New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03
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! i must be obvious 10 every observe, European
polite that he result of the recent wa,sl Germany
and Italy imparts d hrzciy.increa.ol intcsi to The
Aspirations Of all those peoples who are'riying for
national independence. Whatever op.nn may Be
entertained Of .lc nationality principle, is impos
s.ble 70 deny that tie belief in this pguule has lad
decisive influence upon the issue o. tie cent wax.
! Ia italy the separation Of Lomba-iy RI Nenela
from Austria was demanded not so mh Oh The
ground Of ic.potism aud uubaarlb!e tyuny a. or
the ground Of tLe.r having, Italians, ght to b.
united with the K.aelom OF Italy hover unim-
pelchatlo from historical point Of viethc title Of
Austria Co these cour.ria might be. Il usiria hli
! become ir po.ut OF administration TIC node. gov
eraucut o. the wo.d, i, wouil not tl.eby have
stopped the c-y 1- Tie liberation Of Volta. The
demand o. .lo I.l,ill, vas cc-'lia a direct
violation o, villa. more or loH oWy govern
mont Of IL world az pre9ent recogzof rs Che
existing law. for even Louis Napoleon though tAe
,c,fcoas,i.uiel champion OF tlo ugLt Oppressed
na.o-ll.,io5. would be slow 70 allow q people OF
Mslcc VOC or 10 question w'c'sev tlc wished 90
rctl-u 20 Germany, o- ,ellain viii Frame BIT a.
though r.,e' t.a..y +. p character # ''ref iso.I
the standpoint 81 me existing law tA' dan1d' q te
Italians ..ge met With cordial a'l ctl'mo-s 1i-
! plau,e o. ile part oi tie whole civilized vr.d Ar.
tia was well aware oi 'tc ulau.mity Of Do Italian
IS regards t...r national aspirations. AID tAe ,rm-
pa.ay their cause found in other count-e and 10 was
the certainty .la. lta., would never cs.e % clam
Ye.ata willie. prompted Austria, after 9. defeat ai
S.dowa, o. celr i, TO thc Emperor Lou., apoleol.
Tho Germans o,ye it 20 tle mpl.i.eLoldltiou O.!
theirp III e, and 20 lAeir want o. uuiiy 1.-THE nation
aGiy question, tia tc.- effort, hr cablishins o
united Germany wos, ic. understood aind and les
c,-ed about Yet their devotion 10 tLe ID, o. uniting
Tie wAosna,JA into ons political body w.sgen moge
general than 10 Italy: for while m the iler country
the g.eat majority Of tho priesthood, AID &c political
parry vi rh acted in harmony with theuwerc olcu
opponent. Of the national teudoscie. iu trmaly al
parties, without exceptions, ympaiE2ed yih the idea
orreC ta5s,ng TIE unity Of the German alton, how
cger widely they differed as to the manr in which
thoir common object ought TO be accomp.hed
Netle, italy nos Germany have as y fully al
tanned tlc object Of their national aspiraons. Italy
Is s.i,i without Rome and no dplom.,ccgo tiation
viii Jo able 20 reprc, he demand Of Il people for
: tie annexation Of what they consider t. national
capital o. ia. Kingdom. II IS probable lt the Iio
mar question viii now become more mrrtant than
ever a1d that il will lead to difficulties win France
Ialy has also made demand for the Soutn portion
OF the Tyrol tie people Of which are Is DESTROYS
to be united with Italy than the Venetian. Still it
may be doubted that the agitation for thennexaton
! Of this and other districts which are inabited by
Italians viii be rs vigorous as that for thennexation
! Of Lombarly, Yenetn and the Papal dolinions has
/ been.
/ Germany, in the best case, will have Dry begin
ming Of national unity, which will neitherbe as thor.
/ ough nor as comprehensive as the grea majority
Of the people could desire. To complete the work
| which has now been started will be hepeforth the
/ great aim Of the German people. Frame, Austria
and Russia are all unfayorably disposed the estab
lishment OF Germany embracing all ountrics in-
habited by Germans, and they hardly all to COM
bnc their endeayors for preventing the cmpete sue
cess Of German unity. The struggle of te German
nation against these adverse influences likely to
constitute for many years to come the nost promi-
mont question Of European politics.
| The success Of the Italians and GermWs in their
national aspirations will spur many other nations to
emulation. Among them the Hungarims and the
Roumanians are likely to be foremost, md it will
hardly be long ere we shall hear oil thei efforts 70
become Independent nations Of Europe.