Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-27
From the N. Y. journal of CoIumerce.l
THE IMPERIAL INTERVIEW AT STUFF
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From the n. y. Journal OF Commerce.
THE IMPERIAL INTERVIEW AT STUFF
GARDT.
Beyond the fact that the Emperors oil France anu
.nss;a mat at Stuttgardt on the 18th ult., made each
acquaintance, spent four days IN d series Oh
court entertainments, reviews ana DINER pompous
coremonials, and that their intercourse was "cordIsi,
;;,,la ia known as to what matters were discussed oy
tha two potentates, or what resolution, II any, lhey
have come 10 with reference 10 thetr future polcy.
would appear, indeed, that, with the exception 0i 1Mo
sbert private conferences at the VITA OF tne Ciomn
pr;nca or Wurtemberg, to which nobody was ADMIT
rod Alexander and Napoleon had no opportunity 10
deliberate on matters OF political Importance, and tnat
tbe aggressive design imputed to the autocra'S ny
the aiarmists, and the extremely peaceful measures
attributed to them by their optlmlst admirers are
equally unreal, 30 far as anything nas nsn nppnfesaad
support of either opinion. The croakers proleTsea
70 see in the meeting between the nephews Oh lhe
first Alexander and the first Napoleon the same mo,
five that actuated their uncles at !isi' anu
Erfurt-thst Europe was to % uiV.Leu
tween the %autocrat of the Neva aud the auto
crat of the Seine-peacsably, if the other pow
ara submitted in silence; but, II not, oy lhe com
S;ned bogts of Russia and of France. Inc optlmists
behaved the exact reverse of this. With the most
;mnlioit reliance on Louis Napoleon's famous aphor-
ism-T Empire c est Ia Pa'@-lney nel1ereu ia To- 70
was resolyed not only to reconcile all personal dilier,
ences or causes Of disagreement between nm anu
ths Gar. but also to lay the foundations OF a lasting
neaca between his brother sovereigns, himself, and
each other; to cause the expensive standing armies
of Europe to be largely reduced, there being no
further occasion for their services and to estsoiirh u
reconciliation court, to hear International disputes,
whose decision should bind the disputants, and 10
which recourse should always be had, instead OF, as
now, TO the arbitrament OF arms. Inc tlmid iahcied
that tire English alliance having served lts purpose
il could not be- severed at a better tune tiat "hen ENG
.s.o onl yyars an fully emDlOyeQ III IN
dia; that the occasion was favorable To aVenge wa.
terloo and st. Helena; that Austria could DC eJected
from Italy, either for the proht OF flednoht, OF ano.
Their Prince Eugene Beauharnais that PRUSSIA might
be compelled to abandon the hnlne provinces, !ne
natural boundaries of France" and that the Russian
share of the booty should be the abandonment OF
her management, directly or Indirectly. of the Dsnu.
bian principa!ities, and u portion of Turkey IN Eu.
rome. This, together with some vague MINIS as 10
the absorption of Egypt with a view 10 lna'a, anu
the seizure by France Of this English naval stations
in the Mediterranean, was the aggressive Poiicy
imputed 10 the two Emperors.
Roth estimates of the motives which actuated
Louis Napoleon and Alexander seem equally. e1ag'
gerated and unreliable. 1t is quite rs unlikely thar
ths monarchs who hitherto have relied almost solely
m their ornaments for power, both as regards their
subjects and other nations, should all oil a sudden
disSaud these armies, turn their swords into plough
shares, and inaugurate by a breath a new era Oh uui'
versal harmony and brotherhood, as that they enter
taiQad the Intention, IRt ailDtHeE Attuo, " Vsciiuh
Europe, making everything Dehd 10 theiF WIFI Gnu
dividing the spoils between them
IL ia natural, and consistent; with the tact and WIS
dom which Louis Napoleon has shown since his ad'
vent to power in France, that he should desire 10 be
nsrsonslly acquainted with his brother princes, par.
i;cularly iboss whose rule. like his own, ID despotic,
that he may be able, If not to ascertain their designs
and sentiments, to measure their mental calibre, and
know what the character OF the men 10 with ~hom ne
must act in the management Of the continent. liar,
systems in France and Russia, they are not so in re-
atty, nor can there ever be a very cordial sympathy
between their rulers. The rigid antl.revolutionar,
principle of "divine right" on which the CZars
throne reposes, and the strong revolutionary princi'
ps of 1.-THE national will, TO which Napoleon boasts
that he owes his crown, are too antagonistic to render
any close and lasting union between the courts Oh
Paris and St. Petersburg possible.
Tic political acts Of Napoleon Ill do not warrant
the belief tl;st.h ~contemplates any act OF treachery
towards England. lie has been from the ursta ,a!'n
full and cordial ally, nei;bar seeking her humiliation
nor desiring to profit immeasurably by any tempora,
ry advantage. There have been points-the Bolgrad
and Serpents' island, and the Moldavian election
question, for iEstance-on which he has differed with
the English government, yielding as willingly and
gracefully in the former case as he firmly maintained
hs ground and gained his point in the latter ais
fidelity to the English alliance can be trusted, too, De-
cause il is more important to him and 10 MS uynas
tic ambition to preserve 1t than II Is 10 Engiand, anu
France IHF dI"hOo
been faithless to engagements with her nelghooi
across the channel.
The court gossips and their organs, who
are opposed to a Russo. French alliance, dc
not believe that the ''haughty and offensive
herring Of Rnssia towards France ut this confer
ence at Stuttgardt is likely to attract Louis Napto
leon personally towards a Russian policy. inns
.haughty and offensive bearing" contested in the ap
parent Discrimination Of the Empress OF Russia to
meet on a footing of equslity the Empress OF Inc
- IA = ,k -nl.f hnt "a q nrn
ceeding from that of her husband, also attributable
to the national will" 1t appears that, while there
was q probability Of the Empress Eugene accompa'
nyiug her husband to Stuttgardt, the Czarina was
too much indisposed to quit Darmstadt; ana that,
when il was sure that the French Empress was mol
coming, the Russian Empress suddenly got well
Joined her husband, and took part in all the festiVl
ties. A comparison, OF course favorable 10 England
and to the advantages of Russia, is drawn between
this conduct and that Of Victoria, whose amlaolllty'
der. 1t is very unlike Russian diplomacy to throw
away the benefit of a good understanding wiz
France for q mere within, or a stupid Manifestation
of haughtiness; and we are much lnclined TO oeileVe
that the true explanation OF the Empress nlarie AseA
androwna's conduct would hardly justify the epithets
"haughty" and offensive" and that Louis Napo'
leon is not on this account disinclined to intimate re-
latiOns with the Gear.
THE Daryenn Emperor Of the French has been re
ceiyed and greeted by the Car of all the Russlas
and publicly acknowledged as one of the kingly fra
teruity. 1t is said to be- his design to meet all the
other crowned heads in the same way, and exact thit
recognition Of himself and his dynasty. II hatters
him as well as the people he rulea; it glyes him an op
portunity of making himself POPULAR and it also al
fords him the means of giving effect to those peace
full intentions which he processes to entertain.
1t is not improbable tina: these were among the mo-
tives for the meeting at Stuttgardt.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHISGruS, Oct. 9-The ladies ofthis city held q
meeting and formed themselves into a"Herndon Fund
Association and appointed a committed to Issue a cir