The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15
THE NEWS FROM EUROPE.


THE VIEWS FROM Europe.
Bv the arrival of the .ltiirr. from Liver
cool on the morning Of the 23d ult.. we have
three DAYS later European news. The Paris
Conferences. upon which public attention Is
,,oce.her centred were to open formally on
n. 18th Of February. and the fat had been
oliriallv announced. Peace prospects. ac-
,orhnc TO outward appearances. continued
70 look briuht. and.-if W. are To believe tn"
report that Russia has consented to the dis
mantlins of Nirolairil for the truth of which
the Paris correspondent Of the London TutoS
vourhes-the war NAV already be consider
.l at an end There are, nevertheless.
many who still maintain. and with some show
Of reason that the Car is in>incere IN his
professions. and that the pending NEGOTIATIONS
have onv been brought about in order to
cain time. Within couple of weeks. per-
haps. we shall know how far these assertions
are well-toundcd. bat. in the meantime. it is
vain To speculate the probable result Of
the approaching. Conferences. One fact a
lone seems TO be established. viz: that it rests
with Russia to say wht Their there shall be
Peace or War.
We find in the London Journals no a!lu-
SION to the pending dltlirulte, between Great
Britain and the United States. When next
they undertake to discuss the questions. they
will in all probability have received the en-
ii>tinent correspondence recentlv submitted
to Congress. and from it they will learn few
f,rts of which they have hitherto been pro-
:oundlv ignorant.
The New York Herald takes a common
sense view of the difficulties between the
English and American Governments. worth,
IN our opinion, hundred wards of telegraph
ic surmlscs speculationS and ingcniou,!v fab
rcatcd CANNON. We have never for moment
believed a war to be possible. nor do We be-
ieve it to be possible now. If the Admins
,ration bv an honest announcement to the
people. that it does not intend or expect war.
and disastrous to commerce. it would in some
degree compensate for the infinite evils which
il has brouc hit upon the country. The Her
aid Justly says:
Pierce. finding that the chances for a
nomination are rapidly failing away. has APP
p-aled to Congress to q We hIm three millions
Ia expend furnishing up old guns. or, IN 9th
er words. in getting up a sham war excite
ment for the Cincinnati Convention.
Having exhausted all the means in his
power to plunge us into aYuarrel with Spain.
he now hopes TO turn to more profitable az
count our differences with Ennand: but
there can be no war between countries which
are Joint proprietors in commercial. aorlcnl-
tural and financial enterprises to the extent
OF hundreds of millions. merely to aid the
prospects of Mr.. Pierce at Cincinnati Alb
roya,e the CLAYTON and Bnlwer treaty. 1t
should never have been made. II
your offended dignity. suppressed through a
ear of personal civilities. accepted and re-
turned. requires to be avenged. send Mr..
CHAMPION his passports, ard leave our mer-
hants. agriculturists and monevcd men free
from Your diplomatic Juackerv. till IA new
and more competent administration finds
means to etlace your plumbers. and restore
harmony between two nations which should
be the last to quarrel with each other. Nei
Their the one nor the other OF the measures
now pending can by any possibility endanger
the peace of the two countries
AMERICAN STATE CoNvENTION.-
n'-ovidence. March IL The American
>,ats Convention met today and nominated
ne present rcuIntentS tor general officers
;or reelection. For Governor. " iIllam w.
iiopkn For Lieutenant Governor, Ander-
son t. Rose Tor Secretary OF State. john
X. Bartlett for Attorney General. Charles
Hart; for General Treasurer, Samuel \.
Parker
Strong resolutions were adopted, condemn
ing the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
and the general course OF the Administration
towards Kansas
The Cincinnati Columbian is half in
'lned to think that General Pierce ought.
by all discreet men, to be supported for the
next term of the Presidency. 1t gives the
following reason
Presidents. like Congresses. grow worse
and worse. We were once 50 d,uded as to
,alnk Mr.. Van Buren, a sad President But
'sier came and taught us to admire and re-
gFet Van. Well, while TYLER lasted. we
lever doubted that he was the true perfec-
NO, non OF bad President. Wrong again -
When Mr.. Polk arrived. he seemed TO make
1t his study. hy all his actions. 10 show to all
'ne "oF'" what a loss and what an honor to
me country John Tyler had been. So. by
Tue time that Mr. Polk, reign had come to
an end we had completely Warped oursels
up IN the most assured and satisfactory con-
'ins'on that now. at least. Fate had done her
Nors'' and that. as matters could not deteriO-
are they must needs hencetor.h improve
hnf. ~ cncd 'nens mor4jtrm -" Little did
w. W. dream Of the wofuI possibility of Pierce
'''~ bright he makes Polk appear All
,oud we but hope ever again to look upon
re re of Polk But no, that was \ Gold |
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