Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-01
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WAsHrscrox. April IS. 1866.

WAsHIseToS, April IS, 1855.
Messrs. Editors Union and American: The news
from Europe, received by the Nashville, j. Of the
highest importance. The prospect of peace is by
no means such as humanity could wish. The Al
lies have proposed, it is ssid, the following as one
of their main propositions in relation to the third
point-'That in accepting the third point, the Rus
sian Plenpotentiaries have acknowledged the prin-
ciple of diminution of the Russian power IN lhs
Back Sea-" TO which the Russian Plenipo'en'ia'ies
have replied that The demand for the reduc'ion o.
the Russian feet, is contrary to he dlsnity ahd
sovereign rights of the Emperor
Anstria differs with the Allies on the Black Sea
opsstion-it is said that she declares that she en-
tered rpon her present arrangement with the Al
lies for the purpose of checking not cripping Rus
STA.
On the 9th inst, the negotiations having been for
short time suspended, the answer of Russia would
be received. It was not expected that they would
have peaceful issue.
Russian reinforcements to the amount Of Is, 900
men, arrived at Sebastopol on the 18th March.
Bloody conflicts have taken place between the
Allied and Russian forces at SebastopoE the Rus
slams still occupy the ambuscades which the French
attacked unsuccesslully.
Napoleon III will have TO be much more success
fu ia Russia than he has yet been, before being full
y prepared 10 carry out the threat of the imperial
press at Paris or the indications which, 1t is alleged
NJ. D. Sartiges has been giving to Mr.. Marcy of q
purpose 10 interfere in relation to Cuba The state
ments in the newspapers on this subject, have not
yet assumeda form sufficiently definite and anthem
tic to authorize grave expression OF opinion as to
the implication of the French Government in re-
gard to our affairs with Cuba. The following re-
marks however, werepeat, with appreciation, from
an article in the Courier and Enquirer on the sub
je,t:-"Whatever be the meaning of the threaten
ing language of the imperial press in Paris, and of
the mysterious notes Of the French Minister to his
brother dplomatists and to Mr.. Secretary Marcy,
one thing is certain-the American Government
ought net to, and must not, settle this difficulty
with any reference to the intentions of France, one
way or another.
1t is not at all probable that our Government
will suffer itself to be influenced in its negotiations
with Spain, by any threats from France, if in fact
any have occurred. These are facts which give
pausibility to the charge sgains Napoleon III and
his Minister IL. Sartiges but we can afford to wait
for further developments.
The following view which is taken from the
Union of the 2lst inst, is worthy of deliberate con-
sideration by the British Government. They may
be helping France good deal farther in this Rus
sian war thar they will find at all beneficial to them
selves:
AN ESGLIsHMANs OPINION OF AFFAIRS IN HIS Own
COUNTRY AND ELsEwHKRE.-An Englishman in New
York sends to the Courier and Enquirer the SUBJ
Joined article, stating that is from one of the cool
est heads in England-a member of the aristocracy,
and of family which, for antiquity and public ser
vice, has superior in that country. Tie extract
reads thus: t.
"You, of course know that we have no army
and no knotCa General; that we have a raw militia,
at present useless, great want of sailors, and a
very discontinued public, their brutal voice crying
out for more victims, now when the Russian pow.
in the Black Sea is paralized for many years to
come 1t must be strange to the intelligent reader
of foreign countries, that we should confessedy
playing second fiddle with perfect complacency, al
low our marrow to be sucked out by France, in
destroying the naval power of our only natural
friend in the Mediterranean. The eyes of other
nations must be closed not TO observe with dlstrust
the two great naval powers of the world oining to
dictate, and the possessors of Gibraltar and Malta
distressing the holder Of Sebasopol declaring that
the acquisition of the Crimes is unjust, while Al
giers is French possession! We may expect a
row about Poland, but what is to be done with
Hungary? We gave away Norway, and now talk
Of taking back Finland Europe anil eiter be IN
der The po,cer Of Napoleon including England or
1ltst become one east federal poUer.
cannot say that the mob arguments are incon- /
consistent with republican. or rather democratic,
propagandisnl; but they are Inconsistent with !
French or German alliance; and if such opinions !
may govern our Foreign Office, no peace can be |
made in which we are not silenced; for we have
now demonstrated that we are scarcely third rate
power as military nation.
In our erternGl policy we want thrashiDg hav- |
ing offended Heaven in our swagger; while at home
every sign speaks but too significantly of Terolu-
ton" -s- - |
The weather has, in the last four or FIVE days,
become suddenly warm, and spring puts on her
mantle of green with rapidly. SU1pIcIUs