The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-05-14
Gl)c Cecil ll)bio,
ELKTON, MAY Il. 1859.

~ ORC
have arrived during the past week. leave but
little doubt that war has commenced in
Europe which threatens to be serious in its
| magnitude and consequences. The fact that
| the AuStrans have crossed the Ticno APP
pears TO be considered conclusive as to the
certainty of war The London Times Of
April -9th says:
rl mere can De no aouGt mat on the evening OF
to he: IN zen strnn@ crossed ,Le Ticinn in ,hrna
great divisions and invaded the picdmontese Ter
ritory. Inrs BEGAN THE WAR WITH winch
ErhorE has BEEN 50 LoNs ThnGATENhp' ANp OF
NOW tro,o ,bc arnro..ion nf nr ,u ANY n;.
cal opiniors. Whether Napoleon be ,he champion
of suffering humanity, is matter of little i'm port
anee. Whether Ams1a did right in sending an
nLriMAttM a, 70 Iar1'',d, whether was her duty
fresh nron"son and France d E" au baJ SONY
posed another series of unibh!es and DELAYS are
now matters which we may as well forget They
are OF as i,tue importance as the controversy re-
peSt ~ s Gf'Gn vi 'nt peace o. a'ohs, Inc
France has commenced war win tic nvowca n rmr
pose of tearing up the treaties of 1915 and thar A
TREATY, or coNvENrloN, or UNDERSTANDING. IS N
hAiSfENcE between me es,ern ana Eastern des-
~" Grnu,xY Avn ,m p,ps '"n sreAr."n
| CoNrlhEHr,"
| The Fronch ore nuShi,o THAR troo,s tow,,d,
-, ,..
| VIC '''"e Vi 'o'''.'''es' "'u II ~ P'ooaoie
that the next arrival may bring accounts Of
conflict between the advance Of the Austri
ans and the SarljDinn troons.
M,
nv i0i'o" ''s 'i''S WIZ Univ" soi'e
iight on the sun]ect os the war:
WHAT TIE WAR IS ABOUT.-A threat
against Sardinia by Austria is the ostenslble
cause. One correspondent, however, saws
that Louis Napoleon decided on war with
Austria directly a:ter the CTimean war
Notwithstanding the glory that contest gave
to the French arms, ii was of no benefit to
her IN material point of view. Austria
was me only power TO derive any real advan-
taSe from that contest LOUIS Napoleon
'ounu himself WIN hcaVy and long standing
dot TO AUSTRIA with his inherited hatred of
That Power with the consciousness that she
tiad reap'd all ihe dement's Of the war without
f''ng cannon spending dollar, or losing a
man ara win a restless army on his hands.
iinShcd win victory and whose occupation
was INC only salvation OF his throne perhaps
OF ms mead
In tAs situation, as subsequent events
amply prove lie determined 10 have contest
"'ih A"ssi'a' ana al'er the lapse OF sufficient
'lme Tor .ho' ough resllScltat'on and prepara
ra'i"''' after iaI'hg thc popular apprehension
Wl'h assurances OF ms paciI'c intentions, we
ma MN accepting the Italian question as a
!ieleNt' ms question was particularly fitted
H., p,,,r.,'n t,l,,.,'t,,ai "',''a'
a n,on';nar, r.,.. j., r,;a,'' 'aaN ."'t =; u
the p,,is ConGronco ord II w.s tho o,.;Ion,
1o,o,n,;no,,n, of v;o,nu E,rn,,,I rn,,
E,ronr mi ,,a ,Iara,';s ai,aani;o N1 ,na,
.r.tr;, <Inn,d to ,,,,Il " M 81 w. '.''; :,
n ny :, =. -! sf"::s u
ie nau s'ehs,nehea MS influence with Sardi-
MA y ~ we ,I,s' Fiacca matrimonial ALI,
""1o "'''' '''e iio"Se OF oaF"y-one OF tie
US T' any '''H' distinguished lamiIles y
I II ~ 'ne ,'.",''asc OF lrihce Napoleon to
'''I'eS Ui''h''ue' "h'cn was Tor So long a
N'NI "t Jm,I s'o,e,' anu "niGh was s"leinnzed
VI! we 'otn VI o"'''iaiI: In the second place
'ir entered l'''o an a'ilahce with Sardinia,
"ne'toy he as'ecu te protect her against any
"'1ac" IRON omar any source.
=, ''"u's '"poi'o,'' ~ - evident, also seeks
'n' eS,aol's ''''tn' Vi o'ale IN LAZY, upon a
! ,ep"o,.ca'' o"%'S' 50 iaf at least as the con-
uoi VI 'ne chu'ch IS concerned. Austria
CIV" '"N''' VII NV o'hei manu-, 10 marshal the
o." eIe''9hIS ana 70 preserve The Pope from
n''.s reduced TO merely spiritual officer
III mn, '"'s Go'i''c' '''e ffthch Emperor IS UNI
uou"'ea'y .''e representative OF the spirit Of
'''e "se anu Whatever may oe The Immediate
result res. some g"oa must grow out OF The con-
'cs''
How TIE CRISIS WAS PASSED. Our last