New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-30
"THE MAP OF EUROPEr

The map of Europe will probably undergo a
number of important alterations before the
present war is ended. 1t has been altered
very frequently, and in several ways, and IN
many places, during the last ten or twelve
wears. The map of Europe was changed III
1859. when Napoleon after breaking the power
of Austria, tore from her Lombardy, and de-
livcred the province over to Victor Emanuel.
It was still further altered at the same time,
when Napoleon, in return for his services to
Italy, demanded from her Nice and Savoy
which Immediately ceased to belong to the
Italian Kingdom, and became part OF the
territory of France. 1t was altered soon alter
ward, by the revolutionary movements through
which the separate political existence OF the
Duchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Modena, and
most of the States of the Church, was obliter-
ated, and their allegiance transferred to the
King of Italy. 1t was again altered by Carl
baldi in 1860, when the Kingdom OF Naples
was blotted ont and when, finally, Italy,
which had previously been merely a "geograpm-
zeal expression" became almost entirely united
under one government, the sovereign OF when
was the former King of Sardinia. The map OIL
Europe was again changed in another quarter
in 1865, when the armies of Austria and Prus-
sia made war upon Denmark, and tore from that
ancient kingdom the Duchies of Schleswig
and Holstein, which were finally annexed to
the territory of Prussia. 1t suffered still an
other change in 1866, when, at the close of
the Prusso-Austrian war; Prussia obiteratcd
the Kingdom of Hanover, seized the City of
Frankfort, and established the North German
Confederation in its present shape; while Italy
acquired Venetia and the small portion OF
Lombardy which remained to Austria after
the war of 1859.
By these extensive alterations in the map
of Europe, two important Kingdoms NAPLES
and Hanover), beside numerous minor States,
have been blotted out. Italy has gained territory
which Austria has lost, beside her other gains
on the Italian Peninsula itself. France has
gained territory which Italy has lost. Prussia
has gained territory which Denmark has lost,
beside her other gains in Germany itself A
map of Europe ten or twelve years DID, is quite
worthless now; and it is not impossible that
the map of the present day may be altered so
as to be "out of daten before the close of the
year. If, for example, France should over
throw Prussia-an event which seems ex-
tremely unlikely-the French Emperor will
un0OuDteuly SEIZE INC 1TuSSldH lcTTllOIy WcsJ
of the Rhine, and annex it to his own Empire.
1t appears also by the proposed treaty." lately
published, that he would then also make an
attempt to acquire" the Duchy of Luxem-
bourg and "absorb" the Kingdom of Bel
GUM. We may also suppose that, in order to
cripple his PROSTATE Prussian adversary, he
would permit Denmark to get back Schleswig
Holstein, and would reGstablish the indie
pendence of Hanover.
But if, on the other hand Prussia were tri-
umphant over France, King William might
seize and annex to his dominions the French
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, might take
the province of Jutland from Denmark and
might consolidate the Considerations of North
and South Germany into one great Confed-
Grated Empire. If Austria were to take
part in hostilities, it is probable that
before their close we should see alterations in
her map of very serious character. If France
suffer defeat we shall certainly see another
alteration in the map of Italy that will render
further changes of it unnecessary. We shall
see the temporal sovereignty of the Pope
abolished, and Rome become an integral part
doubtless the capitaD of the United Kingdom
of Italy. 1t is useless, however, to indulge in
further cOnjectures or speculations las to the
probable alterations of the European man.
which has been altered so frequently and ex-
tensively during the last few years.