The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-05-12
WAR I'm Europe.

War I'm Europe.
For some time past, APPEARANCES have favored
rupture between the French aud Austrian
governments, but we have been slow to believe
that peaceabe adjnstm mt OF their difficulties
would not BE- effected. We have thcrclora de.
voted our attention to other matters and have
said nothing about the prospective war, or the
ostcnsibIe causes for il. We hnl the best ex
panaton Of the origin and causes OF the ex.
pccted war in tie Newark dmericGd, which is
us follows;
"rhe origin of the s'nt European troubles
ho, been partly in the necessities and purity in
the ambitions of the French Emperor. II will
be remembered that France, while yet Rrpub.
lie, under the Presidency Of the present Enpe-
ror interveuol TO put down the italian Republc
aud TO restore the Pope to his temporal auhori'
tv. Since that time a portion Of the French
amy has remained in Italy TO preserve what
was TINS restored, aud it is pretty evident that
its withdrawal would be- the Immediate signal
of another ltlion insurrcction. Nor is it quite
certain that on insurrcclon can, under any cir
cumsionces be- avoided There is powder
mine of R,pubicunism under oil the old rotten
Sovereignties Of Europe aud the Mlznls ana
Kossuths are ady with their matches to touch
il of Whenever the signs Of the tim IS are deemed
propliouS
"Under these circumstances it eau be easily
seen that there is IA necessity that the policy OF
Francc in regard to Italy, should be positive
md not neg ,tivc since she must be involved in
unv warlite movement in that quarter. What
shall she doY lr she withdraws her forces, Aus
tria h ~ an nriny in the adjoining State of Lom-
hardy, ready to widen her inhu,nce in Italy,
which is u result not at all to b. desired by Nj
poleon His ambitions play still more prom
inent part IN this ENHANCEMENT. Italy whs
once a memb OF the French Empire, and the
experience uf the last ten years shows how easily
il may be brought to tbs same position again.
Napoleon is sagacious and prudent, bnt his
power is increasing Oni 1t is easy TO see that he
desires to tread in the footsteps OF his brilliant
uncle NOR he altogether without excuse. lie
proposed tn Austria to withdraw his troops
from Ialy il that power would do the same
This Austria declined TO do, for the very good
reason that she hal positive rights and interests
in Lombarly which must b, protected. Tie
chen proposed that they should unite in liberal
izing the government OF Italy; taking away
the temporal power of the Pope; and making
the civil government more in accordance viii
the poau0r wishes This Austria also declined
80 do; probably because she saw that 1t woult
nut o decided advantage in the hands OF Ma
ppeon.
"a" The French Emperor, not being able d cs
cape from his anScment with inly in lh'
way proposed was, doubtless, quite willing Il
take the other alternative, aud 10 iihd occasion
of qurrel with Austria; which he was no
slow to do But h. is crafty as we'll rs bold
and rs Sardinia was an old enemy OF Ausit
and had an accumulation OF grievances to re
yeuee, and looked ongin.y towards the State
of Lombardy and Venice he determined To us
her as the cats paw with which to srIi tn
Italian chestnut No sooner was this policy SCI
FIJI. ,,.t .ltag
able in the relations between the French an
Sarlinian courts Prince Napoleon was i'm
meddtely contracted in marriage to the eldrs
daughter Of the King OF Sardinia Victor EN-
manuel, J girl of only Is, whom he had nevc
seen; aud tie marriage was at once consumat2t
Sardinia also became boder in the tone ot ht
opposition to Austria, loans we're arranged, an
largo bodies OF troops began to br moved IL
wards the most important points, by all the ho
tile parties. Fraucc poured down her lhonsah,
into the strong places under the A PSI Sardin
concentrated other thousan IS on h"r frontier
and Austria ordered $4,000 from Vienna
Italy. while n new levy OF GO 900 is being raise
o. 30 follow. The Austrian Emperor, in his a
dress TO his soldiers, appealed To them by u
memories of 4S and 10 TO rally aud beat dow
again Tor the third lime the pride OF PIe
mont, hy which name he means 10 designa
the whole OF Sardinia.
great efforts are being made by England and 9th
Earopean powers to paciiy the conIrnding pa
ties. But we doubt if Napoleon can be drlv
from his purpose. lie has TOO many good ear
in his hand TO throw up the game lightly. ltu
is fsi,ly within his grasp, and the gloreS ot
old Empire are dancing wildly before his int
ination. Prince Napoleon was evidently mi
ried 20 an Italian Kingd IN aud expects to pl
the part OF Joseph or Murat. The only dou
that hangs over the immediate declaration
war Is To be found in the hostile position
England Russia will rather favor France a
rejoice at humbing Austria. England, on
other hand, does not at ull relish N'poieo
ambition aid both from policy and from
guarantee to existing treaties, must he opPo
10 the war aud to rncroachments on the A
trian Aomjnions Meantime Europe is AZ
astir with the clsngor Of arms aud the mo
ment pl troops, with a strong prospect Of
exnensivc and bloody war