Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-22
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THE WAR IN EUROPE TO GO OE---TT'S
DIRECTION EASTWARD.


From the New York Times.
The later news from Europe this morn
ing, announcing that Prussia and Italy hav
declined 20 lay down their arms, and submi
their claims, along with those Of Austria, {
arbitration, viii take no one by surprise
Prussia refuses % arbitrate, and the answe
Of Italy takes the practical shape Of q neJ
advance Of her army across the PO. Ih
progress Of the war, then, has not been evel
momentarily arrested by the appeal Of Aus
tria, and we are invited, once more, 20 lool
az its character and its probable direction
The most careful students Of modern Euro
pean history believe that, before long, th,
fires Of war viii burn as Justify on the lowe
Danube az they have in Bohemia or on th'
Mincio
Moldo-Wallachia, called the Danubiau
Principalities, has always been an irrita
ting subject in European diplomacy. They
are nominally under the sOuzerainty Of the
Turkish Sultan, but the population being
mainly adhercnts of the Greek denomina-
ton OF the Christian Church, and the En-
peror Of Russia being at the head Of that
Church, he claimed and still claims the
right Of special protection Of the followers
Of his faith A considerable portion Of the
subjects of Austria, particularly in tire south
Of Hungary, are also in religion, Greeks,
and hence Austria also assumes a right OF
supervision over the religious interests Oi
the Greeks IN these Turkish Provinces. Be
hind this there are matters Of grave politi-
cal concerns 20 both Russia and Austria.
Bach Of them well knows that this question
Of religion is used by the other merely to
cover up an Interior political design, the ac-
complishment Of which by either would be
seriously endangering the policy and inter
ests Of the other. But neither England nor
France can quietly permit the success of
either Austrian or Russian plans on the
lower Danube, and Turkey leans upon these
two Powers for assistance against the aggres-
7iye policy Of her two Imperial neighbOrs.
Hence this matter Of the Danubian Princi-
palities has for many years been before the
forum Of European diplomacy, and the fate
Of the Roumanisn people depending upon
the decision Of the great Powers.
The Crimean war was the consequence of
revolution in Wallachia, which stimulated
Russia 10 interfere in the internal concerns
Of the provinces, superadding 30 this claim
a pretended right 70 protect generally the
Greek Christians in Turkey and TO guard
the Holy places in Palestine. France, Of
course, opposed her, and war was the conse-
quence. The Congress of Paris, in 1856,
settled this vexcd dispute, permanently as it
thought Moldayia and Wallachia were
united under the name Of Boumania, a Con-
stitutiOn and a semblance Of Parliamentary
form Of Government, something like the
French, instituted and guaranteed. CoUzA
recognized as the reigning Prince Of Hospo-
dar, and the rights Of Turkey limited to that
Of a sOuzerain instead OF a sovereign in
fact, Roumauia became 90 all purposes a
self-controlling, sell-governing realm, but
nominally attached to turkey.
Within the last year another revolution
broke ont in Roumania CoUAZ was igno-
miniously driven away, and after several
abortive attempts Prince CHARLES of Ho-
hcnzollern, a relative Of the Prussian King,
was elected Hospodar lie accepted, and at
once proceeded 10 Bucharest and mounted
his Lilliputian throne. But he finds the
life before him not avery smooth one. There
are three parties in active opposition in
Roum8nia, but one OF whom supports him.
This party represents the status as establish
cd by the Congress Of Paris and the union
of Moldoyia with Wallachia under one
Hospodariate, Another party, called the
Separatists, wish for separate Government
for each, and they, il is asserted, are sup
ported by Russia. Tho have already risen
la open revolt against Prince CHARLES, and
he has called out volunteers 10 suppress
them. a third party dreams Of great
Roumania, union of all the Northern pro-
vinces of Turkey Moldayia, Wallachia,
Serbia ond Bosuia-fully independent from
Turkey. This party, il is reported, has the
sympathies Of Austria, and relies upon her
aid.
Russia has stationed large army near
the northern frontier of Moldavia; Turkey
has already concentrated 100000 troops un-
der OMAR PASTA on the south Austria is
mastering troops ON her part, and Prince
CHARLES is calling into the field an army
of 100000 men. How long will il be that
the roar Of cannons and the flash Of contend
ing armies will be heard from the Sulina of
the Danube2 And can France and England,
the traditional protectors Of Turkey against
the ambition Of Russia, keep out Of it2 VIII
not this bring the whole of Europe, from the
Black Sea 20 the Atlantic, from the Medi-
touanean % the north capcs of Norway, into
armed ConAict2 IL is already limited in
some Vienna papers that Prince CHARLES
Of HOhenzollarn meditates assistance 10 his
cousin Of Prussia by an invasion Of Trausyl-
vania. This is probably a mere surmise at
present, but it shows how near is the out