New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-16


Sul,aDl We think not. II Russia lsnt ushr eoopcI,
alton for the remuneration Of the Rhine tromter,
0pptors 10 US that kingdom rouId not DC zoo A.fn
price for her alliance. Thanks TO such comoinaeton
France iRh resume her real limits, a, krdoea y tp
geograph,r StrdJo, I8 centuries ago. lneh loilows
a ouo'ston from Srabo, enumerating the sn'an'ages
of Gsul So the seat of a powerful 'Pirel' ~ Va"
easily be understood that France should desire 70 TO-
construct that divine work presume tne Ironlers o.
Gaul, ,hwarted many centuries oy me Ifand o,
man and hi, IL 40 much in the nature of things, tea,
AZ ne, od when we were not thinking OF territorial
aRprat dizeu ent. Germany was pe'er'heIess suoJ10
IeIiodca its of peasin.ss and nung AZ Us as p'eus
~ de Becker patriotic song. I'VE know III Al
we are not alone 10 having plans of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Now if Russia regards Constan inople IN the same
way az we look the Rhine, can one not turn these
analogous preeDsioDs 10 some account ana iorce upon
Europe the acceptance OF , Ph woS
alo Turkey to Russia, 10 France that kline frohIer
which Napoleon considered in 1914 as SINE qua non
condition of his existence as sovereign
There are only two millions of Turks 10 Europe,
whereas there are thirteen millions OF Greeks, whose
tpIitual head il the Car. Inc
Greek ;nsu,rec,ion. which lasted nine years but
the prelude OF the movement which the msssacres IN
Syria msy act upon as signal to break out: Inc
Greek Christians only waiting for an order from
their Chief at st. Petersburg or then Patriarch AZ
ConstaDtinOple rice against the inhdes; aod mere
are but fe sehed politicians who do not anticipate
solution of the Eastern question in sense favorable
to Russia and tbst at no distant time 1t ID not there
FORE surprising, that at the call OF their co'regoniss
ard encouraged by the predictions Of Stazanew the
Russians should be prepared TO cross the Pruth at the
first moment ,
"If we cast an eve on our frontiers, the consdera
tons whch Justify tendencies appear TO he quite a.
important as those which actuate Rossla Let us se
aside all historical reco lectons, and all biographies
motives take one by the provinces lncosed by the
Kline and examine the reasons that initiate IN favor
Of u cir annexation.
"First we meet with Belgium. In good faith it is
~ hQs in
duced some historiai to call the Begans the French
of the North. In fact throughout that country the
educated clssses language bot French ana the
Flemish dialect il only understood by the classes
of The population in some few localities moreover,
b. lpum is throughout attached 70 Citnocis ~ and IL
ia 70 France, her sister, by origin, idiom and rehgon
that che is indebted for her independence. We Will
not recall the fact that Belgian, conquered by our
armies in 1885, formed nine French depart nts until
1914. Nevertheless, it would appear that our yoke
was net 80 very heavy; as in 1884, Belgium having
been unable to obtain from tbs Great Powers the per-
mission Of being annexed to France offered by tie
of the two Chambers, The Belgian Crown 70 the Dnke
de Mem ours, the of the King of the French Inc
refusal of the latter induced them subsequently 10 offer
it to the Duke of SAKE Coburg now Leopold l.. but
the precedent refer to appears to us high imPor
tant and it leaCs 10 the presumption that II Belgium
were consulted ste would not be less generous than
Savoy, and would prove once moro the attracuon the
or, stQe which the greatness Of Frame causes her to
feel. The opposition of few members OF the upper
classes would be very stihed by popular aecama-
tiOns. . .
Before falling into the sea, the Rhine divides itself
into THREE branches of which run in rather north
erly drectiops-,he Yssel which flows into tue Zuy-
derzee and the Vail, confident of the Meuse. If
France had once more to trace her limits might abe not
take the line Of the Rhine properly 30 called, OF
that Of tire Wab the Yssel, TO slice off % little
as possible Of Southern Holland That is wha, che
would asuredly do Moreover, it is not on the sde OF
Holland that it Indispensable to rectify our frontier
by skirg the line of the X nine rs basis. Belgium,
with her present frontiers would be enough TO satisfy
the want OF extension which of late has been so loudly
claimed by public opinion. The line of the Schedt
was moreover, the frontier conceded to France by the
treaty Of Lunevie in lSOl.'
Next follows short passage demonstrating, by
similar arguments, the necessity Of anaexing the
Grand Duehy of Luxembourg, (Which formed
"uDder the empire the Department des Forets."
The psmphleteer then proceeds to show the neces
sIty for the annexation of Rhepish Prussia:
Belgium and Luxemburg once ia our power orr
task is not over. To complete our frontiers
we must not take less than two-lhrds of Rhenish
Prussia the whole of RheDish Bavaria and about
vhrd OF the Grand Duehy Of Hesse All these te'rto
Roer of the Rhine AID Moselle of the Sarre of Mont
Tornerre, and the Grand Duchy Of Berg. In 1915,
they were distributed among several pos5e.sors, 10
reIdsr their recovery by Us more difficult. remark
able fact 49, that these provinces annexed TO French
Monarchy, were but a few years in direct ntercou
with u.s. and, nevertheless our temporary stay among
them has left the most enduring marks. What sym
patby avshed on the French traveller in those parts,
we willingly appeal TO those who have travelled
u ere. For The last As years not q single French
soldier las garsoned those TO the banks of the
Rhine and yet il marvellous t. see the touching
cepOb our uniform meets with there. Catholics ike
us-hke Us they are Frenchuen. Vas ii MT at Ai1-ia
Chopelie that our Emp.rOr, Charisfaagne, held has
Court Contiguous 10 France, the Rhcnish
Provinces mnst become the political, they are the
natural dependencies of France"
The writer then returns to Russia, and after
showing that the Crlnean war forms no barrier to
the alliance between France and Russia, as they
had not then come TO an understanding, gives the
following piece of information concerning one of
the claims of France to the gratitude of Russia:
" Ii must be kept in mind that France did not lend
herself to the pans Of England in the BilJii. We do
not know whether an attack on CronsadC would have
tuccet ded IN any case; il not attempted tnauks,
we bave reason 10 besve 10 the opposition of France
After an excursion to the Italian campaign, the
writer does not doubt that in the end Prussia will
Join the FrancoRussian alliance:
" But TO attach the Cabinet of Berlin to our
policy. it must be witbd avn from the in
fueDce of England. How can this I've brougl. ABBOTT
Bs contriviOg that Piutsa shall TO be
neigbbor On the Rhine, and by promising to support
heI legitimate pTetensoDs 20 preponderance in Ger
many. The excba &c Of these R1enish provinces
causes DsyaiA Prussia % take teir compensa ioo
r hi Austria. TIE r. gsh al lance Can only secure to
Prussia the status quo the French alliance throws
oyer 10 her a boundlr ss lion.
The alliance between France, Russia, and Prussia
Loyalty cODcl0d.d we have to hope il will
be, consequences that flow from i, are most natural
-. We have demonstrated above what 100 years
ago SIabo bad laid down oeyord QUESTION hat the
u a. fIa pf N,ffh H..
Now Prussia is the grsatest sufferer from this esteo.
zion OF territory For the last Al years she mas KEEP,
the Rhine the agon used 10 keep watch over the
garden OF the Hesperidss Let this causs of hostility
be ween France and Prussia disappear; let the left
hano OF the Rhine become French once more: in ex-
char for her GOOD nii Prnssia womb c,n,.