The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-18
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The Conference of London has not
vet finished It's difficult work, and al
ready another Conference Of European
diplomatist has assembled in CONSTANT
nople, to consult on the new complied
tions which have arisen in SOUTHEAST
ern Europe. The Turkish question,
which ten years ago led to the Crimean
war, and which several times since has
threatened the peace of all Europe, Is
again taxing the wisdom of the wisest
European statesman.
IL Is this time the two Principalities
of MoldaVia and Wallachia, in the
northeastern part of European Turkey,
whose political situation appears to the
Great Powers of Europe sufficiently
grave to Justify the convocation Of a
Conference These two PFincipalities,
always seni-independent of Turkey,
have made greater advance in modern
civilization since 1864 than any other
part Of Turkey. They had formerly q
separate administration, but IN 1859
Prince Cuoza was elected Hospodar by
the electoral colleges of both countries,
and, in lS6l, Notwithstanding the oppo-
sition Of the Turkish Government, the
union of the two Principalities was
completed, and the new State adopted
the name Roumania. In 1862 the first
Parliament of the united Prineipalties
met at Bucharest.
The first ruler Of this new State has
thus far shown himself to be one of the
most liberal and popular Princes of
Europe Without reserve has declared
himself eager to concede to his people
all those rights which the Progressive
party in other States of Europe is vain
ly asking for But in the execution Of
his designs he was obstinately opposed
by the Representative Assembly, which
elected after the manner laid down by
the European Commissioners, is a body
composed of three-fourths Boyards, or
great landed pToprietors. Only in one
instance they supported the Prince
when he proposed to restore to the ma
tional domain the immense property
owned by the Greek converts, and
which comprises no less than one-fith
of the entire territory of the State-and
then they were charged with the hypo-
critical design of bringing the Prince
in collision with the Great Powers of
Europe, all Of which, in diplomatic
notes, had protested against thelegali-
ty. ofthis measure. On all other questions
the Boyards not only made an open
resistance to the measures proposed by
their Prince, but even entered into
treacherous communications with the
Governments of Russia and Austria.
Both Of these Governments concen-
trated an array on the frontier of the
Principalities-a measure to which
Prince Couza replied by mastering
troops, and arming them, while Hun
garian and Polish officers appeared on
the scene, greatly to the annoyance Of
Austria and Russia.
The Prince, despairing of coming to
an understanding with the Boyards,
has dissolved the Assembly, abrogated
the aristocratic constitution, and APP
pealed to the general vote of the PEG
pie, submitting to it a new electoral
suffrage.
The people, according to the latest
accounts from the Principalities, have
E6ctlNeu IulS appear VIII the greatest
enthusiasm They are unanimous in
the support of their Prince, who shows
himself more determined than ever to
introduce liberal institutions As his
success would be a great danger not
only to the integrity of Turkey, but
likewise, on account of the encourage
ment which it would give to the Poles
and Hungarians, to Russia and Austria,
the Conference of Constantinople has
assembled to decide on the fate of the
new State and its Prince.
If the Great Powers should agree on
putting a stop to the reformatory move
ments Of Prince Couza, it will be, Of
course, impossible for small people,
counting only four millions of inhabi-
tants, to make an effectual resistance
But the important fact nevertheless re-
mains that there is in Southeastern Eu-
rope a population of four millions, all
ready and DESTROYS to aid in the success
Of the Democratic aspiration of the
Progressive party of Europe.-Ne79 York
Tribune