The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-30
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PsO-peuG ~ . War

The news from Europe by the Washington.
in every practical point of view. is Of unusual
importance to us on this side the Atlantic.
The war cloud, which it was believed a few days
ago would be diminished through the pacific
inteyposition of the four Powers, now hangs
over Turkey and over Europe more threaten
ing and blacker than ever before. The storm,
it is now feared, is inevitable. The effect OF
the last intelligence from St. Petersburg
and Vienna upon the public will be start
ling. 1t was transmitted to Wall street
with electrical rapidity and we fear that it is
but the beginning of another commercial and
financial sensation.
The Gear, we are informed, had refused to
accept the note of the four Powers, England,
France. Austria and Prussia as modified by
the Porte, and this we consider was quite sufi-
cient for the panic which followed the receipt
of the news in London. 1t simply means that
the Gar prefers war to peace and in
tends to have it il he can have but the
fmsiest pretext Of justification. And
when we consider that the four Powers,
in presenting their compromise to the Sui
tan. sigDifed to him that they could not be re-
sponsible for any notifications which he might
think fit to make, it is manifest that the Gear
has the game in his hands. Turkey must now
submit to the abject humiiations required BY
the four Powers or measure her strength sim
ee-handed with the Russian empire and her
dependency Of Austria Perhaps, if time would
permit, under this extraordinary pressure, the
Sultan would succumb leaving the evacuation
Of his northern frontiers at the discretion of the
enemy in occupation But it appears that the
Turkish army in the field is chmorous for a
collision with the iniidel Cossack which rem
dcrs any further concession by the Porte ex.
tremely doubtful. First, because collision
may cut short all further negotiations and, Sc
condly, because the temper Of the Sultan's
troops may drive him to the extremity Of for
eign war, as preferable to the hazards of an in
teTnal revolution.
II war follows the four Powers will not es-
cape j, by disclaiming all responsibility in the
matter. They win inevitably be drawn into
the struggle, for Austria cannot possibly escans
her duties OF allegiance to the Gear. Her only
policy is to become his ally and divide the
spoil. She may thus secure the Turkish pro
vinces to the mouth OF the Danube as her share
of the profits; whereas her neutrality is practi-
cally put out Of the question, with her frontiers
Ringing upon those OF Turkey and Russia, now
in the occupation Of their respective armies.
But we cannot believe for moment Though
England might pertinaciously insist upon stand
ing Deutral) that France would OF could per-
NIT this magnificent spoliation Of Turkey with
out bloody resistance; and when the French
armies cross the Rhine or the Alps it is the
signal for general war, England inevitably
being dragged into the melee. We repeat. that
in a war between Russia and Turkey. Austria
must fight. Her obligations to Russia and her
policy would require her to fight. But if she
could escape the responsibility Of warlike
alliance, it is altogether probable that the
revolutionary Hungarians and Italians would
throw her again upon the protection
of Nicholas. Behind these persevering
and anxious negotiators of England,
France, Austria and Prussia, to extort such
concessions from Turkey as will induce the
Gar to keep the peace. stands the terrible
array of the revolutionary republicans of the
Continent. They are in the background of the
picture; but they have overshadowed and die
tated all this diplomacy on the Turkish ques-
tion. The paramount and all-pervading GER
tainty that war between Russia and Turkey
would speedily ripen into a war between the
thrones and the people Of Europe is the salts
factory key to the exceedingly philanthropic
desires Of the four Powers to preserve peace.
The fearful and most impressive lessons Of
ls4849 have bound them over to keep the
peace with each other if they can Louis Ma
poleen, however. is in comparatively ind,-
pendent position. He can move and carry
France with him, for France is not unwilling
to reenact the glories of the Empire.
But the theme is inexhaustble when once
the alternative of war between Russia and
Turkey bt comes "fxed fact" That alterna-
tive appears now to be inevitable; but while
there is loop hole of escape we may rest sa-
tsfed that the four Bowers, instigated BY Lord
Aberdeen, will not abandon their friendly
Offices in behalf of peace. Another steamer or
two will aid US settleing the question.
JOHN VAN BUREN.-Ihe pressure upon our
columns has prevented US thus far, and may
compel us yet for day or two, to postpone the
publication of the able speech OF John Van
Buren, at the soft shell ratification at Albany.
The principle Of giving both sides fair start,
We think. requires the insertion into our
columns OF this flaming speech Of the Prince,
though we have always regretted that Buffalo
business Of 1913 on his account, for we felt
satisfied that in the settling up it would give
him world of trouble. Now that he is In for
it, however, we must give him o start, and
then perhaps, we shall leave him to swim
ashore if he can. The other day we pub
lished paragraph from one Of the papers Of
the rural districts" charging the Prince
with having given at Syracuse certain bloody
instructions" to the short-boys, garnished with