The weekly union record., 1864-06-25
War Brewing in Europe.

A most intelligent and capable Englishmau,
of the Liberal school. who has recently twice
traverSed Europe from London 10 Siamboul.
in q private letter 10 the editor of The Tribune,
thus epitomizes the situation:
have made most attentive Investigation
Of the state Of public feeling in Turkey. Greece,
Italy, France and Swiizrrland. and will give
you brief resume, on which yen may depend;
The Turks Arabs, ard all the Mohamniedan
tribes, bate The Emperor of The French snd TO
doubt serious war may be expected in Algeria
and along the whole of y orihsrn Africa
The Greeks hate the Emperor OF the French;
FIRST, because he supports the Pope. whom the
Greeks thiak The greatest enemy OF their
religion; second. because the Emperor has
bullied them. and they have taken entirely 10
the British alliance
The Italians hate The Emperor of the French
with such hatred as only Italians perhaps can
feel First, because, they say, he gave money
10 Italian soldiers 10 shoot Garioa di that
brigands, dressed as soldiers, paid with French
gold, did the act Of assassination. | am my
sell fully persuaded that they are right in that.
Second, because he keeps their Capital (Romel
away from them and has done all be could TO
keep up confusion aud brigandage; to disunite
and enslsve them instead of uniting Them and
ibera,ing them. Third, because, breaking his
solemn promise, he betrayed them after the
victories of Montebello. Magenta and SolteFino.
Fourth, because the Italians are republicans,
and the Emperor is the perjured destroyer OF
European repubicanism. The man is doing
bis best TO be now the destroyer also OF
Amer lean republicanism
The Siss hate Napoleon, because they are
republicans. and good ores, and know him to
be the ireacherous enemy Of liberty. But what
is more important than all the rest, aud i, is,
by the blessing of the Great Being, perfectly
true, the French people and the French army
are heartily sick of Napoleon. From long
practice, l speak French nearly the same as
English, and had excellent opportunities for
acquiring information, both going through
France, returning, and again on my late visit
am astounded at ihe state Of things never
could have believed it. On my saving word
about the Emperor and Mexico. peasants,
farmers, bourgeois, private soldiers and officers
60 off into torrents of invective against the
Emperor, such as could hardly have imagined
and that in the presence Of an Engli>hman,
Such DAYS as those of Louis NNl and Marie
Autoinelle may not be so distant as people
suppose. The French are fierce, fiery and
naughty race, and | can only look on the
Emperor as sitting on the peak of volcano
in imminent danger of eruption:
You will naturally want to know what The
French themselves put forward as their pFinci-
pal grievances
l. For each Of the three last years, the con
scripiion has been loo 600 a year, the previous
maximum having been only 10000.
,. One hundred thousand having been sent
to Mexico land the French hate sea voyages,
of which only $4,000, at mist, remain alive.
3. That the regiments sent TO Mexico were
selected as being the most Republican, the most
Legitmist. or The most Orleanist, and the
Bonapartist regiments kept at home.
4 That Republican, Lcgitimist and Orleanist
officers were unfairly exchanged into the
doomed regiments.
s. That the luxury, vice aud extragance Of
the Conrt ore beyond measure, and the finances
Of the country are seriously suffering therefrom.
G. That the Turbulent policy of the Emperor
is resusci:ating the Holy Alliance, viz: Prussia,
Austria and Russia against France. There is
no doubt this is quite true. The French don't
like TO be brought, without cause, into q war
with three nations al time, and they think
believe with juslice-if with three, then with
four-fearful odds! Also Italy that makes
FIVE Then the whole Mohammedan population
of Africa, with Turkey, Ska very poor
look out