Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-08-26
The State of Europe.

the necessities of the after the battle of Soferno
and preferred to negotiate directly with the Emperor of
France rather than indirectly through Congress- the
terms thus offered less unavorabe than would have
been those proposed by the neutral powers who rendered
their mediation He also says that he failed in retaining
Lombardy, because bis allies from whom he had right
to expect support failed to sustain him.
Prussi emphaticaly denies that she proposed any
terms England states that all the part she took was
simply to transmit to Vienna certain proposals offered
by the Emperor of France; but the British Ministry,
while doing SO, carefully absained from any recommen
daton Or expression of opinion. The Russian officials
say the same. How then came the Emperor of Aus
ra to express such views about the position of the ne
trail powers Or their action medators? Did he DELHI
eraely Ialsify, he deceived? He could have no
object apparently, in stating what was not So Then
who deceived him? This is question not easy toI
answer One thing however is certain, that the angry
repcaons growing out of the official denial by Prussia
of the truth of the statement contained in the manifesto
of the Emperor of Austria with reference to the terms
proposed by the mediatng powers have assumed tone
that bids fair to pass from words to blows at early
day. Austria also Prussia Of having prevented
the German States from coming TO her assistance in the
late struggle with France. III plain TERMS Austria and
Prussia mutually jealous Of each other, and mutual
y DESTROYS of holding the first place in the Germanc
confederation and Of welding the forces of that rather
loosely compacted body.
France too appears to be rather disposed find fault
with the course of the Cabinet of Berlin Louis Napo
leon in his speech bis from Italy alluded the
menacing attitude of the Germanic Confederation head
ed by Prussia, of the reasons why be stopped
short in his career of victory.
Again, Austria is very much chagrined the neutral
ity OF England, and she hardly takes any trouble
ceal her feelings while the other hand Russia feeling
hurt at the of Austria during the crmean war
shows very plainly that Alexander of Russia rather
joces in the humiliation of his imperial brother Francis
Joseph, of Austria Italy too, the ostensible of
the late war; quite unsettled ever and the rapid
disintegrating frame of the Germanic body offers little
encouragement to hope for any permanently good result
likely flow from the attempt construct such anoth
er political anomoly on the Italian peninsula.
These would appear to be sufficient to complcate the
affairs of the old world but they far from being ALL
The sick of the East, Turkey, is there still, and
still SICK and the nations still anxious to administer
upon his estate and still ready to fight over the severed
members of that vast and unweldy body.
To all nations and bearing upon all peoples has come
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shmens of these days exceed the war establishments of
former times and these establishments are all compu-
sorry, with the exception of England and she finds it
impossible to man her navy fill the ranks of her army
without cost that threatens to exhaust her fabulous
wealth. The apparent sources of her streng tn may
eventually prove to be the causes of her weakness
indeeu they already in some instances Thus
Canada owes allegiance to the British crown, and OF
the British is bound to protect Canada
in the event of war; and the of such protec ton in
varably falls upon the imperial treasury. The Cana
dams have LEGAL se-government They spend their own
revenues for their benefit and even their local or
colonial militia, when employed for the defence of the
colony against public enemy, paid out of the imperi
exchequer. What strength can England derive from
Canada indeed any other of her American colonies
With such demands upon her purse as the defence of de-
Tendencies all the world is ound to make with the
draft for such purposes upon her no population with
the pressure of debt upon her should cs any wonder
that England should feel she should want
be neutral that she should earnestly desire the ar
mamentS her continental neighbors reduced peace
footing in fact we'll in name The strain upon he,
overworked people is too great, and she to relax
it, She wants her people for work. 1t is mistake tc
suppose that her inerority in the numerical strength
her armies arises from any great disparity between hel
population and that o! the military monarches of the
continent Theintegra populat ion of the Empire mean
ing thereby the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, is four-fhs as great as that of France
while her regular army is not more than one-thrd as
large if it is that The truth is that the tremen
dousy expensive governmental and social system which
the people of England have to sustan-the vast load
lol+ how chr
possible abstract such vast masses of labor from the
industry of the country, is babitually done in th
continental States The only nder to us is how any
people, gloryloving Fire. ncbmen, can sanction
system that deprves the country of the productive in
dusry of large and efficient portion of her popua
ton.
Since the revolutionary of 848 which eventuatet
in the restoration OF Bonaparte to power in France
the Of all governments has risen steadily and perma
nently. Revolutionary France, and France under
Bonaparte always something on that order will b.
sure to keep all the other powers uneasy and in arms
The expenses of England this year are ninety million
of dollars greater than they the year before Loui
Napoleon became Emperor In some such ratio hav
the expenses of all the European States gone up.
This can hardly end short of bankruptcy or an otbe
revolution and reputation. But will that other revo
luton end in liberty? The answer that all past hsto
and experience gives to this question is negative one
We have been in luck this morning. The fruits c
the earth have been pouring in upon u.s. afording ev
dence that friends have not quite forgotten the Jou
nal.
r First, then friend r. c. Murphy sends us dow
by railroad from Leesburg in this County, box {
apples that are apples, and no mistake.
n We had hardly done admirng these when anotbe