The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-31
Let others revie her as they will.
With all her faults. we love her still"
PROSPECT OF WAR IN EUROPE

a correspondent Of the National Lutcl,igeneer
writing from Paris, has the following spccula.
lions upon the probability Of war between Austria
aud the Italian States:
THE sending of Lord Cowlcy at tho present
moment on special mission to Vienna has 80
much the aspect Of joint communication from,
france and England, inasmuch as h is Iortlship
III the English Ambassador ut the French Couri
that the hopes Of the peace party are revived
But IT this special mission do not extend 10 on.
gag,ng The Austrian Cabinet to Withdraw Ell.
."e!y rom the secret and unwarranable mas
tery now imposed upon Italy, the chances of
peace MUST be considered hopeless Should il
De Inc ann Of Lord CowIey's diplomacy to brInu
ABOUT this withdrawal, and should Austria re-
!ect 1t. war Is thought to he inevitable. Pence
however men think will in this cnsc bc yerv soon
lec0nquered, AZ England and Prussia will seem
10 Or under obligations of neutrality. France
and Sardinia c"uld thus make short work of n
power which, with all her numerical strength,
could not single handed subdue her reb.IIion,
iiaugarians. Many people here believe that
the most eiiicacIous means Of achieving u lusting
Eoo" result would he wnr Hnder these terms !:
the more as it would have the popular effect Of
humbling Austria "
Inc present condition Of Austria is such in
point OF fact as should lead one to hope for ra
uohai decisions; for. il money be the sincw of
war she is beyond all comparison the mower in
the world most deeply concerned in the n,ainte-
nance OF peace. It is more than tweIvn veors
since her expenditures have been coycrcL hv
revenue. Twelve years ago her annual e1nen.
oltures were not guile S74.0OO. 900. They
are now equivalent to Sl7OUOO 900. Each in.
tervening year the deficit has been couute,l hv
millions The fact is shown in copnarnt;yc
amounts Of public debt which in l847 was Iess
than S46O,0OO,0 ,00D, and is now equivalent to
Sl,l4o, 100000. The interest of this debt
payable yearly, is no less than fifty two mil.
Mons. The statement, gathered from official
representations, may relieve my lingering
surprise Mt the late failure to borrow in Enr.
lions. A'i''
y" And yet this Government, in spite Of dabt
OF well known internal disatfection and of that
worst Of enemies an alienated friend.n in
spite, indeed, Of unforgiying Russia in the
rear Austria is willing in her obstinacy to ap-
peal to arms. She is sustained to some appear-
ance, it may be said, by demonstrations on the
part OF various potty States in Germany. in
conne1ion with which may add, by tho way.
what tho Emperor Napoleon is understood to
nave remarked, the other evening, to the Bava-
ran Minister. Certain proceedings in the
bayarlan Chambers indicating a wild hostility
70 FRANCE. 3" are not such" the Emperor is re-
ported to have sain. "as to diminish the prob
ability Of war. You will do much better At
Muhich, If yoa win persuade Austria to make
such concessions as aretsimpiy just, and which
are indispensable no less to Europe at large
than to The proper balance Of your German
Fsdersey."