, 1866-05-26
SATURDAY. MAY es. 1866,
i HE APPROACHING WAH IN EU.

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Tic political horizon Of Europe Ii now se-
rionsly overcast, ana presents. at our latest
advices, the most threatening aspect. The
hope Of preserving peace Is almost wholly
abandoned in England. People have ceased
to discuss the chances Of negotiation, and
have turned to examining the positions Of
armies on the map, and wondering where the
first gun will br fired. II is asserted posi-
lively ty our London correspondent that hos
tilitics would be commenced in Italy before
the 18th of May. The Emperor Napoleon
has yivcn Europe new surprise by denoun-
cling publicly the treaties ot 1916 A lew
days ago, he was apparently endeavorius to
restrain Italy from attacking Austria,
but people remember that Austria
holAs venetiA 1,y virtue Of the
t-cs1tcs Of 1915, aud st1aight~ay every Stock
ES,s1anSe In Europe is seized with II pauic.
and the strongest houses tUpplc to the
.:osud. Thus this strange mau continues to
b. t1c srbiter Of Europe. AT his nod nations
so t. war or mnka peace or, rather. natians
thaf desire 10 20 to war arc moved E'rward
or held back at bis imperial will. E gland
neither has, nor pretcnds to have, any in
1,,lencc IN the premises. lie: Journals aFc
calling daily On Napoleon 10 make peace for
them, SiNts-six years ago the elder Napoleon
bcsousht England to restore peace to Europe.
Thus The nhir.igig Of time brings in its re-
yencrs!
Aus,ria is now thrcatcned with the most
tremendous war she has ever seen since tho
days of Austerl;tz aud Waetam. On the
north Prussia contronts her with an army Of
80, ,n00 men, and on the south Italy is pre-
pared to strike her with batterinE ram pre-
PEELED ~ ooO.cGo more All these armies, aud
1hnse OF Austria IS well, are placcd on q war
footing '';or defensive purposes " The Little
kingdoms aud duchies Of Germany, some oa
them through alarm, aid others inpelled by
desire Ia aid one or the otl,'r or tue larger
belligerents, are likewise artning Tor defensive
purposes. The German race, occupying nearly
the whole OF Europe from France tn
Polnnd, md from the North Sea to
the Adria.ic, ore bristling witt
bayouets. Revolution nut,ers aulibly
henealh the SUI face. How long tht
rortcntous state OF "defense" can be ,nain
1uined is known only to Omniscicnce. !
chance shot-a mere brnwl like that wlicl
brought on the battle OF NaveFiuo-ma!
plunge half of Europe INTO carnage at IN,
moment Kut the movements which hav'
lately taken place signify that chance Is no
10 play any conspicuous part IN the drama
Bsmark is determined to hare the Danisl
ducLics. and no division Of spoils. He ha
encouraged Victor Emanuel to strike s{mul
taneously for Venet1a- Napoleon has cncour
aged btlh to 20 forward and obliierate III
treaties OF 1915. The armies which coufron
each other were brought together for pur
pose, and that purpose Is to be accomp1ishc
before they lay down their arms.
Americans can look upon this conflict, 6
far us Austria and Prussia are concerned
with indifference. Our sympathics arc witt
Italy, because she fights for her rights, Uni
lbr tho freedom Of ell oppressed people. Du
the contest in the north Is purely Tor plur
der. and nobody cares which If the combat
ants l. worsted. A year ago, both Austri
and Prussia agreed to dispose Of tho Dams
duchies without coEsultin= either the peopl
whose interests were at stake, or the remair
der Of Germany, or the powers Of Euron'
Now let them fight out 1heir robhcr coutrt
vcrsv to their hearts contcut- Our OIL
sympathies are for the POOR soldiers who Al
to kill and main each other without havin
any cause OF cnmity, and for their wives an
children who nrc to bt widowed nnd 0
1.Lanea without Knowing Why