The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-21
The European Crisis.

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10, by the copious foreign correspondence
OF our eastern exchanges, aud the positive
statements, or significant speculations. OF
| German, italian, French and English
! journals. We are enabled from these
! sources to form an idea of the feelings
and opinions entertained amongst the
parties most deeply interested in the is
sues of war Or peace. We observe first.
that IN no quarter is any hope confidently
| expressed that the proposed Conference
to which the hostile Powers have agreed
Will avert war. The remark is Frequently
made that there was a Congress in Lon.
don during the Danish war, Congress
before the Italian war, and an effort by
diplomacy to prevent the Crimean war,
and that they proved abortive. The pro-
posed Congress can only advise. 1t has
no power to enforce its decisions. More.
over, each party will ask more than can
be conceded without some other partv
submitting to- humiliation. As it appears
now, Austria is to get no compensation for
what she is asked to yield Prussia
wishes the Duchie5. Italy wants Venetia
France will demand an attorneys fee for
services But nothing is proposed for
Austria. 1t that Power should demand
the Danu5ian Provinces, Russia would
have something to say. If she should ask
SlletIa, Prussia would refuse.
1t does not seem untimely, therefore,
that she is putting Tyrolese rifemen in
Italy to meet Garibaldi's volunteers, send
lag old Benedek to watch Hungary, and
marching troops TO defend Saxcny. With
an army that, including the reserves, fg-
ures up the enormous force of eight hun
dred Thousand men, and with the minor
German States to support her, Austria
feels that Il is better to fight than to take
low seat IN the German synagogue, and
purchase peace at the expense Of political
influence and position. It is worthy of
remark, too, that there are 20 such signs
OF dlsattecti0n IN Austria as are manifest
In Prussia. The people are really rallying
to the support OF the government with
tremendous enthusiasm. La Prussia the
people seem to be almost on the point of
revolt, and there is general unwilling
ness to serve IN the army. In Frankfort |
a meeting of two hundred German depu- |
ties passed resolutions condemning the |
war. But the daring Bismarck presses |
on, Notwithstanding popular discontents.
The whole Of the PrusSIan forces are be- |
ing organized into four armies, TO be com
manded severally by the Crown Prince of
Prussia, Prince Frederick Charles, the |
Duke of Co5urg, and the Grand Duke of |
Mechenbursh. 1t is expected by Friday |
next (l5th) that all the different corps |
Will have reached their respective stations |
Ii Prussia were disposed TO settlement,
the excited Italians would thwart It. The |
uprising In Italy for war almost surpas-
ses description. The higher schools and !
universities are closed, and the students |
are gathering about Garibaldi. A new
war hymn is sung all over the Kingdom. |
in every street and at every railway sta
ton it resounds. Flags float from public |
buildings and private houses Professions |
march through the towns, carrying ban |
ners and shouting the names of popular |
leaders. The people seem to hail the ap- |
proach of the terrible struggle as if it
were festivity. The Italians are build
ing high hopes upon their navy. Their
fleet is divided into three squadrons, in
cluding first class iron !rigates, gunboats
and corvettes. The Austrians will have
to look sharp after their ports. The Ital-
ian Admiral (Persano) is very bold and
skillful officer and will not be apt 10 dis
grace the tri-color flag.
1t may well be imagined that these i'm
menSe armaments on all sides are rolling
up pretty heavy debt for the parties en-
gagged In the business. They have found
how to nuke paper answer the uses of
coin, and whilst the excitement lasts will
not pause for expenses. Au,tria already
owes about sixteen hundred millions of
dollars, and her bonds, upon which she
pays FIVE and six per cent. interest, are
selling at from forty to sixty cents on the
dollar. As a specimen Of the taxation in
the Empire, we note the fact that house
rents pay a tax Of forty per cent to the
government. 1t is supposed that unless
Austria confiscates the church property
and applies it to the payment of the ma
tional debt, she will be obliged to repudi-
ate. This property is chiefly In large |
tracts of land which the church will loan, |
but not sell foot. At present the sol |
diers are eating up about half million of
dollers per day, and it may be considered |
something in the way of human slaug hter.
We are strongly inclined to the opinion
that however much immediate distress |
may follow this war, it will in the end |
prove beneficial to the masses. Wars are
the great agencies Of human progress
The most decided advances in the direc.
ton OF emalcipating the people and ele-
vatlng them have been achieved by the
sword, and so far as we can now see, that
will continue to be the instrument by |
which such results are realized. When
these bloody wars have taught the people |