New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-07
THE GREAT wAR--OUR POSITION.


Two of the great military monarches of Con.
tiuestal Europe appear about to plunge into des
perate deadly strife, and already We see attempts
to enlist the feelings OF the American People on
the side of one Of the beiligerrnts. In common
With the Republicans Of Europe, weprotcst against
this ENHANCEMENT. Neither the Austrian nor the
French despOt has any claim on our symPathies,
nor is there an. probability thai the fors@orn assas
sin of the liberties of France will hereafter deserve
more from the advocates Of Human Rights than
the assassin oi The liberties of Hungary. Have the
two not Wed With each other for years in uphold
holding the prlestly despOtism which blasts and
scourees central Italy 2 When the Rom.n Re
public fel pierced to the heart by French bayones,
vas the voice of Louis Napoleon raised in reuon-
sfranee against the fratricdal crime How can
be- who has rendered France one vast prison, with
gagged press, Il corrupted sodiery, aud msn-
aced people be expected to strike the chains from
the limbs Of Italy Esen the hope is montrous.
We hope, indeed, for great advantages to the
cause rot of Italian merely, but of European liber-
ativn, from the struggle now beginning, but not
through the goodwill of either of the chief COM
"praise him." has, We trust, great purposes OF
good to be effected through the medium of this
war But in order that the Republicans of Europe
should be in position TO profit by the opportunities
which this war ia likely to bring them they must
give earnest heed to the Scriptural injunction,
Put not your trust in princes" No despot can
nationally be expected TO lavish the blood and
treasure of his people in the championship OF the
Rights of Man. whether at home or abr0Ad-ieast
of all, despot who has waded to his throne
through rivers of blood, or even crossed those
rivers on Pontoons Of PeTuries aud hes The com
plete triumph of Napoleon Ill cannot pliusibly be
expected to result more fayorably 10 the cause OF
Liberty than did that of his avowed exemplar and
patron ssint, Napoleon l. Aud what was the effect
of his European autocracy, let Switzerland, liol-
land Germany. Poland, and even Italy, attest.
1be notion that Louis Napoleon is impeIed TO
bis present course by sympathy for Italy, writing
under the heel of Austrian des2otism is preposter
GUS Can the world be- expected to forget that
large section of Italy has for years been held quiet
in hated bondage BY the orders and the arms Of
this same Louis Napoleon Can they forget that
the nobest OF the Frenchmen who, on the restora.
ton Of the Republic in Is, removed the interdict
which forbade his return TO France have since been
Killed or banished 10 pensl colonies BY hun. where
so many of them as have not yet fallen victims tn
pestil- nee or famine still remain Must not that
Republican have resolved to forget everything and
learn nothing who pins bis faith to the sleeve of
any B0naparte whatever
Nor can any bar the willfuny blind fail to see
that this quarrel has been skIifully provoked BY
Louis Navoleon though be has had the address to
make his adversary begin it. His menace TO N.
Hubper on the LIST OF January was clearly meant
to produce all that has followed He laid his train
adroitly and has compelled his adversary to FIRE it
or be blown up BY it. If he should nov see the
Sandman Army huried over the Alps shattered,
decimated mob, leaving its artillery, munitions and
stores in the hands of the Ausrisns, the King aud
Court leading tie hish, and leaving the people to
respond to war contributions and 20 the license Of
ruthless and triumphaa. sodiery, DC may be driven