The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-04
THE SITUATION In EUROPE.


The latest intelligence which reaches us from
the theatre OF war in Austria and Italy, leaves
little doubt as TO the ultimate resnlt OF conflict
which not only involves the vital interests of
three monarchies but also exercises the fears,
and demands the solicitude of all the po wers of
Europe, One fact, however, must impress itself
upOn every rejecting mind. Whatever may be
the sequel of the passing struggle, parlor and
closet politicians II not the crowned heads
themselves of the Old World, will have to alter
the combinations OF blue, green, red, and
yellow-headed pins which, for the last fifty
years, they have been shifting from this to that
point in wild ATTEMPTS to trace out the possible
VCissitudes OF the map Of Europe.
Changes Impending over Europe.
Since the ratification of the solemn cCmpacts
VIII 'ch settled the present limits of its various
dom, uions, the insolent uprisngs o some peo.
ole. he re and there, may have, however yainly,
attemnt, d to pluck down the milestones of arbi-
traTv mi and constructs new geography for
themselves Indeed, some of the crowned heads
If Eurone tr espassing the bounds intended to
Sm 'ae S eHsn lnS1 Te help Of a "crtpurse Of the
Ealing lave h 'nded, within few years, 70
EmniTen ~ tho SWORD the landmarlls which
hew down wit. u a thoritv' Fo, onr imme
inrisdicfion of thei, "as ii reserved 10 witness
diae days, however, W oI.giraa giii pe a an %
the spectacle of two of tn, 're.ng % Oye drh,d a Td
OF engines of despotism qL Ss.Pa, uai n, ig D
lawful prey. As between A. %.g'oDai3l 3l tu0n,' ~ i
ding and stationary as one OF l, SI'o SIi. VI t 9U,
Oi Egypt, and Prussia, renown> NIGa''t,etI ,dt ~
zF-R
ment ard industry, our sympatnles ~iht
astTay The main question, however, ISL %lsht
..otayyonca h,t II lie one Of equity, We 49,
have wished therefore, in this momenlousq,
ton TO find Prussia mailed in more equtaOl
right than that which she has referred 10 tne
arbitrament of her seemingly reslstiess arms:
We are free therefore, in this inquiry, to protest
that so far as our views extend and the truth is
concerned, we have no particular leaning W
this or that prevailing cause Hence, o,f IN that m
impartiality which once ruled the hight petWeen
bull and bear. With other views, and the more
fairly indeed to- Judge o the m oo %SF5s back H some
Efty years for the rights OF the parties IN lleI
diate conflict. In contemplation OF the radlca5
changes impending oyer EUROPE nro rnT nm I'M
portant stipulations which her masters
devised to safeguard their possessions ana
maintain the equilibrium OF their power, 10
assume the performance Of such task Wlthm
the compass of these columns, requires, as any
one familiar with the numerous treaties of the
day will admit, much OF the condensation, and
10 that much without one sacrifice OF historical
truth, or one Suppression OF material fact, we
resort to the prosecution of our object. The
treaty OF Toplitz, of the Sd of October, lSl3
running into variety of minor considerations
may be said to have consummated the great
alliance against France, and finally resulted in
the treaties of 1914, extended and ratified by the
acts of the Congress of Vienna of the 9tn OF
June, 1916.
The Defeat of Napoleon.
A period of six months had scarcely elapsed
after the ratification OF this treaty, when the
territory of France was tapped at all points by
the combined forces of the rest of Europe.
With inadequate means and varying success,
the great Captain OF the age, contending foot by
foot, met the assailants until his wasted forces
were driven under the walls of Paris, where on
the 3Oth of March, 1914, battle of unsurpassed
bloodiness closed with the surrender of the
capital.
The Treaty of FOntainebIeau.
Betrayed by some of the puppets that he had
set up In royal state, abandoned by the very
men on whose adulations he had placed so blind
reliance--in the great eclipse of his fortunes,
and after the conservative Senate had decreed
the lapse of his authority, and the legislative
body sanctioned the decree-he determined at
last 20 seek peace through renunciation, for
himself and his heirs, of the thrones of France
and Italy. This proffer brought about the
treaty of Fontanebleau, of the 18th OF April,
18l3 concluded by Metternich, Nesselrode, and
Hardenberg in the names OF Austria, Russia,
and Prussia, and by Ney, Mcdonald, and eau
laincourt in Napoleon's behalf.
This State paper involved decree of forfeiture
rather than a convention of peace. The propo-
sition Oh which it was based had come forward
from the Great Defeated himself and, consider
ing all the circumstances, the stipulations we're
not illiberal in their kind. True, that by the
first article-ktnc aIg tdchq31nP of the nephew,
the fanatical worshlpper OF his memory-Napo
leon renounced for himself, his successors and
descendants. as well as for each and every
member of "hls dynasty" every right of SOW
ereignty and dominion, whether over the French
empire, the kingdom of Italy, or any territory
whatsoever
This convention, and this alone, brought
about by the decree of both Senate and Lesisla
tive body and the consent and applications of
the Emperor. constitutes the particular treaty
for which the Louis Napoleon can afford to eX-
press detestation which finds but frail sup
port in the authority of facts The foster-child of
the benefcence of Louis XVl-We are writing
net as republicans opposed to Kaiser or King,
hut as summoners OF past events-from whose
bounty he derived the means of developing and
arming his immense genius, favorite son of
the republic, such as 1t was, to which, not out
of fidelity or love, but out of a far-reaching
ambition, he sacrificed the debt of gratitude
scored up against HIM IN the registers of the
old monarchy-an absolute Dictator under the
mask of popular Consul, which he wore just
long enough TO achieve his ultimate designs
Napoleon. by succession of acts which severed
him from the cause in defense of which he had
started In lite, had reached through the mockery
Of an eD post tdctO popular approval, the posi-
tion OF a self-constituted and sefseeking arbiter
of the destnies of the whole world without
conscience and without restraint. He had
played for universal empire, and he lost the
game. When the hour of settlement came, in
signing away his lease of power he merely re.
signed rights and possessions which had
been usurped and which the legislative bodies
decTeed TO be forfeited and TO have lapsed
We question however, whether conditions
less stringent could have been imposed on one
who had but little claim in the forbearance OF
the vlctors. The second article of the treaty
secured to the Emperor and the Empress the
enjoyment oftheir title during life. The mother
authorized to retain, wherever they might be
the title of princes OF his family. The island
Elba, erected into a distinct principality, wai
allotted to him for life in full ownership anC