The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-28
Tho European War.

rho European war
All hopes Of peaceful solution ofth diff
feultss m Europe seem to have vanished,
aud war, the creates, crime against humaui-
~, seems inevitable and in fact may be- said
to have virtually commenced.
What the issue viii be-how long It may
eonlinue-how many people may be involved
in it-how many thousands or tens Of thou,
sands or hundreds Of thousands u Ay he "a
crIllced on ~ tbtUudy- -uIt-+-saLaL-Ghln
may eusue in the territorial allotment Of EI-
ropean soeiey-no statesman oF-ptilOs5Phgr
can foresee,
All these must depend upon tho unrol-
msnt Of the future, aud can now only be-
forescen by Him to whom there is 10 past,
present or future. This new ep,Lroglio is
apparently somewhat sudden in ila appear
anee. and is certoiuly lc', understood In this
country than any other that las disturbed
the quiet Of nations during the present cen
tury.
Our newspapers, in their engcrness TO
chronicle, at the earliest moment, passing
events, take little pains to understand remote
or even proximals causes and for'thc most
part content themselves with n barren state
men, Of results, and generally idle speeula.
tons as 10 the future. What are the real
causes Of the prcscn, war--vhat the motives
90 prctexts Of the nations more Immediately
concerned? 1t is not easy to give satisfae-
tory answer to this simple question.
tits OF course known that tho difficulty
originated between Austria and Sardinia
or'e }}t1i'ibS pqfws4oR. PyaFG6qFmsr gqUsy
der Tie delegation Of Lombardo.Vcnetian
adjoining Piedmont, tho peninsula posses
! 'ions Of The latter, in some way giycs rise &c
the complications which have cusycd. Tia,
general and almost universal outbreak in all
Italy by the oppressed people against their
tyrants and oppressors, whether foreign on
domestic, in 1915, is matter Of history. Tn,
ltll.aT subjects of Austria, though among
the iirst and most jealous in THIS movement
were by no no means the only people who
Rari'c'pat ad in it. The people Of the two
Sieilies-0f the States Of the Church-of tho
small nn4ledoms and rincipaities-all more
or less heartily entered into the movcmcn,
for reform in government, and for liberal I'm.
niturons. Sardinia, then, under the govern.
mcnt of Charles Albert, took the lead in III,
operations which ensucd, and constituted the
rallAing point to tho disafcc,cd everywhere
lie and his fortunes were iinaIIy siricken
down at the fatal battle Of Noyara.
From that day n.,rcacton fullowcd-thc
Austrians recovered their lost power the
Pope threw or all disguise and no longer
, affected to be rcformcr-the Bourbon nv.
creign Of the Siclies, true scion of that
race that never learned anything or forgot
anything, was enabled to give full scope to
his de'potical disposition, and to imprison
apd torture his liberty loving subjects to his
hearts content
For tho ensNing decade Of years there
have been abundant Indications that tine
smoaldering fires were not e1tinguished. but
the struggles Of the million were confined to
isolated spasmodic effects, often i'll Judged,
under leaders Of strong purposes but little
discretion, Ike Mazzin and issuing in no.
thing but the most disastrous consequence,
to all actively concerned
The Sardtnians as people and their pre-.
sent sovereign, Victor Emanuel, son Of
Charles Albert, have, however, as an inde-
pendent power, maintained their position a,
the centre and focus Of liberal ideas in ItalJ
The sentiment Of nationality is strong
throughout the Peninsula it exhibits itsolf
everywhere, with more or less intensity
Whether 1t is ever to be realized is very I'M
certain. There arc difficulties, perhaps in.
superablc difficulties in the way OF its reali-
zat;on.
Sardinia eherishcS this feeling as nrden,ly
as any other portion Of Italy, and is in fact
looked up to 10y all others as its head and
Representatives. Hence free and constu,,
correspondence has been uninterruptcdly
maintained between the disafccted Of the
Austrian possessions, and the Sandman.
looking forward to day OF deliverance from
the hated dominion of the former. The ro,
ernment as well as the people Of Sardinia,
iully sympaihised with the struggliug Lom-
bardo-N enetians.
When complicated at home, which they
oiten were by the ever slccpess vigilance Of
their opprcssors, they had only to cross Lake
haggiore or the I,eind into Sardinia to be
saie from persecution. Large numbers did
80 and found protection, il may be eneou-
r"gement from those whose hospitality The,
sought sn4 enjoyed. Vaccinations and