The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-12

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o. CANCER to him IS to Austria But to be Independent
and impartial is not to lean towards Russia.
EUROPEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST RUSSIA
ENGLAND APPEALS TO AUSTRIA AND
PRUSSIA.
[Fr I'M the London Times OF Nov. ISL
Whatever may be The nature or the result OF ths ne
goaoDs for the storsoa of peace in the East by the
united exerons of Europe it excite surprise that
the propositions that reached Constantinople about the
9th Of Novem declined blythe Turkish nment
ENJOYS The Turks At that moment flushed by the
first intelligence Of and subsequent events have
proba bly, not Diminished their Ardor for the the
Porte is to decide the to be pursued by the
leading governments of Europe her policy and intentions
to carry the with vigor and to bvove every
other State in crusade against Russia she can But
before give assent to sweeping declara
ton must be allowed to consider the positive in erests
Of other countries besides the East of Europe ard
must remind Of contemporaries that the object
Of the maritime powers in sending their fleets to the Bos
phorus not to give this European character,
might terminate it altogether. But, We have
than observed it is not from the parties prnc 2ay
Of peace be expected the contrary they the
chief obstacles to pacidcasioa. Peaoe Il to be
those powers and interests which are deeply
concerned In the maintenance Of public ira aquty and
public law than in the ssus Of the quarrel
The combined squsorons of Err gland and France may
prepared in the last to armed demonstra
ton in the Black Sea- but II any effect still be pro-
ducsd BY the mediation Of neutral powers it must DO
with the assent of the German States supported by
general resolution to uphold their comm on award.
We have reason to believe, in spite Of
tons which have been made to the tsry that Count
Buol and NJ de Manteufel insens Die to the
duties of their respective positions Is there any
grouI for the tt 1t those ministers Ikey to
be superseded At Vienna and Berlin by statssmsn
plant to the influence Of Russia The Cabinets to which
they belong have attempted 10 paae the conduct
Of Russia They have the contrary loudly condemned
it, consequences might in the East it
clear that in the West the principal dangers and evils
Of general must fall on their territories. The
fhAxnf donfda Ia
their secEIity comPels them to and
that point shall beg leave to offer some further
considerations If their object be the maintenance of
peace, If their finances are embarrassed, If they
haunted b. the dread o. revolution they bouad by
nth France ana England in bringing hs
to close by firm resistance 20 the etsnsons of Rus
STA and equitab con Iteration of the yha OF the
Porte The French and EHglsh governments scting in
with Austria and Prussia, could certainly have
d position to revolutonzs heir domnioHs weaken
the authority aid power they might employ in defence
of the common cause The re, olutionary party in Eu
rope of which NJ Kossuh is Of the organs hopss to
turn this crisis to its adv ntsge becsuse already
identifies Austria with the Russian govern nent and,
consequently, tbects against Hungary AMI Italy that
hostility which Russia has provoked. Can there be
her she now The revolution threatens her In
proportion abe is identified with the policy of Russia,
and as che reesdes from the alliance Of England
and France. In that fhs Is open to every
fern Of internal nsurrection and external war.
The empire would be convulsed BY shock such it
has not felt and Russia far from being able to
to its assistance would require all the forces she
muster to defend her eli Aeng the vast frontier open to
her assai Let Austria commit the extravasant and
fatal of ally ing herself to Russia this question
apc, besides the dishonor Of supporting she has
already condemned and Of abandoning to her northern
the Lower Danube, she nfa bly, drs down
herself the double OF revolution and Of wa, and
will pay the penalty of aggression she approved.
That the step her sterest enemies ardeny desire her
to take they foresee it would deliver into their
hands, for the barrier hitherto placed by Russia to
Is BY s that her
Nor is the condition Of Prussia uch better There at
least public opinion counts for something and cannot
ceve to be the power the Court OF Berlin lend
the support OF the German people Russia such war
IS she has provoked Several write in the German press
have continued throughout the summer and autumn to
vent on the Government Of this country torrent vulgar
abuse because 1t did not rhib all the alacity they
quired to attack the Russians and cut the Gordan knot
of this Eastern question Their eloqu would have been
better employed .; home, for, Prussia ready to
ume the position which the occasion requires ia
junction with France and Eagsnd her decision would
alone suffice to render the prolongaon Of the war mpos
sihe But If she stands aloos she renq the part
Of great Power and leaves the interest OF the German
people in this great question without champion or
Austria and Prussia, It Is said, may take refuge in
declaration Of neutrality If that be their course they
do all they can to favor the designs Of Ruseis,
eerhsnd without having The courage declare in her
favor and by declining to throw their whole weight
and the danger Of general war At such moment in
the Affairs Of Europe, declaration of neutrality would
be rot only the least honorable but the most mpruden.
course, they could pursue for the mediation which
might be mI osed the bsgerents by the authority Of
four Powers will probably require activs
the part Of England and France alone suppose the
danger had come from another quarter. and that
the Emperor Louis Napoleon instead OF the En-.
psror Nicholas had given the signal Of war by
q gross infrsction Of public law, and by the inva-
sion of a territory not his should not have
heard that he fac Of Europe depended the intimate
a&r &c and joint Of the four other Powers
that they bound to combine against the eremy Of
the general peace, and that their united srsr 9Th
the Continental State have said Engan had taken that
opportunity to declare her neutrality? What ~oa they
hereafter II England foil wing their example shoold
IN tie event 81 such AZ occurrence, withhold her assist
and have them THEIR fete2 They would say that
England he olsndestine ally OF sygressor and
that BY negecDs to play her pr shs placed the inter
ests Of the whole ord in jeopardy Such would be the
consequen Of the system OF Gs rman neutrality The
concert of the great BY which many i'm portan
questions have been peacefully adjusted, would be a.
end Europe would be broken up into separate alliances
ard fresh questions would speedy be raised when that
ceaed to protect them by these means even the sys
tenn OF neutrality would be destroyed, and long the
German Powers would find themselves involved 10 var
fare and exposed to all the psoosr dangers 20 which
their present social and political condition renders them
obnoxious
These COM ideraions are doubtless familiar 10 the lead
ing statesmen of Germany and they cannot bu perceive
that firm and temperate union with the Western Pow
era the sures coure to peace to protect pub
Bs engagen ens, and to identify the Leading States Of
Europe with that rva,ivs which Is quslyo
posed TO revolution and 10 If they swervsd from
that course they may depend upon II that neutrality v
rot protect them from the evils they desrs 10 avoid
Nothing, on the contrary Ii likely TO the pro
longaton Of hosttes between other powers; and the
prolongation Of hoses in countries cone rninous to
their don nons involves the very ,nsequences they
st dread For the comm safety 70. them for
told Were the rest of Europe really united II IA i'm oos.
sitle that could go which Ia cetestsd By every
civilized people but IL the ors made put end to
II failed BY Ct the feebeness rresou!ion OF the
German Powers they may rely upon it thrt the mos, in
furious consequences Of this struggle wi day fall
upon Themselves Their conduct this question will
ostermine In the OF their subjects and OF foreign
nations whether they still independent States
whether the influence Of Russia which Turkey has tbs
eerpy to resist p'edomnates at Berlin and vsnns and
II they fail 10 uphold the established balance OF pc
tuch an emergtncy they will fail in their duty to Ea