The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-08-04

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when huaiillilHa weft een Nv w. lnn9
ltable, almtsl eyefy day ha. hfauri
'ume unexpected event nud his bcu
The pfeeufam NJ snme iingulnf chnnnt
The fppl'lity With which ihese mui
lions have been pfHlneml has In Il
'omcthingaf ilir ueio dnmuiir W
enfiiin srnrrrly rises bpforf the seen
shIla The eye has hardly time f.
master the details NJ me poailiml
leIorc u Is confused and lerplcso,I
Wy u sudden alteration lfrom th,
moment when Prussia wcr,lci frun
the Gernanic tunfe lcuiion we spcn
10 have been lopking upon u kind nj
Kaleidoscope phnniusmnrofia NJ
won'lcf then that the public afe pny
,lcd 10 arrive nj any accurate esiimal,
nf the present aspect of EurolWan
affairs. First We have the forum
dissolution of The IIund. hy the sc.
nsziou oi' Prussia, then the dccl1ra
iion Of war, aud the occupation by
Prtssian forces Of the Elbe Duehics
next the invasion Of Hanover aud
Saxony, aud the flight of the phil.
Austrian Princes contcmp0rnne0usly
with the crossing Of the Minci0 by
Victor Emanuel's army; the sangui.
nary struggle in the heart of the
luadrilatcal; the bloody aud dcs.
pcrate struggle Of Custozza, and the
rcpulsc aud retreat of the Italian
forces. Turning our eyes again "a
the northward, we see the rapid nd.
vance of the Prussian armies acros.
Sixony and Silesia. We scarcely
hear that they are ut the frontier when
hey have descended from the defile.
Of the Riescngebirge upon the plain
of Bohemia. Next we have con.
fused reports Of battles, in which
both sides claim the victory. Aus.
trian bulletins announce the captur,
of guns and prisoners and the retreat
Of the enemy. Prussian dispatche,
claim the capture Of guns and pris-
oncrs and the flight of the enemy
II Deum in Bcrlin-T Deum in vi.
emma. But in a day or two il i
known that the Austrian ~ DeuH
should have been miscrre. Grca
battles have been fought aud th'
Prussian princes have won decisive
victories. Their armies press on
ward. Pragucis before them--Prngue
where Huss was burnt, and wher,
Frederick almost lost his cause an,
; his crown. But the telegraph is
quick scene-shiter. Simultancousl,
! with the report Of the great battle
we have Austria in the attitude Of
Nippliant. She has agreed to ced
Venetia. She asks for an armisticC
: She accepts the French Emperor n
! mediator. Then the armistice is ac
, ccpted, and peace is at hand. ThanI
heaven, the dove with the olive brancI
: is abroad upon the sea of blood. Tn
] ieluge Of war is abating. Govern
Q ments feel easier. Stocks 90 up
cotton goes up; gold goes down
! The next steamer will bring the new
that fighting has cea.cd. Not at al
, The next steamer brings the ncw
! that fighting is still going on. Th
: Italians are across the Po. The Prus
1 sian cannon are laundering in III
, heart Of Bohemia. The armistiec
D rejected. The Austrian Empcrc
!. summons mp something Of the spir
! Of Maria Teresa, and declares tbs
: even IT. he have to abandon Vienni
I he will establish his capital at Pcstl
B and call all his people TO arms. Bu
= strongest Of all in this strange m
J. startling series Of events. Vcneti
{ has been ce,led to France. The tr
! color hoats again above the place
r 81. Mark. The power which SCENE
9 10 take no part IN the lottery, DIRE
o the capital prize. Louis Napolco
- for the time at least, is master Of V,
: neiia. "What will he do with il
Y That is now the question. The M
tive with which Austria donated Il
q disputed province TO France Is pla
k enough; but the motive which II
Is duced France to accept the gin is u
u % clear. IDdeed, il Is perfectly inc.
Is plicable, excerpt upon the theory ths
il NY gaining possession Of the obje
IL of contention between Austria aI
n Italy, she expected to make hers
Ie "master" Of the situation and 10 III
tate a peace by detacIIing Italy fro
1t the alliance with Prussia. As b
T. ayowcd object Of Italy in commcn
4 ing the war was 10 gain Vcnetia,
m is presumed that she will no long
&C continue the contest when that pro
IL incc has passed ont ot the power
ie her enemy. She can acquire Il n,
d only by acceding to such terms
N France may dictate and among the
Of the first, unqucstionably, is ces.
e. ton Of hostilitics. In that eve
II, Prussia would be leit alone with b
en- German allies to prosecute the WI
in But Italy has contracted obligatio
~ toward Prussia which she is bour
" in honor, to fulfill. She canno, ma
he a separate peaoe, even TO acquire v
le; META, without disgracing herself
vi the eyes Of the world. Prus-
meanwhile. flushed with recent v
~ tory, almost within sight Of the "a
ne of Vienna, holding almost in !
Il, grasp the supreme power In GcrmaI
on will not b. likely to give up the fp
~ until not only she secures the ~
Ut quests she has made, bat re-estahlisl
on the confederation on the basis pl
Ell posed by Count Bismarck. Agaii
:his scheme of reconstruction Aust
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