The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-06
me Character Ofn European COngre8
What Il Can and what Il Cannot

The Character OrR European COngres
what Il Can and what Il Cannot
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No general war ever breaks out In
Europe without being preceded by a
proposal emanating from some quarter
OF ether % refer all matters in dispute
to Congress. Everybody aIWsys ex-i
presses his readiness TO embark in IL,
but nobody viii undertake TO abide by
lis DECISIONS It Is an admirable means
Tor gaining time, G8d JoT fsresti3q e.
trd1d91Nt Gad oneTSe1TiH1 proposals
usiGS q sDari0l-s dad delsFipe geenlbEd1es
Of SsoderdtioHs but it Is the most unlike
" way IN the world TO solve any seri-
Gus and enveuomed difhenlty. II. in
deed- the Congress were prepared. as Is
said to have been suggested by the
Emperor Of Russia, 70 enforce By arms
its decisions against dissenting MEM
bers, machine would be provided
ready to the hands OF an ambitious
Power which might work results as
disastrous 70 the liberties of Europe as
the Amphictyonic Council under the
presidency OF Philip of Macsdon did 10
the liberties OF ancient Greece. But
though the decisions of q Congress
might possibly be suggested by Justice
its execution of them would InmllibIy
be dictated by policy, and We should
probably not have long to wait before
! We witnessed as gross an abuse Of the
power OF carrying out the general de-
cree as that which Austria and Prussia
exhibited when they undertook 10 act
Confederation in the case Of Den
mark. 8 Congress Is oflen an
I excellent means Of giving effect
to rights which have been previously.
established by an appeal TO arms. It
can reduce into form and give Perma-
nence to the well-ascertained results
/ of victory and defeat But when coun-
/ tTis carry their preparations for war
I 20 such lengths as Prussia, Austria and
Italy have now done, they must look
for the adjustment of their rights and
the settlement of their quarrel to an
agency more efficient than that Of an
4 European Congress They can, If they
please, draw back from the extreme
pretenSious they have put forward and
assume again The tone Of moderation
thew have discarded; but We shall re-
quire much stronger evidence than
anything which has yet come to our
| hands before We believe that Austria,
for instance, viii submit her right TO
Venesia 10 an European Congress, or
! that Italy, after hzving given Ganbaldi
Z a command, and called on the ReEolu-
tionary Party TO aid her, can undo all
these things, and wait patiently for the
tardy decision of a conclaye of diplo-
rnatists-. We sincerely hope We are
mistaken, but il would seem as If all
! parties had been careful TO close against
] themselves this loophole Of escape. An
infimation from the Emperor of the
I French that he Is in earnest opposed to
the var. and Will take definite and
! Ineligible course Immediately against
the first aggressor on its breaking out,
would have more effect than the de-
alterations ofany European Congress
Fe AGpe no doubt that he poSseSsed tie
1 pOtreT, had he chosen 10 use Il, to Preuent
| he Storm. II may be question wheth-
er il has not now acquired dimensions
| tcAieh etea Ais SElLi Is lEgldbke to S1t6dHe.