Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-14
THE WAR QUESTION.
The London News, speaking of Lord Cow
ley's embassy to Vienna, says:

HE London News, speaking OF LORD Cow
ley's embassy to Vienna, says:
owe should grossly deceive our readers if
we led them to imagine for a single moment
that any conversations in Count Buols parlor
Could have the slightest effect upon the exist
ing crisis, beyond, perhaps, momentary lull
IN the money markets. We hear that the
Holy Father is anxious to get rid of Austrian
and French occupation, even at the risk of be-
ing relegated by his diocese to Jerusalem, with
permit from the Sultan and the Gar We
hear, too, that Austria is disposed to retire
within the limits assigned to her by the letter
of her treaties and to relax her grasp of Central
Italy. We hear all this and more that is
equally credible to credulous public. But
what ii it be too late What if France, in 9TH
er words the French Emperor, means war-if
his divisions, his transports, his guns, his com
missariat are ready, if his army has its line of
march, and is 'straining in the slips; if he
himself is burning to take the field! What if
he is und positive engagements to the King
of Piedmont and to Count Cavour and the
united national party throughoutltaly is wait
ing for the world to rise, and deliver Italy
from the stranger Talk of treaties to a man
who reigns in their despite, and who proclaims
that in those treaties the nation had no voice,
and that their day is come. As well bind a
lASVA WIN q nlop VI SudW' idtilN uGplICS
peace, and will keep it but while she holds
her own inviolably, she is not obliged to pre-
vent any other nation from working out its
own redemption, or to restrain the madness of
irresponsible power from rushing on its fate. -
The European Times Of Liverpool in its
summary of the weeks events, fears that war
is inevitable. 1t states that every thing fore
shadows it. "The only hope is that the
visit of Lord Cowley to Vienna may be attend
ed with happy issue, but the chance seem
the other way. Louis Napoleon appears de-
termined to push matters to the last extremi-
ty-to peril his throne and his dynasty on the
result A letter from Paris speaks in the
most Responding tone of the feeling in France
Not a day passes" says the writer, with
out receiving letters from the Departments
full of complaints, speaking of merchants men
aced with ruin of manufacturers, on whom
thousands upon thousands of hands depend for
their daily bread, now looking forward to the
moment when their establishments must be
closed, and their inmates flung upon the streets,
and who absolutely refuse to engage in any
new enterprise in circumstances SO dishearten-
ing All this is spoken of openly, and without
attempt at concealment and if the agents of
the government report the contrary, they state
what is not the truth"
The London correspondent of the Manches-
ter. Guardian gives the following statement
relative to the state of opinion in France.
81 have had an opportunity of conversing
with gentleman just returned from Paris,
who has had unusual opportunities for study
ing the state of feeling and opinion among the
official and higher classes Of the French CAPT
tai, and whose observation, indeed, has ex-
tended to the Tuilleries itself. He tells me
that he found absolute CONSERVATION among
his French acquaintance at the emperor's per-
tinacous determination for war with Austria,
and at his evident adherence to this determine
ton, even in the face of universal disapproval
from all classes of society and all parts of
France. From another quarter gather an in
dication not unimportant that the imperial
pertinacity is bearing kind of fruit which
could hardly have been anticipated.
The European Times says:
1t is probable that we are now on the verge
of a war, the direst and the bloodiest which
has ever stained the annals of modern Europe.
We cannot help thinking that there must
be a secret understanding between France
and Russia at the present time, otherwise Lou
is Napoleon would never attempt on the despe-
rate game he is now playing. They have
both many interests in common-they are
both prompted by passion and interest in de-
spelling Austria. Let us hope, whatever the
issue may be, that England will not NEEDLE in
the quarrel. 1t is no affair of ours.
Vienna, Feb. 22.-The Agram Zeitung, an
official paper. thus confirms information which
was contained in letter of the 18th inst:
''The Austrian Government has expressed
its readiness to recommend administrative re-
forms to the Papal Government; but it will
never, even if war should result from its re-
fusal, cooperate in an attempt to enforce the
execution of such reforms. In regard to the
occupation Of the Papal dominions, the Impe-
rial Government has declared that it will with
draw its troops from Bologna and Ancona at
the same moment that the French quit Rome
and Civita Vecchia. The right of garrison in
Commechio Ferrara, and Placenza which is
secured to Austria by treaty, will be main
tanned"
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times, uuder date Of Feb. q, writes:
"The general topic of conversation and of
complaint is, the great influence Of Prince Ma
poleon in the conduct Of the most important
business of the State. Itmay be exaggerated
but, whether or not, the discomfort it gives rise
to is deep and general The worst of the mat
ter is, that his Imperial Highness, intelligent
as he is-and this quality is admitted by per-
SONS competent to form an opinions supposed
to listen too readily TO few reckless persons,
without understanding, stake, or influence in
the country, and who urge him on to course
of policy disastrous to France and to Europe"