New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-05
LETTERS FROM HE PEOPLE
"YBE CHANCES OF raE IMPENDING WAR"

"fHE CHANCES OF raE iAPENDis6 WAX
+. t.s As,s.r u :. l. Tees.
siE: In your number Vt tie 18th isst, there sp-
pesr.S sp sr-@l- sgso Jse ChsAnes Of 10. Impssd-
,ts Wer" which ~sEs eoutisss'ien al thN " tas
Ith inst hescey, " The .isstrt0. He'd On H@ls-
beth written in terms hishy f,vorssss " AssIis
Is II. article OF the t,e the w0tsr exp aims tue
ttrsies c advantage Of the lines o. tue hsoeo snd
Aoige the sI.bs of the fear f'iue Sees tsgefhsf
with er.snuIc,s def derv,s hon those post
tops in tie b,,ln Of Pc, the o the s,st M
pol.or az II they were to-day the Osas VI defensive
op,rsrOTs .or Aus'ran Fay unesr circumstances
ys,tly dif-rert.
the other SIDE co.iIEaing his eSssrTst!ons 90 the
lLtsry ebsIscer o TIE Nsley OF She Po, ga bAs!s
81 operaiiors fur to- "Freucb >arlin allied srmes
or a. be STYLES IT, "ibe Franco Pied@ontese osss OF
Cp~rs'iUIs. .
In both articles he euos zee the sei-prov led con-
dillon If he AustrisD hasis - compared win tho
Neglected state q the 'FI,toe Pi.dm1utese bssis,
ard computing The AGstTitns N the field 81 l2oW"
ara Ire Pc On I'ese ~ co. he4s the l,'t-r os the
numerical snp.forty II the former and parsuDx the
march on tie Plccuottss basis At Operations, Ia
Continues to beat ia Geta the four French columns
sh,eh he inIsgiD-s vii! be conveniently dfuuiie',
brip. ing ~ beer sgslIst eaeh, IN It's tarn, N..y
Superior force dc they seveialy dtoS1ete from the
Alps AID Appetite ...-
q, .upro.rg be sass that the Austrian troops 10
Italy should rrure h, fnd their hres Of tue Noco aud
b.
masses Of the Tyru ali Lon 0-NeSitis preparing
Tor her enemies suy day NareRg0 10 thoee a'ns,
ard he pictures Austrs d.soLg uto tue midst 81 the
"Fr,IcG- pledmo, tese srny Snle IN the net o. COG
Gel traitor, thus eIecatrg tle great maoeuVer o,
modern warfare taus 6t by toe nfst Ntpoeon, Anu
l.sre.d throssn r.ovOgnt experience oy Aus'ra.
To the frs. article N, snOrt aus ser appeared IN
yopr paper of t,e l4th iLst., wherein shosed I1e
sIusD # AustIs to-isy iaterDsuy dls rscteo, 70 DC
total, different from wat 10 a; the time OF Che
fret Na.olenp when sae coal rely upou the hearty
c,ouerstioI Il nrs gary; tbe z'sI OF ner other noe-
Geimsp topu. tion the fidelity Of her troops and toe
sld Il Eos lard, Rd,sIa, suc Prn--ls.
4 showed that turUugn TIE peTuly Of the House OF
Uso.burg" seI.T.I nlsIvust au1 hatfed OF til, Gov
emmett e1. str thin the Emp're that Enelsod, h-r
{, ruer aily, st6ld- nos eiOoi that tra-sts VIZ Dc
Cp, verb 81 spect>tor, at Cooss'l hursia ms g
usp Il by Austf,o IL the Ha1g' Ilsa VAR al sao'
,sou.rty sbaIJoned by her in the C Iesn difficulty,
/, nov 40 that therefore, a. tue end u cue
wal IN. House OF H-p.burg, ostrfuel1led VITA no!-
v.rsal exe,Is alton a1d assied oy ex>spsfa ell, pow
erfal rueu i.s al blo 6td ~ItnOa ~Gl spec, re-
duceo tO the lins of her original German pc s.ssits
A. to tre secUnd arttcieslt' DOT entering lLto Al
the minute oeiails Ib. local clrcanstsnces Snco
wcud be t.CioUs u snd mot grDefaIi ue1.rs'oOd oy
ynur readeis-I VII briefly sAy thst The r. <bcJ-
pi,ou.rtsse Arny Ium c.rns up~afo Of S0 100 ppsD,
nil certainly tsk- not 70 ley ITSELF Dr., IN such
very simple soy beaten IN o.tsl by c0ooenuated
AurrIia1 force If 10 600. In" modern manes'er of
Col ceu,J6 T. which your WINTER ssys Nap leon !.
taught 10 The AastTisus oil hardly no unknosn 10
Napoleon ILL., sri bic GeOerzl', stailousy oOpyt z, "a
be toe. tie actions OF lie GIce Aud especially U an
he put lnlr execution WITH care, since no
viii be 10 tire nidst Of 4 population Trend ~ the
Franco 7 edmout, ?. afmP .ml- Austns vii nave 10
act suiIouI c,d by bt.er enemies and mosi IN sllng
Goa, utofs VITO already a. oeserters, cross daily tae
TI.dmUDtesr frontier
Asto your arIt.T notion that Aus.rs can, by the
Tyrol ipaict " AarerRo" Ga any army attempting
10 Concentrate on the LoubaroO Venetian plsins,
win merely reply. that shIe the ned French aud
Pieo mortese en- plcy II efficient tOrc- 10 ~atch sad
amuss the Aus stat field, ther main strength
can tnGsr the protection -, the Frozen navy laud
tar IN the rear OF b, Aussu army 10 Italy 50 as 70
ueutrslTe thai sruy, and shy corps which 'uay be III
,be TJIo, aid tsAItg ITirtte and rlume, can ois
trhute srus ~ the Hnng arans esgsr ~ break their
yoke sId go rs.se irrsh adversary 10 the hoass al
Hspsbnry. Cooperating VITA such eIposive Ut,sras,
ard syofec by tue Circumstance tnat the larger por-
t0. OC he At,fr,0narRy cDmposef Of datAnstrtIa
eentnl,, the ereuvs OF Austra csn, sn ease, open
road to TIE cspts sod dicats Their Osn terms 10
very different IRON III It Ui 1913 AMI ~ AOJ,
since any Russian inteIv enuOn would Hoo be hostile
ips'esd Of freroy 10 Austria NEED orly rot.rsfs my
rn.r assertion. that noting can prevent tnr House
o. Haprbury from b,6g reduced - ths narrow hunts
of German pCrseseOIs-uL-ss lts ensn-s Ia their
triumph, ieUse Ia allow that perhdiOds ynasty even
ss a thlTd.rate Poser, TO disgrace Any LONGER, oy
IL tyranny, the pages OF history. AsBOTb.