The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-04
PEACE In EUROPE.

PEACE In EUROPE.
z The Luxembourg Question, that mushroom
like had sprung up almost in night, and for
3 few weeks bid fair to set all Europe BY the
ears, has died away almost as suddenly as 1t
had arisen. The amicable settlement Of the
difficulty reflects great credit on the British
Government, and more especially on Lord
STANLEY, the Foreign Minister, who appears to
have had the matter in special charge. Queen
VICTORIA herselftook most lively interest in
the negotiations, and, it is said that it was an
autograph letter written by her to the King OF
Prussia, that made the latter yield reluctantly
to the counsel, given him by BISMARCK, which,
however, had been opposed by the King him
SELF and all The other members of the govern
ment. A good politician tsuch as BisMARck
unquestionably is), must know when to yield
must swallow his pride2and for this reason,
seeing that circumstances were averse to war
at present, heat once coanaehedf acquieseaance
in the s.psropositiOn made BY Lord STANLEY, for
the entire Neutrality of Lnxemburg, and the
evacuation of the fortress by the Prussian
troops, and its dismantlement This advice was
unpalatable, and was opposed by the King; and
his entire court. BISMARCK thereupop re-
marked that under the circumstances he did
not seeIhaw. he could be Of any further use to
the King, and with his Majestys permission he
would retire to the country for short time, to
recruit his heslth but in case; his Majesty
should change his mind, and think that his
fB1sMAnok's1 advice would be Of service, he
should, if sent for, hasten with alsority to his
Maiesty's assistance. He went to the country,
bat was not gonslong when an express messen-
ger was, sent after him, to bring him back to
Court,lQueen V1oroRIA's letter having been
received initheimeantime; and also certain in
timations Of the probable attitude of Russia, in
Tie event Of a quarrel between France and
Prussia. = ,9HgTGti!E fI.f ,eaE'''~fi5!'''
The Conference was thus successful. War
was a7erted,o but notwithstanding SO for
tnpAteA result neither of the principal parties
to the quarrel appear satisfied. England alone
hash pro6ted BY the ashoae1tint. The role Of
mediator always reflects credit on the perfori
mer when the negotiations are brought to q
Successful issue; and thistwss the case here at q
time whep England had virtually; ;forssworn all
Intervention in Continental politics; when,
msssbsery she Rad her hands full at home with
Fenians, Reform Leagues and Trades Unions;
and could spare neither men, money, time or
attention for the great European quarrel, as to
xhos was TO have, and who was to hold the
Dutch or German Fortress Of Luxemburg. Yet
by mere diplomacy, without loss Of pound
sterling, or an ounce Of blood, England settled
the difficulty, and carries Of the glory: = q
sIaxemburg is, Of course, dissatisfied. The
peaceable burghers cared little whose flag was
floating over the portcullis; SO trade was active.
They had in turn been loyal to SO many differ
ept spvereigns during the. past two.or three
hundred years, that they have acquired re-
facility in the act or practice Of
their allegiance. It comes ss
"handy". to them as the new fashions from
Paris, and creates little more wonder or e1-
citement. But with the withdrawal of the
garrison they lose their living A vast deal of
money was spent here annually, not only by
officers and soldiers stationed here, but in the
repairs co and maintenance of colossal fortifca-
tons, inlieu of allwhich they are henceforth
to4liye and fatten upon Dutch neutrality; it will
Of course take them some time to become re-
Dmonciied On to this altered state Of things, and, in
The meantime, they grumble.. .rs "a
;Frsnos,a Zone would suppose" had the best
reason to:bs satisfied with the result Of the.
Conference; for she obtained nearly (if not al
together) all she wanted ct no outlay of''e1-
pense, and without having to reoede from any
principle, Or demand laid down by the Govern
ment; and; therefore, wiithouesacrifcs' pride,
Dr. loss of prestige; and the French Government
is satisfied, but thepeople, we are informed,
are not. The recent announcement in the
Corps LsyislatV by the Marquis DE MousT1ER,
Of thu; result Of the London Conference with
The speech that accompanied it, were received
with coldness, The French people like not
the way in which their Government got out Of
this quarrel. The policy Of the Emperor
brought the country to the verge of war, and
foreign mediation got him out Of the scrape.
This is humiliating to the Frenchman. The
Emperor acquiasced in the. plan, originated, tits
said, by Austria, taken up. and boldly pushed
by England, and supported also by Russia;
negative merit, 80 far as concerns NAPOLEON;
and Paris correspondents state that the ultra
tmperialist wing of the Government party is
more ifritated than any, others ct the pacific
solution Of the Luxemburg question.
That Prussia, and in fact all Germany, should
be sore on the Luxemburg question can readily
be conceived. Prussia, it is said in the news
papers, has lost much Of her prestige in conse-
1uence. She has sspired and attained to the
position of chief and arbiter of Germany, and
N the first year of her administration Ger
nam province is .wrested from Its natural
and 250, 900 German people are po-
itically separated from their cOmpatriots, with
whom they have been in intimate and uninter-
.upted union for over half century. That,
inder the fifty years Of hegemony Of Austria,
10 such disintegration Of the fatherland had
AIKEN place; and the dominion of Prussia is
as it were, by paying Luxembourg
Is douceur to NAPoIEoN, to purchase
peaceful recognition, as it were, is altogether
for Prussia; and there is already
manifest great change in public feeling
There is dissatisfaction with the snti-popular
md exclusively military policy of the Prussian
Government, which arouses the: jealousy and
hostility of Europe in the same ratio as it be-
comes stronger by land and sea; and the cause
If the Luxembourg question, it is alleged, may
be considered fair example of how such diff