Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
THE TREATY OF 1915.

In recent article on Louis Napoleon
we announced some Of the reasons tha
monarch has for ",letesting the treaty o
1876 as he emphatically expressed him
self in his speech to the Mare OF AqHefTe
We propose to day to continue THIS SUB
,cct. The chief ground Napoleon mas
e1,inst this treaty is that it outIawcd his
dvnasty and family. The treaty, therefore
was practically nullified when the French
neonIe elected Louis Napoleon to DO their
Emperor.
Tie Congress at Vienna was perhaps
the most important diplomatic assembly
that ever eat in Judgment ovor the destin>
les of peoples aud their prince. II was in
session from November l, 1914, to June
10, 1876. 1t was called together after the
defeat Of Napoleon, and was composed Of
thc most illus:rious .overcigns, statesmen
and military leaders of Europe. II cm>
braccd the Emperor OF Austria, Nicholas
Of Russia, the Kings Of Prussia, Denmark,
Bavaria and Wurtembcrg, Prince Meter
mich, NeseelroGc, Castlcreagh. AID the
Duke of wellington. Baron Wilhelm von
Humboldt. T:,lcy:a"d, a"1 many 9TH
ere.
From the Prolonged session it may be
,rfercd that the assembled politicians had
no easy task. here were numerous con-
illcting Interests, 10 iiarmonize winch re-
<1nireI the utmost ta't Of the very first of
dip!uma,ists. Napnlcon's return from Ell
ia. anil his enthusiastic ovation in France.
at last exercised "emcn.ng influence on
the several 1:scole!an' clements. They all
had one feeling III Common, and that WAS
.eSrof Nar"ton, anu lis hold on the
hearts Of the French people. Minor diff
fererccs were waived. The leading spirits
Of the Congress arranged The MAP and
war 20 ;hc kn'c Was sworn against the
Cc1sican and ali bis house, tbs treaty
VAS s;sned -laIch -, ISIS.
Tic 'ricn: dix inr, tie principle Of lrc,-
,!naov, formed :i.c chief basis Of the ;lc:>
ty, aud endless were the s1nahlIcs set IN
fos the sovereignty over li,;le Iits If terri,
tory. 1t was, to all intcnts and purposes,
al re Distribution o: the St Of Cont.
mental Enropc. III this scramble for terri.
tory 10 regard whatever was lal TO III.
question OF na;;"na!;lcs. lom5arlv and
Venice fell to Austria, Poland TO Russia
snd par. Of i, to Prussia. Denmark re-.
ce;ved Ho'sein and Lanenhurr; tho Cd
Palatina.c was parcciled ont between Ba
ded. llesse Darmstadt ard Bavaria. nol
land and Belgium were formed into Tx
Kingdom OF the United Netherlands.
No have here indicated only such chan
e. On The map rs clearly united antago
nl>'c n"''ona',;'es, or arbitrarily separated
those who ought ard wish 20 ac under ono
gHT"rnmcn'. No claim was regarded in
this arrangement cexceHt that Of l"gitima
cy' as we have already said. The title
was either acquired by inheritance or by
marriage, sometimes by documentary con
Vrvapre. ltneed scarce he added, that
efner",'y IN this Congress, a cialla was con
s"rrcd strong or weak, according to tho
weight OF lie sword the ii'ustrious claim
ant NV: was aD'e TO lay IN the balance,
lh's treaty has suffered several imror-
11ns cn"ngeS and moo'''cat'ons. The
A'nsuom o. he'g'um was recognized as a
ffefarh:e Stale IN 1881. The Kingdom Of
Ioa"' ""S SusPenucd IN ls"2, and in
!o's: al ;: n'alfahc"' INC emperor OF the
''e'c:' o'c-a'eo s"tH very important
changes III lie map'-'oo recent and IA
III, m,''"r 10 N'.uF: "c''''ea enumeration.
lne'G axe '"e r'"c'i'a' attractions. We
pass 10y those OF less importance.
1t is now proposed Tor supposed to be).
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