Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-17
GATHERING c1orns

here are many close observers and calm thinkers who
oen to lear that the curtain will rise on the new wear
In Europe upon fresh Of All the signs of the
present certainly TO show that these fears are not
wholly without foundation The bitter tone Of The
French and English journals indicate an ifeeI;np NJ,
tween tue people OF the two nations which, il pers.
TO- must ere long, bring their respective governments
10 collision The complications which are the pree,t
for this new ebulOn Of ancient aud mutual dislike are
various In the first place. England gives mortal offence
20 tue Emperor In refusing 10 be party TO the coming
Congress at Brussels unless the independence of aly Il
guaranteed as conditional precedent Another mortal
offence Is the killing of Of Lesseps project Of canal
under the patronage and protection Of France across
lshmus OF Sucz by the alleged influence Of Sir Henry
Bulwer the British Minister the Court of the Sultan
The Paris COnsHfRioHHS which Is understood 20 he az
much under the Imperial inspiration Of the Tueries as
the hoHie'U ITSELF had expressed itself IN most unms.
takeabe terms on this point Just previous TO the depar
tuTe OF the last steamer "It Il Important saws the
tor, that France should know this fact officially Bu,
France need not be astonshcd for u IL only in acco
dance with the eternally aggressive and selfsh nov
OF Great Brisin.' England Is charged with Ibs
design OF running NJ de Lesseps In order AZ /. IN.
ture time 10 cut through the I-thmus and thus
complete her line OF exclusive fortresses from Jer
sey TO the East Indies, and nj the same to nut
herself In position 70 cut on an communjca,jons
between France and Algeria. This plan, say.
the CoashfHiionHsi, " Is grand conception but too
ambitious for the present day and France win not s,snd
IT, TIE tone and tenor Of this semioficia manifesto
(for suoh Il wss regarded had created ppofound i'm,
preston ho sides Of the Channel and rerc No, i,L
out some effect upon the Funds On the mart of C;,c,,
Brtau the Emperor suspected Of desire 20 turn The
Morocco quarrel some way his own advantage
An ultimate design upon Gibraltar and Malta Il feared
and Though France disavows any such design under
The Influence n the fear the London journals re calling
upon Che Government to be prepared for the worst
Add to these matters OF grave dispute the imminent dan
ger OF an uprising n Naples the general agitation in the
sato Of the Church The gnsasaolory character OF Inc
Treaty ofIurieh together with the difficulties the Brus
sells Congress viii have 10 dispose of and n Il
bic TO ascrbc TO idle maginaons the that
arc entertained Of the approach Of another Europcn
war on avaser scale even than that which was prcssged
by the memorable words Of the Emperor Napoleon 10 he
Austrian Minister the 1st Of January Iss9 The
whole aspect Of things looks squsly and Il s not surpr
ing that the operations OF commerce should begin 10 h
uniayprably influenced. The LOneiou DaiIv Nsr. Mon.
ey Article 9Sih speaks Of "distrst and telcsrapbie
alarms reducing the price cf Consos and dcprcc,tcs
the multitude OF "disqucting IN circuIson g
frcnch politics says the TIwes of the same date econ
tinues 10 deprcss the market While pleasing re-
eo.ien that ous own ooun,y s happily freed from these
European complications cannot but lament the nros
pect thus of renewal of the devastating scenes Of hh
the fsircst portion Of the Continent was 80 recently The
tbes're. Politically, indeed have nothing directly =,
ssks 70 lose gainbu regards our msterI, in,er
es's and as commercial nation having an intimate bus,