Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-30
4 HISTORICAL axxrxrscxxcs.

The suhjoincd article from late number OF
the National Insitiysncer gives the details
OF HISTORICAL "Reminiscences which is OF in
tcrest at the present time. Iii somewhat
curious, candidering the many mutations
Of French history, that the present acct
dentsl emperor of that ch:valrous people
should be Influenced by the traditional policy
tia, operated on the minds OF Louis the Six
teenth and his predecessors.
by the last arrival from Europe we re-
eeiy u frem ouFPars correspondent copies u
the Par,s M5niteur OF the 3oih OF June and
let instant. The principal items OF news
contained in these papers have alresdy been
given To our readers. But both papers are
Yearly filled with yer, interesting cor
respondence, carried oh in 1883, between
the then head Of the French Cabinet, NJ.
De NsR6EssEs. and the Baron pg BKETkuL,
then Ambassador at the Court OF Vienna.
These are both names we'll know to those
wha are familiar with our Revolutionary his
tory. They were both statesmen Of The
highest oder and of the most honorable
principles; and the letters which passed
between them, had We time and space Tor
their translation and republication, would,
we duubt not, be read with great interest
These are introduced bv the Mente for
the purpose OF showing that NAPOLEON Ill.
IN his present policy towards Russia, has
been actuated by no new scheme Of amb-
ton, but has merely sought to give reality
to an idea essentially French--one which
is 70 be found at the bottom Of all the mea-
surss OF the Kings OF France from the first
developments OF Russian power tothc pres
ent dsy. While Louis XVI, with all his
disposal Bile means, was aiding tie United
) ates IN their struggle against England.
CRArARisE III, reiinqulshing Prussia, which
since the division ofPoiand was of no furth-
er use TO her, formed an alliance with
Austria for the purpose of dividing European
Turkey between them. Austria derived
no advantage from this alliance, but Russia
prohted BY IL 10 seize possession OF the
Crlmea and Couban, by means of which
she not only obtained dominion ofthe Black
Sea, but gained position from which she
/ could threaten Cons.antinople This is
supposed TO have been, If not the sole Tea-
son. one of the principal reasons which in
dueed France to make one of the parties to
the treaty oil peace of 1888 with Great Br-
tain The pFeilmlnarie, of this peace were
scarcely signed before The French Govern
men called the attention Of the Cabinet of
81. James to the dunger which threatened
Europe aud particularly Turkey, by the I'M
opposed extension of the Russian power.
But England did not 1T that moment par-
take of the fears Of France as to the uiti-
mate design OF Russia, and neither she nor
Austria was willing e. unite in the views OF
the Cabinet OF Versailles The first design
u Louis AVI, for the execution of which
he desired to have the support OF the Cabi-
nets vi London. Vienna, Turin and Berlin
that OF Spain he had already secured
was simply by united, amicabe, but strong
representations, 10 dis. uade Russia. if pos
slols, from concentrating her projects as
to the Crlmea and COubsn. Failing in this
desired support OF his views, Louis attemp-
ted 1t With the single cooperation of Spain,
bn, without success; and he again sought
tie alliance Of England, at least so tar as
TO compel Russia TO cont mt herself with the
possession of Couban. But England once
more repealed his proposition After the
Crimea and the Cuuban were finally incor-
porated with the Russian Empire, the King
! Of France proposed to JosEPH II TO Join him
in intsrdtcftno to Rassia the right Of main.
aiming icar marine in The Black Sea. or
al !sast compelling her 10 coafHe her narnl
force there 10 vessels not ercssdiHq tlrsnty
guns. Thus ii is seen that the CABINET o.
Versailles entertained, more than three
fonrths Of Ct injury ago, the idea Of an al
lance with England for the very purpose
which the genius OF NAPOLEON Ill at length
persuaded tina, Power to adopt"