The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-24 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1855.

Many sinister attempts have already been made
to damage the cause of which Mr. DISRAELI has,

at the eleventh hour, stepped forward as the
champion. Many serious misrepresentations have
been put forward by persons who profess to be
animated by a thoroughly English feeling, and

an earnest determination to bravo all the chances
of the War rather than consent to a disgraceful
and injurious peace. Many more efforts will
doubtless be made to induce Hon. Gentlemen to
support the amendment of Sir FRANCIS BARING,
and thereby afford further time to Ministers to
betray the national interests by assenting to terms
dictated by Austria—terms which will leave
Russia at liberty to carry out her nefarious
attempts on the first favourable opportunity. We
emphatically caution Hon. Gentlemen against suf-
fering themselves to be mystified or misled on this
'vitally important question. Mr. DISRAELI'S mo-
tion is practically one of " want of confidence" in the
Government. It has been accepted as such, for
Ministerial circulars have been seat to all their
supporters, urging their attendance on that very
ground. It declares that " This house cannot ad-
journ for the recess without expressing its dissa-
tiefaction with the ambiguous language and un-
certain conduct of her Mok;sty's Government in
reference to the great question of peace or War."
Now, here there is not only " the want of
confidence " that will no longer trust the
conduct of these affairs to a Ministry who
have cautiouiy abstained from giving the full
and authentic information which the House
and country have a just right to demand,
but also au unmitigated censure for their refusal
to obtain a correct knowledge of the state of pub-
lic opinion on the subject of the recent negotia-
tions constitutionally and legitimately expressed
through the representatives of independent con-
ititueacies. There can be no real or honest doubt
as to the result. If the motion be successful
Ministers must resign, and their successors will
come into office pledged to a more vigorous and
energetic conduct of the War, and to the imposi-
tion of more onerous terms on the AUTOCRAT.
Should it on the other hand be rejected, the
Ministers will not only remain more firmly in
their places, but they will have obtained the
Sanction of the popnl'a branch of the Legislature to
a Treaty founded eaty rounded on the most trivial modification
of Prince e 0
RTSCHAKOFF'S latest proposition, or,
in other words, a restoration of the status quo,
without the slightest guarantee for the protection
of Turkey, or restriction of the aggressive propensi-
ties of its unconscientious neighbour--a peace dis-
graceful to the Western Powers, and which must
speedily be dissolved for a fierce and more deadly
contest, waged under auspices ranch less propitious
for the opponents of despotism. On this point
there "can be no mistake, and there shall be no
mistake." The issue is clear and unequivocal-.
It is Are we to accept or to reject the conditions
tendered by the AUTOCRAT ?
Now, the amendment of Sir FRANCIS BARING,
although the latter portion is couched in almost
the same words as to the prosecution of the War,
is really very different in its practical effect. It
is an encouragement to Ministers to accept any
terms suggeated by Austria, whose representative
thought that the Russian proposition
elements of Which Austria WOlll "contained
d endeavour to
avail Lerself for an undf.rAtanding."
So the
House must also think l*f it accepts the resolution
brougllt forward by the Right Hon. Baronet, who