The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-13
NEW COMPLICATIONS. :

TO the satisfaction of ALL indeed any OF the high con-
tracing parties represented at the Congress OF Paris II
would that all which that assembage Of sages accom-
plished laying nest egg for Matching "compli-
cations they called in the most approved diplomatic
hierogyphcs From these revelations Authorizations
It pretty evident that many knotty points remain still
TO be adjusted.
There is the question Of boundaries the WoldoW aa
chan question: the question of the occupation of the isle
of Serpents off the mouth Of the Danube which is the
interesting TO all admirers of antiquity from being
reputed the burapace of Achilles and though last not
least the mysterious Heapotan question, which puzzles
the omnoient and omnipsent correspondent of
the London Times II is not to be wondered at that all
these together should form complication" that will
que another Congress of Paris unrave and eventually
perhaps amphctyonic council of soveregns which, If
il cannot unite may at least cut the gordan knot Hap
pythrce happy-the United States in having nothing to
do with the balance of Europe and three times thrice happy
in being caught in the cobwebs of European diplomacy
OF these questions the Neapolinn that which most
Immediately the tranquility of Europe sort of
deality which appears exist nowhere and at time
This question, far gather from foreign jour
mails and their correspondents is whether the King of Ma
Piles shall be permitted to exercise the prerogave of choes
ing his ministers, adopting system of internal po-
lice and furnishing those he may deem political denquents
England told requires that he shall submit to all
these demands under penalty of bockadeS and perhaps
bombardments but France is moderate and it is
said only requires general amnesty for all political den
quents. ...
We not the defenders apoogists of the King of
Naples of whose government know little nothing
except through the distorted medium of the British press
He is probably person of little sense and that little not
of the right sort He to be of that rabbe of
monarchs whose fears perpetuay inpeing them to
of desperate courage and whose apprehensons of the
consequences of acts of misgovernment already commit
ted precipate them into others still despotic 1t
the ordinary regimen of despotsm, which almost always
prescrbes those remedies which only aggavae the dis
Like the old physicians when Ignorant of the
ture and symptoms Of the smallpox its first appearance
in Europe they fater themselves that having removed
the corruption and driven the disease from the skin the
vals they have cured the patient instead of consgning
him the worms. Ii is of the common of
despoc princes to mistake lehagy for repos quiet for
aquiescene and that obedience which only the result
of force operating fear for willing and voluntary sub
mission.
But be this as it may it to that the real ques
ton is whether the King of Naples oppressor of
his people but whether England and France either sngy
or combined have right to interfere with his domestic
administration except by friendly remonstrance and advice
One of the great attributes Of ndependencehat without
which nation be independents the right regu
late its internal affairs may be deemed most expe
dent If its ruler, rulers, pursue which the
people do not approve it is for the people to remedy the
grievance by petition and remonstrance and by resistance
if they other mode of redress by the exercise
In
foreign government has right to interfere unless its
safety peace interests Immediately and deeply
implicated in the struggle, when it becomes of
sacre and determination, when the rights of humanity
may authorize both nations and individuals ntepose
The interference of Great Britain and France between
the King of Naples and his subjects the grounds placed
before the world appears therefore both unauthorized and
mschevous 1t is a dangerous innovation the indie
pendence Of nations-a weapon In the hands Of every
strong power to Cypress the weaker There is
cprocity in it, nasmuch the latter could avail
them selves Of it against the former 1t is pretension
which has often been and viii be again, used jusif
cation to the strong for expressing the weak.
Great Britain and France, since the happy era Of the
entente eordais have apparently become the Quxoes Of
nations They 60 about like the renowned Knight Of the
Rueful CountenAnco, rightng wrongs uneaging lions
attacking Wlndmlls scattering uoChb anu netus
Of swine aiding distressed monarchs relieving Cypress
ed people in all parts of the world Amadis de Gau and
Pamern Of England for the first time hunt in couples
and in future giants magicians and monsters will stand
no chance when the twin heroes couch their anoes and
run a muck in behalf Of Christianity, IslAmism civ-
zation, and liberty
But let look little closely into the matter
Did not the British government in times not quite beyond
the memory Of man. through the fundamentally Of packed
juries and savsh judges, hang Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Robert Emmett and other political martyrs for what
held conspiracy against the government and did
Il not Danish Smith O'Brien aud John Mitchell and others
for similar or less oTence7 Has II not established po-
lice 10 Ireland London and all the great cities Of England
numerous yiglant and uncontrolled that Of
Naples Is It not notorious that system Of espionage
coureously styled police pervadeS both Great Britain
and France and that 60 where you WILL spy is at your
elbow, watching your motions listening to your words
with the prerogave OF interpreting them he pense
Above ALL do not the Emperor of France and the Queen
the United Kingdom choose their ministers without
consulting the King Of Naples1
4 Suppose that potent dignRry whose power seems lin
tied to the oppression Of his subecs interfere
With view to the release Of the State prisoners In France
the pardon Of the exes 10 Cayenne and Australia sup
pose send minister to demonstrate against the
system Of police in Paris and in fact through every de-
partmon Of France what would his her imperial Ma
sy say such arrogance and impertnence
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