The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-19
.-Jshn Mitchell on Europian Politics.


From the New York Daily Ne,os, Of the 18th,
We take the following extract of an interesting
letter by Mr.. JOHN MITCHELL, written in Paris
MsSI:
Od tue whole, amidst all the confused rumors
and fraudulent stock kjobbing canards, ono thing
u certain, that an European war becomes every
the dubious and conditional promises of dissrma.
Hnsnt which were made last week by both Austria
and Prussia, it is now known that there is no dis
armanent at ALL If Austria has made begin
ming of withdrawing some forces from, Bohemia-
and oxen that is beieved-it has bccn only to
ata!y ID arming to the teeth. Between Austria snd
Italy We have now the same phenomenon which
WAS lately seen in Austria and Prussa-tho two
countries p!aclng their armies a war footing
and eaeh protesting that it was not she who be-
gan it Each is preparing to resist invasion by
are as expensive war itself, and the alarm
and uncertainty in which they keep the nations
concerned, and all neighboriug nations, soon grow
Beginning to say to another even on the Bourse
~of Paris. Besides, there in existence some
Iy yacy grave questions, and precisely OF tho kind
1ha1 Fave never yet in this world been solved save
on Tho field Of battle. Prussia. in maintaining hor
claim to annex the Elbe Duchies (Which she has
got Eifen up, and does not moan to give up) is
simply asserting preiension TO ba the domnant
power in Germany. To possess tho seaport of
aiei, to make great ship canal through the 18TH
mus from hiel to the German Ocean, anu thus to
become great naval power, such is the openly
saEoweA ambition OF Count Bsmarli. But Austria
AND (%hat !. more) Russia never submit to
xhIs excessive aggrandizcuent Of Prussia. To
gain that end, however, is worth to Prussia. long
nnd bloody war; to prevent it's attainment is WORTH
such war to Austria and to Russia. Then, on
the side OF Italy, the Austrian Government has
aever acquiesced in the loss OF Iombartly, has
never recognized the King of Italy, nor given up
tho hope and design of recovering what she lost
By III gcnta aud Snlferin, and tho peace of villa
;eranca. On the other hand Italy dem ands Vene-
Tia to complete her nationality, and every man,
woman and child in Venetia demands to he united
TO Italy. Here, agt tn, Is = Sufficient and super
abundant cause OF war. The question cannot he
well now ut any her time.
at this moment, then, Austria is facing two
potent adversnries, one on t:e north the other on
tho south; AMI with her half million of troops it
Es not very clear that she might not give good
account OF them both So far as the merits of
the question between her and Prussia are con.
cerned, she has on her fido the Constitution of
= Shs Germanic Confedera ion-which ie however
useless, n senseless, rotten and effete old Con-
-tsgation, hut which will give her for allies the
and Saxony. She has also OIL Ler side the potent
fofiueuce Of the Catholic Church, for his Holiness
ti to s eoy ya aor @tns ths RGsssdy hrp
the foreign troops next September; and all the
diapossessed Princes of Italy, with tho King Of
POPE aise we'll pleased to see this is summer mG 'e se
Austrian army once more crushing the Sardinane,
"a St NovaEa 30 ATsri; aas III truth good
s But y she has this weak Weakness Austria is not ma
fI0n- That empire exists only by denying and
Srampling upon nstionalities. of the subjects Of
chat empire not third arc Germans; the rest
EIagyars, Soaves, Poles, Sovaks, Czechs Italiane.
And the principle Of nationalitcs has been assert
ing itself greatly in tho mnd of Europe einco the
outrageous treaties Of Vienna. In any Congress
Of European powers in these days, tho existence
ltf natioDalities would be asserted, and their
rights loudly demanded.
Therefore NJ. do Bismsrk fouuds upon tho idea
Of nationality. Prussia has far more German sub
5ects than Austria; all German, in fact, cave tho
fandful OF Poles in Poeen. <And it is in the name
Of Germanic nationality that Prussia demands d
Eef0rm OF the Constitution, and afrms hor right,
Ms the first German power, >to the heqe,nopu of
lermaAy. DeBismark has also had tho sagacity
TO seize on another modern idea, universal suf-
Srage. He has pronounced the word, and all Ger
Enany rings with it.
Kour correspondent protests that he is not oper.
ating at the Bourse. Nevertheless, from the con.
alterations above presented, it seems impossible
70 resist the conviction that We arc OH tho tbrcsh.
old Of war. And that war will be an European
ono, that IL to say, it will draw into its vortex
both Franco and Russia; not England ION account
>cg tho FeDiahs). France, indeed, pruclaims
htneutrality." She can do nothing else, for nobody
Is tire atenng her; but no rational human beir.e
lmagines that a war can take place both i'm Ital
and In Germany. and that the sword OF France
.asan rest IN it's sheath. However,, wo are to have
tho grand Exposition OF next year. That, it il
arise for France to enter THO field. Paris you al
aware, lives in great part on tho money spent here
J5r foreigners; and wo must positively reap thai
,nobte harvest OF 1867. Tney cry havoci .,s-
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