The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-14
THE TREATY WHICH NAPOLEON
"DETEsTs.V

AS Napoleon, in his auxerrc speech,
declared his detestatiou Of the Treaty
of 1915, it is interesting to remember
what that treaty was. The Pail Null
Gazette sums up its points thus:
In the first place, it was signed by
larger number of States than had ever
before united in a settlement Of Euro
pean affairs. including Austria, France,
England, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Por-
tugal and Sweden. Coming also i'm
mediately after the widespread shat
tering of old landmarks consequent up
on French conquests, the re.arrange.
ment Of territories amounted almost
to a reconstruction. This reconstruc-
tion was based almost exclusively on
dynastc considerations, the real vel.
fare Of nations, and the tendencies OF
what now called 'nationalities' being
scarcely thought Of. Everywhere
were nations, or fragments Of nations,
placed under foreign sovereigntics.
England's gain, indeed, was fully c.
qualed by her loss in the new plan
She kept Malta, which was essential
TO her-position in the Mediterranean
and where her rule was not unwel-
come; for the sake of Europe general
ly she undertook the protectorate Of
the Ionian Islands, now got rid of; and
TO satisfy royal prejudIces she also pre-
served the kingdom of Hanover, now
also got rid of.
In Italy, Milan and Venice were
given to Austria, and Sardinia was
confirmed to Piedmont; while the
duchies OF Tuscany, Parma. Modena
and Placentia were recognized as sham
independent sovereigntcs, governed
by collateral branches of the Austrian
Hapsburg.
Austria still further obtainel posses
sion of the Tryol, IIayria and Dalma.
tia.
Prussia's gains are enormous, and,
unlike many ofthe Austrian. were &C.
QUESTIONS OF real power. With half Of
Saxony, nearly all Westphalia Sweed-
ish Pomerania, and almost all the Low
er Hhinc provinces, she started afresh
as rival of Austria far more formida-
! BILE than before.
In the North of Europe Russia re.
ccived Finland from Sweden; as com.
pensation for which Sweden received
Norway, which was taken from Den
mark; and Denmark, who was not rep.
resented at the Congress, got nothing
in return.
AS to Poland, the three great par.i.
TONERS made some fresh rcctification
Of boundaries The innumcrable small
German states which had existed be.
fore the French revolution, and which
had been what diploma,ists call medi.
atised, or, as plai people call it. swamp.
cd, at the sitting up of the Bonaparlist
Confederation of the Rhine-thcse all
remained swallowed up by their pow
erful neighbors. Holland, having ced-
ed her German possessions, was con-
soled with Belgic provinces. and be-
came, kingdom and Switzerland
remained much as before
In the same year, 1915, political
pharisaism accomplished its master
piece, the Holy Alliance between
Austria, Russia and Prussia. by which
they bound themselves to act for the
future on Christian principles only,
and Immediately proceeded to enforce
the absolute supremacy of kings as the
one great principle of Christianity
All Europe acquiessed in the announce
ment, with three notable exceptions =
the Sultan, whose opinion was not ask
ed, and England and tho Pope, who
both declined to have anything 10 dc
with the imposture.