The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-27

upon European affairs. t51
We proceed this morning with extracts from the
leading presses OF England, France, and Germany in
aton to the exciting events taking place in Europe
The London Times, which, from the commencement Of
the revolutionary movement has looked upon with dis
trust and suspicion, without venturing to manifest an
opposition open violent as was expected, comments
as follows upon the international controversies to which
the revolutions in different parts of Europe giving
rise: t-,st a.i,s iet ,.r 81 rI 49, ,5f
The REvoLUrfoNs-THE INvAsoNs.-Amost lost in the
crowd of revolutions confounded with hem there
three Of downright invasion in various snges of pro-
gress The King Sardinia has actually invaded the Italian
dominions Of Au,ra the King of Prussia and other Ger
soveregns preparing to invade the German do
minons OF the King of Denmark and the French republic
point of invading the whole dominions Of his Ma
esty the King Of the Belgans or the two former cases
there to be said but shall content ourselves
with only one observation present, viz that whatever
their Maesties OF Sardinia and of Prussia may be doing
by whatsoever necessity conpuson they may be urged
they at least acting openly tyst asats
There is mistake about the matter They prepar-
ing to dare the resentment and the arms merely of the
powers whose territories they enter but of all whom the al
ances of interest of feeling may urge to help the party
assaed Their justification will not rest ordinary pleas
and a justification they will have to make. From these
cases of open and avowed interference come to
the third which, though open is not avowed Atths
there is armed force OF 600 men Tho majority of
on the frontier, preparing
enter Belgium, with the hope OF annexng il to France.
The popularity of the case is that the invasion is denied by
the of France 1t is called return Of Belgian
operatives their native country, but in reality
Eruption Of French soldiers Hee +Na
The invading army been enlisted, mustered and
aanized in Paris and drilled in the Place de la Cocorde
and other public places Large detachmens have been
carried by special trains from Paris to the frontiers and
body knows that French railway special train
is not to be procured merely by the secretary
They government affairs. We related the other day
the udicrous msadventure by which good ainfnu
carried at full speed the boundary, and safely housed
within walls of Belgian bayonets. Others, however,
have either been fortunate cautious A 'le
gon said be 500 strong is encanped at Secin,
Lille by authorities of which latter place has been
supplied with provisions and money Other columns have
been mentioned ready pass over the boundary when
ever the opportunity should Some light has been
thrown the com position OF these bodies.
In the first place. there has been that potent engine Of
enlistment focibe and simultaneous soppage in the
employment of many thousand Belgian operatives and
railway laboers who might not be indspossd to escape
from France in disguise soldiers Terror has also been
applied. Peaccable men have been torn from their EN-
poymen and homes enlisted by force carried on. and
armed against their country by French desperadoes. the
refuse OF te bagwes and the prisons The dsmoralizng
influences of the European still work in FNnce. Her
people rccolect Europe field o glory. others
place of free quarters Accordn& the dfst Impulse Of
many 10 to break out OF France, and prey on her
peaceful neghbo Besides the attrk on Belgium largo
mob Of French workmen and soldiers, agnifed by
into O00 has poured n the territory Of Baden. and
according the published accounts committed the srosseat
acts Of robbery aud outrage burning the town Of Of
fenburg. ~ 49, go. "a,
said to have passed the deHies Of the Black Foes
and carried its depredaons tho interior Of Germany
The authorities Of Tubngen, of Ulm, and Of Coblentz,