The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-06-14
THE TREATIES 7 OF 1915.

!. - Reference was made last week TO the famous
Treaties 1916, and the expressed distase of the
French Emperor to their provisions, in his brief
but significant speech at -Auxerre. That our read
ers may be informed as to the terms imposed by
thesetreaties, and the foundation of NApoLEoN's
declared detcstation, we give place tothe following
Hal Gdssne of the 18th ultimo. The reader win
bear in mind, however, that this article emanates
from English standpoint:
: ssAs the treaty of Vienna may once more be
made the stalking horse of Bonapartist ambition,
it may be interesting to the general reader is
more learned in present politics than in past histo-
rysto be reminded what that famous treaty really
wss. In the first place, it was signed by a larger
number of States than had ever before united in q
settlement of European affairs, including Austria,
France, England, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Portugal
and Sweden. Coming also Immediately after the
whispered shattering of the landmarks conse-
quent upon French conquests, the arrangement of
: territories amounted almost to reconstruction.
This reconstruction was based almost exclusively
: tions and theiendencies Of what are now called
isnationalties' being scarcely thought of: Every
where Eere nations fragments Of nations, placed
under foreign soyereigntics.
England's gain, indeed, was fully equalled by
her loss in the new plan. She kept Malta,
(Which was essentialto her position in the Medter
ranean and where her rule was not unwecomc
for the sake Of Europe generally she undertook
the protectorate of the Ionian Islands, got rid
Of and to satisfy royal prejudices she also pre-
served the kingdom of Hanover. now also got rid
of. y
stInItaly SIilanan Venice were given to Austria,
: and Sardinia was confirmed to Piedmont while
the duchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modcna and Pla-
centia were recognized as sham Independent sover-
Austrian Hapsburg. Austria still further obtaiH-
ed possession fthe Tyrol, Illyria and Dalmatia.
q sPrussia's gains were enormous, and unlike
many of the Austrian, were acquisitions of real
power. With half of Saxony, nearly oil of West
phalia, Swedish Pomorania, and almost oil lower
Rhine provinces, she started afresh as o rival of
s Austria far.more formidable than before.
:ss In the South of Europe, Russia received Fin
land from Sweden; as compensation for which
Sweden received Norway, which was taken from
Denmark ;fand Denmark, who was not represented
atsthe Congress, nothing in return.
g As. to Poland, the three great partitioners
made sumo fresh recini6cation of boundaries.
g The innumerable small German States which
had existed before the French revolution, and
which had been what diplomatists called mediatiz-
ed or plain people call it, swamped, at the sitting
upsofthe Bonapartist Confederation of the Rhine
there all remained swallowed up by their power
fut.neighbcfs. a
q Holland, having ceded her German possessions
was consoled withthe Belgio provinces, and be-
oame . kingdom; and Switzerland remains much
as before.
:. In the same year, 1916, political pharisaism
accomplished its masterpiece. the Holy Alliance"
between Austria, Russia and Prussia, by which
they bound themselves to act for the future on
christian principles only and Immediately proceed
to enforce the absolute supremacy of kings as the
some great principle of christianity. all Europe
acquiesced in the announcement, with three nota-
Die exseptions-the Sultan, whose opinion was not
asked, and England and the Pope, who both de-
clined to have anything to do with the imposture.
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