The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-02-23
What OF the European WARP
Or 0lntV & mn ssl0Hcr,
IRA CLIFFORD, Of Niidebury.

Inc eyes OF inc world continue hxed
with absorbing interest upon Europa. with
q vain cndcayor to look into the future,
and divine whether war Or pence is hid
den there. For ten years past there has
not been q time, when war did NOT actu.
ally exist, that there was not sufficient
data TO give general assurance that
rupture Of somo kind would take place
soon, ana which would involve all Europe
in the struggle. But We have, for some
time, been quite in1isnosad to put con.
ficncc in the sig-s that the powers Of
Central and Western Europe are to en-.
gage in deadly conflict When Louis
Napoleon secs ft to conjuro up a tempest
by an ambiguous remark, VIC feel certain
that he can ond will, -yh-n he Zoos g., By
a process as simple,
Hush the stern md roothc 20 reacc"
The time has be when Europe might
by the capri.cs Of one man, be involved
in war; though the popular clements and
material interests might otherwise incline.
It is not SO now. No emperor or Minis
try dare engage nation 10 serols hos.
tility unsupported By the ptoplo. It does
not now appear that any pressing motive
OF that kind exists. Again, there are
most powerful reasons why the family Of
nations, which occupy Central and West,
ern Europe should, by every means, cul-
tivate friendly relations. While they
were the world, in political Importance,
it seemed quite natural that they should
always be busy in adjusting tho balance
of power among themselves. But, within
century other poudorous powers have
come in for adjustment, and the balancing
process is essentially changed The Cri-
mean war was, in 4 certain sense, 4 neces-
sity. To preserve the balance required
the weight Of all Western Europe to put
Russia in its proper plaso; and We doubt
not that every European power ives, Of
Russia feels keenly that these combined
powers may be at any time called in re-.
QUESTION to preserve the balance,
But Western Europe has not occasion
to look with jealous apprehension 10 the
East only, They arc not ignorant that a
mighty empire is springing up in the
West-a State from which Monarchical
! and Imperial Europe has far more to
: dread than from anything on their OWL
continent. No enlightened statesman o.
Europe can candidIy view tho events o
{ the half century past, and by its ligh
look into that which is to come, without
deriving the certain knowledge that The
! balance of power implies vastly mort
!. than tho little territory on which Charc
: fifth Ggurcd, aud that il has a difsrcn
+ Office in tho worlds affairs than il huC
{ then. Who can believe that with thcs,
J. colossal powers looming up on either sid
S they are about mady TO plunge into tn,
/ suicidal policy Of doyouring one an
u other?
r But it is necessary to account for h
/. warliko demonstrations and preparation
J., that arc going on. Tle Eastern question
y was sufficient ID ccmcnt the powers @
4. Western Europe in opposition 10 Russia
d. can i, be expected that IN view Of tho pas
Q Of the United States and It's present atli
t tudc towards Cuba am other tatos to th
n South, that the State. Of Elorpo can loo
h on with Indifference? Docs not the pre-.
1t cnt aspect Of tho western case present j
n many respects q counterpart to the o1stcr
case Of five years ago7 Is it unrcasonabl
is to suspect that while France is jucire tC
ID wards Italy,it is o7k"e towards the vs. e'
OF Indies? VIII not the tune some time al
riyewheA they will demand what the Mon
roe doctrine really means7 VIII they allo0
= this republic TO swallow State after 5tate
3. with no better warrant than the sal