Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-01
corrc.nondsncs Of Tho n. Y. New..I

Correspondence Of the n. Y. News
PARIS, June II, lS66.-The enc preoccu-
patton Of all minds is the approaching Eu-
rOpem war. for European itmIs necessarily
be- Every morning one rises with the feel
ing that to-day, az last, the telegraph will
bring us news Of the fighting in the Duchie3,
Ia Silcsia or ON the Mincio. The peace of
Europe holds by a thread; it resembles a
balloon well inflated, beautifully painted,
just ready 10 quit the earth and become
soon invisible IN the profound blue; all the
cords which bound it TO the earth have been
cut one by one. and il il now held down by
that single thread which may be severed in
"a moment by a single touch by q single
word uttered az Berlin, at Vienna or al Flo
renee. The decisive word may be travelling
this moment along the electric wire.
Not only have all the efforts and hopes Of
% peaceful settlement failed and been aban-
doned ore by one; but the very discussion
of them has shown that every nation on this
continent has interests so vital IN the scene
now just opening, that they will every one
be iH arms before long with the mighticst
array Of their forces, military and naval.
There comes additional evidence Of the Sc
Crct understanding between Austriaa and Rus
STA, which has direct reference not only 70
Italy, but 30 Moldavia and Wallachia, where
Prince Charles Of Hohenzollen still pre-
tends 20 reign But Turkey also has con-
CCntr8tcd n powerful army between the Bal
kan aud the Danube, and has sent a squad
ron OF her ships-oi-war into the AdriatiC ID
is known that the Italians have designs up
un Austrian Dalmatia Whose people are in
fact ltaliansl and that the neighboring
Christian subjects of Turkey are only await
ing the arrival Of force Of the Italian vol
uutcers in Balmatia, % rise aud declare
themselves independent of Turkey. That
singular empire indeed Is ia a dangerous
condition ON an sides and the Sublime
Porte is acting as If the struggle for Moslem
existence iu Europe were now on the
point of being tried. Not Austria, not Italy.
is showing "a more eager and tcverish
activity of w1rlike preparation than the
" sick man of Conslantiuople; so
that at the present moment Turkey
stands armed 10 the teeth Il is this tire
some idea - nationality" which has got
possession of pcop' subject 90 foreign gov
eminent, and which frightens so much the
artificial empires like Turkey and Austria.
which rest upon the basis of oppressed ma
uonaliucs The provinces in the heart Of
Turkey in Europe, pcopled hy Greeks and
llungariaus, are moved aud stirred as much
boy this new gospel of nationality as Italy or
Hungary, aud with as much reason For
many generations these Christian people
have been crushed under the heels Of a horde
IF OTMANsLI, who are as much harharians
and Tartars to-day as they were when Ma
HDNEr the Second crossed the Bosphous:
and il Is no wonder IL those Greeks and Bull
rarians and it difficult 20 asquiesce in the
diplomatic arrangement by which the great
Christian Powers of Western Europe have
3ccrced that their slavery 90 the Mussctman
shall be eternal. Accordingly they are now
filled with the grand idea of re-esiahlishing
thc ancient Greek Empire, with CONSTANT
Uoplv ior its capital orat least in some form
or another rcmittinU the various people Of
Hellenic race, iusular and continental, iu
one potent nation. Even Crete, thrcc-tourths
of whose inhabitants are Greeks and Chris
uans, he In a state Of violent agitation, which
a spark would kindlc into Instruction. I'm
der these circumstances no wonder that the
Sublime Porte is armiug like the vest
A letter from pUsthtothc Opiuiop National
mentions that ON thc'lth. about 10 O'Clock In
tbc evening some 500 or GOO persons chiefly
students, thr0DEod r1uDd the house of the
houggmcs,ro Mayor and gave that official
q horrible JagrjJUr-or sCrcuade the wrong
wayH-on account ot The address Of fidelity
which he had caused 20 be adopted by part
at the municipal body, under the pressure
go the Austrian Government OF course
strong torcc OF police soon appeared on the
ground and dispuscd the crowd, arrcsting
two students The truth Is, the prevailing
sentiment iO Hungary land Austria knows
itl Is the strong hope that the coming war
viii Gnally hucak the Empire In pieces 90
tbC very great advantage aud comfort of all
ats parts, and ct Hungary especially Herr
We zee again that pcryading spirit of ma
uonality, which cXalts the rights OF peo-
pie and makes no account 40 all Of the
rights of sovereiCns against the people,
though conSeoratcd by the Treaty OF Vienna,
which those soverciyns made among them
selves and for their own benefit, The more
one coDtcmplatos the rcal elements which
lie az the bottom Of these European compG-
cations, the NOM one is disposed 90 applaud
che words ~ NAr1I.plN mi. at AuNtrry. Il
hold In dstcstatio0 the TREATIES of Vienna"
Perhaps The hour hss indeed been struck. 40
last Cor Che abolition Ol that fragrant
iuiQuity,
since my las. letter. the most important
piCcJ Oi news b. thought % De Count BIS
WAEyE's ciD,ulsr Go the nrUSsisn Minis
tcrs aad various courts, I'm which he ACCUSES
Ausyris ot provoking the war in order 90
s1rm0Uut the difficulties which internally
pSr3,vEc her and to remedy a dcp,orahlC
financial situation, either by conditions
lgyicd upon Prussia, or by bankruptcy
having dcccut appearance This Is out
ulgcous language In a state paper, When
people arc alUv8dv hDndishing naked words
at one another, and the whole world as
scwh,cJ lo sex the fight they cannot long
indulge ben insults and abuse without cut
ting or Sshbjng; and many are Ot opinion
chat 10 Is NJ. pE RISJNEyN. who desires Co
provoke Austria 90 strike first which, I'm
avJ Austria may rs well DO and have done
With &C. ln the meantime serious unCasi-
mess prevails 3t Berlin. The pulSSians are
preparing Cor elections, Literal party has
issued manifesto inviting the voters Go
send hack the very same men whom BIS
uNEyN guarrClot with before. The Gov
yrDmcut aleg has its manifesto. UrgiDg upou
che voters that they should CN8c, tuom can
dljgics a pledge o. support Internationally
iHr foreign policy oithC Government And
tBgrc are hungry crowds iu the street cali
ing ior work oy bread; while the highest
criminal tribunal has, oU the other hand,
gjycn TO berlin people the most intense
qualification, by acluitting TwErlN the
deputy VuosccUtcJ hy thc Government Tor
discourse pronounced iU thc Chamber, and
supposed o. be hhCloU, upon NJ. BISMARCK
aud auoJhCr minister. IT, In addition 90 this.
the people clcot the very men who are
known To De most opposed 90 the Court and
iys policv az home sud ahro0d who disap-
prove the war and the miUisier-ittb that case
10 would be entertaining 30 hcarthc first c1n.
vCrs3iou between King NuIIkN 2rd
CouEt kSNIAECE after the elections
but, amer an, even such a manifestation a.
this may only hurry the violent minister
into war; Cor ho makos small account Of pub
hc opinion among civilians, and saws Ae g.su
entirely change d, In one dsy-by enc bat,lC.
ln Italy every one expects every nsOrning
to soc the decree appointing Prince de
CAUGNAN regent, the proclamation oi King
NICuUU ENANUEL 90 the Italians. anl Ia
uARuoRA's Order of the nay A very in
ttrc,,inc work has iusi been published here,
entitled EU1'c q son Arucc bv Count NfsR-
UER NJ 81. THOMAS, a cavalry o,5cer, and
native OF savoy, who formerly served In the
sandman ARMY. On the l5;h Of January.
iu this wear. he aiiirms that the Italian gem
yral army counted SlS,464 men. Since that
Tins by adding the whole OF the class OF
1863 and the carahineers and other corIs,