The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-10-10
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DECLINE OF ENGLAND.

land :-One OF tue mOSI iiHPieSSi'o ieo~
sons OF the recent war in Europe is that
of the decline OF England from first to
a second class power IN continental at>
fairs. While the journals of Prussia,
Austria, Italy, Switzerland have been
daily occupied with reports, specula
tons, discussions concerning the sayings,
doings and intentions Of the French
Emperor. England has not been so much
as pamed asa party having voice IN the
settlement of European affairs except in
the court Of general Congress, Rus
sia is canvassed as possible combatant;
but nobody asks, wi at d es England
:hlnk, Or what will England do? Louis
Napoleon has avenged Waterloo. He
has crowded England back from the po
sition OF dictator or an arbiter in the
affairs of Europe to the position of
spectator, beholdlng without remon-
STRANGE tie map OF Europe re.adjusted
in violation of the treaty of Vienna, and
by the open interference Of Napoleon,
The policy Of non.interventon and OF
self.regard, which England had pursued
tor the past twenty years, has greatly
weakened her old prestige upon the
continent. She lost grand opportuni,
ty when she left Hungary to struggle
alone she lost another when size lett il
10 Louis Napoleon to take the lead in
the redemption of Italy she lost anoth-
or when she allowed Denmark to be in-
vaded by Aust Ia and Prussia, and so
gave to Prussia a foothold upon the sea;
aud when to those neglects she added
that of sighting our cause, and OF feed
ing the enemies Of human liberty, and
Tree institutions with the munitions of
var, she lost her prestige for the Right
In international affairs. All this may
have been good policy for her own ag-
grandlzement at home though even
that Is doubtful but 1t has been a des.
tructivo policy for her influence, both
political and moral, in the community of
civilized nations.
Russia AND TIE UNITED STATES. The
Aoscow gazette of the 2Glh inst, con
tains leading article on the American
friendship, which shows the state Of
popular feeling in Russia with reference
10 the United States. In substance the
article in question speaks as follows:
The rapprochemem between Russia
S1h America is not one of those artificial
alliances formed by dplomatists, and
which have no real vitality. Ii is "A
friendship Of natural growth, destined
to flourish. Both countries have lust
issued from great difficulties. In 1868,
at the the time Of the Polish insurrec,
tion, the two nations first shook hands
Cordially. Solid interests and real power
proceed from the manifestation of fualon,
al sympathies. AT the same time there
is nothing to startle or lrighten the world
in such an alliance. 1t is merely the
basis OF new distribution Of power, and
and the inauguration of Il new in,erna-
tional system, Of which the effects in the
interests of civilization and general
progress are immeasurable. This new
alliance will abolish the system of false
artificial alliance now prevailing in Eu.
rope The new relations between Rus.
sia and the most powerful nation of the
New World would entail certain oblga.
tions, which are The more easy of fulfill
ment since they coincide with the inter
ests Of Russia, properly understood
An alliance with the United States i.
the only alliance on which Russia cal
reckon in time Of need. Russia car
never have any subject of quarrel with
the United States, and the alliance O
the the two countries will afford mutua
strength in everything connected with
their several interests Is it not tru,
that the enemies OF Russia are equal,
enemies Of the United States? SIT no
also true that Russia and the Unitet
States will always, and under all circum.
stances, have common foes. These con,
siderations form a strong basis for an
alliance, which must not be weakened
by any closer connection with Europe.
AUSTRIAN AND PRUssIAN Losses. Or
one side were released 523 Austrian Of
ficers and 35,036 rank and file Will,
about $4,000 Austrian prisoners were
still lef! behind in the Prusslan hospitals
their wounds not allowing their removal
On the other side, Austria gave up sew
en- Prusslan officers and 450 non,com.
missioned officers and men. About l2(
severely wounded, remained behind il
the Austrian hands. Anything more
significant could scarcely be set before
the reader. 1850 Austrian prisoners
against 577 Prnssians=ihat is ralhn,