New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-09
SECESSION AND ANNEXATION IN
EUROPE.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
TURIN, May 81, 1861.
The questions of Union and Secession are not
confined to America, they have considerable
part in the politics of Europe. The kindred ma
tions. broken up by the treaties of former times,
wish to unite, while all the foreign elements Of
the different States desire TO secede. AS regards
the European possessions Of England, the lonian
Islands are the noisiest for secession and they
have sufficient ground for it. Though tolerably
well administered, they prefer to belong TO
Greece, with whom they sympathize by the iden-
tity of race, language and religion. Besides, the
Ionisns are not treated like full EDglishmen they
are excluded from English places of trust the
ambition of the educated classes cannot be salts
fed, while in union with Greece they might be-
come ministers, and generals, and ambassadors.
France, again, having now digested Savoy and
Nice, desires the annexation of Belgium, which
has heretofore been opposed by the powerful
class interested in the coal and iron industry.
But the commercial treaty with England has
completely cowed these interests, and the great
majority of the French can now see 10 reason
why Belgium should not become French province.
but still the lower and commercial classes have
no great objection against the annexation,
proyded the Government of France will become
somewhat less despOtic. Napoleon IS quite
aware of this circumstance, and begins to
allow greater liberty to the press and more
extensive activity to deberative bodies. But
France desires likewise the frontiers OF the
.lo
stion. The population IS German, though not
Prussian, and the diversity of language, educa-
ton, and traditions stand in the way Of the
union. The aspirations Of the Rhine Provinces
look to United Germany and though the Ger
mans are STILL as they always were, the most
impractical people Of Europe, their unity must
and will be achieved in the teeth of their thirty
and odd princes. As regards Italy, her unity is
now only question Of time. Rome and VeDe-
tia. and the Trentine country, already feel them
selves united to the kingdom of Victor Emanuel.
Sooner or later the French garrison must leave
Rome, and the Austrians Venice, either by fair
or foul means But Istria, too, has Italian as
piratons, and though Trieste has grown up by
the patronage of Austria, in opposition to Venice,
the inhabitants have not forgotten the bonds
which connect them with Italy. The Provincial
Diet of Istria has as stubborny refused to send
members to the Vienna Council Of the Empire
as the population of Veneiia, and Italian de-
monstrations are as frequent in the hali-Slavonic
Peninsula as in the Venetian Provinces.
The Croatians, in the consciousness of their
weakness both as regards Hungary and Austria,
claim by historical right the annexation of Dali
malta and the incorporation OF the military from.
tier. The Vienna Ministers were ready to sat-
isfy this desire, but only on condition that the
Croatians should participate in the Austrian
Council of the Empire. The Dalmatians, how
ever prove refractory; the great majority OF
their Diet refuse TO unite with Croatia, and
insist ON maintaining their provincial independ-
ence. As to the military frontier, the inhabitants
of that unhappy Province have no more ardent
wish than to be relieved Of the despotic military
rule which weighs most heavily upon them. For
once they were allowed to return members TO
the Croatian Diet, but with the clear under
standing that their military position and excep-
tiopal administration should not become subject
Of debate in the Diet, and that for the future
they would not be allowed to take part In legls'
lation. The Croatians, little satisfied with their
half-success now protest against the Imperial
Council of Vienna, and are about to renew their
ancient connection with Hungary; while the Hun
earians are ready to meet them half way, and to
make up all differences with them, rs well as
with the Serbs and Roumains. The Diet at Pesth
&. L. "a nd u n A.