The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-24
MEETING OF THE EMPERoRS.
The Feeling 1T Produces In Austria and
isn't France.
The vienIs correspondent of the Eastern
Budget, writing on the Sd of July, says:

The Vienis correspondent of the Eastern
Budget, writing on the Sd of July, says:
Although there have of late been many In
the Court of Berlin at st. Petersburg, very
unusual sensation was produced here by the
news that the Gar will meet our Emperor IN
the German capital. Public opinion In Austria
had become so accustomed to the coidness
which has so long characterized the relations
ofthe Vienna Cabiuet with Russia, thas even even
the Archduke William was received at st:
Petersburg was not regarded as an event OF
any great Importance. The Cars decision to
meet the Emperor Francis Joseph at Berlin
at once placed matters on an entirely novel
footing. It is obvious that.this Interview be-
tween the three Emperors means much more
than an act of mere courtesy. All politicians
here arc unanimous In hailing IL "a guaran-
tee Of peace, and The universal satisfaction Is
the greater that the first Overtures have come
from q power which Of late has been the only
onatin Europe to give any cause for alarm.
Even the Liberals now admit that In such case
the free action of the sovereigns may bs of the
greatest benefit TO the welfare Of nations.
And. indeed, if only public opinion in Russia
aud Austro. Hungary had been consulted, the
relations between those countries would have
grow . worse instead of better, aud any mo-
ment might have brought about crisis, while
now the wise initiative OF the soVerei%ns he's
begun policy which all parties approve, and
which it is hoped will avert the dangers arIs.
ing from antagonisms of race and political
opinion.
Whenthe news first arrived 1t was said that
it was as much surprise to the dlplomattsts
as-to-the people generally. This, however,
was attribuiiug To- the sOvereigns exclusively
credit which Is also Justly due to their adj
visers. As to Count Andrassy, he has long
locked forward to such meeting, and the
whole OF his policy was so calculated as 10
pave. the way for it. Nor is his triumph In
enS way diminished by the testimony which
Is to-day given by one OF the leading wen
nese newspapers TO the present ambassador
intondon, that. 1t was he who prepared the
field from which Count Andrassy is now reap
ing the harvest.
Another leading organ, the Neue Freie
Presse, which usually supports the govern
ment IN all important questions, does not on
this occasonview its policy with nnalloyed
satisfaction. 1t seems to think, as the organ
ofthe German Liberals 10 Austria, that their
interests would be sufficiently protected II
Austria restricted herself to keeping up her
present Intimate relations with Germany; and
1t tears that the participation Of Russia In the
AustIo-G German understanding would excite
the hopes of the S.avo, who might think that
Russia would claim an equivalent for her con-
cillatory conduct. But these fears are not
SQaESu LILO SOuOloi puohS ouy l1OIc lhdu
those which have been expressed in other
quarters, lest rapprochemsnt with Russia
should place the free institutions OF Austria in
danger.
A French journal, the Bien Public, which
speaks with semi.authority, contains the fol-
lowing paragraph, showing the feeling in
French government circles:
The papers talk great deal about the iu-
tervlew of the three emperors. We nave rea'
son to believe that the character of the meel-
ing Is essentially pacific. Prussia sincerely
desires the maintenance of peace, and lends
herself to every step calculated to insure thai
end. The original Intention was, that the
Emperors of Germany and Austria alone
should have an Interview. The agitation ol
the Panslavist party made Austria uneasy,
and inclined her to cultivate Germany, with q
view to the contingency Of difficulties in the
East. Subsequently, it was agreed that the
Emperor of Russia would join the conference
This only proves that the counses OF Germany
have produced good effect, and that the de-
sire for peace is general. As to France, she
has no reason to regard the interview VIII
distrust. The three governments are animate eo
with the best feelings towards us. We threat
en- nobody, and nobody thinks OF threatening
u.s. We have more need OF peace man any
other nation, and we cannot but regard WIZ
satisfaction any act, whether diplomatic or eA.
ira diplomatic, which tends to consoiloate
peace.