The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-02-21
Il lac Old World In n Crisis.

lac OaN " OfAO In ~ SEssAss
FLORENCE, Jan. ? 1866.
The dictionary definition Of the word
crisis is, "thc period in disease when ma
ture makes an effort to save tho patient
After mature deliberation have arrived At
the conviction that not only Italy, but the
King. his ministers and the members of the
Chamber of Deputies are all sick, and that
Dame Nature will have a hard task to cure
them all.
4 rapid glance at the different countries
Of Europe will suffice to show that all the
nations are very sick and laboring under
crisis induced by various causes, according
to position.
Austria. our cherished friend and neigh
Dor. is at present suffering from Hungari-
an, Venetian, Creation, Slayonic, Germanic,
Polish and financial crisis and in order to
save herself she must either possess an iron
constitution, or have a miracle worked in
her favor.
England is under crisis owing to the
death Of Lord Pamcrston and the coalition
between Earl Russell and Mr.. Bright, from
which the tories may have to suffer. With
regard TO the Fenian movement this is worse
than diseasc--it is a frightful plague,
which is spreading with a loathsome and
alarming rapidity
Prussia is suffering from indigestion caus-
ed b. having devoured Schleswig- Holstein
in too great haste, and DR.. Won Bismark
finds that his pills are not sufficiently etiica-
cious to give her easement.
The crisis in Russia is due TO the en-
reimbursement Of the serfs, in consequence
of which the aristocracy, the Poles and the
Caucasans arc giving considerable trouble.
Spain, although an orthodox Catholic
country, has undergone succession of
crises, and doubtless, the circumstance that
she is still alive is to to be attributed to the
feryent papers Of Sister Patrocnio and
Father Clarct; but, having incurred the
disrleasure Of the Holy See by recognizing
the kingdom Of Italy, she il likely to grow
worse, and even to perish utterly notwith-
standing that she has twenty five frigates
ut command, which are now being got ready
to proceed to sea and destroy the republic
of Chile
Greece has been sick for a long while,
and appears almost incurable. Every week
at least the demise Of Cabinet is an
nounced, and the creation Of new one
from its ashes occurs.
With the death of Leopold 1.-The shrewd-
est sovereign of Europe-Belgium has lost
a ruler who was ever able to prevent the
liberal and Catholic parties from coming
into collision. The new sovereign has
strong partially for the clerical party, aud
The interests Of the country may suffer UNI
less he possesses the talent, tact and firm
ness Of his father.
The new Emperor Observation-Disclosures
the patronage of La Grande Nation. and the
aid of Austrian, Belgian, Saxon, Bavarian
and Egyptian yolunteers-is on the verge Of
crisis which threatens serious danger to
himself and to Mexico. 1t cannot last much
longer, aud the least unfavorable result that
can ensue will be that lie may be obliged to
return for safety to Miramon, notwithstand
ing that he is protege of La Grande Nation
France is not in healthy condition, ow-
ing to the determination Of the government
to cut down the old trees in the Luxembourg
Gardens, and supply their places with build
ings and erecting new ones in their stead.
In the Danubian municipalities Prince
Couza meets with little favor. In Turkey
the Sultan is reckoning how much longer
his race will last in Europe. Without de-
scribing the crisis existing in Persia, Japan
and China, and other countries more or less
| civilized, would call attention to the crisis
in which the potentate at Rome finds him
self at present If he does not break away
from the idea of temporal power he will find
his spiritual supremacy greatly impaired.
| As the whole world seems to be in a state
of crisis, it is not surprising that the king
dom of Italy should also be in disordered
conditions and as it is but very young
kingdom it must of course pass through all
the diseases of infancy, conformably with
the law Of nature
The State physicians should, however,
take care not TO administer too much med-
cine to the youthful patient. for fear that
the existence of Italy might be imperilled.
The symptoms are alternate heat and cold
ut the extremities, and malignant tumors
near the middle; and as the doctors called
i'll differ as to the nature of the disease and
the proper mode of treatment, it seems most
polite to leave the patient for few months
at least to the care Of the greatest Of oil
| physi cians--Nature.
The condition of Italy is most serious,
and that which renders it still more grave
is that we are not certain of the future ac-
ton OF our public men, or even of their con-
tnuance in office. The partisan press con-
tributes not little towards keeping up this
state Of confusion, and instead Of being
beacon, its object Mt present SO ems to be to
mislead public opinion.
At Turin there is very little security for
either property or life. Ii is actually dan
gerous to walk the streets with watch or
money in ones pocket after dark, and yet
the citizens pay tax Of seyenty-eight thou
sand francs for police protection.
The owners of houses are undergoing a
crisis, because, owing 10 their avarice and
stupidity, they prefer to have their houses
empty rather than to reduce their rents.
There is a crisis among the newspapers
also, the number of subscribers and readers
having fallen off considerably of late, in
consequence Of the eternal monotony Of the
political articles.
II, Of Yale, Professor Of dead Ian
guage yet fully alipe to his own, gave this
advice 10 the tobacco chewers of his class
Those who expcc to-rate on the floor, can
not expect to rate high in my estimation !"