New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-11
PARIS.

THE EUROPEAN CoNPERENcE-RUsslA AccEPTs-THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE CONFERENCE MERGING INTO
coscREss-ITALY DESIRES TO BE ASSURED THAT
AUSTRIA WILL RECOGNIZE HER NATIONALITY AND
Ryr1youIsH vEYETIA-THE POSITION OF THE
DIFFERENT HATIOSs-YAPoLEoSs BOOK, DIS
IpEFs YAPOLEoIYEEs-THg AUTHORS VIEWS or
THE DESTINY OF THE UNITED STATEs-THE ~
TERNATIoYAL ExHIBITIoS-AN EXHIBITION By
poRR-ART MATTERS-THE SUCCESS OF coURDLT-
From Our Own Correspondent
The likelihood of the assembling of Conference seems
much increased within the past few days It's known
since Yesterday morning that Russia has notified her &C.
ceptauee Of the proposition for Conference, which was
drawn up last week by Drouyn de Lhuys in concert with
the Minister Of Russia and England after ocous consulta
ton with the Ministers Of the almost begerent powers
The three neutral powers will formally propose the
plan of Conference to Russia Austria and Italy each OF tne
former powers presenting through its Ministers resident a.
the Courts ofhe attepower andenca but separate note
The three latter powers having been informally sounded
will it is understood formally accept the proposition The
programme originally drawn up by the French Minister
presented the affair Of the Duches Of the Ebe, the Re-
union of the Gemanic Confederation, andthe Cesson OF
Yeneta as the subjects OF debateso at least is COM
monty repored-and seemed to look rather to Congress
| than TO stop short at a Conference.
But Austria is said TO have insisted on and Russia 70
have advised modification of the third point, which is
reduced to the question OF hndlng the means for
guaranteeing the security of Italy. All this is vague
enough but could not be expected to be less at sen
Indeed what with informal and formal communications
between ministers and the necessity of referring to their
Governments-the variety of interests, among the
neutrals-the amount of anecedent and current lying
cmong the belgerents-thc extreme difficulty, therefore
of getting at any sort of base for so much as plan of
ao6erdam to be constructed preliminary 10 the building
up Of solid breakwater to the eyer-lsng tide OF war
the diplomatic engineers have got on as ia ana as last as
But what will or can the Conference do, supposing it
ever meetsl For observe THAT thus far have only
Conference, not as people caTelessy say, Congress.
That is il will be a meeting of dipouatists for cons ua-
ton and discussion not for decisive lcgislaton-not the
European Constituent Assembly that Napoleon proposed
four years ago The prospect of its meeting the
possibility Of its merging into Congress- are, however,
caught at by public opinion here as mere raw Of hope
that war may be avoided noticed last week that other
strawthe manifest unpopulary of the war in Northern
Germany under the lead Of the dissed BsmlTk II is
reported that the Italian Government has the reyou
tonary element better in hand than supposed though
this means If it anything, that Italy viii refrain
from going to-day If it have toeTable
that Austria will acknowledge ITS national existence and
relinquish Nenetia.
The of Italy is much injured here by the woful
bung of the majority Of the popular branch Of her Paa
men who voted TO apply the income tax Of eight per cent
TO the interest on her public debt This breach Of faith
falls hardly the small holders Of the Italian
funds in France where the last Italian loan largely
taken Although there is hope that the vote OF the
bare majority of the Lower House will be rejected by the
Senate the harm already done Italian credit both Gnan
ciay and politically, is most grave.
OF the three people whose governments arepressng their
preparations for war; the Italians alone enthusiastically
ready the ght the Austans stupdy and barely
ready to follow their Emperors biddinsi the Pns1ans
submit by Of discipline and habit of obedience OF
the three neutras England utterly deprecates Russia
had rather watt France far as the people 90, don't
want it. Napoleon is willing to get the credit Of prevent
inx t. las some reason 10 So. he Development Of popu
lar revolutionary element by it, but has well guarded his
position by "reserving his liberty of action and
don't mind, the whole "eiting it slide till the favor
able moment when he can cut in with the 'sword OF
Brennus' and cut out from some bleeding neghbor slice
of territory. However small this may be, it will poucc
the grief his people, ubreate his passage out # Mexico
and through the elections Of 1862 aud realize Napoeonic
Idea.
BY the way, L. N BIS little work entitled "De' Idtes
NapoeoneHnes" furnishes instructive reading per-
haps this present writing than be found 10 the
newspapers Of the day. Try passage or two On pages
1928 Of the first volume ofte OcHrrs de LoHs Ma
poleon Bonap0rte the republican edition Of SS-whch
is preferred by TO Amyots later Imperial edition
he forth HE Napoleonc idea Of the mission Of certain
nations Of the world 10 wit Russia the United States,
and France. Let open paenthesis here, in passing,
to note the authors views OF American mission They
have been subjected TO some vibrations since his date
of writing, but let trust that they have now swung
back, in pcrmanence 20 their state as Il was IN
1889. Providence has intrusted to the United
ing to civilization all that immense territory that
stretches from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
and from the North Pole %, j. Bull 20 the equator"
10, Max and ye Latin races, and thou, lueatan: "My
dear Peninsula, as the provisional Mexican Empress
pretiy STYLES theeg Giving then large work eastward
TO Russia he apost the France of Henry w. Louis
NV, Carnot and Napoleon l.: "1hou who vert always
for Western Europe the Of progress who possessed
the two supports Of empires, the genius Of peaceful arts
and the genius of war hast thou then longer mission
to fulfill Art thou forever TO exhaust thy strength and en-
ergy in internal contestsl No. Such cannot be thy des
tiny; soon the day will come when who would govern
thee must needs understand that thy role is 10 cast into
all treaties thy Brennus Sword in favor Of civilization
In the fourth chapter of the work the Nephew treats
Of the right Napoleonc French policy in foreign affairs
defines "A
alliance Of France 10 all governments that will agree 10
join with her in pursuit Of common interests Further
on IN Illustration and defense OF true French foreign policy
thus denedh takes pains TO show that Napoleon the First
If he could only have had his way, instead Of having
II cropped and mpeded by Pussas stupid ilwill, would
have favored and built Prussas supremacy IN Germany
blwark against rather controller OF the encrOaeh
ment OF Russia and Austria. One extract from the
volume but from earlier work. may be read with
an interest underlined by the present state OF European
things: For great country, neutrality guarantees IT
from attack for all have interest in not having
powerful enemy on their hands,
To come TO the very present time again. have just
now striking illustration Of the efficiency Of conferences
There has been In session here in Paris for some weeks
past conference, whose sole subject OF talk Is the new
phase put upon the Danubian Principally question:
branch Of the great Easernby the recent pitching out
from the Moldo-W aachian throne Of Prince COuza. TO
begin with Prince Couza's getting to that throne
IN violation OF the arrangements made for the
OF the Prncpates at the Paris Congress OF 1856.
Ano. her arrangement made by that Congress that
foreign prince could place his sitting parts that throne.
But the other day the Moldo-Waachs in Congress
yssmbied voted Prince Charles of Hohenzoern into their
thacant seat Of government And Just receive news Of
rive enthusiastic reception Charles has met with his ar
brei 81 Bucharest. Now Charles is Pmssian born and
Wild. II Is true that the ModoW allach Congressman,
" co seem 10 be set of men, have by solemn vote
naioustructed' Charles into native by comforting
EQUALIZATION and citizenship his, Charless father As
OF 81 SAD ms DanuDlan Prncipay queslon branch
OF the great Easern-whch together with the Italian is
the great European question. The Crmean war only III
teIruped adjourned its solution.
10 change the subject to connected one that touched
i--th international If