The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-04-27
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, April q, 1867.
The Situation In Europe.

The Situation In Europe.
The threatening aspect of affairs
in Europe has, for time, diverted
public attention from our domestic
political affairs. Our latest cable de-
spatches intimate that war between
France and Prussia is almost inevita-
BILE, and yet there are weighty and
serious considerations which would
seem to prevent such catastrophe.
There is some probability that the
threatening clouds may pass over
without actual outbreak, but the sup
positions founded upon the basis OF
this peaceful adjustment of the pre-
sent difficulties are, perhaps, conclu-
sions drawn from the old adage, that
the wish is father to the thought. It
is stated, that as Napoleon has signi-
fed his willingness to accept the
propositions embraced in the plan of
compromise, it is to be presumed
that they afford him facilities to with
draw with honor from a position
which involves either war or salts.
factory settlement.
But Prussia, it is said, disapproves
of the propositions made; but there
is, in the meantime, on official state
ment made, through the foreign jour
nails, emanating from the French
Government, in regard to its nego-
tiations with Holland respecting its
cession of Luxembourg, which seems
to have pacific tone. On the Sth
instant, one of the French Ministers,
In reply to questions from several
deputies, announced to the Corps de
LegislatD that the Government had
brought to the consideration of the
matter Thoughts only OF concilia-
ton and peace" France had not
raised the question Of her own ac-
cord. Attracted by the undecided
position of Luxembourg, France had
made several unofficial communica-
tions on the subject to Holland,
when the French Cabinet indiscreetly
let Out the secret to Prussia.
These proceedings gave the ques-
ton On international character, and
introduced elements which France
would have been glad to have kept in
the background until the purchase
could have been quietly arranged and
actually consummatcd. Prussia an
swered the revelations of the Dutch
Cabinet by all appeal to the treaty of
1889, and thus marred the game
which the Emperor of France was
quietly playing.
And thus the matter stands. The
French press add the people gene
rally do not see how war is to be
avoided. Ono of the journals saws
that France cannot afford to put for
ward propositions or pretensions, and
renounce them at the bidding of an.
other power, and adds, that to do SO,
would be to announce her own down
fall amongst nations as o first-rate
power.
Both Prussia and France are re-
ported to be pursuing their arma-
ments with great vigor, and the mo-
ney market continues to be greatly
excited, the preservation of peace
being almost despaired of. We do
not know what will be the result of
these diplomatic negotiations and
formal inquiries and replies, but the
latest advices confirm the supposition
that war is inevitable. To it's effect
upon the South and her productions,
our people should especially direct
their attention. In the event of q
war, cotton will be drug, and bread
stuffs rule enormously high.
The Macon (Ga.) Journal ana lles-
Senger appeals to the Northern, oo,,;