Year: 1871

By special cable telegram from London
published In the HERALD to-day we are en-
abled to inform our readers Of the highly
important fact that the European Congress,
or Conference, on the subjects Of the Black
Sea navigation question and the revision Of
the Treaty Of Paris Of 1856, will assemble In
London on Tuesday, the 18th inst. The day
originally named for the meeting was Tuesday,
the Sd Of January. Since then the PROPOSE
ton or plan Of conference has been debated
seriously and with anxious attention by the
monarchs and statesmen Of the Old World.
European democracy, in the shape in
which radical reform Is represented by
the French, canvassed II also. There
were motives Of attraction tending towards
calm and friendly aggregation of the dele
gates. There were also actual prevalent
causes which impelled towards division
Of sentiment, o disunion of interests and
q general diplomatic distrust. France,
radical, s.red," and in arns, was a new
Power likely to knock at the door Of the Con-
gress hall. The resolution which was taken
by the French leaders, to the effect that France
would have nothing to do with the conference,
appears to have effaced point of difficulty.
Europe Is thus to have conference. The
duties Of the plenip potentiaries viii. it is said,
be limited to solution Of the Black Sea navi-
cation question. The extent of their task
people after they have read the re-
vised copy of Prince GortchakoAf's cir
cular to the Russian Minister in London
on the subject. This document we pub
lish in another part Of the paper.
| If the Conference delegates confine their
efforts solely to the Black Sea question it is
| well; but we can hardly imagine that body
of the most enlightened statesmen in Europe
men who will represent the most powerful
governments-ca or will meet and adjourn at
the present epoch in the history of their
| respective countries and not say word
about Paris and Prussia-Paris under rain
Of shot and shell, Paris with it's dying children
and unburied adults, Paris partially in flames !;
and of Prussia with her iron-clad heel on the
neck Of France, and her steel-gloved hand





down any power which may avow its friend
ship for that nation.


The action Of the Belgian government, as It
is reported by cable telegram which we
received from Brussels last night, appears
almost in confirmation of our first authorization
that the Conference will be universalist in its
scope for the attainment of peace; for we are
told that the Kings Minister will be specially
instructed to diplomatize towards that happy
end. Should he be successful the diplomatic
triumph will place his Majesty Of Belgium
firmly on the exalted pedestal which was 50
honorably won for him by his deceased father,
King Leopold, who was in his lifetime royal
philanthropist and the friend Of regulated pro-
gress, quiet, industry and popular fraternity


General Grant and the Union League.
We publish among our Washington de-
spatches this morning very interesting one
touching the call Of national committee of
the Union League upon the President at the
White House. In response to Governor
Geary's complimentary remarks upon the
administration General Grant very clearly and
cordially defined his position. His faith was
in the mission Of the Union party, and until
its work was completed he would be the
enemy of oil dissensions or plans to divide
this party. He had such faith, too, in the
Union League that he hoped it would re-
ceive the support of the republican party
throughout the country. These expressions
from General Grant, at this time, cannot fail
to have powerful effect in harmonizing the
party and in silencing or wedding out the
republican mutineers against his administra-
ton


But there was another thing in connection
with this Union League visit to the White
House worthy Of notice. Governor Geary has
been considered for some time past as the man
chosen by the new labor reform party as their
candidate for President in 1872 against the
field. Now, 1t appears that the happiest ac-
cord exists between Governor Geary and Gen.
eral Grant, and that Geary is pledged
as Union League man to do
all he can to bring over the labor
reformers to the republican party This
is very important matter, for these labor
reformers already in several States are said to
hold the balance Of power. Yet, again, it Is
given out that Pennsylvania is soon to have
member in the Cabinet. If so, will it be
Governor Geary or Colonel Forney? Who
can tellP


The BATTLE OF BAPAUME. publish
elsewhere full particulars of the battle of
Bapaume, from the HERALD special CORES
pondent at the headquarters of the German
General Won GOeben. We have already