The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-19
No. GAG.

.,n,emplated impediments upon her Baltic
'Ae 90 might render her absolute neutrality
scarcely possible. - Loo -
II bv some knowledge or suspicion of the
g's,Jed action of Austria, for it provides that,
ut - Austria should invade Sardinia, Russia
III - var AGAINST her within fifteen days of her
s.n IN of the Piedmontese soil. No union
'O''i 10 closer than that which these treaties
'AH In the event of Austria invading Sar-
l5'. the two fleets will sail together in the
1 p,,;c and in the Mediterranean, and the army
observation will occupy Hungary"
The Times sums up as follows;
These are strange prospects suddenly re-
ID and they offer us no very promising flu
W. Still we adhere to what we have already
i that so long as the war is confined to
IaG, or TO the invasion and preservation of the
-, territories, we need take no active part
=, n however, the tide of aggression should
~ rearer home, # France and Russia should
.s,-E austria an GeTmdny-Russid seeking,
.,.L,ace. her Indemnity az the East of Eu-
PY,..--or If Prussia should be laid uade, a con-
,gl,,tisa Of territory then, indeed, the design
@ftlsse treaties Of offence could become no less
;Loo partition Of Europe, and the first prin-
- # seIfDreSerrdtiOn ,cO,ld compel as TO
,l.,ider ,chetEsr ere can better defend ourselves
.,o. The Continent Of Europe, or at oar o,on
l,,e,teads These are serious topics but, al
,,oggh in England We are unanimous in desi-
IN, 10 keep clear, if possible, of these CONT
mental complications, We are also profoundly
.ngiuced that the existence of great Ger
man Power Is essential to our own safety"
Tie Tunes of the 30th says, with respect TO
n, So treaties, or conventions, or engage
sDegfs between France and Russia, we have
,1rbing essential to retract.
In fact. it is not In the nature of secret
,,ary 10 be known in its details within week
amer signature; but the main facts are, we fear,
teyond a doubt
The Daily Nelos asserts that no such treaties
rkist as those described by the Times, and says
that the convention or agreement to conclude
a treaty which has been signed by the two
Powers belongs TO the same class of diplomatic
documents as that which England signed with
Austria at an early period of the Crimean war
The Herald SAYS, it has the best authority to
state that no secret treaty has been signed be-
tween France and Russia. The Russians have
merely agreed to place $4,000 men in observa-
t,a on the Galician frontiers of Austria.
The Herald has, at the same time, tele-
graphic dispatch from Turkey, to the effect that
Russian army of $4,000 men have crossed
tn. Dnieper, thereby threatening the Galician
frontier.
The effect of the Times articles upon the
stock exchange was most disastrous, and hun
drrds of failures Immediately followed.
The Christian Examiner for May contains
al article on lst) the Parsees, or Fire W orship
pers; l2d) on Chateaubriand (3d) the His
tors OF the Doctrine of the Devil; (4th) the
Pioneer Bishop, being an interesting sketch of
Bishop Asbury, with which our Methodist
friends will be pleased Also, highly fatter-
Ing alldsion to DR.. Claiming, by the Chevalier
Bunsen, one of the great lights of the Lutheran
Church in Prussia, together with other articles
The Westminster ReCiev for April, besides
containing several articles which will interest
the friends OF literature, has one upon {" the
Italian Question" and one upon " England's
Political Position in Europe" which have pc
clliar value, at the present moment, to all who
Eel an interest in public affairs.
The Edmburgh Reriew for April contains
several articles of especial interest to American
readers. The article upon Austria, France,
aud Italy, will attract general attention, and
those upon the " West Indies" and upon the
Slave Trade" cannot fail to arrest the atten
ton If all political parties in this country.