The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-26
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.

Never before in the history of the world
have so many of the "Kings of men" been on
their travels, as during the present summer
The official Moniteurs and Zeitungen have taken
great pains to show that these interchanges of
royal civilities were entirely without political
significance. This, however, the world up
pears not inclined to receive as correct state
ment Of the case. If, it is said, these sover-
eigns merely visit each other to interchange
assurances of goodwill and friendly greeting,
why are they always accompanied by their
leading ministers and counsellors TIL" u
of these conferences took place at Salzburg, On
Austrian territory. NAPOLEON and FRANCIS
JOSEPH met here with their Prime Ministers.
The Monitem says, there is no truth whatever
in the rumor that this was political meeting.
The unofficial press, however, insists on be-
lieving the opposite.
One of the principal objects of this visit on
the part Of NAPOLEON, it is thought, is to satis-
fly the French people that the House of Haps-
burg does not hold him responsible for the
death of MAMMALIAN. 1t is said also, that the
recent visit of the Empress EUGENE to Osborne
was due to similar motive, to disabuse the
opinion she may have formed prejudicial to the
French Emperor, because of any supposed re-
sponsibility on his part in the death of MAXI
MILAN. This, it is said, the Empress effected
by submitting the correspondence that had
passed between NAPOLEON and MAMMALIAN.
The Austrian government is clearly of the
opinion that MAMMALIAN brought misfortune
upon himself, in that he resolved to remain
when the French begged and persuaded him to
leave with them. This we may infer from the
relations that have obtained between the two
governments since the fatal occurrence. 1t
may be, moreover, that the Emperor francis
JOSEPH looks upon the death of his brother
quite differently from what has generally been
supposed. MACMILLAN was never popular at
jealousy, and on account of his democratic pro-
clivities thought somewhat dangerous. Hence
we can readily understand why every thing
should have been done at the recent visit of
NAPOLEON to his Majesty of Hapsburg, to pro-
duce popular impression in favor of the
French Emperor.
This much the German papers are willing to
concede but they protest against any infer
ence being drawn from this entente cordiai,, to
the c' It of Austria lending willing ear to an
alliance proposed by France, unless it were for
defensive purposes alone. Austria apprehends
hostilities from Russia, and it is quite probable
that in the event of Prussia countenanclng any
disposition on the part of Russia that looks to
the partition of Austria, the latter power should
seek protection and safety in the bosom of
France. But under existing circumstances this
is not supposable case. The existence and
integrity of Austria is on advantage to Prussia
and to Germany, and hindrance only to Rus
sia it is impossible, therefore, that the Prus-
sian government should ever enter into an alli- |
ance with Russia for such purpose.
Should Austria, ou the other hand, contem-
plate an alliance with France, for the purpose
of undoing what has been effected in Germany
during the past two years, she would put her
self in an attitude hostile to all Germany, and |