Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-07
The Losses Of Austria.


ssTasre are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pain" lt 3
the Austrian Government WoulJ, under present cir
curstances, be tempted to doubt the truth of the
practical axiom. Whstevsr may be Austria future
Observation-Disclosures Il Is vaguely limited that at the
death Of the s'siUk man" she viii come in for asce
Of Turkish prcvince-t is certain that she has lost
considerable By the late war. Her men, money,
military prestige and political influence, are ali
diminished sud there is alse territorial loss for
the plains OF Lombardy, and one Of its finest pos
sessions is lost TO the Austrian crown.
The Of this lost district Of Lomhardy is eight
thousand Eve hundred and thTty-eight pquare miles
and the population about two millions eight hundred
thousand Il is one Of the most densely populated
portions Of the EARTH there being in 184s two hun
bred and seventy persons to each square mile
The northern part Of the territory bordered By the
Alps is mountalnous, but the greater part is huge
fat plain, thickly streSn with cities and villages
and slmOst entirely in state of cultivation; in
deed, four-ffths Of the Inhabitants Of Lombardy
depend for subsistence rpon agricultural pursuits
and the land is cut up into small FARMS seldom ex-
ceeding seventy acres in extent while some comprise
not more than ten acres. The farms are well irri-
gated and the science of hydrOststios has been
cessfuly and practically developed
Lombarday possesses some Of the noblest cities
of the plain, among which are those that have
borne conspicuous place in European history. The
principal Of these Is Milan, place which unites
with the traditions Of the past much Of the vitality
and progress Of the preDsent. In size and populs-
ton it surpasses Turin, and is now the finest city
in the dOminiOns Of the King Of Sardinia. The
Cathedral OF Milan, enc Of the noblest edifces in
the world is the proudest architectural work which
Victor Emanuel can call his own.
PaTia, with its noble Cerl6sa and University,
Brescia q town rich in bCtb medieval and classic
remains, aud passing important fortfeations; Bsr-
game With its upper t0an, relic Of the past, and
its lower alive with active trade; Como with lite
picturesque walls mashed by the waves of the Lsgo
Iii Como, and forming an agreeable entry into Italy
from Northern EIrOpe CrenOna, with remarkable
Csmpsnie and other caitecturAI Wonders Pesohie-
"a at the foot Of Lake Gsrda. and one Of the four
fOItreeses of the famous Qdadrilatera Crema, Lon
di, SOndriO, Varese. Lugsno, and scores OF small
Ter places, all are transferred TO the House of
Savoy, and lost to the Austrians. Of course
the latter lose With them, the " modern improve
ments they had added TO the premises during their
occupancy; the road from Milan westward through
Northern Lomhsrdy, with its numerous elegant sta
tion-houses, the corresponding telegraph llne and
additional Notifications at Milan PaVia and Peschi.
era, the improved carriage roeds-sll 60 TO the new
proprietors. Many Of the cafes and shops Of Lom-
hardy contain framed engravings representing Fran
els Joseph, the Austrian Emperor. 1t will be curl
Gus to learn what will become of these, and how
long ii will be before they will De replaced by por
traits of Victor Emanuel, King of Sardinia end
Lombardy.
These are the losses Of Austria. 1t may be said
the Italian provinces we're always trouble to her,
and that she will get along be ter without them
this talk is however, much like that applied to rich
men who, when they lose their properly by
Of fortune, reminded of the cares and troubles
that property entailed them, and exhorted to
take things they come. This philosophy is, how
ever, not always satisfactory to the losers.-N 7.
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