The New York herald., 1863-12-15

decisions and into effect Bpt, ~ tho
snt mOment after continuance OF long peace no Power
rs willing TO give up any territory 10 which has title
by treaty claim BY possession For example d tho
questions mentioned a. dst bng or threaenns Esrope
two OF the oet dsquietng are those regarding Poland
and Italy
Let Us examine tho present state Of these questions
to peaceful settlement Of them In the 6sst place, with
regard 70 Poland the question ID not now 70 France, 70
PoSers While carefully ing from any threat have
pied 10 obtain from RUSSIA by friendly representa-
the adoption OF measures Of healing nature but
have only succeeded in procuring promises, often repeat
ed that when he nsuectioD shall have been put down
will bo mad 70 clemency and c0nCiation. Would
congress sreaSy ads Win 80 Mile e.
fec Is Il probable that congress would bo abe 70 So
better terms for Poland unless by combined en-
poymsnt Of fOrce3 Considerable progress has oeeN made
BY he military pyeporsrdnce and By ne uasparig severi
" of Russia, "a ststdtng ns ins,roene ID likely that
Russia win grant in the pride OF her strength what she
refused in tue early days Of agemen Would she
independent Poland at the mere request Of
congresf But she would not the prospect becomes ono
OF humiliation for Europe Of war against Russia, and
those P0oers vho not ready incur e ooS aud haard
Of wer may wtl desire 70 aee:a les ehs aus(sat,cs
II may be truly said, moreover tE ae present period
10 OF transition. II the insurrection shall be sub
dued II will tnen be whether the promises OF tho
Emperor OF Russia 10 DO fulfilled II tho insarrecton
sha not 20 subued or H. In order 10 subduo it. the
Polish population s treated With f6sh, and, that DC
possible nth aggravated rsor other questions VIII aree
which may require further consideration, bat whicn
would hardly receive solution from large assembly OF
representatives Of all the powers OF Europe Indeed
10 TO be apprchended that questions arising from day 70
day, coored by the varying events OF tho hour, would
give rather for useless debate than for practical
and useful deberaton ina congress Of twenty or thirty
representatives, not acknowledging any supreme au-
thory and guided by any Bxed rules of proceeding.
Passing to the question OF Italy fresh dicultes occur
In the nrst place is II intended sancton by new
treaty tho present state Of possession In italy The
Pope and the soverengs related TO the dispossossed
princes, might, on the one side object 70 give title
they have hher refused TO the King or Italy ana the
King Of Italy, the other would probably object TO
settlement ,cieh ouh appecy 10 escie hr by i1t'tce
rs intended 10 ask Austria IN congress TO renOunce the
possession Of VeneiaY Her NdjeStys g0cerNment kdcs
good ground, 10 teiiere that Austrian repreentdire
would otend cogrss 'c.re uch propohon vas 70 DC
disguised They are informed that Il such an intention
were announced beforehand Austria would decline TO
attend the congress; and that If the question
would quit the assembly Here again, there
fore, tho deliberations OF the congress would soon
be brought In sight Of tho alternative OF Duity OF
But il IL possible 70 assemble congress- and to
summon Italian representative to sit in II without dis
would be the fret person 10 feel and 10 admit that such
course would not be possible With regard to Germany
and Denmark II true that several Of the Powers OF En
rope have Interested themselves that question but the
addition OF Spain Portugal Italy and Turkey TO the deli
beration would scarcely improve the prospect OF salts
factory solution. And II, with regard TO Poland and
Italy, no beneficial result likely 70 be attained, is IL
expedent 10 call together general congress OF all the
States OF Europe TO fId remedy for the anarchy Of
MOdo Walachial
We're all these questions Of Poland, Italy Den
mark and the Danuban Provinceto be decided by the
mere utteThnC0 W OpniOnh, tnc VlcWb VI ncI hhcSy
government upon OF them might perhape, be found
not materially diIer from those Of the Emperor Of
tho French but II the mere expression Of opinions
aud wishes would accomplish positive results, II
appears certain that the deliberations OF coz
gress would consist OF demands and pfetensions
put forward by some aud resisted by Others,
and there being supreme authority IN such an Assem-
bly, enforce the decisions Of the msjory the eress
would probably separate leaving Of It's members
worse with each other than they bad been when
they met. But II tins would be the probable result. II
follows tnat no decrease OF armaments s likely to be
effected by the proposed congress Drouyn de lLuys
proposal made by Lord Clarendon III OF the
last sttngs OF the Congress OF Paris But her Majesty
government understand that proposal TO have reference
dispute between two Powers TO be referred 10 tho
good Offices OF friendly Power but ia no way ~ the
assembling Of general congress.
Not being able therefore, 10 discern the likelihood Of
those beneficial consequences which the Emperor OF the
French promised himself when proposing congress-, her
Maesys government, following ther strong convic
mature dcoeratiOU, tee themselves unable
TO accept his imperial Najestys invitation.
You Instructed 10 give copy OF tbis despatch 70
Drouyn de Ihuys
am, &c, RuSJL