The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-04
European Prophecies for 1856.

his SpeculatlOns being curious if not
instructive
The year 1866 will, 1 think, be
marked year in the history of France,
and indeed of Europe. That it will
be q year of profound peace L fully
expect, for who really wants to fight?
There are parties in Italy and Austria,
perhaps, who might like to engage,
but as both the Governments know
better, such warlike aspirations are
of small avail. For the rest, the En-
peror of the French, who practically
keeps the key Of that ch-quoted
Temple of Janus, has declared for
peace. England would scarcely fight
for herself, much less her friends,
and when those two powers are
agreed, the rest OF Europe has but
little to say. Still, two great ques-
tions must, I think, be settled those
Of Rome and Venice.
The Emperor, it would seem, is
determined to act up to the strict
letter of the convention of the 18th
September, and SO l think it is i'm
possible that the Pope can remain in
Rome, even though guaranteed from
any attack from without by this very
convention. So poor old Pho Mono
will either have to migrate or to retire
to the restricted dominion OF the
Vatican and those quaint gardens
where The Duke OF Wellington"
and other celebrities ara cut out in
shrubs-like M. Pecxsnih''s dwell
ing, ii Will be &: poor thing, but my
own"--and then Rome will become
Italian. and that vexed question be
solved Then the Venetian affair
rises before us, and that, too. must
be settled. Lookers-on might think
that Italy's difficulty should be
Austria's opportunity, and that now
that Italy must perforce reduce her
army, Austria might become not only
more obstinate as regards Venetia,
but aggressive as regards other terri
tories; but then '.lookers-on' would
forget that such u step on the part Of
the Government of Vienna would
force the Emperor Napoleon to quit
those pleasant paths of peace into
which he is leading France. But it
is useless to discuss such a chance in
the face, not only of Austria's impe-
curiosity, but of her Emperor's
':other views" 1t will come to
bargain, you will see, and Austria
will swallow her Hapsburg pride and
exchange what is really barren
honor for large sum of Italian
money, which the concession of
Venetia-invaluable to Italy, but
utterly worthless, nay, very expensive
to Austria-will permit the Govern
ment OF France to pay. These are
the two questions which now alone
threaten the peace of Europe and
as the Emperor Napoleon is more
than likely to be already the accepted
umpire in both affairs, it is not won
derful that his speech at the opening
Of the coming session of Parliament
should be looked for with interest
and anxiety.
AS have before said, I look upon
the present as the most peaceful
period that dawned upon us since
the day, in ,53, when the Imperial
orders sent the French feet to the
Bay OF Salamis, and practically kim
died the Crimean war; and [ also con-
slider that the great international
Exhibition of 1867 is q material
guarantee" Of that peace, given not
only by France, but by the European
powers who have sent in their adher-
ence to this great scheme Of universal
Improvement. Apropos, we had
another adherent yesterday in the
person Of the japanese minister-his
name [ spare you-who, after exam
lining all the plans, declared that his
Government would send great and
varied collection; SO 20 doubt the
Japanese court will not be one OF the
least interesting of the series The
committee haze now under their con-
sideration propositions for carrying
out two schemes-one for the forma-
tion of IL club for the exhibitors, the
other for the best system Of carrying
on constant musical and dramatic
performances in the language of all
nations.
A LARGE FARM Michael l.. Sulli-
van, of Champaign County, H., has
the largest farm in the world It
consists Of seventy thousand acres,
twenty-three thousand acres Of which
are under fence and in active cultiva-
ton. Much of the work is done by
machinery He drives his posts by
horsepower, cultivates his corn by
machinery, bitches, sows and plants
by machinery, SO that all his laborers
can ride and perform their duties.
Mr.. Sullivan gives employment to
two hundred farm hands, two hun
dred horses. and a large number Of
oxen.