Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-30
THE FUTURE or ECROPE.

Mr.. Disraeli is reported as saving
that a general European war is imni-
nent. His opinions are entitled to con-
sideration. The Prime Minister of
Great Britain would carefully and eau
tiously weigh such momentous words
and their probable effect, and Mr.. Dis
raeli is pre-eminently a careful and a
cautious man.
Should such danger be imminent. it
can flow from but two combined
sources: the fierce determination OF
France to ayenge herself upon her re-
cent conqueror, and the struggle
TO r~e-es;abli>h the Papal and
pricstly temporal rule of The Mid
die ages. Such a war, combining the
bitter. national aniniositie> e~ncendered
within the past few years with the
savage vindictivenes of all so-called
religious wars. would be ineXpressibly
horrible; it is scarcely an eNagseration
to say that it would baths the Cont
nent of Europe i'll blood.
ON the one side would be ranged re-
%.iuvenated France - France which.
with unexampled patriotism and pluck,
has risen superior to the crushing de-
feat of 1870. and now stands before the
world a compact country. a free re-
public, with an army of over 500. 200
men, animated by the most exalted
sentiments of religion and patriotism
and burning for revenge; and with
her the Carlists and .Alphonsi>ts of
Spain and the ultramontanes of Italy
and South Germany. ON the other.
would be found the Spanish Republic.
the modern Kingdom of Italy. perhaps
the Scandinavian Powers. and certain
Iy, stern and Threatening in the van,the
giant in the spiked helmet, the great
German Empire, with $4,000. 0G0
people, every able-bodied man
a trained soldier, with al. the
advantages of it's central position
and unembarrassed treasury, and an
der the guidance and control of the
greatest statesman and the greatest
general of the age. In numbers, the
great ccntending parties would be not
unequal. In numbers, the balance OF
power would be held by the Austrian
Empire. The course of Francis Jo-
seph it would be hard TO prophecy.
1t cannot be that he looks with COM
placercy upon the gigantic strides to
power of his old enemy Of Io66, of'that
William of Hohenzollern, who has re.
duced him from his high position as
the first sovereign in Europe and HIM
self unsurped the iron crown of Charlie
magne. Such were to suppose him
more or less than man. But, then,
10000, eco of the Austrian people are
German by birth, in speech and in
habits ofthought; and OF these at least
one-halt are impressed with Il belief in
tie necessity of German unity; and
Hungary, with its 5000, 900 of warlike
and devoted subjects, ever ready with
the loyal cry, :" -M9fiamur pro Rcqe
nosh'o,' has of late pronounced en-
phatically against any religious in
~fringement of its civil liberties.
Public sentiment in Hungary might
be oppose TO the personal ambition
OF its Emperor-king, and since ISIS
public sentiment is a mighty power
even in Austria.
Watchful of his opportunity, terri
bic in his strength, the Great Bear of
the North would take advantage of
the complication of hi, neighborS,
seize upon the dominions OF the sick
man in Europe, and realizing the day
dreams of Peter and the second Cath
crime, establish al the Golden Horn
the capital of an empire surprising in
extent, magniticence and power the
Rome of the Augtlstan age; while,
resiStless on the "a, Great Britain must
arm in defense of her national integ-
rity, her Indian Empire, and the neu-
trality Of the Mediterranean and the
Black Sea.
The outlook is grand though terri
bic. 1t would, indeed, be a battle o
the giants; yet such, if Mr.. Disraeli's
prediction be fulfilled, are among the
possibilities Of the immediate future.