Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-15
THE CONFLICT IN EUROPE.

THE CONFLICT IN EUROPE.
We read in an English paper that came to
us by the last steamer that the Allgemeine
Zeitung declares "that the great powers will
speedily astonish the world by showing that
they are still masters of Europe" The Alge
meme Zeitung is the special newspaper oracle
ofAustrian despotism. BY the great powers"
in this case we are to understand the leading
dynasties or royal houses And the mastery
of Europe in question means such suppress
sion of the people as will make revolution i'm
possible. This utterance of the Austrian
newspaper broke out irrepressibly in the
midst of discussion of Italian affairs, in
which Garibaldi was described as a ''reyolu-
tionary freebooter" Everybody knows very
well that Austria has the will TO exterminate
such men as Garibadi but despotism in the
nineteenth century often finds itself impotent
especially Austrian despotsm. The revolu
tionary movements in Italy may lead to gem
eral war in Europe; but, if such a war is
made, it will be made by some attempt of des-
potism to crush out the people. The Bombas
have no just right to exercise rule in Naples
They ought to be expelled, and they will be ex
PEELED II this leads to a great war, Russia
will be involved in the struggle.
The despotism in Naples has been so afro
cious that public opinion in Europe has de-
nounced it, Garibaldi's invasion of Naples
has found approval almost everywhere, be-
cause it was felt that the rule of the Bombas
was an indescribabe scoundrelism. Nobody
would defend their villainy, and nobody was
unwilling to see it humbled but Russia, the
only despotism in Europe that has real vital
ity and power, watches carefully what its or
gan, lie Nord, calls ''the dynastic affairs OF
Naples" and from Russia may come the
movement which will plunge Europe into war
by undertaking to suppress Garibaldi and
revolution. Despotism often astonishes the
world by its stupidity, and it may in this ca e
create astonishment by some attempt TO show
that it is still master of Europe. We do moi
wonder that earnest patriots sometimes fee
that it would be an unspeakable gain to man
kind to exterminate the dynasties and make
bloody end of every creature belonging Il
them. The very existence Of these dynaste!
is a conspiracy against the people. The roya
house OF Bourbons that has given kings Il
Naples is the most terrible calamity that ever
befel that country. Nothing more grieyou'
can be imagined. Is it surprising that Italians
are willing to see it exterminateda
One would think that the dynasties OF Eu
rope might learn a lesson from the example o
Victor Emanuel. He has become power il
Europe by working with and for the peop'
instead of working against them. In his do
minions revolution is impossible, and hi
name is the watchword of free principles
What power the emperor of Austria nigh
become in Europe, and how secure he nigh
make his throne, by pursuing similar course
Place the government of Austria in the hand
of Victor Emanuel and Count Cavour, ant
they would presently have all Hungary draw
to them with enthusiastic devotion, and tn,
whole empire would be renewed. Probably
it would be going too far to say that the roya
house of Austria might become wise and tie
have more nobly, for they are narrow, stu
pid, bigoted, weak.ninded race. The world
would unquestionably be happier if they were
all buried in the depths of the sea and forgot
ten. And the pope, too, by sustaining the pop.
ular cause in Europe, might make himself the
mostpowerful parsonage on earth We all re-
member that he did favor the popular cause at
the outset of his career, and that by doing so
he won popularity throughout the civilized
world But he ''fell from grace"
Despotism cannot have peace in Italy while
Garibaldi lives. With wonderful vigor and
ability he will assail it every where and create
agitations for the dynasties. They may ere
long seek to arrest his proceedings, and there
are now some indications that Russia wishes
to interfere. Such interference would lead t
war that would revolutionize the geography
of Europe and, as those who rule Russia ar,
not stupid like the Bombas, they can hardly
be willing to undertake it, They can fine
more satisfactory employment in the neighbor
hood of Constantinople. But the irrepressib
conhrct will go on in Europe; Ganbaldi'
principles will triumph.