The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-04
90 Enranean Conferenee.

announces the assembling of the Peace
Congress at London; though up to the
departure Of the last steamer, which
has arrived at New York, nothing had
been done, but it was announced that
the formalities would be arranged in
day or two, when the discussion of the
international complications, which have
arisen during the last year, would com
mence in earnest
We do not believe, however, that the
result viii be pacific solution Of i'm
pending disputes; indeed almost every
day new complications arise; the war
in Jutland continues with undated
yigor; and the English people, who
never heartily supported Palmerston's
neutrality in the Danish contest, are
more excited daily and on minor
vote, few days since, the Ministry was
defeated; but the question was not Of
sufficient importance to cause a resigna-
ton, or an appeal to the country, bya
dissolution Of the House of Commons
it Is, however, an indication of what
viii be the result Of the final test, when
it shall come, and it cannot long be
delayed; a notice Of motion equiya-
lent to a want Of confidence, has al
ready been given, and will be pressed
to a vote, at an early day, if it has not
reached a climax already.
e Should the Ministry resign, a tory
government will be organized, under
Earl Derby; but that contingency is
hardly probable Palmerston viii doubt
less dissolve Parliament and order a
new election, and abide the result If
his adherents get a majority, he viii
then retain his place but if they
are in minority, he must then give
way, as a second dissolution would be
an unheapd Of event
The Derbyites are for war in behalf
Of Denmark, and a closer alliance with
Napoleon, who is looking to the Rhine;
but this viii injure their prospects; for,
while the people Of England sympa
thize with the Danes, they are not dis
posed to allow Napoleon to extend his
domains over two or three more pro
vinces. Whether their antipathy to
Germany viii overcome the jealousy of
their ancient riyal-France-is yet to
be seen; but it is safe to say that the
agitation which must follow the defeat
of the Palmerston Ministry, viii add
greatly to the complications already ex-
isting, and render a peaceful adjust
ment more difficult than before
We have every reason to believe that
Napoleon wants a war. The recent ex-
hibition Of strength by the liberals, and
their boldness, has rendered something
necessary. He must give France glory,
If he would maintain his hold on the
French people; and he has learned
that that is not to be obtained by Mex
lean, or Chinese war Even his own adj
herents in the corps leg;szatif recently
gave him hint that they disapproved
Of such expensive expenditions, from
which no good could ever result
But there is one thing in which all
Frenchmen-Lberal Bonapartist, and
Bourbonite-agree; and that is, the
right of France to all the territories on
the hither side of the Rhine; and they
would heartily unite in any measure
looking to their conquest A movement
Rhineward, would silence even Jules
Fayre, and bring him into the support
of the government; and a success
would render Napoleon III as popular
as his uncle
Therefore it is, that Napoleon wants
war; and as it is in his power to pre-
cipitate hostilities at any time, he will
not be long in doing so; or at least he
will not delay them beyond the time
when he shall be fully prepared for the
blow lac intends to strike
We have recently given considerable
prominence to a discussion of European
affairs; and we have done so, because
we are deeply interested in them. A
war in Europe would have as much eff
feet in America, as in the old world
Particularly would this be the case, if
bv a successful campaign this summer,
tho military power of the rebellion is
efTectuany broken. It would then
leave us masters Of the situation; would |
turn the current Of gold to this coun-
try; and would at once affect the pri- |
ces of the precious metals, and clear the |
way for a return to specie payments, |
and par exchanges, which win be the
signal for a genuine, in place of par
tally fictitious prOeDeritv