The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-18
LETTER FROM EUROPE.
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The Emperor will leave for Biartz but will not stay
there over days and then return to the Tulees By
that time he viii be able to judge Of the good effects of
his Journey and Of the situation of Europe repeat to
you in the meantime that the affairs of the priucpates
notwithstanding the termination of the conferences are
not settled and that all that effected is merely
momentary tranquilizton of the different parties to
whom for the present. is arusted the fate Of this small
continent The two prncpatcs of Wallacha and Mol
dayia may for the present, enjoy certain amount of
peace and Turkey may still preserve the shadow of
power them but to suppose these municipalities to
be permanently padcd would be proof gross ignor
ance of the actual state Of things in Eastern Europe The
Danubian princpaties mo- tho future battle-ground of
Europe and understands that better than Russia,
whose policy has been differing widely from that Of
Austria while France and England though nominaly
leagued with each other, have been disposed to favor
Austria and the other Russia. This position is much
more clearly defined in the German and Belgian press
than In the French and English press both which feel
themselves obliged to preserve certain decoru, and to
keep up appearances while the press of Brussels he Rus
sian organ lie Nor the whole press of Vienna and that
Of Berlin openly attack the policy which the Emperor of
the French pursues in Turkey IN Montenegro, and espe
cially in Bosnia.
On these subjects the Paris conferences have yet said
very little while Austria and Turkey have said great
fhalS 70 llltie jour
nal Of Jenna almost says in many words, that tho
French fleet in the Adriatc has other aim than that of
encouraging the Mo ntenegrnos in their predatory
sons against the Turks and that Russia keeps up the diff
cuties in Bosnia the natural heir fall Turkey when
ever an opportunity shall again offer for ermed inter-
vention | regret to think that while the fate of the
Danuban prncpaties will necessarily determine that of
Europe whenever it shall be decided by arms the United
States should not have single diplomatic commercial
representative in those principalitesthat there should
not be even consul at Bucharest capable Of protecting
Americans and advancing the interests Of commerce
No country in Europe resembles the western States of
America so much the Danuban principalitcs none,
think would be willing to cultivate and preserve
ultimate friendly relations with We ought to have
minister in Persia and consul at least at Bucharest in
the prncpatiss to have our influence felt in the East
The questions to be decided the Black sea and the
Caspian are not local questions but affecting in
their ultimate consequences tho sam quo Europe and
with it, indirectly at least relations with the States of
Europe. Depend on it, if breaks out in Europe,
tho pIincipalties will give rise to it, and such
not now go on without kndling the watch-ires the
Rhine and Danube, for in the next great for the
spoils of Turkey Germany win not remain indifferent
spectator neither is it likely that the OF France
and England will be jointly turned against Russia There
is other escape from the logical consequences Of edu
cation and knowledge generally dased among the peo
pie than to give the utmost development to the material
Of each country in Earope and to absorb the
greatest amount of available talent in advancing its
erial interests Russia wants Constantnople for that
purpose and Russia will eventually have it, just as tho
United States must eventually have Cuba When Napo-
leon the First and Alexander he uncle of the present
Emperor of Russia discussed at it the division OF Tur
key something that had take place time or
otln and E,ry crnyc Ia
preparations the port of Cons.annope far greater
consequence than it is and will be after the isthnus
of Sucz shall be pierced by ship canal AT that time
the possession of Constannope too important to be
left to Russia and preserve the equilibrium of Europe
and especially the proper influence Of France But the
position of the of Europe has since undergone
material change Constannope is no longer the key to
Inda to the Mediterranean and proper dpo-
ston is made the Danuban princpates the power of
Russia in the southeastern part of Europe need not
alarm France, even England than her decided
preponderance in the northwestern portion Of the CONT
ncnt. Russia can be bound up within her
present limits, far her Asiatc noighbos arc con-
cerned than the United States can be prevented from
expanding southwark in the direction OF Meco and the
Gulf You cannot oppose dead bodies to living ones OF
prevent life from spreading countries where it does
not yet exist or has become extinct Ii England
continues Lord Paimerston's policy of cmbalmng Tur-
key and protecting the dead body from being displaced
by new life and vigor in different FORM she will find
her exchequer not equal to the task But imagine
England will in this in other instances which could
name, initiate the example of the faithful dog who pro-
tected the poor mans meat till he found that while he
was fighting, some of the dogs commenced eating it,
when he quickly changed his tactics and instead of
fighting, began to eat fer than the rest entirely salts
fled that, the meat being once doomed to lie eaten
no dog had better right to it thnn he who bad de-
tended it so vaantly Mt the risk of his own skin
ohertourg may for time prevent an explosion but
1T will not prevent it long.
Apropos of Cherbourg the literature on that import
ant place is not yet concluded That celebrated pamph-
let Gebory Angtsre which makes the aborng class.
es of England look to France for deiverancc from thraI
dom it now appears has high public functonary for its
author and he is not likely to be removed for his public
lyexpressed antipathy to England The French daily
press remarkably discreet and where it the
bounds of proprey is instantly corrected by the oasur
or the Pays; but the government never comes down TO
tendency The British press however iuclpdng Punch
with the only exception Of the Morning Post retalatcs
sufficiently on the pampetee and host of small Ger
man papers from the Rhiue the Danube re-echo or
explain British sentiments. The Queen Of Great Brit
am protracted stay in Berlin her speeches there to the
CIVIC authorities and 10 the officers Of the army contrast
very strklngly with the cold formatcs and gunpowcr
alecton OF which she the object at Clerbourg and
snow that in Prussia she feels home or at least with
hndred people, over whom che will iu short time ex-
ccse some influence Three times she has already Wis
eu ben and every time she returns from il she is bet