The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-07


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81 Southern ard Northern democratic and rcpub-
Lean Presidential takers and pipe layers, the
demands of the country and the necessities Of the
treasury. ~ embedded in the wise aud seasonablc
Recommendations Of Our patriotic President, from
the first TO The last Of this dcmcralixed and de-
fupct Thrty-6fth Congress, were shuHied of,
ignored or repud;atnd.
This state OF things, among all parties, affords
rather gloomy exhibit Of the working of our
republican system in these degenerate times.
Indeed, as We have heretofore shown on repeated
occasions, the universal corrupdons of all our
political parties at this day are driving the coun
try headlong to chaos and dissolution, or to
sweeping popular revolution of reform. In this
view, as the last chance for the treachercus and
diseased democracy seems to depend upon the
mercy of the President In reference to an extra
session, why should he be embarrassed upon that
score, when the party has done him nothing but
mischief and can do him no good, and when it
has ceased to be worth the trouble of any further
efforts to save 1T
The News from Euxope-Fxeparatlon for the
Coming Struggle.
The advices brought by the Jura, although
they add but little that is positive to our pre-
vious information, still tend to coni'm the i'm
preseions we have formed as to the imminency Of
q European war. The Danubian Principalities
question has again assumed q critical aspect,
arising out of the independent action of the Rou-
mains themselves, who, not content with electing
a Hospodar of their own choice, have taken upon
themselves to declare the union of the Media
Wan and Wallachian provinces. If, as is appre-
hended, Turkish and Austrian force il marched
into the Principa]ities to reverse these proceed
ings, we have again raised one Of the chief issues
on which Louis Napoleon bases his complaints
which have served him as pretext for the formi-
dable military and naval preparations in which
he is engaged. 1t is thought by some that Eng
land will support Turkey and Austria ON this
question; but, putting aside the natural sympa-
thies Of her people with the cause
Of the Roumains, It does not appear
to us ut all likely that she will break off from the
French alliance for such cause. In the course
which he has taken on the Principalities CUES
tion the French Emperor has no doubt assured
himself that she will not attempt to prevent his
checking Austrian encroachments in that quarter.
Besides, the sacrifices made by Great Britain
in the Crimean war cannot be thus lightly cast
aside. and fresh ones incurred for what is, after
all, but mere sentiment. Were the Derby gov
eminent disposed to take such course, il is not
probable that the English people would tolerate
this second attempt Of Austria to crush the
efforts Of people who are CALAMITY asserting
their right to selfgovGrnment, and with whom,
in reality, she has neither legal nor prescrip-
tive right to interfere.
But meDacing as this question is to the peace
of Europe, it is but secondary in danger to the ex
asperated state Of feeling which exists between
the governments and people of Austria and
France and the attitude Of France in regard
to them. However adroit may be the
public declarations of Louis Napoleon
however tranquillizing to easily satisfied minds
his protestations Of q desire to maintain peace
we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that every
act of his points to q different conclusion
Whilst, for instance, we are, on the one hand, told
that the Prose- has received warning, on the re-
monstrance of the Austrian Ambassador, for its
fulminations against his government, on the
other we learn that the French Chambers of
Commerce have had notification to abstain from
expressing their wishes in favor Of peace Add
to this the fact that military preparations are
being continued with the utmost urgency, and
that orders have Just been issued to place the
whole army of Lyons on war footing, with its
eq,spoges dc cnpagne and other field material, and
we can have no better commentary on the sim
cerity Of Louis Napoleon's recent professions.
Admitting, however, for argument sake, that
the Emperor is disposed to prevent matters from
reaching the crisis Of war it is question whether
he will long DC able to do so. The speech Of
Count Cavour in the Sandman Legislature must
have convinced all Europe by this time that
rupture with Austria is an event that cannot
be much longer postponed. 1t is stated by the
Turin correspondent Of the London Tines that the
plan Of Victor Emmanuel and bis advisers is to
drive the Austrian troops out Of Italy, with the
view of forming kingdom strong enough to re-
sist Austria on the one hand "and France on the
other" If this be so, then it is probable that
with or without France, Sardinia will provoke hos
tilties trusting to the Italian national sentiment
alone for support 1t is not likly that Louis Ma
poleon will remain an Indifferent spectator of
such events; and thus, in spite of himself he will
be drawn into the vortex, dragging with him
those allied with him, or who dread his mower.
Everything, therefore, tends to the conclusion
that war, and that OF the most formidable
character, is close at hand. In spite of the
efforts made to reassure the public mind In the
great commercial centres abroad, the same con-
viction seems to be everywhere establishing IT,
SELF However such an event is to be abstract
edly deplored, we do not know that we ourselves
have any particular reason to regret 1t. View
ing the policy of England and France Ia con-