Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-29

Napolsoz's Ministerial Circular Of EEplaaation.
From the London Post Govsfnment organl, Dee. 24l
The circular note Of II. Droayn de Lhuys rsvtves the
question Of = congress, psrtlsl In itB representation,
and shorn Of the support al thoEs Powers which doubt
the policy OF its conversation. This Interior suggestion
Is highly characteristic ~ The tentative turn o. mind Of
The French Emperor. Nabohj0n III viii never readily
~reliuquish a scheme which he has once atteRptoa 20
resiizs. In the present eirelsT, 4. Drouyn De Lhuys
thst there should be q conference, or gsu.
eral understanding zuived At between tho Ministers af
the several Powers which may fall In with the French
proposal, previous 70 any ~asstmblags Of Eur0peSn Eoy-
ereienH. This, It VIII be remembered, WaH very much
the criticism thrown ont by The King Of Prussia 70 the
sovorsigns who assembled A. Frankfort 10 discuss the
terms ora federal reconstruction Of Germany; and no
doubt, whore thsrs IL 70 be 8 meeting Of seEsreignE q
all such a pr~minEy Is Indispensable TO practical ds'
r waSnot, however, the original suggestion Of the
Emperor Of the French 10 conFoks q Congress solely,
or even espsciRHy, Of zoveTslens; and We have ne doubt
that, IL that doxign had been realized, the priReipsi
Powers al any rate would hare been represented by
special ENJOYS, and not in tAe persons Of theif resPse.
tive EOyereigss. Bat ue selsms which n. Dr9uyn
d. Lsuya has Row Ehhdo1edO utin bis present circular
aOte, IS apparently that Of a general confersRse-es
general. At least. az the extent OF European zcquiss-
.eenes viii admit of-Ater the arrival At certain saia
Of diseHHsisH by tbs foreign AiniHIers Of ths aeoeding
Powers, or slae by some special conference of thsir
Representatives 70 DO held fer taat preliminary pur-
Il hss been no secret for SONS time past that such a
suggestion was Eboutt5 be put forward, and shat the
French Government thorgh discouraged by onr ins0il'
iy 70 coincide In the view hey bad put toward, kaa not
Been altogether diHhssrtsned By IT, Nevertheless, Il
seems hardly 20 be disputed thit since the proposal Of
aew European charter seemed ShimensEi 20 Ourselves,
even en- the eondiiisn of q universal ooneurrsnee In a
congress being held, g must spDssr certainly impr4sh
cable now that tbs combinatisn Of European powers
for the purpose, can at best be but partial. M. RroHyn
de Lhuys recounts with some confidence the fact that
England iE the only power whish has refused TO pErti-
eipate In tbs Em-peroTsn0Rsure- II was, we are GER.
tain, with deep regret that the British Government
ndfhemse lives unable 20 see this qgeTionin the SANS
light IS their valued ally; and Il would have given them
aufrFanf4nu III avon Nw anita nj thar WITHDRAWAL. anw
alternative could have been dsYtEedTo lessen tae Gnxi.
atIes Of the Emperor Of the French for the future Of
Europe.
But We believe that, since thu date Of the present
circular Of the French Minister Of Foreign AfEirs, ths
GsrmEn powers have shown All Increased eOncHrrenca
In ths EoundneBs Of the view which We originally toek.
Indeed, when We bear Ia mind he mighty place which
this oauntry oeCu led In the Hettlement OF the affairs
Of Europe in 1915, Is would be impossible TO imagine
shy practical result eould follow a discussion Of Euro
Pesn treaties by other powers a the continent, except,
~ least, in so far as special arrangements Of questions
between particular pswers mlEht be concerned No
donot there are quea ions Thish 8 partial congress
might determine, assuming The o8nSusEions arrived ~
By such a body 70 be In conformity with the general
opinion Of Europe. There Is fr example, the Italian
question The fate Of FeHstis, and ths fate Of R8as
are still questions thai are held 10 be in allegiance. .
It involves, therefore, no uRtieEsi egutism on cur part
to look upon our own reiuotaHt conclusion TO sbStain
from participation, al this moment. IN general DELHI
srstionE as conclusive or the ssae Of any such nsss.
ure. General deliberations etnnot be brought TO q
practical result without s general sanction being SC
participation In them. Nor would It seem that
this country by any meas stands slone In the
resolution at which cur Cow enHasnt arrived. The
allurinR proposal Of the French Government has bssa
found on o fuller confederation. 20 cont iTEnany dangers
lnperfeetiy spprshended in Sons quarter Al the outset;
End wbsa We consider tAet the course Independently Ia
ken By England il meeting apparently with Increasing
acquiescenCe on the part Of other Cabi1sts, We feel Sd
dIiionAlly persuaded that other means must be found
than that Of q congress OF European sogsrsigu1 ts
smooth away the diacuiteE which. 10 several quar-.
tsrs, throaign the present position OF tho continents.