The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

L )NDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1854.

A " material guarantee" is at length recognised
as the only honourable basis, as the all-essential
preliminary of a Pacification. A "material gua-
rantee," given, not by Turkey to Russia, but by
the AUTOCRAT to the great powers of Christendom.
Yesterday afternoon, in these columns, we de-
clared in so many words that the one condition of
peace was—this " material guarantee." Yester-
day evening, in the House of Peers, Lord LYND-
Hu4sT,proclaimed his belief that France and Eng-
land could never terminate the war with honour
to, themselves without having first extorted from
the offending CZAR, in security for his future good
faith; this same "material guarantee." It was
in reference to this, as the paramount requisite,
as the condition of a pacific arrangement, that in
our last impression we travestied GRA.TIA.NO'S ex-
clamation--speaking of the " material guarantee"
as an expression borrowed from theEraperor Nrerto-
Las, and adding "I thanktbee, CZAR, for teaching
nie that phrase ! " Scarcely were the damp copies
of our journal distributed among the newsvendors,
when the Noble and Learned Lord the ex-Chancellor
was speaking thus in the House of Peers—" But
anew phrase has been introduced into diplomacy
by the Russians, it is 'material guarantee.' If
Russia will give us what she calls material
guarantee'--that is, a pledge or mortgage upon
something so valuable that she would not like to
risk the loss of it if she violated her faith—then
that might be of some use. As for her moral
guarantee, her faith, her honour, or her
word, they are one and all valueless." Yes,
the snot of the crisis has been uttered. The
clue through the labyrinth of difficulties has
been discovered. The key to the solution
of the problem. The " verb" of the whole
movement. It comes to the CZAR, moreover,
with the bitterness of an ironical echo to his own
haughty demand—the recalci tration of that haughty
demand by Europe—the demand no longer upon
Turkey, but actually in behalf of Turkey upon
Russia, of—a " material guarantee." The moral
guarantee of Russia, as Lord LYNDHURST has well
said, her faith, her honour, or her word, are one
arid all valueless. They are not only valueless—
they are literally bywords of derision—as when
we talk of thaeeo urag
honesty. of e of a PAROLLES, or of the
of a Poeocu maAikiicAlit; or of the modest wisdom
No--it is obvious to every
one that Russia can -
btehebound down by ,
the wording of treaaine°.2lconrgebr
Y tone of proto-
purport-oimaf the
iiverbal promise of her 4
cols, or by the
Sovereign, even when
urity that eau p
_man t" The only sec .P°ll " parole cle
possibly ger] tie •
upon, henceforth, in, his ,e
be relied
gard is dis.,
covetable in, what he himself was the first to in-
dicate—a " material guarantee." Adopting t
as its basis, England and France might real' that
• Ise the •
aspiration of. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, by effecting a
solidi durable, and honourable pacification. Not
othettvise !

-Tlianks to the really masterly oration in which
Lord LYNDHURST, while analysing last evening in
the House of Lords the Protocol recently signed by
the diplomatic representatives of the Four Powers
at 'Vienna, protested in words of burning and in-
cfign;mt eloquence against the ignominy, or rather
'we should say against the infamy, of those Four
Powers consenting to a Peace with Russia founded
upon the status quo ante helium, principle—thanks
In the brilliant speech delivered iu the upper
Iji74e yesterday by the Noble and Learned ex-
ncelior----a candid and explicit avowal of the
policy of her MAJESTY'S Government was at last
extorted
,from the Foreien] Secretary. If
acted uPon, • that Policy 'as explained to
the 'country through last evening by the through
fce lizouse of Peers
worthy of the ARICNDO.I47, will be
dignity of the Crown and of the
glory_ of the empire, creditable to the valour of
our fleets and armies, and honourable to the pa-
triotism of our administrators. evaded, or If aba]adonad,
fa.l46ed it eau mg
y cover the names