Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23
THE REMAINING OF EUROPE.
Congress of Vienna to he Celebrated by al
Exhibition of Relies Next Winter.

congress of Vienna to he Celebrated by an
Exhibition of Relies Next Winter.
London. Sept. 10.-The Napoleonlc renais-
sanee which has been sweeping over Europe
IN all directions from Paris. as the ripples
Widen out on the smooth surface OF pond
after the splash OF i stone. seems likely to
hnd Its highest expression and its end In
an exhibition now announced for nest win
ter In Vienna. The French have exhibited
everything In connection with the great
Corslcan even to his neckcloths, and now
the Austrians intend to display what they
nave In the way OF relies OF the Congress of
Vienna, which undld all that Napoleon had
done. and divided, according to the judg-
lnont OF Its two master minds Castlereagh
and Metternlch, the vast European Empire
Napoleon had carved out with tho sword
Enelishmen Will be Interested In this display
II IL Is true To history, for then 1t will CON-
tain much To recall the greatness OF Castle
Feagh aud Wellington, who. at different
times, represented Great Britain there
The project has not yet taken deanite
form as to detail. but will doubtless consist
OF display OF portraits OF the leading men
OF the Congress-, the desks and tables they
sat at. documents they wrote and pens they
signed tho NTH treaty OF Vienna with.
The memorable gathering which met To
parcel out the thrones OF kings and redraw
the map OF Europe convened Sept 80 1914
In pursuance OF the first treaty of Paris
entered into by the Powers after the retire
ment OF Napoleon to st. Helena.
The people OF Europe had welcomed the
Congress, especially those Of the smaller
and dependent countries. for thew fancind
they were to have voice In the delihera-
tons and n vote on the issue. What a
disappointment when. instead OF a nonular
parliament where justice was to rule, there
appeared Instead merely gathering Of
puppets, which gave fresh opportunity for
a display OF the splendid talents on tbres
men, Castlereagh Metternich and Tallev-
rand. The first with that grim detern,t-
nation and inhexible purpose. which mac
him the most hated man in England fought
steadily In open council and Intrigued
secretly In tine corridors for the ohioct
he finally obtained--a curtallment on ,he
power and influence Of Russia and Prussia
as well as the recovery OF Engiand's con.
tinental dependencies. With him. because
there lay his Interest, nay, the very life
OF MS country, worked Metternich. the
most astute and polished diplomatiEt ths
house OF Hapsburg has ever had 10 bols1er
up Its wavoring fortunes. Talleyrapd ~
cynic, Joined the other two that Frnnce
might save from the wreck OF her prestise
something that would help the Bourbon
lilies TO float as high and as proudly az
they had In the day o. Great Louis.
When the conference met 1t was attenda1
by the Car, Alexander and Frederick WIN.
lam OF Prussia, as well as the ablest d,nIn-
matists Of every country In Europe tn
subject before the conference was Nv, 10y ~
the affairs OF Germany being given 10 nv.
committee. while those OF the rest NJ H. BY
ropo were intrusted to another connns.i -
the representatives, OF Russia, Prussia A., VI
trla and England. The two former ns,is,,
the only ones IN Continental Europc whn
had come out OF the struggle WITH Na,,, HHo
with anything like honor, wcre esrh p ass.,l
for territory, Russia covetlng Polard 81
Prussia Saxony. Castlareagh whnsa A, asin
ness It was TO get back for the horso
Brunswick the lost def Of Hanover sa,s ~, =.
he would De oNerborno, so be contrived thsr
Talieyrand should be placed on the cn,,,, ,','
tee 10 represent France. Thus rats,anlu,
and further sustained by the cons,,,,,1, ~
genius Of Metternieh. he dictated ter-an ~
Russia and Prussia. who, overreachc5 ~ ~ 70
game Of diplomacy. We're compelled /, ,si ~
Austrian chose 10 give them. So \ as
about that Frederick william was S'ine
with only part Of Saxony, Alexs,,,- 'ent
ceived portion Of Poland and I'M ~, re-
made a Kingdom tributary to him a,Muaasa
got back what sne lost In 1909. ana ,rss
further solaecd by small slice OF sv,,s ~.S
land. France got nothing but M hosHer
having takCn active part In tho neontI..ivi
while England recovered Hanover ,, ,t,Sns,
large section o. Wcstph6lia tbroa, .u a
good measure, and Cas.leTcagh rein-rss
home. perhaps tho only man N ~ ,ssn
yress who got what he set out for eon-
Tue Congress closed With The si,,
the treaty Of Vienna. June 3 iSIs e-'Hs OF
So momentons gathering oanna, h,..
failed @ have lot behind Il most ln,ere.,ee
inH relies. not only OF the gseat mlndS ~,
dominated the situation and recss, ~, mat
but Of those whose only claim ta ,,es.. w,
lay In an uncertain seat upon san,', 'rn s.,a.
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