The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-05-26
The War in Eurepc.

6tructlVe scOurSc can no longer be avoid
cd in Europe. Austria, dcspotic tyran-
ical Austria, that t,cmblcs at the APP
proach Of liberty, and madens at every
exhibition Of the success Of governments
less dcspoti, than her own, has, while
witnessing the prosperity of her little
ncighbor Sardinia, become cnravcd and
determined to crush cut the liberties en-
joycd by the people.
The government of Sardinia is limi
ted monarchy, guided by Victor En-
manuel as King. The people arc priv
LEGGED to enjoy many social political and
religious privileges, which arc denied
the subjects OF Francis Joseph the
supreme and absolute Ruler of Austria.
Sometime since, the people Of LON
hardy and Venice, Austrian provinces
and lying contiguous t. Sardinia, Wit
messed her prosperity, and become anx-
ious to enjoy the same privileges, which
caused the Emperor of Austria to keep
large standing army in their midst, to
keep them in peacablc subsection, and
also to awe Sardinia.
Becoming tired Of this at length, she
has determined that the Sandman GOV
eminent shall be changed and If possible
convert her into one Of her own proyin
ces. Her policy for years has been to
awe or destroy every government, upon
her borders, which might in the least
contain the clements Of liberty and in
dependence, especially is this true as re-
spccts the Italian States Of which sar
DINA is one. In 1915, Austria bound
the King Of Naples BY treaty to admin
lister his government according to her
absolutist principles. At Laybacll, when
there was dangert that constitutional gov
ernmcnt might strike root in the same
kingdom, Prince Mctternich declared
that eff the King himself wanted to
establish the constitutional system, the
Emperor would make war upon him. -
In 1922 the Austrian Minister declared,
IN the name Of his master, that " the in
stitutlons of representative government
could not and should not be established
in any single Italian State" When the
Austrians left tho pontifcal States in
1922, the Emperor informed the Cardi.
nal Legatc, Of Forf, that " he should ro-
turn, as he had come, unaskcd, whcncy-
CT he thought proper. When, in 1881
the French Government demonstrated
against renewed occupation of the Pa
pal States, Mcttcrnich replied that his
master was determined to intervene, at
the cost of a general war.
It is this spirit which now wages war
with Sardinia. Fortunate however for
the latter, she will have powerful ally
one who we believe will make despotic
Austria tremblc. In the settlement Of
the difficulties existing between Austria.
France, anG the Italian States in 1915.
some Of the latter States were made sub
jcct to Austria, and Sardinia was given
her independence. Austria's present
course is in violation Of this treaty to
which France is determined she shall
DC held and in carrying out this deter
mination she Of course is compelled to
take the field against her.
Russia in the meantime has been in
duced to side with. France. England,
whose sympathies as yet have been with
Sardinia may be compelled, in order to
check the growth Of France and Russia,
and thus endanger herself, to join Aus
tria. Such is the present condition Of
European affairs; by which it will be
seen, the great powers arc nearly equally
divided and arraycd against each other +
and should their jealousics and animosi
ties increase, by The aid Of the late i'm
proved fire arms, and munitions Of war
the present conflict will be far more
destructive than any in which Hannibal
pr Alexander were engaged.
Tho present condition Of the bcllig-
neront parties arc as follows. The Aus
TRANS have control of all tue Sardinia
frontier from Switzerland down to the
western border Of Parno. Across this