The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-03
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II was 10 he expected that The Conference o,
| ihe Emperor Of the French and of the Em.
Peror oil Anstria would give rise 10 every
species OF political speculation. IL was Ger.
ialnly IN itself an event of more than orIinnr ~
sisn'hcnnce. Some lime must, however, clnpse.
we presume. before any authentic information
can be had on this subject, for nj! that Lns
been hitherto published is clearly NOTHING
more than surnse. There can, in our opiuion.
| be no reasonable doubt thnt il wos ,bc ;n,cn-
ton OF the Emperor NAroLEox 10 effect if ms.
sie'H, al this Conference, an alliance with Aus
! ria, or Mt least 10 take The initiaiory stems
toward such M end. The .S;aaSs Z,;,vuy rc-
| marks upon this that while il is certainly to
he interests 0f Franco tn enter into such nm
alliance il is maniIcsily for the hcncGi of Aus
iria at this time TO remain free from ,nn
cntnngling outside connections. And ,v;,r
France especially, she could mot cntcy into
sncli relation, having the example of MANI
hlLtAH AMI Mexico fresh before her. An
alliance OF France and Austriu, for psciIic
purposes is quite practicable bnt il il mt IN
he considered that Austria would cntcr will,
France into conspiracy against Germany,
when IL is we'll known that the very existence
Of Austria in future must depend upon q strop,,
tierinnn bnck- ground
frnsslan and German interests hive bccou,
one and inseparablo and NApolroy himself
cannot nut SEQ that, in case of n war aa,irst
rr"ssm' hc could not count with any certainty
upon the neutrality Of even Austriu.
The reason of this is 10 be found in lc rnoi
that Austria has more to fenr from, mn olI;ono.
nf Prussia and Russia than she can noss;h,,,
gum from union with France; and in order
10 avert such compact between her Northern
nnh Northeastern neighbors, she has no choice
leit hut 10 range herself on The si,lo Of Pms
s'a Under these circumstances, then. tbe
Sai@burg Conference can hnve had uo other
ohJeci than to make ono last effort TO nyert n
war helween Franco and Germany. The uni
fcniion of Germany, it was seen, is inev;toblo
hnt III preventing the Incorporation of all Ger.
many into Prussia, it is sought 10 prevent such
n conflict.
Inc personal intentions Of NAPOLEON are
more favorahloto conservation of pence. than
Is generally believed OH tho eastern side of the
hhine; not because ho considers in common
with some of the first and most liberal mimi.
OF france, war between The French md Ger
man people as an evil, as n crime almost but
brcnuso he is fully conscious, that such n wor
sho"ld IL and disnstromsly, would at once term;.
nn'e ms career and his dynasty in France.
ihat such conflict should end fnrtuDntalv for
the french nrms, must ut hest be doubtful and
history moreover has already shown what woro
'hc consequences OF successful war aoa;ns,
Germany.
II is true, the French army, and porton or
III" people, still look upon the successes If
Prussia, and The growing unity Of Gcrmanv as
II cause of danger and nlnrm to France. INF |
ibis feeling is far from general, and those are
constantly ON the increase, who arc opposcd
10 war with Germany, and who protest
against The opinion ihat France can only be |
great in the weakness aud partition of her |
neghbors Public opinion appears 10 lean |
more nnd more toward This View. The scnsa- |
ion, moreover, recently produced in Germany
~ the report that Franco was mcdtatinp an
in the North Schloswig question.
has again shown what enthusiasm peryades
he German mind at present, and how sensitive
he national feeling llns become aud the Off.
'ial organ of the French Government would
Iot havo taken such pains, Of late, ropeatcdlv