The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-03
War Certain.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune.
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correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune.
LONDON, Friday, Aug 5, 1851.
1t is difficult to follow the diplomatsts
through all the phases of the Oriental question.
dhere are ambassadoral conferences at once at
ConstantnOple and Vienna Prussia and Aus
trla prepare every day a new proposition. which
is IS discussed, modified, and at last approved by
sne french and English Ambassadors, but be-
iore IL arrives in London and Paris, the uues-
tion mas got new turn, and the propositions
are declared mon avenues" This is the case
with the scheme of Austria proposed by her
Ambassador, the well-known political swindler
Bruck, and with that of Prussia proposed in
vienna. Both were disavowed because the
French Emperor is wary with regard to all
these negotiations, seeing that in the meantime
the Russlans are fOrtfying their position i'm the
Principalties, and assuming direct power over
the country. The last step is of the most Sc
rious Importance. The two Princes of Moda-
VIA and Wallachia have been forbidden to send
the yearly tribute to COnstantinople and have
mad to pay it into the military chest of Russia.
Tins step. direct assumption of sovereignty.
VIII lead to the most serious results, and will
be taken by Napoleon for casus belH. Eng
iahd,-that is to say the English Ministry, since
the Parliament has abdicated and left the TO
reign policy OF the country uncontrolled on the
hahds OF the AdministratiOn-has no greater,
prominent place in the negotiations to Austria
and Prussia. From the beginning of the quar-
rel, Lord Aberdeen always wished to impress
on the pubilc:and the courts of Berlin and vi
enna, that the question was cminently Ger
man question that, by the geographical posi-
tlon of the Prncipalities, their occupation must
affect all Austrian interests, and the liberty ~
of Germany. The object of the Anglo Russian
statesman is evidently, in case peace could not
be maintained, to prevent the war from assun.-
iEga revolutionary character. But the policy
of France is much more bold than that of Eng
land, and this boldness has been communicated
to the Turks. Whilst the negotiations of the
combined Ambassadors at COnstantinople and
Vienna have remained without result, the Go
vernments of Turkey and France have adopted
more manly course. The Sultan has now
sent an ultimatum to the Gar, declaring that,
though yet ready to negotiate he must take
any prolOngatiOn of the occupation of the Prin-
cipalities for casus beHi He does not wish
to make war, but he is ready to accept it, The
Emperor of France and the English Govern
mcnt have also sent an ultimatum to st. Peters
burgh, OF which the terms have not yet appear
ed in the papers, but of which, as l have been
Informed from the best source, amount to the
declaration that the two western powers are
ready to bring about a good understanding be-
tween the Car and the Sultan, and to over
come all the difficulties by negotiation, but that
they insist upon the immediate evacuation OF
the Principalities, and require direct answer
in this respect, in .fue days. Every sort of pro-
crastinatiOn or cvasive answer will be taken
for negative, and the negative for casus
beW." But the French Government has gone
one step farther, and required from the Austri-
an Government speedy and direct answer
about the course which the Emperor of Austria
t,,I- nf
councils of Napoleon war has been decided
upon, since nobody believes that the Russians
will evacuate the Principalites, which are con-
sidercd by them as their provinces. The Hos
pOdars of Moldavia and Wallacbia have just
been stripped of all their powers, and shorn Of
their influence, the Car having appointed both
in Jassy and Bucharest, three Russian agents
who form permanent Board of Government,
and are to execute the orders of the Russians.
Napoleon regrets now that he has lost SO much
time, and has been deceived by the treachery
of Russia, as well as by the temporzation of
England. He has been induced to declare the
occupation of the Principalitics to be no caSus
beii, but the assumption of sovereignty now
gives him the very reason for the rupture,
which you may depend upon. 1t was agreed
upon in the last Ministerial Council in Paris.
The Swiss question remains open on purpose,
by the advice of the French Emperor. Should
Austria side with Russia, then Switzerland will
declare war against Austria for the blockade
and the refusal to indemnify the expelled Ii
cinesc.
To-day's Morning Post, Lord Palmerston' S
paper, contains likewise the report that the
French Government has demanded candid
reply from Austria as to her intentions in the
event of the Cars not complying with the pro-
positions submitted to him, and that a satisfac-
tory assurance on this point would be the only
ground on which France would stay the march
fhcr army to the Lombard frontier.
You see the crisis approaches rapidly. In
case of a European war. Russia is clever enough
to involve the United States either in war
with Mexico, or in an internal agitation, in or
der to cripple the power of the United States,
to prevent them from exercising any possible
moral or material influence.
"MCDoNALD."--Thc N. Y. Mirror has quite
an article on the success of William H. McDon-
aid, whose spacious advertising rooms are at
lO2 Nassau street, New York. "Mac" has
worked himself up well. A peep at his cash
book justifes the estimate that his payments
to the Press, city and country, for advertising
will amount to over 100000 for the present
year an enormous sum, and which "tells a
fortune" of profits. Some time since the Press