, 1866-05-28
MONDAY, MAY %, 1865.
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS,

Nica llOlu EuluVc 10 May lOl4, VIC lave tNO
important items Of intelligence. One is 10
the effect thai England and Russia have uni
ted in proposing q European conference, in
which the Emperor Napoleon las promised
to cooperate. The other is that the rrus-
sian tronps have entered SANony. While the
latter movement, if confirmed, wonld be On
act of hostility certain, in the ordinary course
of things, 10 bring on general war, the call
for conference, coming from tic power
which defeated Sapolcon's proposition for
such An assemtlase lew years ago, backed
as it is l,y Russia, and asscnted to by France,
Is not unlikely 10 bring the hostile move
u.en.s Of Prussia, Austria mud Italy to
stanl-s,iil. The whole study Of Sapoleon's
life Is 10 get himself and his dy-
nasty recognized as legitimate
relsiling house in Europe. lie has been
locked upon as IN npstart frum the begin
ming England has tolerated him by virtue
Uf her policy OF recognizing dc .tdcto govern
mcnts. She would have tolerated IN ape in
The same manner. The Continental courts
have dcsrised and feared him. Some of the
rcigniug families have visited him, but the
majority, including those Of Austria, prus-
sis and Eussia, have withheld anythin. like
pcrssnnl recognition OF his pretcnsions 10
place among dyuasties, and have continued
10 treat him rs parven.t, though holding
Official intercourse with him, as Duke tnAy
transact business With banker, without tue
remotcst thought ot inviting him to stand
godfather to his daughter. Moreover, the
treaties OF 1Sl5, Which are still III forco, out
law the Bonaparte rlmily-
These things have been Intensely calling to
the Emperor, by reason Of the personal slight
put upon himself. aud still tnore on account
Of the Threatened peril to his son. Tic in
tc,trct Of France j. hostile to him, and the
lceitimists are still powerful aud rancarous.
II ha could &c. his dynasty recognized By
European Congress lie would have accom-
rlia}lcd two things Of The greatest lmpor-
tance. He would have put The ad1lereats OF the
hol,,c Of Orleans in the wrong bcf ,rc the only
tribunal which they recognize, and al the same
lime have demonstrated to li5a1cctc1
Frrnch1ncn seueEalIy, that he is the asblter Of
Europe. He would secure tue prestige Of lc-
gitimacy for Ills son, and quiet the spec
Ire Of revolution against limsclt, which con-
fronts him in the speeches Of Thiess, in tho
paragraphs of Emile de Girardln. in the votes
of the Academy, in the SONGS of The students,
and in the hisscs OF the theatre. It makes
no difference to him whether lis eud il nc.
compl;slcd through the medium Of war, or
by 4 conference called to prevent war. Tho
Emperor is lost If he ceases TO be the oracle
oil Europe. His waning prestige ut home re-
Guircs more than ever the support of glory
abroad. and he says virtually to forcien gov
er11ments: "Look here These confoundcd
% tlsadicals won't LIT NE lie qniet. 1hey will
rcvolutionize Paris and consequently all
Il fe~ v,r1trr t.,s - ,rs}
"aAd against revolutions. Come therefore
t'all to Par7s and let us rc-auange the map OF
t'tlc world in Congress, over which will
"prcsidc. This will rive me great prestige
"aud enable me TO counteract the opposition.
" But il you don't consent to this, sLull
s'play the very devil snd destroy uil those
"bIoody old treaties Of ISIS, by force OF
''arn1s. You say this will he crcyolutlontzings
" So it will. But I am the leader Of hi, rev.
& s'olution, and If Lave to die, I ehall die
"rnme."
Should war come thcrcfrOm, Napoleon III
would make il means Of retrieving the dc.
feat which the treaties of 1915 inflicted upon
tie world-coutrollinc palicy OF Napoleon l.
or, In other words, there wonll BE- French nr.
mics to checkmate Austria in Italy and Prus.
sia, Russia il tle Urjent anu in all probabi1-
lty, they would have eventually 10 confrout
another alliance, win hich England and AUS
tria as the uplolders OF nristocrncics wol,ll
asain makc common cause against the Corsi.
can upstart and The destroyer of the worlds
peace.
II the proposed Conference fail, Eag.
land aud Russia will both maintain tEeir nc,,.
trality ng ltng IS possible, but will be oblls.
cd in The end to join in the general me
Ice. While in The event OF hvstil;,ics. Sapo
leon mud Eismark would fight virtually tol
The preservation Of dynastics, aud Italy
tn the side Of progress as fal
Es her own autonomy is concerned
Austria. England, and probably atso mos
other Governments, including Russia ant
Spain, would eventually view the contest q
Que for The vindicatinn OF the principle Of dy
pastic aud aristocratic forms Of government
and q. the treaties Of 1S15, acaiust the en-
croacbmcnts Of France, Prussin and Italy
Tie rcdccming feature OF this contcs, Is that
come wlnt may, Italy will be likely to be tn
Eainef, and Austria and the Papacy the loser:
Its ludicrous feature is, that Napoleon an
Dismar:.s. who nre thus destined 10 play III
part Of angels OF liberty as far as Italy is cor
crrned. nre in fact devils Of tyranny, an
whatever good they may thus achieve Is n
tended with the unpleasant reflection tlla
these benciactors arc in reality tue publ
cucries ri mankind Though We shall ncvs
cease to distrust Bonaparsr and Bisn,ark, W
shall yet rcjoice over their achievement,
against -Austra and the Pope Probably ro
ten dynasties like that Of 1lap=burs and Rom
can never bc uprootcd except by equally ro
ten hut more powerful oucs.
VIC eliall be glad when it is done, an
Wien llapsbuTccr and PaPacy and artist.
Gratis Of every kind are laid lor
N#poleon's and Bis,nark's turn will CON
next, and they will have no sooner ore
thrown the powers lnimical to their rcspe
live rsc,ensions, than they will themsclv'
Le oycrtL,own by the people.