The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-24 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna says :—" The
conference which is about to open in Paris will
have a very serious task to perform, both on
account of the particular cases which it will be
called on to solve, and from the general principle
which will be called in question and which
must be decided. In addition to the immediate
subject relative to the election of Couza, the
serious circumstances of the moment give to the
Moldo-Wallachian affair the character of one of
the most important questions of high political
affairs. Up to the present time there have only
been received, on the subject of the double elec-
tion of Col. Couza, two communications that can
give any idea of the light in which it may be re-
garded in the conference. The Constitutionnel,
which may be, to a certain point, considered as
expressing the opinion of France, has declared in
favour of the validity of the double election, while,
on the other hand, the Crown lawyers in England,
whose judgment will certainly serve as a rile to
the English Government, have declared that this
double election is a violation of the convention
of the 19th August. No one doubtless pretends
that treaties are concluded for all eternity, and
that they can never be modified or even abro-
gated. But the right arising from international
treaties is based on political relations, and as they
are not established for a few months or for a few
years, it is in the highest degree absurd to desire
to change treaties from day to day according to
hazard or caprice. This rule ought to be more
seriously observed at a time when attempts are
being made in several places at once to shake the
treaties on which the political order of Europe re-
poses, and especially those recently concluded for
the purpose of upholding a great European prin-
ciple. The Porte cannot abandon its right, for to
do so would be the signal of the dissolution of its
empire. We should prefer to see the Porte perish
~in combating for its right, to committing suicide
by renouncing it. The Powers which have de-
b dared that the integrity of the Porte should be one
of the indispensable conditions of European order,
ought, therefore„not to force it to make concessions,
but, on the contrary, if necessary, prevent it from
making any."

The following is the order of the day issued
by Prince Couza to the troops of Moldavia a few
days after his election :
" Providence, by the hand of the nation, has taken us
from your ranks to raise us to the throne. On you, my
brethren in arms, has devolved the maintenance of legal
order, as well as the defence of the integrity of our terri-
tory. Be proud of your mission, for it is noble and glorious;
merit the love of your fellow-citizens by observing the
strictest discipline, and the respect of foreigners
by the energy with which you well know how to
uphold the motto of the Roumains army Honour
and our native land.' This device was inscribed
with the blood of our ancestors on the flag of Mol-
aia—on that flag which, in the time of our struggles, was
borno from victory to victory. As prince, as Roumain, and
as soldier, we regard it with pride, and we pray God to give
us strength to preserve it untouched during our reign. Our
country has entered on an era of regeneration; may the
fraternal concord of all her children aid us in the accom-
plishment of our mission ! We will encourage all who
merit our confidence ; as to those who render themselves
unworthy of it, we shall know how to subject them to the
rigour or the laws. Let every one, therefore, for the future,
be at his post--you, my brethren, round the flag of Mol-
davia. For the future, as in the past, your motto must
always be, Honour and our native land !' "