Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-16
Europe-NationaI ExpentItures.

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na is now in session at Paris having before it certain
matters in degree supplementary to those discussed
ard settled by the conference which adjusted the treaty
closing the Crimean war.
One of the questions under consideration is the future
position of the Danuban municipalities of Waachia
and Modayia possessions tributary to the Sultan, but
never fully conquered nor embodied into the political
system of the Turkish Empire. France, and perhaps
R1ssa is anxious to have the two provinces united into
oEe which by consolidating their power would make the
hold on them which Turkey possesses still more fee
BILE than it already is England and Austria oppo-
sed to the union of these prncpates and so is Turkey
Other questions will probably before these con-
ferences being held in Parsthe retention by Great
Britain of the Turkish Island of Perrin commanding the
entrance to the Red Sea. The question Of ship canal
through the sthmus of Suez brought forward by France
1t choked off by Great Britan-some questions be-
tween Naples and Sardinia, etc., etc.
Spite of conferences and diplomatic arrangements,
war has become the normal condition of Europe. 1t
surely cannot be called state of peace when France
with population of thirty three millions, has army
ahaf larger than that of Rome in its proudest days.
when its empire covered an and contained popu
laton from which Gau would hardly have been missed
",
men under arms in Europe now than there in the
days of the great Napoleon.
A feeling of mutual jealousy has imposed upon the
powers of Europe the necessity of keeping up in times OF
peace establishments beyond the highest limit of warke
preparation in former ages And yet this amount OF force
counts for very little. Of all her millions OF armed men,
Europe could not spare man in ten for any exped-
ton beyond her borders, could the continental
powers exert their full force in any struggle between
themselves The armies intended quite as much for
service against the people of their several countries for
combat with foreign foes.
This is year of profound peace France is in ALI
arce with England her ancient and most nveterate foe
Her territory is restricted within the narrowest limits
yet the sum of the expenditures of Louis Napoeons
government has been during the last year. fully twice
as great as that of the Great Napoleon during the most
stirring year of his unparalleled career when his arms
and his influence controlled all Europe, and great works
of internal improvements in of construction
throughout France.
This state of things is unnatural. Nearly all revou-
lions have their origin in dcranged finances and these
last are the results of undue expenditure Taxation
precpitatcd the American revoution-so it did the
FrencE-lor that matter it did the thing in Eng
lard and was the means of Charles the First losing his
head. France is now rapidly tending towards fnar-
cia CONFUSION. With not much more than one half
the capital she is paying one seventh taxes than
Great Britain. The French government costs the
people of France some seventy millions Of pounds
tho English government costs not much over sixty
Millions interest on national debt India war, etc. etc.
included This financial question is the real difficulty in
the way of the present French government. 1t is one
that cannot much longer be postponed or cvaded.
Our own governmental expenses are high enough in
all conscience although only about one-th as high as
those of France while our resources are much greater
GU: territory fourteen times larger, and population
but little behind hers in number and far ahead in their
power OF paying taxes
Taking for granted that no great sudden increase
should be made to territory already covering
three millions of square miles, it is fair to calculate that
the expenses of General Governmen will rather d
minsh than increase with the settlement of the country
Before the advance of the white race, the Indians will
disappear until finally there will be as little need for
soldiers out on Western frontier there is on
our Eastern scaboard There will then be no longer the
heavy expense of sending every thing from great dis
tance--hc country will become sefs1eendipg and self
sustaining,
Supplies, transportation &c, swell the cost of opera
ton in vast and unsettled country. In Utah and
New Mexico, in Oregon and Washington, and STILL to
extent, in California portions of Texas and the
Indian country East of the Rocky Mountains find
this to be the AS population thckens it will
while it will dispense with the necessity of any
military force for its protection and thus relieve the
national treasury upon which larger demands ought
to be made at any future time than are made at the
present.
From Washington.
| WASHINGTON, July Tt is reported that Comman-
der Page will have command of vessel soon to be dis
patched to Paraguay.