East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-16
(conclalod from IA pago)

NNVheieied Nom IA pagc)
Whether the aim has been to chocxthe
domination Of Spain, 60 unto Euro.s
against France, 20 CRAFTY the ambition of
Austrie Italy has always been To- battle
field and always the victim. The Con.
qrerors divided is tsritoyyas toey chose
and the petty princes were sacri6ced and
their domains part;tioned Obeneyerit suit
Cd the great powers ia compromise then
differences by set, cement. The Spanish
.aloFe ont the Ger nans, aud held domination.
The French drove out the spanish, and
We're IN turn driven out; but surviving
gu, Tue pati mt Germans held possession
me treaty Of AK la Chapelle, which
.sAd the great wars in the beginning of
tbr 18th century conceded Milan to Aus
Il z. and so it remained undisputed until
4 r. war Of the French revolution.
Austria and Sardinia united 10 put
down the French revolution and Gen.
E30NAPARTE was sent with an army 10
ectarh Sardinia from the alliance, by the
.o,Ier of portion of the conquosts TO be
made from Austria in Italy. He was
more successful than he dreamed or than
tie Directory who hal sent him contcn-
plated; and instead Of iiuessng his di-
plomacy he dictated his own terms Of
peace.
In fifteen days, after crossing the Alps
hc won six victories, forced Sardinia to
sue for peace and O. surrender all her
territories, and drove back Austria into
the Milane5e He defeated three Aus.
tran Generals in succession, and then
concluded peace by giving Venice and
Mautau to Austria, and organising the
rest Of Northern Italy in the Cisalpinc
Republic
The European combination, which
united Russia with Austria and England
AGAINST Napoleon, sent Russian Army
under Suwarrow, who gained decisive
battle over the French, IN a three days
fight, in June 1899 - at Ircbia the
scene Of IIannibals victory many ccntu-
ries before
Again NAPOLEON stakcd his personal
furtunes and those Of his Nation at Ma
rengo, and lost the battle there at noon,
and won it again before night. The
Austrian General, M2LAs, had withdrawn
20 write his victorious description 10 NieE.
ma while the lr5nch were in retreat,
and found himself routed and H., army
DESTROYED, by one of those cor. binatious
of military genius to which NAPOLEON,
when in extremty, was so able to resort.
NAPOLEON accepted the IRON Crown OF
Lombardy, and added it to France, lie
made Piedmont and Genoa. and finally
Rome itself, component part of the
Empire. He did what CuAHLENANGE
Rad done, what FRANCIS the FIRST had
aimed to do, and what their successors
struggled for through centuries - won
Italy and made it France, instead Of a
German, Independence.
The Treaty Of Vienna assured LON
hardy TO Austria, wrcstcd the Italian
provinces from France, and created the
Kingdom of Sardinia, as bulwark tol
Italy against Gallo invasion.
In 1920, in 1880, and in 1913, Sar.
DINA attempted to lead Italy against
Austria, in the hope of aid from France
"a fallacious trust, cXpiatcd in the
blood of hundreds Of Italian patriots.
In writing his History Of the NOpoe
onic period in Italy, Botta, Republican
and patriot, who had studied our rcyo
hutton, as he had story of the ancient
Republics, cold, just contcmplativc and
prophetic man, concluded his narrative
and enforced it through, with this admo
milton: "That English and French, Aus.
" TRANS and Russians were equally the
sworn enemies of unfortunate Italy
"That there is no deception, no treach-
cry no ravagc, she has not reason to
expect from all these powers; and that
to rely upon foreign aid for her cman-
q cipation could lead TO no better result
than a change OF masters
A melancholy lesson, but true onc!--
albany -4tlas Dad -Ayy'@.