Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-13
Position Of Austria and Prussia.

Th- Morning Mail thinks the telegraph was n
little too fast in announcing the accession of
Austria and Prussia to the Anglo-French al
lance The facts Of the case. it says, So far a
they are known do not justify such IN ossump-
ton. II il true that the two German Powers
have united with Frnnce and England in pro
toeo declaring their determination to maintain
| the integrity Of Turkey. bui We have no tangi-
| BILE evidence that Austria and Prussia nrc pre-
! pairing - cooperate actively with the western
powers
This subject was referred to in the House of
Lords on the 26th ulfimo, by the Marquis of
Clanriearde and the Earl If Clarendon. twill
be seen from the remarks of the former noble
man, that he looks upon the Convention between
Austria and Prussia and the protocol ofihe
Four Powers as humbugs:
In the House OF Lords ON the 26th ultimo., the
Marquis of Clauricarde said, their lordshirs were
aware that there had nppearedin the newspapers
a somewhat mysterious document, which pur-
ported to he treaty signed between Austria and
Prussia, relating to the war in which this coun.
try vas unfortunately engaged. lie was not n
bout tn canvass the provisions of that ambiguous
document at that moment but he wished to ask
his noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs
whether he would lay that paper ON the table OF
the House. accompanied, "a he hoped it would
be- with such dispatches as might have been
written to or received from Her Majesty's diplo-
matte agents abroad so as TO enable their lord
ships To interpret the paper itself and also Ia
show the views by which the document was re-
gardej by this and other governments. Undoubt-
edly IL appeared to him that the paper had rs
much direction in the way of defiance against
the Western Powers as it had against Russia it,
self. Ii was true the treaty contained an nrti-
ia
event of any of which Austria and Prussia were
prepared to enter into hostities agans Russia;
but those contingencies of such an absurd
nature that IL appeared TO him 10 be ridiculous to
put them into important state document. Those
contingencies were that IN ense the Russian AR
my should cross the Balkan, or should continue
toteenpy the Danubian Irinelpalities for an in
definite period of time, or should attempt the AN
nexation of those prncpalites to Russia-in
the event of either of those contingencies taking
place. then Austria and Prussia would be prepar-
ed TO take.u arms To resist any such attempts.
The first of these contingencies appeared to HIM
10 be perfectly absurd, inasmueh it could
scarcely come TO pass that the Russian army
would be able To cross the Balkan. They might
well tnlk OF crossing the Alps or the Appcn-
mines. nasmuch as, being only yet opposed 10
the Turks. they had not been able TO make the
least approach TO the accomplishing of such an
event. The other contingencies appeared to
be equally absurd aud they mono of them
pointed out or explained the real dnimus of the
treaty. But il was rumored that protocol had
been lately signed at Vienna by the -Four Pow
ers, and il was possible that that document might
be of more important character than the proto-
coils which had preceded it.. Ii appeared to be- IA
repetition of an abstract proposition, which had
been made before, and ho had almost said of an
abstract truth, with respect To the nature of the
contest in which this country was engaged; but it
did not pledge any party TO il, nor did it ensure
any very strong cooperation ON the part of Aus
trim and Prussia with France aud England in that
contest. lie would ask his noble friend to lay
that document also on the table of the House ar-
companled, as he hoped it would be, with des-
patches because, if they were To have any inlor-
nation at ALL he thought it important that their
lordships should have the fullest information that
could be given with respect TO these matters.
To these intcrrogatories Lord Clarendon made
thefoowing reply:
an answer to the first question of my noble
friend, respecting the convention that has been
lately concluded between Austria and Prussn, |
have only to say that the negotiations which were
carried IN during II considerable length of time
between those two Powers were kept II profound
secret from this and other governments and the
treaty only communicated to us confident
ally after the ratlcatons had been exchanged.
That treaty has since been communicated to the
conference ut Vienna at the sumo time that the
Convention entered into between Her Maiesty's
government and the government OF the Emperor
OF the French and the Ottoman Porte was com
munioated to the Conference. The communica-
ton took place ON the 23d of this month, and
protocol anneNing the two conventions together
was signed ON the same dry. That protocol has
not yet been received in this country, but as soon
us it is it shall be laid ON your Lordships TIA
bles.n
The reply of his Lordship reads very much
like an admission of the justice of Lord Clunri
carde's differences.
The London News in view of all the facts ex-
presses the opinion that England and France can
in no case count upon the cooperation of Aus
tria and Prussia--that hollow and insincere
neutrality is all that can be looked for ut the
hands of the two last mentioned powers and that
the task of arrosting the march of Russian ag-
gression must be completed as it has been be-
gan by France and England.
The Difficulty with Spain
The official organ at Washington admits that
"our difficulties with Spain remain unadiusted."