, 1860-04-17
THE STATE OF EUROPE,

0ons, On Monday the 26th ult- The debate was
On !ne annexation Of Savoy: Nj: Horsman made
u concluding which he said that in vindication
q his right III : member of that House. he de-
claFed the policy Of the Emperor in Italy, in
oaFoy, and Switzerland to be one Of deceit, per
ndy and injustice. whila he made mere tools Of
Y the Minister'S Of Knglaud- Lord John Russell
tacks Of Ar. Horsman, but giving in the plainest
manner an opinion Of the Emperor.
=, i1s EfFEcr N FEAscE.-ou the receipt in
fA0s OF the proceedings in the House Of Com
mons, tho French fund. .nads sudden rise.
II IS understood that the Imperial Government
ne semi-otticial writer's Of the press boss1ful1y
declared that the rise was proof of the perfect
indifference with which the prospect Of a cool
ness bstween the two nations was received.
Almost AL The Paris journals comment in
terms Of dlsapprobasion on the language Of
states that the noble lord .ires it the idea
Of person. who, while protesting his anxiety
to maintain the peace Of Europe, would not BE-
soFry to hare IN opportunity Of placing France
in a sit ':tion analogous to that Of q dangerous
prisoner, on whom it is necessary to put |
strait.waistcoat. The Gae<tts de France, in
blaming the conduct Of the English cabinet, |
setzes on the occasion to say that England is not
the power with which France ought to form an |
intimate alliance and insists that the best thing
this fatteE country can do is TO march right |
forward without caring what any Other power !
expresses the opinion that. alshough the noble
lords words do ros 60 the length Of announcing
WET, they imply that the intimate alliance be-
tween England and France must be consider
ed at an end. The following is the language
Of that paper:
which the sitting of the House Of Commons
has produced in England. The public see in
this accord Of thc Opposition and the Ministry,
and especially in Lord john Russe1l's speech,
not an approaching war with France-for
everybody eschews such i tllought--but the
end Of tue close aliiancc which till lately
rendered tue action Of tts two governments
common throughout Europe, and indeed
throughout the world"
The I1tri< considers that so much more has
been said than the case requires that hopes may
be entertained Of retuzn to soundcr views,
when the iceviteAle reaction xets in.
On the receipt Of these and other express
ions Of French feeling, there were rejoiaders
from the English press. Two extracts are
made:
IF.on tit Loutou Tlmes slst uls.l
The French press once more exhibits in some
Of its organs, that hostility to this country
which distinguished it up to = recent tiue-in
fact, to the eve Of the Commercial Treaty: We
can hardly bring ourselves to speak seriously
Of the Opinion P.5liqat, which has just thrown
out its defiance Of England, and dared rs to re-
organize coalition after the fashion Of Pitt.
Ne are ail accustomed to those revilings which
are poured out under the permission OF the po-
lice, and cease cs soon as the author receives q
hint that the superior powers desire 10 restrain
his patriotism.
The annexation of Savoy il m ect which has
been completed in defiance of assurances Of
every kind. Three mouths ago the disinte1est-
edncss Of France and the attachment existing
between the Sandman King and al classes Of
| his subjects, were matters which no one was nj
| lowed to doubt. That Savoy would ba ceded
By the Prince who derives his earliest title from
| its territory, md that France, after concealny
| her intentions for months, would suddenly ap-
! pear rs the promoter Of this disruption. would
| have beea rep*iled as infamous calumuies by
! every l'arisiun journalist. 1t the end Of last
Eea.. It was IN article Of faith that France vent
to war for m idea, and that If she supported
| the rights Of Austria and the banished Princes,
it was only out Of respect for good faith and the
strict observance oftTeaties. What would hare
been the outcry if it had been asserted in the
English Parliament, or in any English newspa-
per, that the French ruler, when he first gave
bis support to Italy, bud bargained for Savoy,
and that when he made his treaty with Austria
he had determined on the price which he would
take for asserting to It's being broken? It l.
| all the Eamc however, to the writers whose
productions We shall read for the next few
weeks. Exaggerated inyectives against all who
dispute the right Of the French Empire to ex'
tend itself in nny direction which it plcases
will take the place Of political reasoning, and
even of common morality.
/ France.
Caanees Of q Coalition ogainst Franet-franc
-1draaciag 1ou1rd her Natural Frontier
| 4Sscr<t History Of the innkrdtion-IAeS Sptec]
Of Lord .john EussfA.
lCertesponds7cc OF the n. y. Tl.nes.]
iAR1s, Th1rsisy. March =. 1870.
i week ago there was no Europe; the Empe
TOT Napoleon and France were the only power
| theirs was the ouI7 voice capable Of dictatiu!
| terms or Of beins heard abovc the confusion. /
the waking up which hns just taken place il
England and Switzerland but dying kick, Q
| is it the foye1unuer Of European coalitlol
agaiost Frances Nobody believes 4 coalitiu;
| possible. because nobody is willing to take th
lesd.. The E=aporor Napoleon tears up th
the great Powers, mud nobedy darcs reply by
call 70 arms: According to the Ga=<ttt Of Auq
gusburg, 80 England will not, kussia does no
nish to, Aust.i j. cannot. and Prussia will tax
good care no: 70 DO it," This rhraseoloey c
the German journal Expresses exactly the shad
standing the enor's made in Germany, all III
tcu1pts ut coalition have failed, and se ma
safely predict, will fail. Certain powers hay
no interest in protesting; the Others are afrai
OF ihe cost; hnt should t1cy protest, Franc
WIN 90 as the othcE powers oid when she pro
tes1sa asalnSt tne aoneaa1ion n OF Cracow to aus
'tia; sue VIII take n9'e o! tne aes: ont pay
auent,on 70 II ~ tnG ta.a esen1s, IS MOI
ssea 'na. ;., 1GsM IS .'.9 ea.1 lower ;nat r
e.seI VIZ nonot, ~ sne !oLsnt ano ofaFcl
!ouEat 10 p1o.ec. .ne ..ue Mnioa u eonsldere
.,,.,nh % H.. .aie ne 'us ~ iess nase no
France.
A1e army N rance, anu nos alone the AZ
.!, 9ut q ma)ofts ol me polftlc'ans, are IN til
afn eenet Today taat before tae expiration q
a1caI Sapoteon VII oe on me fsh'ne' 90 wld
epeead Is 1nls pe!!et that MI germany IS IN icl
nenfatlon, and they are now, perhaps, regret
tln at Ills late hour, their tornlef indifference
N France, It Is believed possible to remove I'll
frontiers 70 1he Ah1ne without var. Thus til
emperor VIII oneF to hussia s'lce on tne Dao
ane' to Anstria thc same 70 frussla, sa1onS
ano o!aer provinces; 10 HaSasla' mon9y IN
aemnuy, anu 20 Eastana, o'c'iS- Inc natsona
amy os Ine belg'acs VIII oe s"ailo"ea up VII
o. A.1ae ceremony as nas !ust oeen taas o. IN
oasosaras' inc lo"e1s "l!t oe oleEed thls q!
! ransemeet or nGnt, anu sinee Inc former y,
COST inhnueiy less than tue latter y Is though
~ 5Taaes thz1 t1e F1oposn1ton WIZ oe accepted
aau tne proposed caanEe VI lf9nIleta t4ke P!ac
"Hnout tne least sp''lne ol p'ood. 1on vi
aPplecla'e tne suaaen a.asnl 'aas M nas srro"n
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o. 1fon'!e1s Is talheu os " ihen aisn IL Post1o
~ oef1ain 70 taEe p'acs: ~ ta's growing zee
lng, no ooqot' that II 3nuuenceu me Iate apcec
" 4pra yonn hussem, WEI ~ ~ a.uo.. uee4ate
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France IN oIoer 10 JON = EuIoPeah eoaht!oi
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