The Sun. — 1859-02-24 (London, England)

THE PRINCIPALITIES.  The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna says :—" The conference which is about to open in Paris will have a very serious task to perform, both on account of the particular cases which it will be called on to solve, and from the general principle which will be called in question and which must be decided. In addition to the immediate subject relative to the election of Couza, the serious circumstances of the moment give to the Moldo-Wallachian affair the character of one of the most important questions of high political affairs. Up to the present time there have only been received, on the subject of the double election of Col. Couza, two communications that can give any idea of the light in which it may be regarded in the conference. The Constitutionnel, which may be, to a certain point, considered as expressing the opinion of France, has declared in favour of the validity of the double election, while, on the other hand, the Crown lawyers in England, whose judgment will certainly serve as a rile to the English Government, have declared that this double election is a violation of the convention of the 19th August. No one doubtless pretends that treaties are concluded for all eternity, and that they can never be modified or even abrogated. But the right arising from international treaties is based on political relations, and as they are not established for a few months or for a few years, it is in the highest degree absurd to desire to change treaties from day to day according to hazard or caprice. This rule ought to be more seriously observed at a time when attempts are being made in several places at once to shake the treaties on which the political order of Europe reposes, and especially those recently concluded for the purpose of upholding a great European principle. The Porte cannot abandon its right, for to do so would be the signal of the dissolution of its empire. We should prefer to see the Porte perish ~in combating for its right, to committing suicide by renouncing it. The Powers which have deb dared that the integrity of the Porte should be one of the indispensable conditions of European order, ought, therefore„not to force it to make concessions, but, on the contrary, if necessary, prevent it from making any."  The following is the order of the day issued by Prince Couza to the troops of Moldavia a few days after his election : " Providence, by the hand of the nation, has taken us from your ranks to raise us to the throne. On you, my brethren in arms, has devolved the maintenance of legal order, as well as the defence of the integrity of our territory. Be proud of your mission, for it is noble and glorious; merit the love of your fellow-citizens by observing the strictest discipline, and the respect of foreigners by the energy with which you well know how to uphold the motto of the Roumains army Honour and our native land.' This device was inscribed with the blood of our ancestors on the flag of Molaia—on that flag which, in the time of our struggles, was borno from victory to victory. As prince, as Roumain, and as soldier, we regard it with pride, and we pray God to give us strength to preserve it untouched during our reign. Our country has entered on an era of regeneration; may the fraternal concord of all her children aid us in the accomplishment of our mission ! We will encourage all who merit our confidence ; as to those who render themselves unworthy of it, we shall know how to subject them to the rigour or the laws. Let every one, therefore, for the future, be at his post--you, my brethren, round the flag of Moldavia. For the future, as in the past, your motto must always be, Honour and our native land !' "