The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-20
The World Disided---The Paris Conference in a
Quandary.

lingly on the Hottest peak of the Balkans; the
snowy SUBMITS of Ural reflected back its fee
bic ray, silvering the crowns of the u 4 Carpa-
THAN, untilit rested like the first dawn of day
on the sides ofdrowsy Sierra Morenna and the
Cevennes.- Jungfrau skipped for joy, old
Jura shook his rotund sides, and the glacial
gems that set in alpine gorges sparkled with
delight at this first sign of the promise of
peace Europe, satiated and weary with blood, |
longed for her wonted repose; still gaping
wide stood the doors of the temple of Janus.
The powers met in conference at Paris. Star,
cross, riband and garter decked plenipotentia
ries, armed with propositions and ultimate,
tied with bits Of string to sprigs ofolive branch,
yet each armed with a sword to trace the
lines of his proposition: flocked like an impc
rial cortege to the banks of the Seine, to play
a diplomatic game of thimble-rig. Peace was
the 'little joker and each propositions ''thim
BILE" After storming all the saloons and cafes
of Paris, and thoroughly discussing the COM
parative merits of French wines and London
porter Dutch ale, &c, &C., it was unanimous
claimed after the war was ended. But just
while things were wearing this favorable as
pect, the conference were astounded by the an
nouncement that the Old Line Convention at
Evansville, Indiana, u. S. Of America had fail
ed to nominate candidate for City Clerk
ship
This unexpected intelligence threatened for
while to interrupt seriously the labor of the
council. Divisions were created, and strong
partisan feeling excited fears that dissolution
Of the lody would result, without having
accomplished mutual understanding, in con-
sequence Of which GOODNESS would continue
/ to exist between Russia and the allied powers,
notwithstanding the warm reception each was
to restore good feeling Lord Clarendon offered
a resolution, declaring their entire adherence to
any Old Line nominations, though the devil
himself should head, and his imps fill up the
ticket-provided Gortschakoff should with
draw from the Crimea. Any for peace.
Count Buol sprung to his feet and bitterly
reproached the noble lord for having selfish de-
signs. "The noble lord well knows that ac-
cording to the latest accounts the devil did
head the ticket and the Convention too, and in
consequence British subjects hold the most
important offices on the ticket. Austria would
never submit to such monopoly on the part
of Great Britain; he had seen his cousins
German, or cousin Germans all ruled Off Sir
hoe hoIH 81 brrC NJ
Ivan, and that an endorsement of Seymour
would be considered as personal and the sig
nal for Austria to withdraw from the confer
ence; and that Austria should at once assume
an armed neutrality"
Ali Pacha said that ever since he had been
promoted to the "tbree tails'' his mind had
been divided in regard to the Evansville City
Clerkship. He formerly favored Walker but
since the Turks had been acaU-ed into so ex-
tensively at Sinope his opinion wavered. He
would, however, communicate with the Grand
Vizier, and probably on some future occasion
Say more (Seymour) He evidently leaned
toward Clarendon. He hoped, in conclusion
that Alexander would acknowledge himself
conference would allow his Grand Seignor as
large slice of creation as it could we'll spare,
and lend him an army of occupation to keep
off the rascally Know Nothing Russians.
The representative of France, feeling that
he was entertaining strangers declined as a
matter of delicacy, expressing an opinion but
simply whispered "Falker, Valker, Sacre, .je ne
care for uoa dam Seymour; Walker, he make Uoa
grand dance''
Just then the Pope's nuncio solemnly laid
a mysterious sealed document on the table en-
dorsed "Walkerum VS.. Seymouriensis."
f All the members bowed and crossed them
selves except Clarendon, who declared chat
since his government had been compelled to
apologize to the damned Yankees for foreign
enlistment and to recall Mr. Champion, he
would not consent that his government should
suffer any further humiliation, unless the Old
Liners should make amends by nominating
Seymour to the City Clerkship, or else the
devil, he didn't care which.
As none of the Assembly have yet had the
hardihood to open the nuncio's document, lest
1t should be a "bull' or politico-religious tor
pedo-an internal machine. the question re-
mains in an unsettled state, and peace is de-
layed to Europe and the world. 1t is wills
pered that the peace conference intend to re-
!, move its sittings to "Theodore's restaurant"
GILT seems useless to tell correspondents
that unless their real names accompany