The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-04 00:00:00

of the West, awl the protectorate oftVeChris:

the East exercised iu common by the Christian Pod
the preponderance of Russia is destroyed. In 0,
ipg the four conditions Russia does net fall b3e
the treaties of Bucharest or even of Adrianople ; iol
does she return upon the treaty-of Vienna and thato,
the four conditions may be accepted by her witb°,llV
honour; but she withdraws from all the advattAci.oo
and all the encroachments which her ambition .ro
of in the East ; she retreats from all the spriogliA
policy initiated by the embassy of Prince llieo'col
and there is the cause why the four conditions 8%0
for her are ,excellent for us. But Russia, tile., at
not sincere ; such was the belief before the death 'el
Emperor Nicholas ; but since his death the be'lC
pears no longer to be the same. . . The youngs
inspires less distrust. His youth and his ne fa
without speaking of other causes of confidencey! i
assuring for his sincerity, and Austria, Prussia'!
England appear to believe that he desires peed`,
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cere;y. The French Government enters into
idea, and we are glad of it. The death of a PC)
adversary may be counted fur something in its ar
influence upon a quarrel. The European publics
to believe that the Emperor Nicholas was theta
of the tar, and that he carried the war
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into his tomb. This idea should weiiirnUcli
liberations of Vienna. What power, in effeet"„iii
take the place of the Emperor Nicholas in the Pr'',,,ol
and discontents of the European public, and!"
the author or the prolonger of the war ? Muter
will not he France, for she has not, nor can 6.'40',
in the war of the East, any thought of territ"ty
maritime aggrandisement; she has no moreAd
European interest in it—that of the indeper
the East. Beyoad that she is the most
of the Powers engaged in the struggle, and obe i 0
the same time that has taken the largest 81,51.1,-01`
contest ! Shall it be pretended by chance l'oj
that alone which should engage the Governmel
tinue the war even to the capture of SebasteP°ll
to say, to render the war illimitable and eterneoi
reasoning would be strange . . . Shall it be 9iol
military honour imposes upon us the obligati
0
,taking Sebastopol, that we are on the groL„or
ought to remain there ? This is to confoo
a-propos the duel and war. Our honour 164
God, protected by the victories we have achiel
and history will not forget, whatever the
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that shall intervene, the days of Alma an
man. I know well the English
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England having made war badly ought to cont!l;e
take her revenge. I believe those journals deeelva
selves on this point even with respect td 'Jr
they would deceive themselves more in the ePo
of this reasoning to France. . • . Let us note
military honour and obstinacy. Such therefor
last phase of this question which presents itself:
if the Congress of Vienna concludes it in the toi,
in the terms of the four guarantees laid "„")
more than six months, would it be a safe
fe
able peace ? It will be an honourable and Oi
if we desire to measure it well, net by the
bi
of the first days of war, and the, triulePse
false news hailed by public rejoicing, but by
tages obtained by the Western Alliance, 313;00
retreating steps of Russia. . . Lastly, the P.;
net only be honourable, but sure, if, ail in rinelti-so
the Western Alliance continues not withstandia
over the internal state of Turkey, and if it Old
provide that its fleet and soldiers shall be ef)g-ill
arrive there before the fleet and soldiers of Vet)/
realises, lastly, the liberty of the Black Sea vl5l
struction on its shores of military and mariticaeto',
ments. To leave the East to itself would he, .ad
it sosner or later to Russia, and the intervent°
should have for its inevitable consequence the
assistance of the West in the East.

THE .RECIPROCITY TREAO

On the 17th ult. the President of till
States promulgated the following :
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"A PROCLAMATION._ Whereas, by an v •
gress of the United States, approved the u'io
August, 1854, entitled An Act to carry i;
treaty between the United States and Gre!,-fier
signed on the sth day of June, 1854,' it is Prvo •
whenever the President of the United Staten
ceive satisfactory evidence that the Imperial 13:00 •
of Great Britain and the Provincial Parlj
Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, _„,
ri
Edward's Island, have passed laws on theirl°o)
full effect to the provisions of the said tre4"ff.,
authorised to issue his proclamation that be btv:3li,
deuces. And whereas, satisfactory informatic
received by me that the Imperial Parliaras,..°t
Britain and the Provincial Parliaments of 070 :el
Brunswick, Nva Scotia, and Prince Ethvoiri 80
have passed laws on their part to give ftoffy!
the provisions of the treaty aforesaid.
fore, I, Franklin Pierce, President of
States of America, do hereby declare and Pr°ijeif'
from this date, the following articles, being "el),
and produce of the said prov:nces of Canada, 1461,94 h;
wick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward's
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wit, grain, flour, and breadstuffs of all kinds, Att
all kinds, fresh, smoked, and salted meats, c()itOPtv.'
seeds and vegetables, undried fruits, dried fOilto
all kinds, products of fish and all other eres,
t Pi
in the wat,r, poultry, eggs, hides, furs, skie:oitc,
undressed, st me or marble in its crude 0r ,
state, slate, butter, cheese, tallow, lard, 110'V 4
ores of inetals of all kinds, coal, pitch, tar, 1,1,"
ashes; timber and lumbsr of all kinds, roundi,
sawed, unmanufa.ctured in whole or in plo
plants, shrub-, and trees, pelts, wood, fish oil, 'a, le,o
corn and bark, gypsum, ground or ungronnotok
wrought or unw Fought burr orgrindstones, cl•Yfe„01111:'
hemp and tow, unmanufactured, unmaittoiitei
bacco, rags—shall be introduced into the livitlitt
tal I
free of duty, so long as the said treaty 6`) rej
force, subject, however, to be suspended pe`',/t
the trade with Canada, on condition menl
fourth article of the said treaty ; and that afoes
provisions of the said treaty shall go into e
observed on the part of the United States.
"Given under my hand, at the city of yo 1i
the 16th day of March, iu the year of 00:09)
and of the independence of the United Sta,,rif.
"Fita2;ol4o
"By the President.—W. L. Marcy, Secret"