The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-28

The Gathering Complications OF Ear rope
Danger Of General War.
At no period within the last dozen years
have the relations of the European govern
ments worn more complicated or ticklish
aspect than at present Whichever way the
eye turns it beholds the evidences Of an i'm
pending storm.
In Italy, if we are to attach faith to the state
ments that reach us, it will be impossible to
retard much longer a collision between the
governments which are affected by or which
stand pledged to the scheme Of Italian unity.
If Gasibaldi takes Naples, then Francis
Joseph and the Pope stand but a poor chance
Of preserving the remnants Of their Italian
dom;nions. The two Sicilies freed. il will be
impossible to prevent the aspirations # the
people of Rome and Venice finding response
in the breast of the gallant and disinterested
soldier who has devoted his life to the cause Of
Italian independence. The only question is
whether the Austrian and Roman governments
sill think it better to meet the danger at once
or to await events. 1t is asserted that they
Austria has addressed. or was about to address
note to the Cabinet of Turin declaring its IN
tention to march an army through .he Roman
territories to put down Garibaidi should
be attempt to attack Naples. We
know that military preparations On an enor-
mous scale have been making in yenice, and
that the Roman troops under Lamoriciere have
for some weeks been under orders to be in readi-
ness to take the field. These demonstrations
may be merely intended to deter Garibaldi
from the invasion Of Naples; bal assuming
them to be serious, to what are they about to
lead. The Sicilian Dictator Is not man to be
driven from bis projects by the threats Of the two
governments with whom it is ale object to pro-
woke collision. even though immediate. " iii
Austria abide the certainty that with the In
creased strength that the possession Of Naples
will give him be will follow up his declared
intention Of freeing the Venitians from her
yoke. On her action at the present moment
depends the question Of another explosion.
which may involve all the continental Powers.
If she remains passive in presence ofthe events
which are bringing revolution home to her,
she posspones, but does not avert it Should
she send an army to the assistance of the King
Of Naples, she brings herself into immediate
conflict with Sardinia and France. great
military government tina. entertained keen
sense Of what was due to iB own honor would
not hesitate az to which alternative il should
accept; but it ia question whether Austria has
not been so thoroughly Inundated as to induce
her to put up with almost any iadignity rather
than again encounter France in the field. II is
to this possibility alone that Europe will be in.
debted for its exemption from the anxieties Of
an immediate war.
Some doubts have been thrown OF the good
faith of Louis Napoleon in his recently de-
clared intention to maintain invioiate, in
regard to Naples, the principle Of non.interven-
ton. II is affirmed that Russia would not give
her consent to France interfering in Syria until
abe had extorted from him an agreement that
he would save from expulsion the Nea-
politan Bourbons, We do not attach
any crdit to this statement All an
tecedent facts concur to prove its falsity.
poleon had one Fixed idea-that Of uniting all
the different States of Italy under one cons.i.u-
tional head, in order to create for France a
powerful support in the future contests into
which she might enter with the oonfederated
governments Of Germany or Russia. His eff.
forts to obtain for Spain the rank of first class
Power are part and parcel OF the same
combination. 1t ia not likely, then, that
he should be diverted from 30 import
ant an object by the Syrian question,
the more particularly as Russia could
not have prevented his sending troops there
once be had the concurrence Of England. 1t
should be recollected moreover, tina, from no
quarter have proceeded stronger or more en-
phatic denupciations of the course Of the Nea-
politan government than from the Court organs
at ST. Petersburg. Taking into consideration
these facts, it is not likely that the Russian
government would have complicated an already
difficult question with stipulation for which
its own declarations afforded not the shadow Of
an excuse.
Although matters, therefore, in connec-
ton with Italy, have assumed such o criti-
cal appearance. the obligations and pledges
of the Powers interested hold out hope that
the dangers to which they point may for the
present blow over. That It will be possible,
however, to postpone for any great length of
time collision between them, must not be ex-
pected Were the affairs Of Italy to fail in
afording grounds for it, the Syrian question
will readily furnish pretexts for the struggle
for which they have been making such costly
and energetic preparations
GREELEY Nor DytD YET-Ne are amused
at the way in which Weed and his licgieuaats
chuckle over the circumstance that they gained
temporary victory at Syracuse over the
Tribune philosopher, and that By the con-
tennt,,oua rnauncr In which the corr-,nt;on -