The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-06-17
From the Londou Times Of May u.
PROSPECT OF THE CAMPAIGN.


PROSPECT OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Let MS consider by the ligh. of history
the preparations which are now being
made by France and Austria for the con.
duet OF the present war The campaign
which began 10y the entry Of tn French
troops into Piedmont, aud By the pas
sage Of the Ticino by the Austrians, oh
scale which very far exceeds any
former struggle in those countries. In
the long wars of the first Napoleon II
may be observed that the armies con.
tinually increased in numbers, while, 1t
is said the genius Of the commander and
the prowcss of the individual soldier
diminished The brilliant campaigns of
\apoloon's youth were made at the head
of a few thousand men Marcngo, itself.
was gained by 5000, but the war of
1905 actively employed about l500o
French, while IN the campaigns Of Wag-
ram, Moscow and Leipsic we have IN
c.mparably larger arnics brought into
the field on both sides Now the war Of
1859 begins on the colossal scale Of the
later empire, and the armies employed
may attain dimensions such as no single
State has hitherto been capable of pro
ducing. Prcsuming the .;rugg to lie
confined tn France and Austria, and 10
the field OF Nor 'crn Italy, we shall have
the spectacle o. "A combat in closed lists
such as the world has never before wit
messed If both the antagonists fight
we'll and stubbornly, the conflict will be-
as interesting To the military critic as
gricvous to the thlanthropist. Both
France and Austria will bc able To- march
a!wgYs.i fhc'y, te morn! forces to the
war /. confined TO Italy. be -nlirienily
the ally Of Austria 10 guarantee her
from any a,tock in the rear from Russia,
but not sufficiently Ia disturb France by
any Recommendations ON the Rhine. II
may b. said that for some time to come
At least, the influence 81 Germany VIII
have thc effect of leaving both sides free
to use all thcjf strength against each
o,hcr. That they viii use II there * no
dnult The seat II war adjins the ter
ritorv of each, railways aud steamers
transport their troops easily. ami most
of the long marches which cnicchlcd aud
diminished armies IN the days ui \apo-
leon will bc avoided Enormous masses
of armed men can be lakcT 10 the coun-
tfv they are To- fight IA as Comfortably
as il thcr we're mc,csy making - change
If quarters " ih lhiA facility Of trans
port, and this power Of using the whole
ot their great standing armies. we must
cxprct to srr two hosts gathered foge,h'
rr ON the plains Of Italy such as no two
single state, ever yet opposed To each
other The numbers we do not even pre-
tend 10 guess at The French are push
ing troops over the Alps, and loading
tlcir ships IT war with soldiers i'f
Genoa The supply If food will be- the
only lim, t. the number which can thus
be- brought into the field The French
probably have their information about
the Austrian army, as the Court oi won
ma has IT'S own about French proceed
iues. Bat Euglishmcn are allowed Ia
know little OF the matter. There Is,
however. no doubt that The power which
sent quarter u' million u' men 10
~ehos,npol within eighteen months Will
be able t. send that number into North
crn Italy Considering that the whole
oi Italy, with 210oJ.oo0 people. may
shortly be in lnsurrcctlon, aud that sar-
dinia has some So, 600 troops Of her own
already, it may be rcckoncd without eN'
Aperatiun that more than 200 900 mon
may in the next two months he PM IN
line to drive the Nnstrlars from There
rnrcfnllv chosen and now famous posi-
In I..H n hfF
Austria can. and Will, no doubt, bring an
canal force into the field. She does not
want men. for the empire contains %,
600 600 souls, without counting I'll" ltal'
ian Provinccs II the Finance Minister
con find the money To keep BOG, 600 men
on foot in Italy. Gen. Hynlsi will mud
work for them all They viii not he
men to fight with the spirit and dash OF
Frcucbmcn. but they will Ice tine steady
troops, superior ia piyaqp, TO their enc
mics they will have all that science
has achieved IN the way OF perfect woap'
ons of destruction, and they VIII be
commanded hy officers wno Know mat
the eyes of Europe are upon them ana
that they must fight now ior the vet!
existence Of their empire,
These are the prospects of the cam
paign. and certainly, as far as man can
divine. they promise most ohs'ln','
contest The combaian's are larry
matched. France. with Italy at her
back and q less impoverished cSchea
ucr, may be expected TO have superior
itv of numbers. Bat the Aus,rians, IN the
he, hand will probably, after their re
treat into Piedmont. fight defensive bat
Ito and then they will be- on the ground
of which they know every mchi they
will be holding their own military works
Mt which they have labored for forty
years. and which they have DECLARED .,
be masterpieces Of science. II IN ,ncl
conditions they are not able TO hold 'he''
ground, Europe will come TO the eone,"
sion that il il of very little use TO he'p
them. With every inducemen' TO des
ncYa,e struggle. they mus, be changed