The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-06

much less for NJ. Bcnnotti to pass from tho Prus
eian to the Austrian outpost, The question OF
rssee or War a. may ho;weyer, be said to lie in
ly to the exclusion OF Austria from the new Fede-
raj or Imperial combination che is preparing for
Germany. Austria is determined to proceed to all
extremties rather than submit to such exclusion
The tack that the French Emperor has taken upon
himself amounts, then, to reconciliation between
the "to ue or not to be-" No wonder If the Mont
teur gives tho Parisians hope, OF peace every
morning at breakfast; no wonder if it's evening
edition supplies fresh evidence of uninterrupted
rs tss oompsns s % o' o tho S1er5at ds
mands of her adversary notwithstanding
that the "bseis Of an arrangement be,
by the Court Of tho Tuilories;" it is Austria who
is determined to continue tho war. Even il the
mediator had obtained the five days armistice he
IF snH to wpoS S
contendiug parties would have derived the greater
benefit from 80 short q respite for, on the one
hand, it is clear that Austria, who has collected
SO largo host within and around the walls of
Vienna, must needs exhaust all her public and
private resources by the daily consumption Of
multitude almost ontnumbering the ordinary
population OF her capital; and, on the other,
Prussia, however anxious she may be to bring all
her forces to boar on the strong position Of Foris
dorf must be aware OF the precariousneeso OF her
position Of the enormous extent Of the invaded
territory of the great distance Of her main army
from her basis of operations; of the daily in.
creasing danger OF interrupted communications,
the great decisive blow with tho least possible
delay. But however anxious both parties may
naturally DO to find an issue out OF their present
difficulties, q general battle must be matter OF
mature deliberation on either side. On the one
hand the Austrians are too we'll aware OF the ad-
vantage that their great city aud their broad river
and Ho fortified bastions Of Florisdorf secure IN
their favor to be temited out Ut thoir intrenohcd
camp and join issue in tho open Marchfed with
an enemy by whom they have boon twice worsted
in the field; and, Oh the other hand, the Prussaus
have the alternative between direct attack on
tho Florisdorf ramparts, for which they will have
to wait till they can bring up their heaviest siege
artillery, and an attempt to cross the river either
b we or below Florisdorf-an operation full of
difficulty and danger, aud which must task tho
ingenuity Of their generals and tho endurance OF
their troops, and occasion considerable loss OF
Grown Prince is still at Prerau and Pressnitz,
masking Oimutz; for, although tho main Austrian
army OF the North, after rallying, and recruiting
at Olmutz, has been sent on to Vienna, still
Benedek holds Olmutz with large garrison, and,
however deficient in strategy. he has pluck and
enterprise enough in him to take advantage ofany
however friendly the population of the invaded
country may hitherto have shown itselF to the
Prussisns can they have any security that it's pa
tience and good will may be proof against the
heavy contributions that an army muet needs levy
in the country 1t occupies, and against the disgust
and humiliation that the presence of foreign SOL
diery sooner or later is sure to awaken. The Prus
SLAMS themselves, however, seem free from all un-
easiness and hasten their march at the rate of
twenty five miles q day. But the Austrians also
exhibit an equal confidence and the remembrance
OF the many defeats they have endured has no
other effect than to inspire them with burning
desire to avenge them. A last appeal to the for
tune OF arms and the defence Of their capital seems
to be the all-absorbiDg thought of the Austrian
Government. OF tho uncertain disposition and
expectant attitude Of the Hungarians, of the de-
mands for nationality and self government OF the
Galicians, of the outcry for Constitution of the
StyrIans no he, is taken. Let Austria secure her
existence German Power, and her accounts
with tue subject races will be easily settled. Nei-
ther do the Austrian rulers seem to suffer their
attention to wander from the great work they
have in hand on the Danube to their remote and
comparatively trifing interests in Italy. With
their garrsons safe in their fortresses they allow
Ciaidini free access to Veuela and the occupation
of it's open cities-Padua, Ncenza, Treviso, Bel
luno Feltre-whence he may at his pleasure push
On as far as the Piave. Nor are they deferred by
all the Of the Garibaldians at Condino and
Fort Ampola from recalling 12,0 900 Of their best
troops frop,Trent, and bringing them by way OF
Innsbruck to Vienna. We're the worst to happen,
and Austria once more to suocumb in her last
ty, not lose more i'll Italy than she had already
made up her mind to resign: but should there be
change for the better should Austria's pro.
verbal power of endurance and reaction under
adversely meet at this iuucturs the same reward
they have deserved and obtained OH former occa-
sions-should Austria win batile-the change
would soon be f 1t as much by her lukewarm
friends aud wavering allies as by her disaffected
subjects, and as much ly her enemies to the north
as to the south OF the Alps.