Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-01-12

Wnlcn is 10 aSSemOie IN the city OF PafS on wednesday
the Goth instant and to be composed of delegates repre-
senng not simply the five great powers, but several OF
the second and thirdrate natonaities Austria Rus
STA, Prussia, England and France, will be represented,
and will Naples Portugal, Rome, Sardinia, Spain
and Sweden. 1t is hardly probable that the minor states
will be admitted to an equal vote with the members of
the European Pentarchy." We suppose they will be
something in the position Of territorial delegates,
with voice but without vote.
The Congress of Paris will have no such difficulty
in organizing that encountered by of our House OF
Representatives at Washington By under stood rule the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State within which
the Conference Congress is held, shall be oclo its
President, and in order to avoid difficulty from questions
of precedence that is regulated by alphabetical order
thus Austria will be called before France her late tri
umphant opponent.
What may or what may not come up before the Con-
gress remains yet to be Osensiby at least it
called for the settlement of Italian affairs but sup
poses that functions will stop with that. Italy not the
only disturbed portion of the old world Turkey is really
dying. The man as sick, as the Emperor Nicholas said
he and he cannot be kept alive under the present
system. Austria is also SICK but she has been sick Of
ten before and has arisen stronger than There
difficulties in regard to matters in the Baltic and this
suppose has led to the summoning of Sweden. The
Germanc body is restless and the weakness danger and
neficency of the rope of sand which is assumed
to hold the conederacy together becomes appa-
rent every day.
How long this Congress of Paris will sit is not known.
1t may be for many months and it may not be. It's de-
liberations i'll be conducted with all courtesy, doubt
but the parade of inviting many states to be
present does not necessarily presuppoe the exercise of
any real regard for national popular rights. 1t is
true there is at least such thing people-such
element as public opinion, but the potentaes wish to
these peope-boodwink this public opinion they do
not seek to elevate the one or enlighen the other
While Count Walewsk presides with all due urbanty,
who doubts that the Sword Of Brennus is concealed
beneath bis diplomatic vestments, ready to be cast into
the scale against any development of national feeling,
or enlargement of popular rights that might inter
tere with the ambitious plans Of Louis Napoleon
When Lord Cowey talks in polished periods of
tional faith, religious liberty and forth, he means
British commerce, and British preponderance and he
will risk neither for the sake of all the patriots that
fought, bed and died did not die Russia will look
to get the best Of the bargain in the dismemberment Of
Turkey Austria to get guarantee to protect her
against her OWN Subjects Prussia will manoeuvre to
depose Austria from her precedence in the Germanic
body Sardinia will try to get much of Italy as she
and neither France Austria will consent to the
establishment of Kingdom of Upper Italy sufficiently
powerful to be independent.
There will be really three poarers present there
represented BY the delegates from four States to wit
France, Russha, England and the Pope. France and
Russia will represent the sword, England the purse and
Rome the altar, and this last will not be the least 1t
StOOpQ1 Toni NanoloOp,o ~, Tell
than Austrian Bayonets the threats OF the Germanic
nations and 1t presents the real difficulty in the way OF
the settlement of the italian Question" Warned by
tho u+o of his iHu1riuo BIcc, NapoIeon ureatIs
to come into collision with power which sweys the
conscences of than half Chrstendom and therefore
nvokes the presence of Europe share with him the
responsibility of whatever may be done Russia is toe
astute not to cast out an anchor to wndward aware
that many millions of her bravest subjects look to Rome
as the centre of Catholic unity Thus that the
sentative of the feeble old Pontif the chief of petty
state, really invested with peculiar power which the
ablest and most potent OF European rulers dislike to
ALLEVIATE; and although Alexander and Napoleon can
WELD the force of million bayonets the feeble old man
of the Vatican weld the conscences of the men who
carry the bayonets.
7 Who shall say that the purse is no longer power
or that the richest nation the sun has ever shone
upon can cease to exert influence Be assured
that the mysterious ruler of France has no such
notion. England is one of the tangible powers
The territory of Prussia is too much separated her
military system is too arifcial-she has no natural
sronghOds or frontiers and since the days of the Great
Frederick she has maintained the prestige that he
gave her, Austria is in no position for any thing.
England, France, Russia and the Pope, are the cen
tres OF power around which the others must group them
selves There may be outside, not officially recogni
sed power, which cannot wholly be ignored that of thu
people, but no more attention will be paid to it than th
necessity of the case may require.
/ MORE BIG HoGs-Mr. A. Holingsworth writes t
US from Kenansville, Duplin county, requesting t.
put in paper that he has killed three hogs of pret
fair size. One weighed $780, 344 and one 800 lbs
i Duplin and Sampson some on hogs.
/ Bay We find the following among the acts passes
by the Legislature of South Carolina at its recent SEES
sion. similar bill had already been passed by tn
Legislature of North Carolina
e ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO CHARTER TIL
WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER ROAD
l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
ttUeS met and sitting General Assembly, and bu III
dent and Directors of the Wilmington and
I'll Road Company and they hereby authorized and
powered with the consent of the Stockholders
preferred stock and issue certificates therefor
not exceeding three thousand shares and dspos
of the same for the purpose of quidating much of tn
y debt of the said Company.
II. Be 1t further eacfed That in order to render tn
SAID stock available for the purpose aforesaid the said Pr
and Directors are hereby further empowered
amy TO the purchasers the payment of annual dividend
not exceeding eight dollars per share by pedgn
e income OF the said Company and above its
expenses and the interest On its unpaid debt
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