The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-04

comparison with the ll1e-G1mo OF Il
nation, armed conflicts will spring up
between North America and Europe.
During these wars, as may readily be
foreseen, Europe, if divided and in
harmonious, would be weak and ex-
posed to disastrous checks. Such
Contingencies might be warded off
beforehand, by concert of action be-
tween the European powers. Such o
course would be the means to secure
an equilibrium of forces between the
new world and the old, and also the
means even of diminishing the num-
Der of possible conflicts. In one
word, when the new conference of
Paris shall have drawn to close it's
work of arrangement and pacifca-
ton, should it so far rsucceed, it should
still remember that all would not
then be concluded. There would still
remain the necessities of the future
to be provided for-pressing necessi-
ties, which cannot be neglected with
out leaving the door open to grave
complications and great perils In
the old international policy, there is
no longer any security, and the future
is gloomy for all Europe without ex-
ceptlon. Is there, then, no means of
preventing the storms and dangers
which there is reason to foresee?' It
IS to this point that I have endeavor-
ed to call attention. Let the arbitcrs
of the destinies of States take coun-
Gil and prepare in time; CaceaM Con-
SUES! It is their future that is Mt
stake"
Such is the proposition of this emil
nent writer, and it has, we are told,
received q large share of attention
abroad, and some of the journals rep
resenting foreign interests, published
in this country, have taken it up ard
commented on it with favor. One of
the Oldest and most prominent of this
class of journals is the New York
Courier des Etdls Unis, which, speak
ing of the proposed European coali-
ton, says that it is s'the more desira-
BILE, that the circle of interests is
enlarging every day." that s'the uni
versal balance will soon become the
supreme law, and that an inter-con-
tinental policy is constantly tending
to replace the old policy confined
within the narrow limits of Europe"
This 'balancc of power" idea is
the chief hobby among the manly
European fantasies indulged in by
their political writer's, and is adopted
by the ''great powers themselves, as
the unerring State regulator, the sove-
reign panncea for keeping the interna-
tional system in healthy condition,
and the great break-water against the
encroachments of grasping ambition.
1t is resorted to on all occasions, and
may be advantageous among the
powers themselves, and even now, in
the present difficulties in Europe, as
brief paragraph in yesterdays pa
per informed us, the great empire of
Russia itself, apprehensive of the
growing power and strength of Prus-
sia, as manifested in her recent vic
tories over Austria, is about to invoke
from some Of the powers, neutral in
the present contest, the interposition
of this doctrine to keep Prussia within
proper metes and bounds
But when these powers, or their
most experienced philosophers and
political economists, nurse the idea
that this mighty regulator of their
own affairs of State can be applied
to this country, they indulge in
dream Of vanity, which would soon
be dissipated by the broad daylight
realities of the position they would
find themselves in. Their schemes
of an empire South, and consoli-
dated federation North of us, have
no more effect upon the national
affairs OF this republic than would an
attempted invasion of 100000 Chi
namen, armed with gongs, trumpets
and "Chinesc thunder" The only
effect they have and properly ought to
have, is to make our more
vigilant, SO that it may be prepared
for any meditated coup Iet1f, de-
signed not only to put limit to our
growing national greatness. but to