Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-03

How, in iGct, o,,uld deveIope our foreign com.
merce IT, on tie one hand, reliDqlsh all in,
nuence III America and IT, the other in presence Of
the vast territory occupied by the Spaniards and Dutch
France to remain alone without possessions 10 the
seas OF Asia.
Ia Mexico after an unexpected resista1co which the
courage Of soldiers and sailors overcame we
have seen the population welcome as llberators
Our ell rts VIII not have been rutess and We shall be
largely reTa ID Tor sacrifices wheu the dtsnies
OF that country, which will owe s regeneration to Us
shall have been handed over a Prince whose enght-
eminent and high qualities render him worthy of so no.
be msslon Let u.s. then, put faith in our expedi-
tons beyond aca CONNER c3d to avenge our honor
they will terminate in he trum )h Of our interests
and it PIE ui Ced minds will not see the good promise
OF the sled WI for the future, let not tarnish the
glory achieved 30 to say, at the two tx!remes OF the
~orid-at P,kn and in McKee,
Russia already d. clared that conferences at which
ali the Other qtst OILS wach agitate Europe shall be
discussed, W. q III nO1lse eft nd her dignity Let rs
take note OF that declaration 1T it serve Us to ex-
tngush once or ALL The ermeuts of discord which are
ready to lust forth on evtry SIDE and from tie dis
quietude itsaf OF Europe which in every quarter is
mined By the elements OF digsolutioa, let new era of
order and Of peace arise, Has not tie moment a.
rived to rebuild ou dAtions tie edlGce destroy.
co By the hand OF time, ard pIecemea by revolutions
IS 1t not urgent to by conventions that
which has been rrevocaby accomplished and to carry
by common accord what the OF the world r. u1es
The treaties OF 1918 have ceased to exist The force
of circumstances has upset hcm or tends to ups them
They have been discarded nearly every wherein Greece
in Belgium, in Franc, in Italy, as upon the anube
Germany Itatlng to alter them, England hes GEN
erously modified them by the cesson of the Ionian Is
lands, and Russia treads them under foo! q t Warsaw
In the midst OF these successive hiring OF the fun
damenai European pact ardent passions become over
excited powerful interests demand solution ia thu South
as we'll as in the NOrth.
WhatJ then, be more legitimate and more se, al
ole than TO convOke the Powers OF Europe to Con
3ress, il which self love and resistance would disappear
u the face Of supreme arbirament What can be
more In conformity with the IDEAS OF the ape with tha
wishes OF the greatest number than address ourselves
20 the conscience, to the Of statesmen in all conn
res, and to say Have not the pre- udces and rarcor
Which divides already lasted long enough? Is the
ealous rivalry ct the great Powers necessarily to Cd
lruct the progress Of cvllZ l'iOn Shal we be con-
family cas- x defiance at each other b. exaggerated
rmam9ns Are lst precious resources TO be in.
ehnltey exhaust in Vain entaton of cur strength?
haIi we eernay preserve position which is neither
eace with its security nor with its chances of sue
pss?
Let US ID longer give Importance to the subversive
brit OF extreme parties by opposing ourselves with
arrow calculations to the legitimate aspira lions OF
atlOnS- Let have the courage to eu Dstitu a
OCULAR and stable OF sars tor an unheath, and
recarous condition, even if it should cost sacrifices J
ct US meet without prtcOnceived system without e
Kcu5ve ambition, animated by the sole thought of Z
lie we'll understood interests of the sovereigns and of
e peoples q
[ cannot but bell that this appeal wnad be lis y
ned to by all. refusal would lead to the suDposi-
Oh OF 81 cret pr 3cts which fear the light OF day but
zen if the proposal should not be Unanimously adopt- q
!, 1t would have t!.G mmtnse advantage of having
own Europe where lies danger and WHARF safety
Wo ways are open-the leads to progress through o.
meditation and peace; the other sooner or later con-
lets fatally to by the obstinacy of maint aining q
st which is rolling away. .
GU Know, now, gentlemen, the tone which l pro- :.
Sc to adopt towards Europe approved by you, sane
'acd by the public assent it cannot fail to be lis 81
ned to, for L speak in the name of France VI
The London Time, says the Emperor's sentences r.
I'm to De uttered from the tribune rather than the -
rone More than ever he descends into The lists an 70
lpates the arguments of his adversaes takes credit 20
his achievements holds out promises for the future n
peas menaces, and concludes by leaving on his hear ~
the desired impression that in every matter of peace
war, in the construction of railway or the estab ~
Jment OF an empire, there is only one master in ~
ance, and that is Napoleon III. a.,
The English press generally find little to commend tr
he Emperors recommendations. He is "hewildered " ce
The Paris journals generally applaud the speech it,
he London Gazette publishes dispatch from Earl les
sse, dated October 90 addressed to the British pe
1bassador at St. Petersburg 1t is short end COM pe
noes by stating that her Majestys Government have he
wish to pro!opg the correspondence with the Rus do
Cabinet for the purpose of controversy and or
cudes by asserting that the Emperor of Russia has ha
cfi Or0o