Year: 1870

Our Special Letters from Europc-Popular


Progress and Nasionai Reconssruc,ioa.


The special European correspondence which
appeared In our columns yesterday embraced
an interesting exhibit Of the actual situation OF
Old World affairs, as 1t presented at some OF
the CHIEF centres Of political and diplomatic
action on the 10Th instant Our writer's dated
in London, Berlin and Dublin We had also
an important communication from CONSTANT
nople, which was despatched on the 4th instant,
and which may be regarded as coming from
the grand central point Of attraction towards
which the general movement Of thu outside
executives Is directed, the centre of hope for
the eyes and hearts of the peoples-of the suf-
fering democracies who starve for bread, but
have small chance of beholding repetition Of
that miraculous beneflcencc which once fed the
multitude by the multiplication Of a few barley
loaves and two small fishes


From London we learn, by this correspond
ence, that the course of policy which has been
pursued by England, under cover of her decla-
ration of neutrality in the European war, has
been such as to give offence to the Prussian
government and the people Of France equally.
Folding herself In her newly fashioned garb OF
intervention Great Britain presented
yelled and mufled countenance 70 France in the
hours of her almost friendless exigency, while
at the very same moment she stood revealed be-
fore Prussia with open pocket and grasping
hand In order to receive her profits from the
secret arming of belligerent. Count Berns-
storff has exposed her "fawning duplicity" to-
wards his royal master and the German people
in his circular addressed to Earl Granville--a
document couched in such sharp and pun
gent yet truthful language that 1t almost
tains on Its face the germ of the very next war
which will be fought in Europe. The question
of peace absorbed the mind of the Prussians.
The people were fatigued by the war. They
had enough Of death; sufficient of victory.
Bismarck was about to change his policy.
Like prudent statesman, as he is, the Prus-
sian Premier moves with the tide of public
opinion he can control political whirlwind,
but is attracted and won by the gentle aspira-
tious Of the people in their demand for reform
for the extension of the principle of legitimate
right based on the solid foundation OF moral
force There is little doubs that North Ger
many will experience another grand politco-
revolutionary movement soon after the close
Of the war.


Ireland remained agitated. The people of
the Green Isle were attracted towards the
cause of the Pope, distracted by the news Of
the reverses which had been experienced by
the arms Of France, moved by radical agita-
tors at home and troubled by military inquisi-
ton, taxes and so forth. Provincialized in
their government, the Irish people cannot evil
dcntly effect much in the way Of public change,
so we fear that the patriots of the kingdom
will be forced to fall back on their old
resource of prayer, accompanying their devo-
tions with the heavenly cnjoined caution Of
watching, as did the man who hung up new
hat in fashionable church, remarkiug at the
moment, ''We are told to watch as well ss
pray


Before, indeed above, all these other mat
ters looms up the Eastern question, as was
seen from the special communication Of our
writer in Turkey, which appeared in our
columns yesterday. This question demands
eoi~tisn This solution will have to come,
and soon. Then will be ueU,u.a .l,a fate ot
the once great empires of Turkey and Austria,
and with France, Austria, Turkey, Italy and
Rome reconstructed, the Old World will take
new lease Of public life. Asia and Africa will
then be brought before an enlightened, allied
aud reforming tribunal for instruction and
regeneration. The Word will 60 forth from
the holy shrines and be heard and obeyed
from the Himalayas to the shores of the Red
Sea.