New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-13
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

v,en Oar OWH Correspondent.
LONDON, Friday MarcA 30, 1860.
So we are at last to have Congress TO arrange
he Question of the neutraized portions Of Northern
savoy 80 Il is said, but in fact to tear the treaties
of 1915 to pieces. Napoleon has long had the great
est desire o< ssch Congress; in fact, ii was one
of the great objects for which he strove for con.
siderable period, and we have more than ence been
on the threshold of such a communication Still, in
1859, when Russia proposed it. before the italian
campaign, France would have gone at disadvant-
age into such meeting; the question of the an
nexation of the Duchies to Sardinia, which at
later period was to be submitted to the great
European Areopagus, also seemed incOnvenient to
Napoleon, since the principle of Legitimacy weud
have formed the chief argument of Austria against
the intended change, and Russia and Prussia weud
have probably sided with her. Therefore new
dodge had to be sought, which would force the
conservative Powers into the Congress without en-
barrassing Napoleon by principles against which he
is the strongest living protest Had he, as was
originally intended at Plombieres, simply taken Nice
and two-thirds of Savoy, the slopes toward
Switzerland being joined to Switzerland,
Europe would have feebly protested, and
left matters to take their regular course. 1t was
upon this snppOsition that Mr.. Kinglakes motion in
Parliament was quietly discussed and adjourned by
Lord John Russell and all the English Cabinet,
when suddenly the French Emperor declared he
could not partition Savoy, and, therefore, claimed
Chablais and Faucigny; thus alarming Switzerland
and all EurOpe-since, by the possession Of these
two valleys he gets the strategcal command of Lake
Lemsn and through il Of all the western parts Of the
Republic to the Lake of Constance, which opens upon
Southern Germany. At this Prussia was peculiarly
irrtated She saw in the annexation of Savoy the
first symptom of claim upon the Rhine Provinces.
The Wings in England, influenced by the strong
feelings of the Queen for her daughters welfare,
suddenly said thew had at last found out the slippery
~ character and the bad faith of Napoleon, who they
W say threatens Belgium as well as the Rhine Lord
John Russell makes use Of strong words IN Parla-
nenf, and Lord P8lmerstOn pens for him so strong
dispatch that Lord COwley, the ambassador
in France, delays its communication to NJ.
TbouveDel until he gets new Instructions. Just
at the nick of time however, we hear that
the Emperor is not dsinclined to submit this
question TO Congress of the Powers which
signed the treaties of 1915, and since the general
alarm has seriously disturbed 81 the Continental
Princes We scarcely doubt that the representatives
of the great Powers, topeIhsr With the ambassador
OF switzerland, will soon assemble al E",' Tor
the purpose Of defeating NapOleon's schemes of
conquest" though they will sanction the transfer
Of Nee and Southern Savoy; rescnd the famous
clauses which exclude the House of BOnaparte
from the throne Of France; acknowledge the terri
toria changes in Italy, and probably enter on que
discussion of French scheme for readjustlng the
territorial settlement of Europe Napoleon intends
TO propose the cessiOn of Venetia TO the Upper |
Italian Kingdom, in consideration of the indemnl- |
6cation of Austria by the Turkish Principalities,
and handsome consideration in money but this |
proposition viii be simply rejected at the present |
time, to be brought forward at future emergency.
The Italian difficulties in relation to the Pope are
said to be in the way of fair arrangement. The
accommodation of Victor Emanuel, already re-
solved upon at the Vatican, will not be published,
since French cOunsels have at last met with some
favor at Rome, ana Plus TX, reminded that the
necessary result of an accommodation would be q
scbism in italy, now desires TO avoid such an ex
IRENE STEP He has given in, and is ready to ac-
knowledge Victor Emanuel naughty son of the
Church, hereditary Vicar of the ROmagna for
handsome tribute and the transfer of portion OF
the Papal debt The only difficulty, namely, the
fear that the Sandman principles should spread into
Tmbria and the Marches, will be obyiated by max
ing the King of Naples Vicar of those provinces,
while Rome and the immediate neighborhOOd will
be guarded by the Papal army, under the command
Of Gen. LamOriciere. The Orleanist hero has al
ready set out for Rome to inspect the Papa forces
and in case he should find them serviceable TO take
the cOmmand-in- ,hef. Strange as this arrange
ment may appear, il becomes stu stranger when
we remember that Naples is on the verge OF reyO-
lutiop and that the mad career Of the young King
NAV at any moment be brought TO an end by MI.
ratst insurrectiOn Austria feels all these dangers
and therefore ia preparing for wars but Germany is
ouarreling all the while about the Hessian COnstltu
ton: Prussia is enubbed at the Frankfort Diet,
and still everybody is convinced hiatt question of
the Rhine frontiers is only question OF time, and
that Germany, unless she unites, must be defeated
BY France.