The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-07


assigned motive for its commencement, that will
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worn out, corrupt and sinking forms Of govern
ment in Europe it will sweep away time only
can reveal. Perhaps all ofit-perhaps none Of it.
1t is the fear of every crowned head that the
contest begun in Italy will extend until it wrap
Europe in general conhagration. This fear is
homage on their part to the truth of the ne
cessity of such publication by fire. But steam
and electricity have changed the character of
war, and the present contest has new elements
in it, which showed themselves in small de-
gree in the late war in the East. Forty years
ago, when Europe was last the scene of a CONT
mental struggle, rulers, statesmen and diplo-
matists held their combinations in allegiance, and
abided the results Of campaigns and the toll
some goings and returnings Of couriers. An
active general might lose one and gain two
battles by the time that tidings of the disaster
reached his monarch. All this is now changed.
into one vast camp, where the principals meet
every day, after breakfast, and talk over the
hourly events of contest that is going on in
one corner of it, If the Atlantic cable were
now at work we might be one of the family, and
give our advice too. Each knows at once the
needs of his partisans, and the mechanical appli-
ances of the age that have done so much
towards annihilating space enable him to send
off succors at once, and place them in the field
with CELEBRITY. Thus the achievements of dozen
campaigns are crowded into one.
And all this while the diplomatists are at
work too They have no need to wait for news
from the camp. Receiving it hourly, new
schemes, new intrigues, and new combinations
are constantly going on among them. They do
their fighting on paper, and constantly send new
orders to the commanders, whom they find to be
too slow in their movements in comparison with
their own selfpromises. Thus the telegraph
took daily from London and Paris to the allied
commanders orders to assault Sebastopol. Can
robert, tired of receiving orders that could not
be obeyed, because the Russians were obstinate
and would fight, gave way to Pellissier. Pei
liseier received orders one morning not to at
tack. He put them ia his pocket and sounded.
the assault The Russo French alliance, already
arranged by the diplomatists, was in imminent
danger of falling with the Malakof So now
Pellissier is to be left in charge Of Paris, and
the Emperor himself will go into the field.
In the present contest every power will be
used by the rulers to prevent the war from ex-
tending. England wants peace for her industry at
home, and her commerce widely extended abroad.
Prussia wants peace for her cheated subjects and
German designs. The minor Powers want peace,
for they fear humiliation. Russia does not
much care whether peace or war RACES in Western
Europe. And all Of them together are satisfied to
let the two great military monarchies Of France
and Austria pummel each other, 80 long as it is
not made free fight, with everybody counted
in. This these two Powers will assent to, for
Louis Napoleon is determined to tear in pieces
the treaties of Vienna; but he aims to take them
one at time, and each in turn: while the young
Francis Joseph is an obstinate scion of Austria,
emulous of the fame of Napoleon. But can the
diplomatsts prevent the war from spreading?
That is the question that to-day agitates every
leading mind in Europe. While the campaign
is going on this summer we shall be full Of diplo-
matte combinations, hopes of arrangement and
talk Of Congresses. Every battle will produce
new scheme. Every piece of successful strategy
will breed new combinations There will be
none of the old style Of war-6ghting all summer
end negotiating for four or five months while the
troops are in winter quarters. Diplomatic as
well as military tactics will be in active service.
Between the two we have little doubt that they
will use up the treaties of Vienna.
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