The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-19
The Treaty Of Paris-what It Il Worth /.

The Treaty Of Paris-What It II Worth
Although the peace which has been just con
cluded creates, for the moment, Q general feel
ing of satisfaction, we are afraid that thil
sentiment will not be durable. 1t is natural
that the interests which have been suffering
from the war should rejoice at being relieved
from its depressing Influences; but those who
are accustomed to regard political events ra-
ther in reference to their future consequences
than to their present bearing, fail to see ia
the Paris treaty the prospect of any perma.
nent settlement of European differences.
| The new treaty is in fact little more than q
rehash of the old political arrangements Of
Amiens and Tilsit. The leading parties to il
have on framing it considered rather their
own selfish views than the objects for which
| they protested to be contending. Turkey has
| in it's provisions Deen regarded rather as the
seape goat of Russian delinquencies, than as
the Power having claim to redress 1t is her
territories that have been pieced and parcelled
out, not those Of the aggressor. The Allies
have, for instance, secured the right of reorgan-
izing in their own way the Dauubian Pcinci-
palties; and they will do it in a manner to
render them virtually independent Of the
Porte. They are also to take possession OF
Gambia, Smyrna and Trebizonde-the gates to
the highways of Eastern commerce, and i'm
portant acquisitions for maritime nations like
England and France. In addition to these
stipulations their guarantee of the rights of the
Christian subjects of the Sultan will give them
the opportunity of interfering at their
pleasure in the internal administration
of the Ottoman empire. The poor Turk
has, in short, been SO plucked and shorn
by his friends and protectors that it is
no wonder that he feels doubtful if they have
left him anything which he can legitimately
call his own.
But the treaty, it is said, is likely to secure
the peace Of Europe, and remove many OF the
dangerous questions which are constantly
threatening to disturb it. 1t will da nothing
of the Sort The treaty Of Amiens professed
to secure to France the new boundaries she
had acquired for herself, to guarantee the in
tesrEty Of the Ottoman empire, and also the in
dependence Of Malta We're any of these con-
ditions subsequently fulfilled? Not one. Of
the innumerable stipulations of the treaty Of
Tilsit the same may be said. Dictated by the
selfish views of the contracting parties, and hav-
ing little or no reference to the general inte-
rests of humanity, they wanted the main ele-
ment Of political vitality. Does the treaty of
Paris, just concluded, differ in the elevation
and breadth of its views from those instru-
ments? We cannot see it, unless, indeed, it be
in the greater selfshness and shortsightedness
of the motives that have inspired it.
So much for the security to which the peo-
pie of Europe appear to be 80 credulously
abandoning themselves. A brief interval Of
time will, we fear, convince them that it would
have been better for their interests if the
treaty had never been made. 1t has, in fact,
been too smoothly and rapidly perfected to be
anything more than o mere glozing over of
difficulties. If we are correctly informed as
to its conditions, it leaves the seeds of enmity
and jealousy between the present governments
Of England and France-the same between
Russia and Austria-the same between Turkey
and the Allies. 1t has been brought about in
hostility to Palmerston, by the personal and
dynastic ideas of Napoleon, acting on Alexan-
der's hatred to Austria and England. The
Gar can never forgive the former for the du-
plicity and the ingratitude of her conduct,
and in the latter he sees only bitter and re-
lentless enemy. Louis Napoleon has got out
of England all he wanted-the recognition Of
his dynasty; and now he does not care how
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loose. His efforts to bring about peace on
terms that would not be humiliating to the
pride of his opponent, have gained for him
the good will Of Russia, and also Of Austria,
who could only foresee peril to herself in the
longer continuance of the war. The three Empe-
rorswill try to manage Europe without England,
which, as q revolutionary country, with a free
press and Parliament, will be completely iso.
lated from this union Of despotisms, and thI own
back upon the United States for moral support
One great Power has, however, been ignored
| by the Conferences and the Paris treaty-the
terrible power Of revolution. That power,
| though at present dormant, has as much
strength as ever, and is, we believe, as rife in
| Turkey as it is in any Of the European States.
| The English free press and Russian Machiavel-
liam diplomacy will soon stir up this slumber-
1 ing element The interests OF either Power
may at any moment within the next dozen
years let loose upon the European world the
torrent Of revolutionary violence. The treaty
of Paris seems to have been framed to provide
opportunities and appliancies for such result
We wish the despots Of Europe Joy Of this pre-
cious offspring Of their ingenuity. 1t promises
to be as fruitful of evil to them as was Jupi
ter's gift to Pandora
| A GREAT BLow.-On Saturday last great
tornado sprung up from the Jersey shore
cutting this city with its edge, bu,
doing no great damage. 1t passed ovel
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