The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-20

By The military prepOndsrance, and b
the unspaging severity Of Russia, in sub
DUNG she insurgents.
" Is il likely that Russia will grans, il
the pride Of her strength, what she re-.
fusad in the early days Of her disc0ur.
agement?
Would she Greats an independent
Pslsna as the mere request Of . Con-
gressP
"Bdt il she would not, the prospect
becomes one Of humiliation for Europe
or Of war against Russia, and those pow
ers whe are not ready 10 incur The cost
and hazard Of war, may well desire %
avoid tie other AltsrnAlive.
at may be truly said, moreover, that
the present period is one Of transition.
If the insurrection shall bs subdusd,
il will then be seen whether tie promises
Of the Emperor Of Russia are to be full
filed. If the iusurrection shall not Be
subdued, CT ii, in order to ssbdus It. The
Polish population is treated with fresh,
snd, IL that be possible, With aggravated
Iigor, other questions will aris3 which
may require further considerations, but
which would hardly receive = solution
from large assembly Of representatives
Of sl the powers Of Europe.
"Indsed, it is 70 be aPprehsnded that
questions, arising from day 70 day, col
Ored by the varying events OF the hour,
would give occasion rather for useless
debate than for practical and ussful de-
liberation In = Congress Of twenty or
thirty representatives, not ackroWledg-
ing any supreme authority, and NOT
guided by any Axed rules Of proceed
ing.
Passing to the QUESTION ofIisly, fresh
difficulties occur In TIE 6rst place, is
it intended 10 sanction By new treaty
the present state of possession in Italy
The Pope and the sovereiDgs related 10
the dispossesssd princes might on the
one side, object to give title they have
hitherto refused 10 the King of Italy ;
and the King Of Italy, on the other, would
probably object TO settlement which
would appear TO exclude him, By infer
epce at least from the acquisition eI
2oms and Venetia.
but tits intended 10 ask Austria 10
Congress to rcnOunce the possession OF
Venetia? Her Msjs5ty's Government
have good grounds to believe that no
Austrian representative would attend a
Congress where such . proposition was
to be discussed. They srs informed
thatif fsuch an intention were announced
beforehand, Austria would decline to
attend the Congress and that il the
question were introduced without notice,
the Austrian minister would quit she
assembly. Here again, therefore, the de-
liberAtioBs Of the Congress would soon
be brought in sight Of the alternative Of
nullity or war.
But is it possible to assemble . Con-
gres and 70 summon an Italian Represen-
tatiEe to sit in il without discussing the
state Of Venetia2 The Emperor of the
French would be the FIRST person TO feel
and to admit that such q course would
not be possible.
"Wiih regard 10 Germany and Den
mark, il is true that several Of the pow
ers of Europe have interested themselves
in that question, but the addition Of
Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Turkey te
the deliberatiOn would scarcely improve
the prospect Of a satisfactory solution.
And If, with regard TO Poland aud Italy,
no beneficial result is likely to be at
tanned, is it expedient to call together =
general Congress Of all the States Of
Europe to find . remedy for the snarehy
Of MoldO- Wallachia2
"Wers all these questions-shoss Of
Poland, Italy, Depmark and the DAnubisn
Provinces-tO Be decided By the mere
utiersnees Of opinions, the views Of Her
Msjssty's Government upon most Of them
might, perhaps, be found not mAtsrially
to differ from those Of the Emperor Of
the Ffench.
"Batif the mere expression Of opin-
ions and wishes would accomplish no
positive results, IL sppears certain that
the deliberations Of = Congress would
consist Of demands and prelensions put
forward By some and resisted by others;
and, there being no supreme authority
in such "a assembly 10 enforce the de-
cisions Of the majority, the Congress
would probably separate, leaving many
of its members on worse terms With each
other than they had been when they met.
But il this would be the probable result,
it follows that no decrease Of srmsments
is likely to be Effected, by the proposed
Congress. M. Drouyn de LHuys refers
to proposal mads by Lord Clarendon
in oue Of the last sittings Of the Congress
Bnt her II jesty's gOvernmsns
understand that proposal 10 have refer
encs 70 a dispute between two powers 10
be referred 10 the good Offices OF ffisnd-
ly power, but in no way to the assemb
ling of general Congress.
'Not being able, therefore, 70 discern
the Likelihood Of those beneficial eobss
quences which tee Enperor Of the French
promised himself when proposing Con-
gress, her Aojestg's g0vsrznae'St, folOtoing
thar osDa strong osaVioiiOns, after mature
dsl5bsratioq, feel dssmieiUS' unable 70 acsspt
his ImDsriai Mgjssty siHvitGtioH.
"YOu are instructed 70 give . copy Of
this dispatch to ~ Drouyn de L'Huys.
II am, &c, RUssEIL-"