The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-12
"LlGHT. FROM THE LEADERS.
The Eastern Question and the Defence Of
Paris.


Paris.
NJ DROUyN DE LHUys.
AU REDAcTgUR Do LONDON TINES
MoNsIEUR-Le Times dams son numero du % cite
IN passage dune reule de Jersey aiirnant que TAI
envoye par cert mon adhesion au Commencement
de la Defense Rationale. Cette assertion est mex
acte: lie mai point etc dams lie de fare oce dad.
hesion ce goyernemenl, quoique personne ne
desire plus ardemment que mol quiz reusslsse dams
sa tache.
pOiuaue, Pal pris pour regle dc servr, ayant tout
mon pays, ct d'acccptcr ioyalement lie regime que
chosIt 50 libre vOlonte Lorsqne pai m0mentane-
ment quite Ia France Jayais peur celia deuA raj
sons: dun cote, les evenements de Septembre
m'avaent degage de toute fonction publique: do
ner poccason de meier mon nom des manGuVres
GU DIES solidarites que 1e repouSse.
Je vols avec regret que je nal pas complement
attelnt ce but malgre fSolemcnt ct robscnrite on
lie Wis sur Ia terre etrangere; car, tandis cue GER
Lains journaux annOcent mon adhesion Ia repub
llque, uu autre denonce mes conclliabulss Bona
PARISHES Jersey avec MessieGrs Kouner Peir ct lie
MARGINAL Leb9uf, qul mont canals paru dams cette
lie; un trosisleme rac0nie mes trois pretendues
phonneur de vor depuis son arriVee Ell Angleterre;
enhn un quarrleme me reproche mon vote en- faVeur
de la declaration de guerre dams lie Conse Prve qut
MA janais Gu oelibGrer sur cette question, ct qul
ma etc convoqus quapres les preinieres DEBATES des
armees fran Asses.
Je vous sefal FORT obIge, Monsieur, ST vous voulez
bien accorder ces quelques ignes rhospitaiIt6 de
journal, ct e vous prize dagreer fassnrance de
''''' DRoUYN DE L'HUYs.
ST. Heller, ST.. MARKS CRESCENT - IS Nov.
Nj. DE LAvELEYE ON TUE EASTERN QUESTION.
TO THE EDITOR or THE LONDON TINES:
shall be obliged If you Will give place in the
Times TO the accompanying extract from private
letter written by NJ. Emile de Layeleye and showing
In what light The we are urged to undertake is
regarded b. one OF the most enlightened public
writers or the Continent from The impartial position
OF a Belgian citizen. am NC, j. ). MILL.
I'shuddcr at the thought OF struggle which
would eventually, but not imprObably have for its
result TO involve England IN war with Prussia and
the United States-two nations or the same blood
herself, and who render great services 90 ciyil-
zation And this in behalf Of Asiatics, whose days
In Europe are counted since their numbers are reg
ularly diminishing. Can II be hoped TO maintain
forever the spulatons OF 1855 in the face OF the iney
liable INTERNAL development OF RUSSIA Evidently not.
Your newspapers consider the question ia purely
juridical aspect. Russia they say, has signed the
treaty, therefore she is bound by 1t: therefore we
ought to obgs her by force 10 keep her word. Rus
STA has done wrong, but ought England to redress
that wrong by force OF arms Yes, II 1t ~ for her
own good and That OF mankind. NJ, Thousand
times no. II the war would be nurtful, fa.ai, 10 all.
England would be running counter to the very OBJ
vincibie obstacle which the possible encroachments
| OF Russa will one day encounter Is IRON the Sa-
| vonians Of the Dannbe-Croats. Serbs, Bugarians,
! kcumans-wno have no love fer Russia but who
look to her Tor support against their masters tue
| Turks. To make war against Russia for ne Turks
Is To throw the Slav0nians into the arms OF Russia
! II Austria is drawn into tue contest the danger,
the error. the crime win be greater stil unlortp-
nately Austria. so useful the banks OF the
Danube. would probably perish. LOOK at the map.
From the Polish frontier TO Vienna, through Eacia,
IL some hours dlstance--a very small number oi
marches for an Invading army. The Austrian army
IL not prepared. VIII England send troops IL
Vienna 70 resist the Russian armies' THINK,
again. OF her internal divisions. The Hunga-
rams VIII be for war, the Germans against
IL: and, with the exception 81 tue Poies
ali the Slavonians OF Observation-Disclosures serbs
Slovenes Czechs-will he with tile Power mat rep
resents their race. 1t IL hard fosay wnether III t'
terrible situation, the internal OF the external aa
ger ~ the greater 10 expose Ausirii 10 suct
mortal peril would be fearful responsibility ana IL
she succumbed England would. with her own hands
nave brought the Russians to the gates 81 Oonstah
tinople There IL another danger which loVel
OF liberty and civilization throughout tne WORD
cannot think of without horror, the pros
pect OF which Is enough 10 drive MN 10
despairthe possibility OF conflict with the United
| States NO doubt the Americans VIII not deiibe
rately range themselves on the side Oh RUSSIA that
shown SO ittle foresight in the settlement Of the