Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-08-19
'om the London Time.
* England Pre- pnTsU for Defence.


OF course we are aware that when we talk Of defence
we render ourselves liable to the sarca2s of those who
think this proper talk only for old ladies, aged peers and
fulprced newspapers. Yet since the beginning Of this
wear there has occurred strange variety of events Of
nature to disturb the evercs Of the prooundest peace
drcamers That great military Power, with a long
prepared armament has rapidly rested large province
from another is only OF those events and, far as
we concerned by no means the most Important
The most surprising, and perhaps also the most serious
is that both these Powers have suddenly become friends
on the singular condition of feeling themselves equally
aggrieved equally betrayed, and equally wronged of
province by the malignant neutrality of certain other
Powers, among whom To England Prussia,
and other German States, Austria owes she believes,
that the loss # Lombady, and France the loss of Vene
tia to Italian Independence.
They hay tn, therefore, a quarrel against u.s. and
it not at a necessary that they should explain to the
world that their quarrels are compatible. When this
feeling is confessed it is impossible not to fear that it
will ranke for the proper time, and break out into
fiery eruption Should Prussia be the object, England
would have to consider how she would stand if France
succeeded in first humbng and then conciatng all the
Powers of the Continent and then in making them be-
eve England to be their worst enemy. We have also
to consider that under prOvOcatiOn and alarm
not ourselves the dscreeest the most temperate peo
pie in the world. Mr.. Bright would tell that the
press is the worst offender of all. We might not only
reply ourselves but point out that the existence of
party adverse to all military preparation and to
armed resistance, must tell on the possible foe.
But in the face Of what has happened and is happen
ing around we cannot neglect to take measures for
defence IF have armies and fleets all the world
if we send from our Overtasked population and our
treasury to protect our children wherever they CO.
ought not to neglect children at home. Ii we
not raise rampant round the whole of this isle, if we
cannot raise fortress every two or three miles and
it with Armstrong guns, at least look to our
great ports and arsenas 1t is said they not safe
against properly concerted attack Let US have the
fact inquired into by those who ought to know some
thing about it, and if their advice is reasonable let us
take it.
From the Economist.
England Ought No. go the Proposed Congress-
If, indeed, there were any chance that France and
Austria would consent to reopen the whole arrangement
to let England propose substantial guarantees against
the interference of either Power in Italian affars-hen
presence at the Congress might not only be desirable
but national duty But we know only too we'll that
this is not and cannot be that neither France nor
Austria would agree to modify the treaty to CONSOLE
date the purely Italian States. Nothing less than the
constitution of Veneta into Free constitutional and
perfectly independent State under the rule, say of an
Austrian Archduke but with an Italian Administration
and Italian army, would be real guarantee against
the recurrence of all the troubles which Austria has re-
Gently caused in Italy and France is only too likely
cause there.
Lord Pamerston laid it down on Thursday night as
the purpose of the Congress ORIG inaly proposed to
obtain engagement that neither France nor Aus
ria should interfere by force of arms in the internal af
fairs OF Italy, Now is this purpose less like
y to be eectuay answered by Congress based on the
principal provisions of the Treaty of Vlafranca than
it before the war? We answer without hesitation
assuredy less likely.
The two main differences between the present politi-
cal situation and the situation in February last are
these-rst that then Austria nerlered beyond her
boundary by virtue of private treaties which the other
European Powers did not recognise while now she has
got the specific assent of France to interfere in right of
Venetia in the italian federation which she will assured
override; and secondly that while France had at that
time only opening to influence italian politics.
namely through her relations with the Pope she has
another far more important way open to her through
her influence Piedmont, who will in fact depend
entirely France for retaining possession Of ombardy
and even of her present territory.
Arrival Steamers Fulton Glasgow.
New YORK August 1I.-1he steamer Fulton from
Havre via Cowes, and the steamer Glasgow from elias
gow with dates to the 9th u, anticipatedO arrived
here this morning.
The Fulton left Cowes on the evening of the 27th-
The latest advces from Paris indicate unpleasant feel
ings towards England An article in the Moniteur dis
credng the rumored probability of an accord between
France and England on the question of a European
Congress and general disarmament, produced painful
impression.
The London Herald's Paris correspondent saws the
banding together of France Russia and Austria and
the immense naval preparations of France render it diff
fcult to dsbeeve the universal report of great blow
: being contemplated against England.
The St Petersburg papers publish the treaty between
China and Russia ratified by the two Emperors. It
grants leave to Russia to send ambassadors to Pekn
promises protection to Christian missionaries and an
thorzes monthly rail service between Kiachta and
Pekn.