Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-11-20
without preliminary concert 1t therefore

heca;ne necessary, as st the time Or the events
IN the East and in Syria for ne to come to aa
understanding with the powers who had eQual
rights and similar reasons as ourselves 20
exnress az opinion. The Polish lnsurrect1on,
which from its duration assumed nationaS
! character. aroused sympathy on every side
! and the aim Of diplomacy has been 60 attraction
| - - cause as much adhesion as possible, so
- - s1;ng 70 bear upon Russia all the pres
snre nos>iHle Of the public opinion Of EUROPE
| This almost unanimous expression o. "lshes
anneared 70 Us to be the best means OF pe1sua-
dino the Russian Cabinet. Unfortunately
our d,intereste,l cOGusels have been interpreted
IS an attempt to intimldate ana the steps
taken by England, Austria ana TlahIe, A1oazau
n n,,tt;ng stop to the Struggle nave only
tandod to embitter it. Excesses are being
na,netrated ,u,r on both sides, which, II the
nnme of humanity NUT be equally dep!oleo;
Wbat then is TO be done 4 Are we reducedd
70 the sole alternative of war or 0t silence
No Without having recourse to arms, ano
v;thont rpmainig silent, one means remains 70
na r j. 70 submit the Polish question 10
Euroupean tribunal.
Russia has already declared that conferences
a. wh;ch al the other questions which ag'tate
Enrone shall be discussed would III noWlse
offend her dignity Let US take note OF Ihac
declaration. Let 1t serve US TO extlngulsh oiice
for al the ferments OF diseord which are ready
- bnrst f,rth on every side, and troEl the dis
Cn;nfude itself Of Europe. which III every
eu.rtor j. minedb by the elements OF dissolution,
iat . new era Of order and OF peace a'lse HAS
not the moment arrived to build on new 1ounda"
tions the ji6ce destroyed BY the hand Of time,
and niecemealb by revolutions Is It not urgent
20 recognize by new Conventions that VINCE
has been irreyocably accomplished, ana TO carry
hv common accord what the peace o. the world
requires
The treaties Of 1915 have ceased TO exist
The force Of circumstances has upset them, OF
tends 70 upset them They have been discard
ed eyerywhere-in Greece, II Belgium, IN
France, in Italy, as upon the Danube ter
many IS agitating 20 alter them: AnglanC mas
generously modified them by the cesson OF
Fba 5on;an Islands, and Russia treads them
undor foot at Warsaw. In the midst OF these
., ,cnssiva infringements Of the fundamental
HuroDoan pact, ardent passions become over
excited, noweriui interest demand solutlon IL
thn So1lfh as we'll as III the North. " hai
fhen can be more legitimate and more sensible
fhan e. cOnvoke the Powers OF Europe TO u
Congress. in which self love and resistance
would djsaDpear in face OF a supreme arbifra~
menr What car be more IN conformity With
the ideas Of the age, with the wishes o1 the
greatest number, than 70 address ourselves to
tho conscience, TO the reason OF statesmen III
al counties. and to say, Have not the preJudl.
cos and rancor which divide Us aready lasted
long enough? Is the jealous rivalry OF the great
Powers necessarily to 0bstruct the progress OF cay
iIization? Shall we be constantly casting den.
a,cs A. each other by exaggerated armaments?
Are our most precious resources to be lndeh~
ritelv exhausted in vain ostentatlon Of our
3, c,rano1h? Shall We eternalIy preserve posi-
Tio} Which is neither peace with It's security