The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-07-19

/ '"em III the eXchemcnt OF civil war
they are preparing to dash their brain.
out against the solid buttresses of the
Constitution. Let them do it. We ar,
over and above rejoiccd that they have
so arranged for the suicide that no man
can 90 10 destruction with them who
docs lot deserve TO - Citation Democrat
! France and fhc Present Vg,0r
VIII France take an open part in the
present conflict Of arms in Europe. is
the question now uppermosI in the pub
lie mind. 4 Paris correspondent, of the
London Times writes, under date of
june %, as follows "The opinion
seems to be gaining ground that active
intervention on the part of France will
not have to be waited for very .sa,-. y.
deed. it is affirmed that it is ALREADY dc.
cided upon. Prince Napoleon, the SOD
in-law of Victor Emanuel. had an inter.
view with the Emperor yesterday. and
it was noticed that he came away in
quite a joyful mood. What passed be-
tween Ihem can only he surmised; but
the surmise is that lac has obtained all
he wanted. Ii Is saii that AZ. Bepe.
dctii, the French Ambassador at Berlin,
is about TO come TO Paris, ostensibly on
leave OF absence-rcally 10 he the Minis
fer ct Foreign affairs, 10 place of NJ.
Drouyn de HlIuys, who was the For.
eign Minister for peace, whereas his
su .cessOr, an intimste friend of Count
Bismarck, would be war minister
Moreover, N, Drouyu de LuuJs is not
always consulted in very delicate affairs.
Should Intervention be the order Of the
day. it would probably be undertaken
not long after the Chamber separates"
Runners We're also current in Paris, at
tie latest dates, that the immediate arm
ing OF the TouiOn squadron had been
ordered, and large division of the ar.
my moved to a position most favorable
fora quick descent upon the plains of
Piedmont BY the Mount Gems pathway,
over which the army OF Italian libera.
ton travelled previous to the battles of
Magenta aud Solielino.
1t is well known that Prince Napo.
leon is anxious to force his Imperial
cousin into position which will make
French interference n necessity iu the
contest between Austria aud Italy. But
the astute and willy Emperor viii not
move until the proper moment arrives.
He is bound 10y solemn promises to pro-
tect the territory acquired by the treaty
of Villa Franco. These promises and
guarantees he will undoubtedly keep
with sacred fidelity. 1t is his interest
to DO So But he is not committed by
like declarations TO aid Italy in conquer.
ing NenCtia, No doubt such is his
wish and desire. Like his uncle, he
seems to have assumed the leadership
aud protoctorate of the Latin races, and
this would induce him to consolidate
that people, wherever such movement
is possible or practicable. Under these I,
circumstances, it is more than likely |
that in the end Freuch troops will be |
seen III Veuetia, but it will be to chas. |
tise the Austrians for violation Of |
French guarantees in o;..c: parts of ,
Italy, aud not for the avowed purpose of
conquest and absorption. Napolcoa is
as profound politician aud diplomatist
as uow holds throne in Europe. He
makes events and creates circumstances
is not the creature Of them. England
was l.umbled by his management OF the
~umean war, and Austria will DO by
he present contest, SO far as her au.
-hority in Italy is concerned.
The less Of Nenc ia would be bitter
lraught for the Austrian government.
In speaking of a recent rumor that We.
nctia was to be exchanged for the Dan.
lbian principalitics, the Ncac Ercjc
l'"cssc, published at Vienna, says, "if
Austria traded Venice for the lands on
nc Neveuta, Bcsua, and Driua, she
would exchange we'll cultivated couu-
ny, iu a very lourishing condition, for
'no which would have to be developed
II all important particulars. But the
political aspect Of such au exchange
presents itself in still more uufavora.
bic manner than the material. AL.
hough Austria has lost her hegcmOny in