Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-27
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" preparing for it is for some time manifest
For this reason, her feet is to winter at For
trcss Monroe. instead of at Cronstadt, where
it would be liable to be suddenly shut up by
! the French or English, as was the case IN the
Crimean war. For this reason, also, new for
tifcations are rapidly rising about St. Peters
burg and Cronstadt. Next March, Russia
will be ready for the struggle.
The Emperor Napoleon's address to the
French Chambers, though, as usual very
enigmatical, is generally interpreted as held
inc within it dark omen of war. lie knows
that his people arc warmly in favor OF assist
ing the Poles to recover their independence !;
and his emphatic declaration, that "the Irea-
tie, of Vienna no longer exist" together with
his renewed proposal of an European Congress
(which he knows will never meet, or, at any
rate never agree,) give menacing meaning
to these words Of his speech
1.-TWO ways are open: the one leads to pro-
gress. through conciliation and peace; the
other, sooner or later, conducts fatally to war,
BIZ the obstinacy Of maintaining past which
is rapidly rolling away"
| Somewhat less than three years ago, and
since this war in America broke out, the Ems
peror pressed this same idea Of o Congress of
the great Powers of Europe, with view to
settle the Eastern question. England, though
she at first seemed disposed to accede, yet
coutrived to interpose 20 many embarrassing
| orovisoes that the project was Abandoned
One reason why the British Government
| avoids a Congress u.s. that the Emneror Napo
leon always desires to include Spain amongst
the great Powers entitled to e voice in it,
This would give too great q preponderance to
the Catholic Powers and the'' Latin races in
the settlement of new European pact Aus
tria and france ore held by the English to be
weight enough in that scale. Again, Eng
land Las on instructive aversion to taking
new engagements, which might possibly draw
her into eventual war. Her policy is Peace
and Trade; and she desires to be in position
to stand aside and see others fight ''for an
idea" while she makes money Of them all a
|AQlicy ezquisitely illustrated by her present
eGitsss towards the American belligerents.
BesMes aaasi., tha Mitish government
forsees that one of the deareS which the new
Congress would be at once. asked to pass would
be to confirm the annexation of Nice and Sa-
voy to sFrance; which England is fully re
solved never to sanction. She is quite ready
to agree that the Treaties of 1915 no longer
exist; and is glad to be rid Of them but when
France urges that Russia has thus forfeited
her right to Poland, and that united Europe
ought 80 to pronounce, Great Britain replies
that she concurs with those views, theoreti-
cally; but going to war to compel Russia to
dissorge, is quite another thing. In short,
England desires to hold the rank without as
suming the responsibilities of Great PoTer.
Thus the London Chimes" receives the pro-
ject of Congress:
eve cannot, of course, rs great Power,
refuse to join the other great Powers if they
all choose to 90 into deiberation on the af>
fairs of Europe; but We plainly foresee that
gree. difficulty would arise even in the appa'
rently simple function Of recording what is
irrevocahly accomplished. Things may be
done past recall to which Europe might be
10th to extend her confirmation. France for
instance, has annexed Nice and Savoy; but
she can hardly expect England to give
any ratification to step which she no.
riously disapproved. Russia may overwhelm
Poland, but it can hardly. be expected
that England, France and Austria will regis
ter the doom which they have striven so earn
estly to avert. Little harmony could, We
think, be expected from this, the more easy
and less contentious function of Congress.
But what prospect of success would there be
when the Congress came to exercise what the
Emperor calls the supreme arbitrament
Would Russia submit to relinquish Poland,
Austria to Withdraw from Venetia, France
from Rome or Savoy, because majority of
the European States thought they ought to do
so ? If so, war is at au end the Amphicty-
onic Council of nations is established, and
mankind a~ content to be governed by reason
and persuasion"
The "Post," Lord Palmerston's organ, asks
"What would Congress effect even suppos-
ing that Russia gave her assent to it? Had
England, France and Austria determined on
what was fair aud lawful for Poland, and ask
ed it at the head of a half O million Of mon
and hundred vessels of war, they would no
doubt have obtained what they wished. But
they could not agree, and they did not act.
What hope, then, is there of their bringing
their divided counsels to any better result
acrsss green baize tablet The Emperor's
words are words of peace and Cancellation
but though we'll intentioned, we fear they will
prove of little avail"
In the meantime, the official "Weiner lei
tung" of Vienna, while it perfectly acqui-
esees in the main idea of the speech" name.
ly: the idea OF Congress, yet emphatically
declares that the Treaties Of 1915 have no
ceased to exist; and that austria for her part
has always honestly filarled the treaties"
On the whole the "Times" is not fur wrong
in its Interpretation Of the true meaning of
the speech, and of the alternative which it
presents to the world. Says the Times" in
tho conclusion of its article Of the 7sh:
"Unless, then, the Congress which he pro-
noses actually meets, and unless its delibera-
tions are crowned with that success which he
anticipate, for them, there is ultimately no
alternative but war. Does he mean that war
is inevitable, except upon one condition, and
that the condition upon which alone war can
be avoided is impossible in the present imper-
feet state of human nature! If this be his
meaning, the vision of his imaginary Con-
cress fades away; the scene opens behind it.
and discloses an army drawn up in order of
BATTLE"
Yes; but the "Meteor Flag Of England"
will not fy there, if she can keep it away. 1t
will DO moro proftably employed in conveying |
merchandise to all the belliserents.
Such is tho European situation; and it suf
iciently accounts for the affairs Of the Con-
ederacy being put of TO q more convenien
eason.
A New COTTON AILL.-The public will be
,rot;fed to learn that u cotton factory is COM
leted, and is now turning out yarns near This
ity The enterprise is due to Messrs. Nowlin
nd Murri, and that it will be complete suc-