The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

EACE IWI TH RUSSVA_

4 .P.
is by no ,m-eans:-surprising that the absence of
'4IIY authentic iinform&ion as to the actual-,state of
lli~ical affairs- should -dead to the opinion .of azproba-
)l:ii of the war.beinglbrought to a close. Rumours
, the
been rife,of ,negotiations being on foot' =between
~.,,
.4 s 4 Courts of Austria :and Russia, with the-view of
ir .
,ainging such 'terms as may probably •satisfy the
fieveral requirements of the respective bilEgerent
)%vers. Such statements may not be without a -shadow-
f/f foundation, because it is not at all unlikely that
tellstria may be,extrentely desirous to be relieved from
Z presents.nomalousTosition—an object .of suspicion
be
to Russia:and tothe Allies. She may, therefore,
4 Using all her diplomatic arts to induce her northern_
' neighbour to rmake•soncessions on the baiis .of the
,Ants rejected atWienna, with the view ,of ;inducing-
%4 Allies to accept:them ; but the character, Of 'Aus-
/ t,4_
-41 as a mediator ;is by no means to be ,depended
;''
11Pon, and less than :ever since that servile .concordat
\ 'has bound
herself as the Willing-Slave of superstition.. bract year
d kUstria proMised ~thattunless the terms Sheproposed
were agreed to Tay :Russia,, she would hold :herself at
hiberty to deliberate :ast.to her future course, and all
ter deliberation amounted to was a military, ocoupa-
ell of the Danubian' prokinces, by which flie,defeated
hi
I:Essians were Shielded4rom the vengeance (of the
•Itistly-incensed and.,Victorious Turks. On the :present
Zka.sion, her promises, of:action are equally I/ague--
401 W, ly open to a:convenient interpretation According
1 Circumstances, :and, :therefore, it would :be tap
'ight of folly to placeitheigightest reliance whatever
.011 any professions made:by Austria, or delay tile seed-
ing out a single solcThar.on account of any negetiatians
DrAposed by her, or through her influence. Toe Rug-
`ialk Government has not:yet,ealt that conseiolasatess.,er
Ilefeat which is an indispensable preliminary to suing
tQr`terms of peace, and nein that admission be anode,
44(1A3 e conditions imposeil:bylthe conquerors loathe-
qitatingly conceded, there islnolprospect of peace. It
ca true f that our present Ministers might prefer an
bagiorious .conclusion to the doontost., because its can-
11ance4.111 involve the exemiise .of more ability they
vileif possess.; but the voice of public opinion, in this
fe°14:67., 'is introsger than !fro' isteriall caprice, and
°ltumately enlisted on the .side of national 1

4013aur ; while, in France, the will .of -the Emperor is
potent, and •there is no reason to helieve that he will
Surrender one jot of the advantve Nhicit has been
he
with ,such great sacrifices. The ionly point to
I/e kept inn view is, e object for which the war was
°42lllmeneed. nisi -foist be accomplished:at .all hazards,
11(1, until it has been achieved, it Is absurd ;to allow
i!.1137 considerations of ,present inconvenience .or atten-
-711 to plausible propositions to interfere. Russia has
Ten so far weakened, that another campaign :would
to
her prostrate, and fit would, therefore, be 'folly
I.° Withdraw the demand at the very time when it is
41kost certain of attainment.