The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-24
WAR ITEMS.

The cause fhc IFar.-Austria claims that she
rightly and controls Lombardy and Venice,
that she has right to control them she sees fit;
that in order to do this she must maintain with
the several neighboring italian States such in
fuence as will render her Lombardo Venitian
sovereignty safe. Therefore, she keeps up par
tia military occupancy of the central Italian States
and virtually rules in all Italy. Sardinia is the
only large Italian province which is an exception.
There Austria has power, and the policy of
Sardinia, which is favorable to the establishment
Of constitutional government in Italy, is hostile to
that of Austria, which tends to the maintenance
of the strictest military dcspotsm. Sardinia, and
France symI athizng with her. on the contrary
claim that the Austrian occupation Of Italy is in
furious in its effects on the italian States prevents
the development of that country, and is virtually
in violation of the treaties and compact8 Of 1915.
They demand the abandonment Of the Austrian
occupation Of Italy and the Sandman frontier, and
that Austria shall cease to exercise any more con-
troll in Italian affairs than the other great powers.
These demands Austria refuses to comply with,
alleging that her policy in Italy is necessary to her
own protection i'll her own dependencies of Venice
and Lombardy These matters have been in con-
trOversy for three years. France and Sardinia
proposed in 1856 the consideration of this subject
by the Congress of the European powers. Austria
would not consent to this Diplomatic negotiations
carried on, however, between France and
Austria, but the difference has grown wider and
wider the longer the discussion has continued,
until now they propose to settle the whole affair
by resort to arms
Three sets Of DIRE DerHs--A portion of that
terrible army Of Gen. 1ussuf, the Algerine sharp
shooters, have already arrived at Genoa, and taken
the railway to Turin The corps is composed of
native Africans, and reputed set of very
devils, to whom the Zouaves are gentemanly sol
diers. Gen. Iussuf their commander, is also a
native BedOuin. In the town of Al giers, on their
way to Genoa, they broke loose from all command
attacked the jew quarters, carried the barbados
the latter had been Obliged to build IN the streets
for their protection, and committed all sorts of
uutrageS.
To balance these the Austrians have an army
of 20 900 Croats a body of desperate men, who are
kept in subsection by the promise of plumber and
rapinc These men will be marched first across
the Ticino into Piedmontese territory. Then
again Sardinia has her body of Corps Francs, COM
manded by Garibad a body of violent men COM
posed of the odds and ends of political prosecutions
collection Of refugees from all countries inspired
by political hate and desire for vengeance
The Ticino-A name which is in every ones
mouth should be correctly pronounced. The
letters of the Italian language do not all have the
same sounds which they have in English. The
pronunciation of this name is IeechcenO 1t Is a
small river connecting the Lake of Maggiore with
the Pc, and has its importance from its being the
boundary between Lombardy and Sardinia; there
fore the Austrian become invaders the mono Mt they
pass to its western bank.
Speculation IN Breodstufs and Prorisions-
We are in fair way of experiencing, thus early
the effect of the European war, and in manner
which the poorer classes of the country are not
likely to relish. Our market reports disclose an
extensive speculative movement in Breadstuffs,
the effect of which is to carry prices up to higher
past
4mericdns an the Hdr.-Capt, Jerome Bona
parte, who lately returned to France from visit
TO his parents in Baltimore, is to command a troop
of Cavalry dAfrigue, every Of which is