persecution and heroism,
They have always noui ished the love of freedom
md are now the prime movers in the rebellion
against Austria. They are said to resemble GU,
New England country population-holding the
same spirit of liberty and independence.
After many calls from tho other states, this
kin gdom resolved to say to Austria that it could
no longer Cypress Italy. Accordingly, to show
that it meant rs it spoke, it began to put itself il
q state Of defense by filing up the army. So thu
soldiers who were with their families in the val
legs and mountains, were called tc the cities to b,
armed and equipped, large stores of provision
were laid in, and all preparations made for war
This is called putting the army on y war footing
The army always exists ; but, in times of peace
many Of the soldiers are allowed to be at home
on .tarlough. Besides, many volunteer or ar
compelled to serve for the first time, in time o
war. fss ra'
This movement was not agreeable to Austria
So Francis Joseph, the Emperor, sent word by
bis ministers to Sardinia, to have tho kingdom dis
armed. This was refused, ard then Austria
threatened to send her army into Sardinia if it
were no; done.
Now, as soon as it appeared that Austria and
Italy would quarrel, all the eyes of Europe looked
up to see what was the matter. For one part of
the Continent cannot suffer, but all feel it. The
other governments, finding out the trouble, at first
tried to make peace. England, in particular, did
everything to prevent 1t. But it was all of no
use. And as it would not do to allow a great en-
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nations fclt obliged to interfere.
And you will suppose some of those prosperous
countries would offer to help poor Italy? Oh,
yes der great neighbor France, the wealthy EN-
pire op the northwest. shnok hands with her and
said ''Never mind ; we'll whip Austria for you'll
Now the fact is France owes Austria an ole
grudge, and this may be one reason she was 81
ready to give her men and money to Italy. s.
there was q marriage between a French prince
and an Italian princess, and the people al fel
very safe and comfortable. But a great man,
shake their heads and say that Louis Napoleon
not SO generous ; that he means to help himse
as we'll as Italy and that she might as we'll hav
Austria as France for a master.
The other nations, too, are all stirring. Som
offer to join their friends in case they are pushe
hard, and others send thirty or forty thousand me
to keep watch, and look out for their interest
This is called posting an army of observation
England sends an army Of observation to waite
some property Of hers in the neighborhood, tb
Ionian Isles, and Giberaltar in Spain. Russi
does the same. A. elt
The Emperor Of Austria at length ordered hi
army to cross the Ticino. the boundary line bt
tween Lombardy and Sardinia, you will remeu
Der. This comYenced the war. Then there wa
a,great hustle and hurry all t through France an
Italy. Thousands of Italian peasants, from a
parts of Italy, left their fields gladly. shoutin
for Victor Emanuel, and Joined the troops goiu
to Piedmont. And the French soldiers began t
move from every hill and valley, vineyard an
farm, crow ding the road to the great towns, wher
they were enrolled and equipped to fight for Italy
Paris was tbrongsd the railroad cars carrie