Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-31
The European Coup d'Etai.
MAZZINT ON THE PROSPECTS
OF EUROPE.
PLANS OF LOUIS NAPOLEON.
The Secrect Treaty Between France aud
Russia.
NEW HOLY ALLIANCE.

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In 1649, when Republican Assembly, memor-
able for iis importance and the high laws of Orai
ty which should govern political affairs, permi ted
the expedition against Rome, l wfoie, answering
the caumuies Of Count Monalembert: You shall
hare Frsnehmen On expedition against Rome in yor
o,sn midst.
The % Of December verified my prediction
France is now eIpiating in her shame and oppres-
sion the crime then committed.
Europe, if she persists in the cOwardly and cul-
pabe indifference with which she regards now the
progress and scIs OF BOnspartism, will herself suf
fer an inevitable and severe expialol. AS The ex-
pediton against Rome wasthe prelude of the French
corp Gstat so the Crmean and Italian wars are but
two steps towards the European coup deta' The
next step VIII be the dismembeImento of Turkey and
a war against England, then isolated in Europe
If the Roman expedition had been arrested-if
Lord Palmerston instead Of declaring through Lord
Normandy that the Protestant government Of ber
Males approved the restoration Of Catholicism il
Rome, had then said to L 1uis Napoleon, % Engi1ad
ariH not permit foreign Intervention IN the HterHcL
affairs of other States" Imp.Ii ,lism would have
been checSed in the opening of its career, and the
wars of the Crimea and Lombardy would probably
not have occurred; only thus weakness OF England
has kepp Louis Napoleon aUdacious and Oserful.
The expedition TO RJme and the triple OBJECT Of
pleasing The French clergy, dscrelItirg the HePGb-
lican Assembly, ard preparing the French soldiers
to com Nat against the republican sandaId ct bcme.
But il was, besiEes for Louis Napoleon mans Of
learning he Tendencies and existing POWeT Of the
Eurorean governments. Il was for him that which
feeling The pulse is TO the physician The pulse CT
Europe a tolerant and iLt teTent spectator Of the
noble defence Of Rome, showed to him that be had
20 need TO fear Of eneountering in the govern
ments either politicl frmness, fIith IN rHliug
principle or the pride of moral Independence.
Tae people commenced to feel il thsmseiyes-Bona-
lartism or the tlind adoraticn CT Force commenc-
81 20 spFOut vigorously among the ruins of Roman
Liberty.
Then came the eogv d'ttat of the % of December
3 shuddeTipg of rag and eTecration through
all Europe-a gulf surrounded the usurper. II was
enough to maintain this isolation about him. that
Without footing In France without other arms be
sides terror, he should quickly fall. The Englisn
government, in an unhappy moment Of weakness
and political shOrtsighteduess extended its hand
the guilty one. The Anglo French slisnce saved
Louis Napoleon, snd gave him power and pres
tige in Europe 0ther people seeing the proud,
free and pow erfu neland embracing him, began TO
eOncede to him ability that he really did not pos
sefs.
Was it political concert that expected the ALI
snee to limit the action Of the Gll!el? Was il be
lev ID that it was necessary st every step allsy
the old tradition Of autagonism betEeen the two
,eat nationsG Alliance limits the actions of a
DOW er only when both of those allied represe nj the
same principle. Free England, in allyiug herself
with imperialism. gave the lstter-wilhout binding
1.-THE moral force which was hitherto wanting;
ard as to the national antagonsm, facts have shown
aud will ever show, that the only remedy :or this
antf )nism is triumph liberty il France. France
requires ether liberty the glory Of war. Eng
land moreover, 10 making treaty with the Empe-
rer, allied herself with man. aud Lot with coun
trv No one can believe in the Nagoieouic dnasty;
and on the exile or death Of Louis Napoleon, and
when France is free nation, the alliance Of Eng
land with the despot will add another link 10 the
chain of traditional antagonism. 'You always dis
trusted France, they will say to England, aud
IL allied youserlf with her when your alliance en-
foTaei tyranny upon her paople-
No the conduct Of The English government vas
ins spired by policy of fear, ard nothing is wor;
than such policy towards power which equals
YOU in material and does not like you. Louis Napc
leon diyned the beginning Of this policy, and pi
cuted with greater audacty hiJ own plans,
The war of the Crimea for him only the
means of obtaining that which should follow-s
treaty of peace in Paris and open for him way Of
becom ng friendly with Russia. As soon as he saw
prof pect of tbe success Of his scheme he hasten
ed as he did at the present time, to conclude peace
insecure for his ally and declared premature by the
public opinion of England. He more than ever
fom ,u ed trouble between Russia aad Euglaud, and
soon after the secret treaties with the Gar were
CON uenced.
As the war in the Crimca so the war in Italy was
for Louis Napoleon. the of bringing about an
alliance with Austria The ancient pride Of the
Austrian monarchy could only be subdusd en- the
bsttle-held. '0ur war" ne sand to Count Cavour at
the Conference of Plomberes ''wl onlY last six
week: after defea. Austria will revive the lropo-
sails of 1913, ard we will accept them; the other
Powers dare not interfere" The Count CGvour
consented, and made of the idea of Italian nation
aity g mere foOtstool Of the Auslrisn-Russiau-
H. ,-eIa 50 IL
nationality emanopating itself, aud pointing to-
verbs duty regardless Of the dyuasticsl ambitions
of Louis Napoleon, he h8stened The peace, and pro-
posed that which, according TO his earlier plans, he
only meant to accept.
The peace Of Villsfrsnca is the Inauguration Of q
new Holy Alliance between the Uhree powers that
represent despotisnI in EurOpe-imperial France,
Russia and Austria, The object Of the alliance Is
according phrases spoken st Ploubieres snd Stutt
gard 70 imperialzs Europe by overpowesiDg by means
of deceptIon the national ideas and spbL iuting the
question of territory for the question Of liberty
The means-followiDg the war in Lombard5-are
the dividing between the three members Of the Ali
ance Of the Mohammedau possessions in Europe
and Africa and the war against England
If Austria had not accepted the proposals Of Villa
franca the plans would have been carried on though
in IN Jdifed manner, by the Emperor and the Gar.
Hungary, emancipsted from Austria, would have
sh ared the fate of Constantinople; the Medterra-
mean, become French lake, would nave Deen given
10 the Emperor Russia would have been directly or
Indirectly the mistress of the Moth and East of
Europe, while Imperial France would rule the west
and nth. Al present, the designs of toe three
powers are limited as | said. TO tle dismember-
ment of Oriental Europe and war against Eogland
and Prussia.
sffrm, not from mere CONJECTURE, but by know
ledge of the fact, the existence of these designs
assert that the bases Of the treaty belWeen the
Emperor and the Gar, relatingto the Orient, were
conveyed from Paris by La. Ronoiee during his last
mission to St. Petersburg, little before the in
Lombsrdy broke out. / assert thai the preparations
Of war particularly the maritime arrangements,
continue in France more actively han ever. There
lives in Europe one who knows tie truth Of which
speak, and could confirm my ststemeDts, but will
not do it nor shall betrsy him who thus prefers
to be silent.
The genius Of Louis Napoleon is the genius Of the
suiIit Of evil Condemned TO igsore or quell the
germs Of good the sublime instincts that tremble in
the hearts Of every man and nation, be is master
in the knowledge Of every egotsm, Of every inter
est, Of every wrong tendency and of every base
| passion, which browns those iIstnots. Like the
| tempter, he csuess the blow or the weakness that
draws the victim to ruin. He cannot establish. but
| he knows how to dissolus. Ia this remains the
cret Of his maintained power. free and logically
moral policy would condemn hm to speedy rum.
The persistence OF poor, disrsmembsred Italy, in
her desire for unity would suice to upset all the
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