The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-04

from our experience on Austria and Prussia;
but as their struggle will be less popular than
q dynastic OF nionarChlcal one, We cannot 80
reasonably expect such an elevation of the
popular enthusiasm. There Will be other more
technical and professional influences on the
contestants, provided they nave studied closely
IL peCulialities OF our struggle.
We see tnat already The Italian Government
is putting its ron Clads - which, with wise
tOGe'hOught, II had caused TO be built in
Amenca-into lighting Trim. The troops and
Volunteers are collecting on the northern eX-
tremity OF the Peninsula, and II IS not an
incredible suppositon that one of our many
coast expeditions with irOn-cads and transports
Is 10 DC initiated on the Adratic, with Garibaldi
a. its leader.
The Austriais follow our Southern Rebels by
lmlng the lagunes oi Venice and the approaches
20 Trieste with torpedoes. Our war has demon
strated the vital importance OF railroads, aud lt
is not improbable that one OF the first strokes OF
the Italian Government will be, through some
maritime expedition az the road which CON
meets Neneha with Vienna. Prussia also Will
aim first for the rail ways through SaXOnv, and
then at the Bohemian connections. Like ours,
the manUuVres VIII often be struggle Tor
railroads.
Our experience has demonstrated the immense
importance of earthVOIks, the power OF the I'M
proved rifle artillery, and the destructiveness of
the she'll Nhche yer OF the coubatants most
applies these lessons viii have the best chance
TO sin, In weapons Prussia is probably the best
supplied, while OF sharpshOOters Austria, owing
10 its mountain Tvrolese population, VIII have
the most efficient corps. There is no doubt that
this class ol troops, in which at brst the South
was so superior, gave ner an immense advan-
tace. As to the weapon, VIC believe tue opinion
of most veteran American officers IS IN favor Of
q common breech-CadiuE r;he, rather than OF
the ncw.ianclcd repeaters.
We may trust also that the European armies
will learn ot ours some lessons OF more hu-
name KIND, especially the priyale organization
OF societies for the helU OF the wOnnucd, and
for CMire for the sanitary condition OF the
army-suCh as our Sanitary Commission -lahors
which reduced our losses and the useless por-
ton OF our forces far below the experience of
any European army. We may nope that the
purses of private citizens VIII be opened to
supply necessary medicines and nurses, and
such food as the Government officials cannot
give, after our example, and that the hand of
humanity may relieve the horrors OF the battle
field, ana the care OF woman soften the pangs
OF wounds and loneliness, and the consultations
OF religion assTage the gres ana It's principles
avert The evils Of war, a. was our experience
Though the persistent mbors Oi the Sanitary
and Christian CommIss Ons.
Bnd v hen the European war IS over, we may
hope that our own example OF the power OF a de-
mocraCy IN arms, its capacity OF sacrifice Tor an
idea its seliTesIaln' IN victory and good order
and prosperity IN peace, will strengthen atrCsh
the influence of The people IN Europe, aud re
uuCc the authority of mOnarChs aud empOrors,
and permanently elevate the masses.