The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-18
"rhe Map Of Europe"

uc HnaD VI 'buiV'S WV Iiouubib
undergo n numbcr of importatapt NJ
tcra,ions before the present war is
ended. 1t has been altered very ire
uuently. rnd in several. ways, aud IN
many places. during the last ten OF
twelve years. The map OF Europe
was changed in 1859, when Napoleon,
after breaking tho power Of Austria
tore from her l. mbirdy aud delivered
the province over to Victor Emanuel
II was still further altered ut the
same time, when Napoleon, in return
for his crviccs to Italy, dcnanled from
her Nice and Savoy, which immedi-
stcly ceased to belong to the Italian
Kingdom, and became part OF the
territory Of France. IL was altered
soon a'te'ward, by the revolutionary
movements through which tha seper.
ate political existence Of the Duchios
Of Tuscany, Parma, and Molcra, and
mo. of the States oi the Church was
obli,eratcd. AMI their allegiance trans
icrrcd TO the King oi Italy. 1t was
again altered by 0aribaldi in 1850.
when the Kingdom Of Naples wa,
blo,tcd out , and when, finally, Italy
which has previously been merely u
" geographical expression" became
almost entirely united under Que gov
crnmcnl, the sovereign of which was
the former King of SardIua. The
map Of Europe was again changed in
another quarter III 1860. when
the armies of Austria and Prussia
male war upon Dcunark, and tore
FROM that. ancicut Kingdom the Duch-
oss of Schlcswig and llols,icn, which
were finally annexed to the territory
of Prussia. 1t suffered still another
change 10 1866, when, ut the close OF
The Prusso. Austrian war, Prussia OBJ
literalel the Kingdom of llauov or,
seized the City of Frankfort, and cs.
tabIishcd the North German Confed-
erntion in its present shape while
Italy acquired Nenctia and the small
portion OF Lombirdy which remained
to Austria after the war Of 1889.
By these extensive alterations in
the map Of Europe, two important
Kingdoms Naples and Hanover be-
side numerous minor States, have
been blottcd out. Italy has gained
territory which Austria has lost, be-
side her other gains on the Italian
Peninsula itself. France has gained
territory which Italy has lost Prus-
s.a has gained territory which Den
mark has lost, beside her own gains
in Germany itself A map of Europe
ten or twelve years old, is quite worth
less now and il is not impossible that
the map Of the present day may DO
altered so as 10 be "out Of date before
the close of the year. II, Tor example
France should overthrow Prussia-au
even, which seems extremely unlikely
tho French Emperor will undoubt.
/ elly seize the Prussian territory west
OF the Rhine, aud annex to his own
Empire. 1t appears also by the pro
posed treaty lately published, that
no world then also make an attempt
TO acquire the Duchy Of luxcm
bourg and "absorb" the Kingdom Of
Belgium We may also suppose that
in order TO cripple his prostra,e PruS-
sian adversary, ho would permit Den
mark to get back SchIcswig-ilulsteiu
and would rc-cstablish the iudeper-
dcnce Of Hanover.
/ But if, on the other hand, Prussia
were triumphant over France, kina
William might siczc and annex to hi'
domiuious tho French provinces oI
Alsace and Lorraine, might take the
province Of Julia I'd from Denmark
and mi ght consolidate the Confedcra.
tions. Of North AMI South Germany
into one great Coniederated Empire.
If Austria were 10 take part IN hos
tilities, it is probable that before their
close We should see alterations 10 heI
map of very serious character. II
France suffer defeat, we shall certain
" see another Alteration in the map
Of Italy that will render further chan
ges of IL necessary. We shall see
| the temporal sovereignty Of the Pope
abolished, and Rome become an in
tegral part doubtless the capitol a
the United Kingdom Of Italy. 1t is
useless, however to indulge m further
coniec,urcs or speculations rs to the
probable alterations Of tue European
map. which has been altered so fire.
quently and extensively during the
last few years,-N T. T'ibuse,