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

at any moment, to open anew a bloody
arena for the dispute Of the Eastern
question?
Shall Austria and Italy remain in
pressnce of each other in hostile stti-
tude, ever ready to break the tTuce
which prevents their animosities explod-
ing?
"ShAl the occupation Of Rome, by the
French troops, be prolonged for an in
definite period
/ Lastly, must we renounce, without
fresh attempts At cOnciliatiOn, the hope
| Of tightening the burden imposed OD
The nations by the disprop-rtionate
arna meats oceasioasd By mutual dis
trust p
ENaLASD's PEREMProRY REFUSAL.
On the 25th the refusal of England to
take part in the Congress was Officially
/ announced as follows:
/ eFoREIoS 0FFIcz, November 25th-
ANY LoRD-Her Msjesty's Government
have received from the Marquis of Cadore
/ the copy Of disnatch received address
ed to him by III. Deouyn dc L'Huvs, in
answer to my dispatch 10 your Excel
leuay Of The 18th instant. Her Majesty
/ Government having obtained an answer
| to the inquiries they made. will not any
longer delay giving q definite reply to
the invitation addressed by the Emperor
Of the French to her Majesty the Qleen
ta take part in Congress of the EarO-
pean Powers 10 be assembled at Paris.
Il inclose = copy Of the EmperOr's
letter of invitation t. the Queen, which
| is similar to one which has already ap
peared in the Moniteur addressed to the
German Confederation.
"Her Msjesty's Government fully re-
ccgnizs in this step the desire Of the EN-
peror Of the French TO put an end to the
disquietude which affects several parts
of Europe, and to establish the general
peace IN fcu uldations more solid than
those on which, in his opinion, il now
rests.
"The Emperor declares that France Is
disinterested in this question that be,
for his part, seeks no aggrandizsment,
aud that the interests to be secured are
those not Of France, but of Europe.
"Her Majesty's Government may also
declare that Great Britain is disinteres.-
ed in this matter; that she seeks no
aggrandizsment, and that she has only
to counsel moderation and peace.
" But France and Great BritEin being
thus disinterested themselves, are bound
to consider what is the position, aud
what, in Congress, will be the probable
conduct of powers who may be called
upon TO make sacrifice Of territory or of
pre-eminence and moral strength.
" 1t would be littls TO the purpose to
say on this occasion anything more Of
the treaties of 1916.
Practically, the Emperor Of the
French admits the binding force Of many
portions of those treaties, and Her
Majesty's Government as readily allow
that some portions of them have been
modified or disregArded, and that other
portions are now nenacsd or called in
question.
Her Msjesty's Government under
stand from explanations given by NJ.
Drouyn de LHuys, that, in the opinion
of the Government Of the Emperor, ID is
obvious 70 every one that there are sew
ersl questions not hitherto solved, that
may disturb Europe. OF this nature are
the following:
Must the conflict in Poland be still
further prolonged p
"Is Denmark to BE- at war with Ger
many, and have the powers which for
merly took . part in the discussion OF
this question become indifferent TO it +?
"Must anaFchy continue in the Damn
bian Principslities, and thus at any mo-
ment tend to reopen ths question Of the
East? 1lH
"Must Italy and Austfia always re-
main in presencs Of eseh other in hos
tile attitude?
Must the occupation Of Rome By
French troops be prolonged for an indef-
mite timer
"Ths Empsror's Government put
further question:
Must we, without having msds new
attempts ct Cancellation, renounce the
hope Of Tightening the burdens imposed |
upon the nations Of Europe by excessive
armamsnts kept up by the feeling Of mu
tual distrust?
"These, no doubt, sre the principal |
questions which either disturb or
threaten the peace Of Europe; bat there
is further question which her Msjss-
ty's Government consider 10 lie st the |
bottom of this whole matter, and that is
the following:
"Is general congress of European
States likely TO furnish . pesceful So
luton of the various matters 10 dispute ?
"This, indeed is the question which it
behooves the governments of the different
states 10 consider seriously and stten-
tively.
@There appears to Her Msjesty's Gov
eminent TO be one main consideration
which must lead them to their conelu-
sion.
"After the war which desclated Ger
many from 1919 to 1649, and after the
successive wars which afflicted the con |
tinent of Europe from 1893 10 1915, IL |
was possible to distribute territories and |
to define rights by = Congress, because |
tbe nations Of Europe were tired Of the |
slaughter and exhausted by the burdens /
of war, and because the Powers who met |
in Congresshad, by the circumstances Of |
the time, tbs means 10 carry their decis-
ions and arrangements into effect.
But, at the present moment, after =
continuance Of long peace no poWtr il
willing to give up any territory 10 which !
II has a title by treaty or = claim by
possession.
"For example, Of the questions mention |
ed IS disturbing or threatening Europe
two Of the most disqaisfing are those re-
garding Poland and Italy.
/" Let as examine the present state Of
these questions, and see whether . Con- |
gress would tend 10 . pescefal setils-
ment Of them.
ain the first place, with regard to
Poland, the question is not new TO
France, to Austris, or to Great Britain.
"For several months these Powers, /
whils carefully abstsiHiSg from any /
threat, have attempted 10 obtain frsn
Russia, by friendly representations the /
sdoptio Of measures Of a healing nature,
but have only sueesededin procuring pro-
misss, oft repeated, that when the inssr-
Fsc'ion shall have been put down rscourse |
would bs had 10 olemency snd coneiIia- /
ton. Would there be any AdVantsge in |
repeating in the name Of . Congress re-