Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-21

THE TINES AND THE CONFERENCES.

From NE LoEd,,. Times Eas l.
European Congress has other u :, it seems than
'ho-- oi making peace or rectfyng boundaries IL may
serve occasionally the purpose. Of debating -oci.,, IN
which the Ministers Of States happily exempt from ,b
thr'lon OF dribrrative a-sembEe- may hold Iitt, Par,
lament 4 their own, aud. without the fear OF stopping the
s"pld' nPeichncnt, OF the other unpleasant in
cid"ns WHICH stit p,pulsr boii-- yeutil,,. .uch
top> them r-uuir- the in,o,,.s. -,
nv" ,'a'"h ani anti'"N 10 give t-tn currency The
go f'io u gives Instance oi such an ,If,Y..y, in
I-t'hafl' OF irling- And pnion ,;r ere It.ly ,lov.
All NaIl- r"c~iN- ti-ir share at sl,,ninn AMI rsnk
aud arr Irctufed according their s.v-r. ,i.n,erit.
but perhaps the -cvr-t -s-ou Nas r,-rv-d for Stat.
winch "r the lat five and t~.ty yrs h.. given v.,,
little ttoib~ tn European dipDuac, but LA, r,,d. MOI
g'h5 advance IN all the art OF peace snd itsrn. m
pt'rrnrri Wh-n people speak of the future condition
" the Danubiah frincipsitie- they call them by ~ay
au-ous anticipation Belgium OF Eastern, Eurone
Possessed OF moderate ami Tempered freedom l,n,
~ position which niake- her useful tp every Pow o.
aud formidable 10 uon~ ium ha- claims on our RESPECT
and Orbcsrance ~hieh ps---ion Of numerou. arni
ad la - territories does not always But Belgium
riyoys ire dom OF the press and therefore Belgium j. thu
oJrc "i hcrve denuncaiion and menace It.
contain dortne- dsta-eful foreign Government. -.
pecat 10 France. and tile writings which appear under
the -elir OF her free constitution are treated bv Cuu
WalrN-k a. little less than a Bill which uotbin
hut the magnanimity OF is Government prevents her t
pushing 70 the uticTtnost This Is the nevrr-endng CON
nies OeScen Governments which absorb the STATE iuto
themselves and Go'erhm~nts which. although the head
are not the whole oi their country We had uw,y, .up
posed thai, a. betsern nation, the Government OF u.
Country coull know nothing and recognize no Il INF lyond
th" Government oi smother, and hear row for tn. first
time OF distinction taken by foreign Power between
sovereign and his people. With the Government of RI
gum Count WAewski he has no ground OF comn,in
Whatever IL ha- stuVen to mitigate the eicpsses OF
press which the law does permit il to control Bu
to Belgium herself Count Waerski EMPLOYS yety
different language. I'VE should regret no 80.
TO be Obliged to make Belgium comprehend the
strict necessity for modifying Legislation which
uoes 10, allow TO It's Gove nment the first OF inter
national dues-tha OF not as-aing or allouiug 10 he an
sailed the Internal tranquility OF neghboring States
ms Is indeed new and ting language Whist is IL in
act but saving that Government can be tolerated nv
hts O~n except which leaves To t subjects no eo,
OF aeuo and thus by the only puble means precluies
them from compromising the internal Tranquility OF neigh
DVu'ing States We have happily got rid of the Holy
ANlner, Out Count m@ewski seems disposed revive
he ooln' Propaganda OF 1918, and insist that th.
neighbours OF France shah adopt All absolute Govern
"-n a. the only guarantee they give that they will
not Interfere, hy writing by speech or by action with
existing institutions Of France. II the great Powers "a Il
only join Count Walewsk in his deuunCiations they will
he thk-. ~ strengthen the hands Ut the Belgian GOV.
ehheh' 'aI u VIII be able TO exercise the required nfu-
ehce over the press In other words the French Minister
sociis the menbers Of the Conference to enter nto c
Sade against tree press aud liberal nutons and this
To give II Belgium the victory the friends OF rcactio
and piiestN domination The i over but Count ".
e~ski invites u TO crusade To hunt down and r,t
ont NhAieyer has been lett the Continent of
"oetN ana pubc freedom, and 10 avail ourselves of the
reunion OF monarchs To tail the rights and privileges
oi peoples.
A. ~e happen to live land which has not vet besn
subjected TO tins corrective discipline where the nation
sun counts Tor something and the Cover ment tbousb
strong i Eeither ouuiscent ubiquitous: wher sn
i hrther trained TO submit degrading counano.7 nor
70 measure 's speeeh and wTingi by ths pattern pescr
bed tn linn from above venture respectfuy Tn ,l.,
irom the doctrine laid by Count Waew,ki a. 10 ,
du'N "i >ONereigs To the Belgian nation i'm nrr
tAt 10y such coercion they may silence tue Belgian pres
Ihetel bu little liberty shere; let Us At anv RAT.
respect that remnant 81 stormy pa,t-that home Of bn
pier future! II the belgian press exee. the hopnJs "a
legitimate criticism tn tribunal. Of the country ara a.
open to the Emperor o the French as TO the mesnet
Suyyc' anu that justice cannot from any cause be
oOtheI'H Is lar bette that some Inconvenience should
Oe ielt than that the sword should be drawn ag,iut
SeCe STATE unable to resist and yet ashamed to submit TO
..e detsuon OF lts powerful neighbour Moreover when
'uht "aIewski protests strongly against the .ntiu.
penal tone OF the Be press ought to M reuepha h
p'ruon OF 1t, With equal impArtislity adoptei thr
cause OF the EmpeIur of Russia .and thar thsra
~ou'd hot nave been the least difficulty in setting
The cause OF the dynasty OF Napoeon Tuo
centuries ago the Immortal author OF the Pro
''H''" 4<itf' IN Gus u the nOblest passages ever
prnned hy the hand Oi man, pointed out the absolute in
compatibility between violence and truth "Aro1,n, =
he says, may be overcome by stronger argument and
ioce 10y greater force, hu truth and force have no rI
uo"-ho'hns ~ comn"n nothing by which the one can
act upon the other Thes dwell apart and will continue
TO do 20 t tie end ol i-e." When will the continent Of
Europe produce state wise enough to compreb.pJ
sNe m@A'Ws wise eOugh 10 know aud feel that reason
must he combatted with reason and force with force thar
Tue empire OF truth over TIA human mind depend upo
ITS feelings and convictions which the sword can neitb
"lNAe nor uuhake! tONernment founded ON pubbc
opinion needs no such to support H. Cover,,,,
founded ON violence should seek - soan A. possible IN
e1ancpAe itself from IN, e4OGs necessity of sunnorti,,
one violent act ty anothrr. We have Terminated on,
crusade against Power iL Of ambition and violence t
a. not commence another against men whose ofIes i
that they free for the rrpose of their
aud too much devoted to law to submit, TO it, rhtr"r
cuTtailment. @'