New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03

committed the,nsclNc. 10 n fixed pTO2rammc, ami -
the business Of the Conference began 10 lhnguIsh
and to drive heavily, like the chario's OF Pharaoh
Then, too. English politics happened to Ike IN
such a condition that foreign affairs Of 10 matter
what importance must be subordnatcd for The
time TO national concerns. 1t the time OF
the Reform bill excitement, and English statesmen
had enough 10 occupy them in that great measure
and their attention to the Belgian affair became
distracted and pcrfunctOry The issue OF the he
form bill, moreover, matter Of concern 10
Tallcyrnd, for, if the Government was beaten
and resigned. he could not he sure that the new
one would he friendly to France. The Govern
ment was beaten, but it did not then resign, and
| thus the situation was somewhat relieved.
As time on, however and the AFFAIR seemed
| again and again the point Of settlement, only
10 be set back by some new difficulty, Tallcyrand
found The internal affairs of France becoming
fresh source of embarrassment. For the Jac0bins
were bcstirring themselves in mcnacing manner,
| and serious disturbances occurred in Paris and
| other cities. Then came the " DAYS of June'-a
| formidable attempt at revolution; and for
| several days the Ambassador, not knowing
| whether he had a Government any longer wac
| obliged TO meet all the inquiries with which he
was beset confidently and with an assumption
| of checrfulness from the reality of which he must
have been very far. In this instance Louis
Philippe proved too strong for his foes and order
| was restored after much blood had been shed.
OF course all this disturbed Europe and revived
| all the old doubts about the stability of the
| French Government. The assertion that the out
| break was confined TO Paris was met with the
remark that at the beginning of the Revolution
| the situation had been similar, hut that Paris
| had before long given the keynote TO the whole
country. and that. moreover, Paris had always
| hoop ahl nI-prf lrn,r u,1pn frc
there. Tal!cyrand had TO meet and refutc all
sucl. arguments and it not easy to do So
| But meantime light appearing in other
| quarters. The patience of Nicholas with the
| King of Holland at last exhausted, and lie
gave the latter TO understand that he need expect
no help from Russia in supporting his contnmacy
| Russia would not take arms against him: bat
neither would she interfere with any other Power
| that chose TO do so. In effect the King of lIo-
| land was served with formal notice of abandon
| ment, and much against his will he had 10 con-
| fosn and accept the conditions laid down by the
| conference. Talleyrand was much relieved by the
| illness Of Scbastian who had a stroke OF apoplrAy,
for this threw the control of foreign affairs into
! the hands of NJ. Casimir Pcricr. an enlightened
and broad minded statesman, who saw the i'm
| portance of backing the Ambassador in every
way and who agreed fully with tie policy being
developed at London.
Presently. however. Sebastian recovered. and
Caslmir Pcrier died, and so the Government drifteI
into its old position. The occupation by French
| force of Ancona without warrant of legality or I'M
perious necessity of any kind proved a great
vcXation and danger to Tallcyrand's work in the
Conference. Louis Philippe was obliged 10 al
NIT that it could not he justified and it served
to stir up anew all the rancor of the Holy Ali
ancc period. Now ono of T,llcyrand'S first oh
jccts wac the oblitcration Of the memories of that
period. and the demolition. faf rs possible Of
all the work Of the Holy Alliance. To safer The
one or the other to remain obviously 10
prevent France from rcgaining hcr Ti2htful pace
among the great Powers. 1t was 10 continue
her in the condition: II va6Sala.c and humli1'ion
which Napoleon had brought her 10. 1ailcyIanI
often claims That through all his changes of ser
vice he remained true TO the best Interests Of
France, and il will, think. have to hc adj
| mitted that this claim is borne ont 10y the char
| acter Of the foreign policy which hc
set himself to carry out and which, under
| his sIlful diplomacy, did result in i1c rein
statement Of his country. He at once SAW that
nothing could be more fatal than such affairs
that of Ancona. For it was plain return to the
tyrannical and lawlcss methods Of the Revolution
and said he in one Of these letters: If this
goes on. Louis Philippe will come 10 be styled
the Jacobin King Poor Loui. Philippe WI,
the most unwarlikc, the most bourgeois" Of
monarchs, but for that very reason he might be-
come a source Of danger 10 Europe. For his
first thought was to sustain his throne and he
was so timid that it seemed TO him absolutely
Necessary TO recognize and respect the Oucrcs Of
the Revolutionary party
They take the rustic murmur Of their bourr
For the great wave that echoes round the world.
said the knight in TennySon's Idyll, ana Louis
Philippe in like manner took the murmur Of the
Paris dcmagognes for the great voice Of France.
The consequence was that his foreign policy was
becoming tingcd with Jac0bnsrn; and the same
influence that led him TO this seemed 70 compel
him to assume rather undigniGcd ana buster
ing tone when fault found with dcmonsrt-
tons such that Of Ancona. 1alleyrand would
have been amused in his cynical way 10y all this If
il had not ntcrfcrcd seriously with his own work.
and if il had not tended 10 make both himself and
his Government ridiculous. lie perceived, too,
that the English Parliament did not like il
at all that il seemed 10 them play
ing with fire, at the best: and at the worst.
really menace to the peace Of Europe. But
somchow-hc does not describe his ricthods-hc
contrived to get these matters shc!vci or for
gotten, and devoted himself with the more ardor
| to the settlement Of the long-drawn-out Belgian
affair. After the Gar had brought tbr King OF
Holland TO terms by refusing TO help him in any
way, the acceptance of the work of the Con
ference began TO go more smoothly Prussia cen scd
to hesitate now that the Northern Power had
spoken, and Austria was not slow in following.
Almost at the last moment however Talleyranl
learned that Louis Philippe was not yet satie-
| fed with the ARRANGEMENTS made by the Con-
ference, and that all the discussions over the
| forrcsses might have to De rcopcncd After much
correspondence he succeeded in removing the last
-, a..
| from his Government but the hearty cong:ltull-
tons and personal thanks Of the King who now
that his efforts TO obstruct and bcmuddlr the
! business had failed, realized that a good work for
| France had been done
| In bn of ic ,-olr,