New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-15
, TuE RUSSIAN DEFEAT.

will then be frustrated, and the universal struggle be-
tween the two hostile principles that 80 uneqgany
divide the other side OF the Atante, viii be postponed
TO sone more suitable period. Certainly. however,
a. far as it has gone it has been curious and unheard
Of pbenomenon to see the wishes, sympahes, sni in
tie opinion Of some even tie real interests of pro-
gross, civilization and liberty, grouped around the
Crescent against the European bugbear the Ursa Major
Of the North.
For the present it is probable that tie action Of the
drsma is at least suspended The Danube has inter
iered more eicacoU,ly than Europe N diplomacy. The
wirteralready having settled on tie Prncpllties, will
render waIlhe attempts on both sides impossible with
the exception Of skirmishing and partial fighting where
human blood viii be spilled merely for the sake Of sas
timing What is called military honor Diplomacy viii
continue It's busy work with more peaceful coma
ses will be listened to and the breach may be patched
Nd. But whatever may be the results obtained in the
future the Losses on tie side Of Russia are irreparabe.
We DO not mean the battles Of Oltenitza, GurgeyO,
Kalefat, OF Nikcaef in Asia. Al these victories are
Ct sccondTae valuerather rencontres than real BAT
tes-and from them even the most sangune furcOphile
cannot safely draw horoscope for the fnll issue OF
The struggle But in the conduct Of the whole affair,
from tho sending Of Menchko TO tie issuing Of the last
manifesto. the Car and his advisers have showed 50
mary weak sides and developed such poverty OF states
naullp and diplomatic capacity, that we seek aston
shed for that matchlcss skill which is ascrbel to the
Cabinet ST. Petersburg By the politicians Of all par
ties ipt tic Old World With the most minute scrutiny
We can nowhere perceive tie dexterty which is said
to have 60 long chockmated al the diplomacy Of Eu-
rope stal at the head Of affairs we see the same
cortee Of unes known years in the conduct OF pO
tical aHars Lut yainy DO search through heir r.
cent proceedings for that superior foresight, which Las
Iecn proclaimed BY friend ana foe as unparalleled in
other Cabinets.
We sLa not here 60 over again all the public locn.
aobte the circulars notes AID mane,os issued in ths
course Of the laft Line months BY Nichols anl his
Minister They have been analysed sufficiently they
fuccesiyely appeared, andtbeir supercia, bad faith
and litcrees exhibited more than once. They a.
together far behind tie savage grandeur OF the mani
fcsto Of 15l5 Ia the way the whole present de-
uesnor of Russian policy is inconsiderate, boyish,
mean, reckless, when compared with the position
maintained BY It at that time. Then Russia was sar
rounded aoig her whole western frontier hy unin
tenupted revolutionary Gordon. Sic fell back on her
SELF AIMED remaining in a lnenacng and expectant
attitude. We can state most certain and undonl-
able fact tat from the month OF February to NOyen-
Der in Iis the Cabinet Of St. Petersburg LETT all its
principal Ministers abroad ia Paris LONDON, Frank
iort Berlin, Vienna l.ay, ,citi0m pOsli5e instructions.
We know thas these agents in their anxiety, repeat
els asked for Instructions. and to have line Of con-
Cact traced cut to them. Tho iHTaTabe answer from
S. potorsburg was that tie Gar and his Minister Of
TUeicn Aairs had .1l confidence in tho capacity Of
tie Enyoy; that the Cabinet had not the power to
csally through tie confusion Of events, and to asccr
tain tie real STATE Of things moving on tOrrentike
they were and therefore could not issue special, de-
tailed Instructions and that every Minister shouIl act
according TO his best judgment. without exposing tue
intereits and the dignity of Lis sovereign AJandonod
10 II lemselves the Russian plOna-sts-k.sseleA in
Paris BIOnoG in London, Budberg in Frankfort, Msy-
endorf in Berlin Meiol in Vienna KakOshLine, Butte
nioG and Chreptov D in Italy-moved cautiously,
locking anxoufly aloaj sghing with tie overthrown,
trying to encourage them, but making no promise in
the nume Of their court aud not n any way pledging
its responsibility.
Then iherc was time enough for the revolutionary
rarics ard above all for those in Germany 70 act with
decision and yicOr Then was tie mOment for them
utterly to destroy tie austrian Empire. We assert
Hlewe nest positively that il any such catastrophe
lad taken place during ISIS and even ii TIE Emperor
Fe1Ciulnd and lhe Whole house Of HaTsblr- had been
destroyed Russia would not have moved one step or
fred single gun 10 save them. It is no. necessary
here to reconsider wto preserved that uly or Pre-
vented The whole decomposition Of that Empire. Ger
tain il is that quick and decided action might have
saved he liberty OF Central Europe Germany, aud
with it that of tie entire Contnent-but this virtue
was not anywhere manifested.
IN ls49 the aspect of affairs was c-anged. ThecOn-
serystiyes, combined at sl points, measured their
strength profSed by tie numerous faults of their an
iaeCrts stirred up to fame all national, social and
territorial pc udices, and above ell tie sccursed mill
tary spirit and finally they yDed their hopes toward
Russia. The Car in reply came forward bat eau
.iiously at the beginning When Nicholas nterered in
Hungary, lie struggle in I.4ly was already dying
Naples was scan in the sbsolute power of her King;
iltary boror was gathering the aulwer around tie
King of Prussia; Berlin was in tic hands Of WaaSei
and Of the arrogant Juukess while Prassisn bayoaes
were shedding the blood Of the liberals il SsrOny ard
On tleir way TO 90 theaue Office Tor those OF Bilen
Now tie Gar appeared everywhere ENCOURAGING AMI
pledeine lis support lie worshipped, invoked by
all he traitors c0wards retrogrades conservatives.
Cnrecsing the events Of those few fatal years, it IS
clear daylight that the basencss Of the reaetonary
partv and tie mistakes and faults of the liberals and
leading revoutionsts contributed more 70 eie7ate
Ncloss 10 the hight where lie has since stood than
his personal genius OF the dexteriy OF his diplomacy
The attack of the Car upon Turkeys result OF the
irto1ieaon produced by this unexpected success and
iy tie accamaiions Of Europe. ReIograies well