Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-19

has been commonly supposed and Of resumnr i,s
position in the Affairs Of Europe The permanent security
OF the East depends mainly the conduct Of Austria be
CAUSE she alone In geographical position that enable.
her 90 with effect in those countries and asaem
bed considerable army In Croatia and impcrious
mission to Consantnop merely In consequence Of the
military operations Of 0mer Pashs against Montenegro
much Is she bound To provide against the far morp
alarming ascendancy Of such Power a. Russia on her
own frontiers. That DO the policy Of Europe but I,
il the vital and direct interest of Austria and this
quarrel Is brought hope il will be- successful
aud pacific termination, win be mainly owing the fact
that Russia has utterly failed in dsupitug the -Four Pow
ers aud in parazng the opposition she
Supported by the united advice of the
of the -Four Powers with the approval of their
Governments the proposal which at last been agreed
upon at Vienna, and despatched to Constantnope can
hardly fail 20 be accepted by the Porte for whatever
proposal may be- we assume that IL protects the ndcpen.
dence of the Sultan in his relations with his Christian sub.
ject and that nsures the immediate evacuation OF his
territories by the Russian armies Any scheme falling
short OF those essential points would be derisory
But If full security be given on these two heads, the
Porte will doubtless adopt the recommendations of the
-Four Powers, which will be forwarded the de-
cison and immediate acceptance rejection OF the Cab
net at St Petersburg This believe be the present
state OF tho negotiation, far be known in this
country at this moment, definite having ar
rived from either OF the principals in the quarrel and
have doubt that the Plenipotenaries of the -Four
Powers at Vienna prepared 70 deal in conference with
any fresh incident that arise, especially the ecc
trio telegraph now enables them to receive in few hours
Interior instructions from their respective Governments
But with all the aids which steam and eleectfcity
lend to diplomatic intercourse Il impossible deny that
great deal of valuable time has been lost one way or
another and that day expended in the
been turned to the best possible by the Russian
army IL requires great sagacy foresee that the
question TO be dealt with longer that of the HOLY
Places or even that Of Prince Menschikos convention
which were merely the blinds and pretexts for morc
practical aggreSsons At the present time the sub.
stana question Is, how long the Russians occupy
tho Prncpacs of the Danube, and how are thcy To b
got out of those provincesp The world will regard this
negotiation something than abortive since IL H.
wolves the sacrifice of the important period of the
year unless 1t leads with prompude aud certainty TO that
result Unhappiy, that precisely the point which il
most difficult to form and clear opinion; for
though the professions still made by all the agents aud
Ministers OF the Emperor Nicholas everything that
accommodating, the information that we receive from
the Prncipaties shows that the Russian occupa-
ton of them amounts to an absolute possession
rather than temporary invasion. Thus by the last ac-
counts the Hospodars have been ordered break oil all
relations with the Porte, their undoubted Sovereign and
even TO pay their tribute due the Sultan into the Rus
sian military chest The authority assumed by the Russian
ueneras - complete, and in spite of Prince Gortscha.
ku proclamation 10 assure the inhabitants of the Pnc
paucs that no fresh burdens would be thrown upon them
not only do they suffer severely from tile Russian occupa
on but Is ct IN the seats OF industry the markets aud
The denscy peCped cities of the most civilized countries
IN Europe. IL contributes at this moment to raise the
price of wheat in Marklue aud check the productive
labor of Manchester mud Lyons For il must be remem-
bcred that although live in age when is especially
announcement aud dsagrceabc Iuu risk of war for di:
ant political causes those distant political causes are
brought nearer than they ouo doors aud
Sct even the supplies of food aud the demand for labor
in the British Islss