Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-02
OPINIONS OF tue FRENCu PRESS.
[From the Paris Pays, Feb. 81


from the Paris Pays, Feb. 81
The Emperor Nicholas had rcekoued on Austria ant
Prussia he rcckoncd tho Encouragement OF Frauc,
and England, and 1t that conviction that he had vun
ded his hopes and established his policy. lilo has bee,
mistaken. Austria and Prussia have pronounced asains
him, by the cagenccs' with which they have Joined in ne
gotatons favorable to Turkey by their signature OF th
FIRST note of Vienna and 10y their signature of the proto-
col Of December and that of January 49, But
in illusion which obsnacy and selfovc do not gene
rate, the Emperor Nicholas hoped to be able to detcrn,
the courts of Vienna aud Berlin give marked contra,
cton To all these acts to dctach them from the Western
Powers, and To unite them more or lcss directly To the
Russian policy Such was tho object of Count Orlon's
mission The efforts made procure success in that ia
enterprise beyond Imagination All the cords uls.Ir
love, interest, fear aud ambition touched To nduc
the German States To enter into the sphere in which Rus.
STA moves An extension of territory it is sail was spo
ken Of In case oi alliance and operation To rc,oy,
the Austrian interest promise given M the r.n,r,
goes. to contemplate all the 'Hns "f the war to wards
Asia, endeavorng thus TO show that rgand nou, co,d
be interested in that movement, which might menace from
distance her Indian possessions Austria was mad, n,
undo that she had no other support In, Russia in
hypothesis oi revolutions aud Of new rising of Tho
natonalieS composing her empire. All these ,ruts b,y
failed before the prudence of thc Emperor Francis H. nn
OF the King of Prussia and before their ullcxib, deter,
minaton not To desert the o European right w,
most undoubtedly is not that of Russia.
Neither Austrian Prussia to- extend tho limits
/ oil territory the prejudice
they are well aware that the first step made in that rcc
ton would be the annihtiOn of all the treaties ,i
constitute the equilibrium OF Europe, aud would throw lin,
door open 10 every ambition, the right of force and IN
valuable chances of success. Ncithcr Austria or p,p
allows herself to be caught by the promise of IN, CIR 10
carry the war exclusively into ASA, FOR they know well
aud a. IN iact what Is taking place, that nothing can
prevent Omar Pacla, aud perhaps the allies of Turkey
rum assuming the offensive the Danube and from,
forcing the Russians to serious struggle on that poipt
Neither Austria Prussia has need of Russia 10 nm,
Ia. pyOlut
put down in the whole o Europe, IL is not we can affirm
loudlyit is not to Russia ,at that circumstance il duc
but to France To the genius and drmncs, OF Napoleon
ILL.,, who has made the vey e!ccnts, which the dc M
agogica party seemed 10 rely, cooperate in the s,yst
OF order aud respect for authority IL again Franc.
which, united to England defends in Europe the conse,.
Natvc principles which Russia compromises and nrporc
Such being the case Il necessary TO say which Of the
two alliances it Is which presents the best puar,pr.
against new demagogicI attemptsg To al, tho. rsuf
hccnt means CONTRARY rca.om and To the Interest, m
German States there appears to have been adlrd
another, which must have deeply wounded the nation,
| dignity Of the statesmen OF Vienna and berlin :
Ii is positively sirmed that Count orio In nskirc
| tho two great Germsn ;,o~ers TO give at least a
friendly declaration OF neutrality offered them the sun
port oil Russia to protect their territory both by SO, md
by land against the chances of that neutrality If ~,
proposition really made ahUNa slrtrp. di.,,;n
for the powers 10 whom II is addressed We cannot
ceve anything more insulting than this Irhy propsa
Of protection made by Russia To the States Germany
Can il DO that Prussia has need of the armies of rh -
to defend her frontiers aud protect her polcyf Dan An
stra require Russian troops to rousO.iita her ndn.n
dence and her Sovereignty II the German power; de-
carcd their neutrality they would have sufficient frcc IN
naintan IT, aud they would besides find sufficient
in the Western governments to respect r. Unucrd h
such terms, the proposition Of Couut Orion and the ic,
Oi the Emperor Of Russia would lie evidently nm su,t "a
Germany and for the Western powers for Tho E,,nr
because il wond be To consider them NJ under the ,nen
dcnce and guardianship of Russia aud for the latter he
cause IL w0u!d he tn conceive lOn CAPABLE of nlcrrr
with declared neutrality aud OF violating the right Of
nations and the right Of treaties. ~ dc M,utruiy /
received with natural emotion this singular communists,
tion and be replied To il With the dignity and ,rcr,y
which become king !om such as Prussia In Au.tr,
the st,:rde OF the government appears 10 hIve Lcc
neither css decided nor less sgnicaIiyc Tn, Io,a,,
which We receive from Vienna siatc hat in fact tie En-
peror Francis Joseph declared formally to the Cars en-
voy, that # tie Rus-ian troops passed IN, Ia,
nubt Austria would then not thing bnt her
interests aud her national honor Aud To sluc,ion
IN an irrcvocab!e the resolution sacrifice IN
Rnssian alliance tho interest of Europe the conference
OF Vienna having the instant had The reply m d Inv
the Gar 10 the note Of Jan H. and the ceuner pr,
transmitted IN his name by Count o. lof submitted la l.
declared them nalmi.siho and rejected them unanimous
y In face OF these decisive acts Count Orion must have
compreended that there remained hope of converting
the German cabinets the Russian policy aud accotu5
tothc news which we received yesterday lie aust have re-
turned To St PeersGgrG without visiting lie n Such
then, !. tho present situation The Ob'rinltc iniaiuatsn
OF the Emperor Nicholas has only served 10 prov. in a
more striking his isolation in Europe Ills dplo
relations no interrupted with aud England; his agents.
find in Germany only oldness aud srus thosr two for
midablc symptoms Of hostility his everywhere
the repohition of public OriOn; his armies boosted
OF experience on thS banks Of the Danube an sicrctI.
resistance and very decided check do no. these
iacis, in nr, tell him that he de the brink OF pre
cipcc III VIII Oh fame becomes buried aud in which cpirrs
hro s6mctimS Osg IL Is still time Pause Elrupe still,
holds out TO him friendly hand; she has the con
ditions on which peace may bc made with honor for an
PARTIES these conditions which al.u las rg'. Impose
bY ioroe shG Oilers by conciitory menus
The Emperor Nicholas still accept them wthnu, IAN
initiation Who can Affirm that hereafter il will NO, be
| too late?
| From the Paris Paric, Feb.
One glance At the map of the Danuban provinces Is
sufficient to show the strategic importance Of the oen
siYe movement just ciiectc 10y Oncr PLchi according
the last telesraphc dispatches Tho groi valley through
winch the Dfule runs /. intcrscctcd both SIDES by
great number ul rivers and torrents, descending from the
Balkans and the CIcpathinn mountIns OeniiZl as eli
rs bucharest, u situated IN OF the valleys watccd 10y
the Atdgc and the JalomnzI, twelve leagues FROM tho
capital OF Waicl. bucharest IL covered by thc centre
OF the Russian army which IL mach weakened, IN order
to reinforce the right wing, manumvcrnG tie side
halhht more than iOrty Leagues from the capital; the
lett wing occupies the cnvOns Of Gal'Z league
distant. II Oncr Pacha, therefore, with tile 1910 men,
makes dash on Bucharest the tSo wings OF the Russians
VIII have ngiin theta no. only the Disadvantage Of being
Mt distance hthey wish TO march To the relief of the cap
ita but they will have TO all tc intermediate rivers.
Omer Plca hiss already given strong proOfOf his superb.
or tact in his late operations II is not from mibcrs
but from his tactics tia: Turkey has been able pre-.
serve on the Danube position which has neutral set all
the efforts o! FRINGE GOitscglG II is movement la
charclt under tbs above circun incn nppcas very
bable aud the dispatches will doubtless bring Us ne
counts Of some signal success gained 10y Omcr Pacha
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