Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-10
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TFrom the Liverpool Journal
The announcement of threatened declara-
ton of war in the Daily Post, yesterday morn
ing, brought an unusual number of visitors to
the Exchange rooms, when the doors opened, at
one o'clock. Although expected, the news was
not welcome when it came, and the ieenng gene
rally was one of anger, some finding fault with
Austria, but more with Louis Napoleon. Our
Ministers were freely blamed; but the univer-
sal hope was that we would keep out OF the
war. Thought, however, in all directions, was
not entirely exempt from little confusion; ahu'
without referring to the map, the guesses were
excursivc relative to the capacity OF France TO
interrupt the onward march OF the Austrlans
on Turin The talk was, that Louis Napoleon
has not been taken by surprise; that he Kne"
very we'll what was coming; that, bent on waF,
he had concentrated all possible mdteT1Se at
Toulon and MarSeilles that his troop ships
were ready, and steamers, with bubbllng boil
ers. ready to tow them across to Genoa and up
the Adriatic: that, in few hours, nifty thou-
sand men could be landed in Piedmont that
another fifty thousand were already looking
down from the high Alps on the plains OF Italy;
That the French fleet was then before Venice
and Trieste: and that LOmbardy, menaced at
all points, Milan was absolutely more in danger
than Turin; that the LOmbardy were ripe Tor
revolt and that the sound OF the hrSt hoStie
cannon on the Ticino would light flame IN
Italy not TO be ext;nguished but IN the olooo vi
thousands that it is idle to talk of the Austrian
army marching ON Turin, for if it did SO its re-
treat would be cut of, and its ruin inevitable;
that we must not forget the circumstances OF
the Austrian troops being unused to war, Whlie
those of France and Piedmont were almost fresh
from victory in the Crimea; that the Pledmon-
tese are strong enough to retard the march OF
an army on their capital; that the capital is de-
Tended, and that Alessandria is ready to receive
them if discounted; that, apparently, Austria
has all along played the game OF France, ana
that, on taking the initiative, France has obtain
ed what she wanted, an excuse for defending
feeble ally
was possible and that, politically speaking, the
dethronement of Louis Napoleon would be
sound European policy, but that the thing cam
not be SO easily done; that an unholy alliance IS
possible; that Russia and France have been
seen much together Of late;" that they confer
in private" that Piedmont is in the secret; that
the concession of Villafranca is proof of 1t;
that Russia finds, or thinks she finds, 1t her IN
terest to provoke European war, and abet
| Louis Napoleon in it; that, together, they could
| become masters Of the position; that the AUS
| TRANS in Italy could soon be disposed oil; that
Piedmont and the Italians would furnish very
powerful army; that Russia could enter Hun
gary, and march with the Magyars on VIENNA
| that 200, 900 Frenchmen would give ample cm-
ploymcnt to Prussia and Germany; that Eng
land could send no troops to the seat OF war, and
that the French navy would sufficiently employ
ours until loss or gain in the field proclaimed
victory. or announced defeat; that defeat would
ruin Napoleon III, as it did Napoleon l., but
! that victory would place him firmly on the
throne both himself and his successors; that
| the war. therefore, is not so very adverse to
| Louis Napoleon's interests, While 1t might
greatly advance the fixed designs of Russia;
| that a European war would afford the Car an
! Of
Turks, and smoothing his own way TO the pos
session of COnstantinOple.
Dissatisfied with their own conclusions, poo
pie rush to see every new telegram us II Is
posted on the pillar; but every announcement IS
not informing The telegram declines to deal
in State secrets, and only transmits to one place
what is known in another; but in these days of
publicity everything is known, and, when
known, published. Everybody, yesterday, had
an opinion of his own; and while one declared
that France would not fight, another limited
that Austria would be sure to back out. Each
view was confirmed by personal knowledge of
the fact; and it was avOuched that French agents
were numerous in this country contracting for a
supply of pressed hay. Shipowners were on
the alert, for just now they are open to all and
influenced by none-by nothing but high
freight-and would, with equal faciity, carry
for either Louis Napoleon or Francis Joseph.
What will England do? Tho talk was, as at
present disposed, she is for neutrality; that our
interestin the quarrel is not apparent; that war
is a costly luxury, or evil for those engaged in
it; that it never pays; that it implies treble
income tax and large increase of debt; that,
nevertheless, we are sensitive to insult, real or
implied and that, under proper provocation,
one week would suffice to render the whole
people pugnacious; that, after few patriotic
and loyal meetings, Parliament would vote
supplies, however cxtravngant; that every laugh
has correspondent sigh, and every excitement
its shadow in regrets; that the nation in such
cases is not to be depended on, and that war
Ministry has always been safe while the war
resulted in victories.
The graduating class Of Rochester IN. W
University have pleasant custom, the obser-
vance of which is peculiar to that institution.
1t is called 't,e annual ceremony Of planting
the tree" on the eve of the graduation of each
senior class. This ceremony took place for this
year on the Both ultimo, and was celebrated