The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-13
RESULTS OF THE War.

peace TIL. question will he asked ov..
and over again 10y those persons. SOM,
of whom, hoping that nothing would w.
done, wish to dcprcciaic what has boa.
done others of whom imagine that roll
ing * done 90 long M anything rma,n.
10 do. Both of these classes sacrifice ,hs
teachings of history 10 their prciudic"o .
or their hupcs II ia seldom that ,ha
avowca purpose of a war is fully gained
Frequently protractcd contest ends !,
mutual exhaustion, and barren tre.,"
terminates "A fuitlcss struggle. IN.
stains 9po ante bc'ium figures so often T.
history as to have become the mos, -.
p0rtant phrase in the language Of d;,i"
macy If the whole design of tho wa.
as avowcd hy tho Allies, had been ca. '
Rcd out. it would have been much -
surprising than even that thcy ,,oniy
have paused at the Mincio, when ,o,.,'. u
promised 10 lead them to the Adr;.,i'
But what has been effected by ,he ~
is by no means insignificant W. CO.,
scarcely recall nm instance in modern
history in which changes so mom,p,,'
have been wrought SO rapidly and 40
effectively In the short space of si,,v
| days the Austrian possessions son,h r.
| the Alps have been reduced by onc.haE'
I AUST ian ini'ucuge, which overshadowoi
/ the peninsula, has been anihila,cd in ali
/ the country south Of the Po the dvn...
/ ties which represented Austria in pnru.
/ Moaca, and Tuscany, have been cypc,l.J
| from those States Sardinia has t,ea,Iv
doubled her population and almos, dont'
T l.. / L., 81 a. ~. Il a a
of Nenctia, the whole of Italy has been
! liberated from foreign domination Thoso
who expected the war to resul, in tho
establishment Of Italian unity AS well "a
Italian independence INNS, have forgot.
ten the causes which led to il, and IN.
questions at issue between Austria and
Sardinia Those questions, as explained
ia the circular OF the Count Csyour JUS,
before the commencement Of the contest
1 have been settled va favor II Sardinia She
complained that Austria not only GREW.
uusly oppressed her own Italian subjects.
hut lent the weight of her Influence and
her arms to support the local Gespo,isms
south of the 20 that any necessary re-
forms were /, ..dcr.d impossible in those
Statoshy the presence 81 Austrian troops.
and the standing menace of in.,riap in.
t,vrnti1r. and that sar.iiuia herself w,s
romprlird ta maintain extraerdmarv ar.
mamcut~. even in 'imc Of peace an AZ.
count ul the threatening attitude assumed
by Austria all along her frontier b.
IT,, agreements of Villa Franco. these
causes 81 complaint are removed IN,
dNuastips favorable to Austria have
been expelled from Tuscany Parma ,ai
Muieua. If the needed reforms capno,
be ACCOMPLISHED i'm those States ,hc fail.
ure can uu longer Nc attributed to Ans.
iiian influence - laras we ku,,, they
are navy Tree Il, CONSOLIDATE. ,b,ir rc.ac.
uuirgl Ihrtty. hy Tie establishment q.
such institutions as they desire while
p l.mlnidy. before the WAY the citadel
lot Austrian power is now annexed to
an Italian kingdom. and governed by an
laliau dynasty These are the pract.
cal chaugcs resulting from the war
But what perhaps ia INST AS impor,an,
4 it not IN it, immediate and visible effects
, at least as nn indication If the ALTERED
/ relations Of fur1uran states and thu
ii Imposing attitude ct France. is ,'r SaSi
/ that tho peace was concluded withoui
Z iu' intervention OF the other great Pow.
! ems Inc territorial status qua of Italy
uctut" the War. WIS settled AT the Cob
gttsstS ut vienna, Laybach, and Ncrona,
: Toy tht luit consent IF ihc five leading
PuN"f> Those arrangements AS well
s. Is all others u Europe, were claimed 10
/ be- imWuahlc, except 10y the consent G,
J. the same authority which formed them
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