The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-13

The explicit disavowal by the French Emperor
OF the doctrine of natural boundaries in reply to
the Prussan note respecting the annexation of
savoy, Is another evidence of the superior wisdom
and forethough of the policy pursued by the Court
OF Berlin during the recent troubles in Europe
Prussia is the only oneaof the Great Powers
that has not experienced some humiliation
some Notifying defeat-at the hands of France,
ana that has Suffered no loss of power or prestige
uufihg the last ten years. Russia Austria and
England have each had their turn Russia,s
came first. The Crimean war was Frances re-
venge for the occupation of Paris in 1875 Sebas-
topol may be considered as an offset to Moscow.
Since that war, Russia has never enjoyed the same
influence and consideration in Europe The great
Northern Colossus has ceased to be a bug-bear to
the peoples and politicians of Western Europe.
and all apprehensions lest the Continent, accord
ing to NAPoLEoNs prophecy, might one day be-
come Cossack, have been forever dissipaed.-
Austra's turn came next A single campaign in
Italy sufficed for her humiliation-for her expu-
sion from all her Italian possessions with the ex-
ception of Veneta-and for the erection of Sardinia
whom she had undertaken to chastise into a
powerful State at her expense. England, al
though not engaged in war with France, and
ostensibly on the best of terms with her imperial
ally, has Jared no better than the rest Her turn
has been all the time. 1t has been her fortune to
be compelled to play second fiddle 10 France, in
every undertaking in which they have been Joint
ly concerned-to be snubbed by France on every
occasion in which she has attempted to thwart the
wishes of the EMPEROR, or assert will and policy
of her own-and generally to be subjected to a
series of notifications, which have seriously i'm
paired her influence in Europe and considerably
lowered her position in the eyes of the world. In
the Crimea, she played part confessedly inferior
to that of France. Drawn into the war in the
first instance, rather to serve French purposes
than her own, the smallness of her CONTINGENT
compared with that of the French necessarily COM
PEELED her to accept subordinate role in tbe
great drama which was enacted before the earth.
works of Sebastopol. Although on every oc-
casion, when there was any opportunity to
display 1t, British valor was molly illustrated and
both officers and men worthily sustained the ma
tonal reputation for pluck and gallantry, there
is no denying that the honors of the Crimea,
campaign and the glory of the victory belonged to
the French. Not only were all the more imnor-
tant successes achieved by them, but even
the limited portion of the work which was co,
for the English to do was not accomplished WITH
out French assistance. In China, where ENGLAND
has incontestably the larger stake having init
mate and extensive commercial relations with ,ho.
country, while France has scarcely any at all, the
operations of the English forces and the course Of
English diplomacy have been checked and con-
troled at every turn by the necessity of consult
ing with the French ambassador and admiral,
ana OF conforming to the views of the French
court II Is not only the military superiority of
France, however, that has been thus illustrated
in every field, where the flags of the two nations
have been displayed side by side in the
ront of battle, and their joint power exerted