The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-15
The state or Europe.

from La Presse, of Paris or jan 25I
According TO the strict letter OF the news and
respondence which have published during the LIS!
week 20, evidently the eve OF a new crisis
IN the policy Of Europe William said to his generals,
"a storm brewing, and the Augsburg Cscs declares
that neither frghtcn nor surprise sovereigns
Who in their Warsaw meeting, laid the basis Of an
the possession Of veDetia. Public opinion is much
moved by these threats II remembers the nose
and 1t has not forgotten the ridiculous abortve
issue Of these boserous anfaronnades. In any case
the remembrance Of the Warsaw meeting cause 1t
On tho $50 OF last October the descendants Of the three
'overeigns who ninety years ago. commenced the work
our eyes, met in the town which still stands
ment OF the independence Of Poland aud OF the attack
made on its nationality. The second trumvrate, In
which Europe saw menace against its liberties had,
however, nothing Of the andacty and iDsoence Of the
FIRST For thirty years order has regned At Warsaw.
the present and afraid OF the fuurcassembed then not
TO plot the ruin OF people and 10 share its territory but
are giving way on al sides. The interview brought
about with difficulty, Terminated abruptly, and the
three Princes separated, giving TO Europe tho solemn
and instructive spectacle OF their anxiety and their i'm
poence This interview, which the Augsburg Gazette
10 so awkward rs 70 recall disclosed to the
members Of the triumvrate the secret OF their weak
ness. II taught them that there existed harmony in
their views and that they had neither the wish
the power to combine their resources Tor common
course OF action They returned to their States discon
tented with another, and quite convinced beyond
doubt that the principe q non Intervention is heaco
disagreement and tho daily growing asoendancy OF the
modern ideas Of Europe. Europe Is divided into two
campo IN one Of which may be witnessed the desro for
war and impotence to mako II; In the other, all the
means OF recommending brilliantly but the desire TO
avoid it, and let the regeneration Of Italy DO accomplish
cd peacefully On SIDE the old, out dynatios
and the easy fall OF thrones which had other support
than the bayonet; tho other democracy vctorousy
shaking oh the rule of OPPRESSION which for about half
century has been the misfortune of peoples aud the
dial OF humanity On one side, in short the Europe Of
| 1915; the other. tho Europe OF the public law
'n' Europe OF tho n''''y and independence Of ma
Is in the mids, Of thcse death struggles OF abso
lutism in Of old monarchies In OF decom
position, that certain German journals threaten demo
crazy with coalition Where is that coalition TO come
it's armies IFS rundsS That Inc blind councillors of the
Papacy should reckon the head Greek church
and the King OF Protestant and
bring the Italians to obodcnce that Francis IT. should
reckon on holy alliance TO replace him throne
that the Emperor Of Austria should endoavor To form
league that should permit him TO restore tho old reg mo-
maintain the concorda, subdue Hungary, and lay that
phantom o. parliament which already elbows such
strange spirit OF Independence, very well under
stand and II il possible that their hopes may be fed by
confidential notes" and diplomatic propos is But there
is long way from courteous and diplomatic good
derstandiDg 10 alliance offensive and defensive.
The times arc gone when Russia Prussia aud Austria
could think themselves strong enough to give the law 10
Europe They have longer that unity Of that
community Of interests which they had when Poland
offered herself up TO them easy prey for seizure
and partition. The sovereigns OF these three powers
may lay out programmes but they will he guilty
of the folly Of wishing 10 impose them Europe They
the express condition OF undertaking nothing against
the peace OF the world on the independence Of nations
Tho day they transgres that limit tho order which they
claim to re-cstablish in Italy or elsewhere would
exist very much longer in their own States, even at
Warsaw.
But these, let hasten admit arc Chi nereal ap
prchensions In the Grs place. France and England
astngy and sincerely allied, and long their a.,
lance condition sine qua of the peace OF The world
Is not broken every European difficulty or whatever
kind II may be- viii be solved through in the in
erest Of civilization In the next place, among Russia,
riueiw1 cf
alliance, no real element or coalition
Austria although IN rapid decline, is still State OF
tho fret rank but she Is IN virtue Of her past rather
than her preeen, power and that fact lies precisely
her greatest danger Although she has lost the prestige
OF her wisdom and or strength she cannot bring herself
TO renounee either the rFende she exercised
Gently as IsiS IL tho councils OF Europe or the supre.
macy which she has arrcgaed TO herself in Italy and Ger
many Severely shattered IN 1S4S she could hope to
recover herself only by keeping herself quiet and avoid
ing every internal shock IL was at that very time,
tons OF the Cabinet OF Vienna system or 1ntemperancc
and audaCty which were iii suited to her situation In
1850 she proyokes Prussia and dspeases all Germany in
1854 she pIovokes Russia, and lras the courage
push matters to ISSUE 1856 she reaps in the Con-
gress Of Paris the fruits Of this vacctpg and proYo
ing policy 10 ayenge herself for her check she attacks
Piedmont and provokes france, aud OF the
two months struggle beaten, humbleA exhausted and
with national added TO financial arrangement She has
Just Played nor last card IN giving constitution 10 her
dissatisfied provinces I'ut this institution torn from
her by fear has excited demand everywhere and sats
fed dipcontent nowhere. Austria ruinrg herself to
keep OF troops ycncta and yet the
Emperor Francis Joseph lot being OF The provinces
that he leaves behind him. and not being able 10 rely
any longer on Russia as IN IS43 does not dare TO take
step hey ond his fortrIsses.
Prussia does not love Austria whose natural rival she
IS; but IN order to Keep IN Europe the attitude and
thority OF great Power she is compelled 10 adopt
nrmer, moro direct and holder policy her remember
The hiunps of Eobach LITTLE less, and the humiations
OF jena little Above all let her be convinced ne
length that paltry lnassing tergivefsation and als
guilty are unsuted 70 the present times She wished
persuade England and Russia that she agreed with each
OF them, and she must have subsequently that
IN 30 doing sho was want ing in cevorness well
frankness Tor the rest the principle proclaimed in
italy and maintained by France Epgand mil hit re-
ccive IN Germany an application favorable TO the ntc
rests and the ambition the House OF Braudenburu
not probable that tho new King o Prussia in spitc of
the fncxpcable stupidity Of his speech dreams Of going
arm To arm with England and France the dangerous
path widowed by Austria.
Russia ia power fun of life and growth which uses
nor Iorsne moderately, and studies the of her
mfortunes In order 10 prevent their She
undertakes railways and encourages maritime com.
panes she colonies the vast region of the AMOR
gahs ground BY treaties rather than BY arms in China
which sic s opening TO her commerce. She has studied
and now shc u putting into execution the project of
Peter The Great to JOIN by canal the Black and The
caspian seas she has sbducd and seeks 10 attach TO her
the peoples Of the Caucass thus securing to herself
passage INTO Georgia. Persia and Asia Minor sho OK.
tending evory day her relations with Turgstan In order
10 push on further ard further the road TO the Indies
into which she sending her ouiposts her merchandise
ana her scientific observers. government taken up
with such works and such plans does not dream Of form
ing coalitions
to the Emperor Alexander he has too much 10 do IN
10 tnrOW hnlhaN stupidity
Of Italian politics. lie hiss before him whole population
seris VII CHI he has encouraged to demand their rights
though he has not Yet found the Of granting them
without danger " he "a powerful NJ the greatest
OF nus ancestors ho could bot look without trembling on
inc troubles which threaten him. and which should they
actually break out, might overthrow ihis government
Inc war obsnacy provoked by hts father has ruined his
south IN provinces and shaken his credit and Il Is with
great difficulty that ho keeps up considerably reduced
army lie may recall his ambas sador from Turin, and
encourage Francis H. In his resistance but the times
Mhen suwarow crossed the Alps 10 stop the umphs Of
inc french armies are past W return Tho Fun
peior Alexander may not approve Of all that Is taking
pace IN Italy, but he will not make 10 oppose the
formation OF an Italian kingdom Besides, TO prevent
Austra from cncroachiDg the lower Danube 10 drive
her out Of Italy and 70 raise up in the Peninsula state
abe 10 defend is Independence, arc trat tona ideas in
the Cabinet Of Sc. Petersburg,
coalition W the present condition CT Europe is then,
NJ not absolutely impossible, at least essentially i'm
probable. \ new war this spring, l. that cquay sop
That another matter and which depends above all
on tho halsna. II Is important accordingly 10 have an
exact conception Of thc dispositions and their real in
tcrcste.
Shocking Tragedy In Liverpool.