Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-30
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ERA,

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ERA
LONDON, Jan. ~, 1854.
To the Editor of tie National Era.
Foreign news for the week past has been
little else than repetitions, even verbatim of
the same correspondence dated severally Wen
ma, Bucharest, Constantinople, Paris To ex-
tricate the latest and latent meaning from it,
and separate the rnmOrs and partisan political
inventions from the truths is somewhat Of
task but we seem to arrive ut two or three
facts Of Importance, which still leave the whole
issue dependent on the sic volo Of the Russian
Car. On the Goth ult. tho Turkish Govern
ment gave its assent, in effect to the proposition
Of the Four Powers, for the opening Of confer
ence on neutral ground, at which plenipotentia-
ries Of Russia and Turkey should assist in the
connection Of solid peace. As the first Vienna
las if by way Of clear balance) begun with
Constantinople, and before or about this date it
will have been officially presented to the En-
peror Nicholas, though he has no doubt been
previously made acquainted with It's main fea-
lures and purposes. Had nothing interviewed,
it would have been question whether he
might accept the mediation, or reject it, as the
Turks rejected the former offer; but mean
while the murder0us catastrophe Of Sinope has
been enacted, and greatly changed the position
of France and England in regard to their Turk
ish alliance and protection OF this, both Gov
ernments lost no time in declaring their deter
mined opinion, and despatching to the aggressor
what may be termed an ultimatum Of j war
like character, and announcing measures Of
very unpalasable nature to the ambitious and
naughty Autocrat Thus there are two stimu-
lants at work. the one tending practically, the
other warlikely; an emollient and blister al
most contemporaneously How well they ope-
rate singly, or conjunctively, raises new field
for conjecture, and will probably initiate new
course of proceedings, Of which some strange
indications are already on the surface. The
first marked symptom is that Austria though
party to the united declaration of what Eu-
rope required as basis for peace, declines any
idea Of enforcing the right beyond what can be
done by friendly good Offices.
She will plead with Russia separately and
persuade, if she can; but she will not join the
Western Powers in restraining the war, nor
embroil herself with the repression Of Russian
aggrandzement. A present contest has more
terrors for her than the prospect Of virtual
prostration OF her Empire by Russian conquests
towards the South--or she may, in her secret
mind, rely on the strength OF England and
France to prevent this evil, without compro-
missing herself by assisting them. Prussia,
being the least interested in the struggle Of all
the great Powers, with more reason pronounces
for perfect neutrality; and Denmark and Swe-
den have concluded treaty adopting the same
line of conduct, and endeavoring to free them
selves from the danger of being drawn into the
vortex apparently impending over the world.
Ii almost maddens common sense and humani-
ty, to think that all the threatened bloodshod,
confusion, and horror, is in the headstrong will
and passions of one mortal man Heavens
bolts do not fall on such heads, but heavens
Justice will claim retribniion The ghosts Of
Sinope will not scare the despot, but he is
bringing on the conflict which will wreck ell
rule such as his The mighty problem Of
popular Government might be happily solved,
and great sovereigns and prosperous nations
result from the solution; but IL treacherous
and lawless villany bring the matter 10 proof
as the conduct of Russia is now fprcipg It on,
the terrible fight must and viii be fus, amid
oceans Of blood, and many a Nlchoa there
are such) will be hurled 10 the destruutl a they
have earned, by provoking and hasIening the
fatal antagonism. We may depend uysn it,
that Europe will never submit to be G. : acked;
and the only other end Of the struggc must
be liberal government, on republican, aonstitu-
tional, or wellarranged monarchical rrinci-
Piles.
On the foreign affairs need only add, that
the foundation Of the Protocol shall we call
iti now on the taps, was laid by Lord Can
ming de Redclyffe, aud was adopted by the four
Powers. II did not cmanatc iron them and,
it is likely will be presented to the Czar under
the friendly auspices OF Austria and Prussia,
rather than embarrassed by the threatening
attitude which Sinope has caused the Western
States to assume.
A report Of an action nc alafat is unworthy
Of credit; and, indeed, all the intelligence re-
ceived in England is liable TO extreme doubt.
Winter is the arbiter ut present and armies
cannot march in masses in any direction; 80
that everything resembles tho lady's hands,
who, having been cook before marriage, did
not think it beneath her dignity to look to the
kitchen little when there was company; and
on some one exclaiming, jocularly, between the
courses "horrid pause took the affront per-
sonally and retoried, Horrid paws, indeed if
you bad attended to the cooking, as did, your
paws would be horrid, tool"
The severe storm we are now undergoing
will not be without considerable influence on
the affairs of the world. In France, it renders
more critical the efforts OF the Government to
supply the capital with bread at moderate
price. Paris crowded with laborers, and labor
suspended by the weather, greatly aggravates
the difficulty OF its position, and puts the erro-
neous policy adopted to very severe trial. In
the provinces, also, the high price of the neces-
saries Of life engenders popular discontent and
affords room for those conspiracies which are
awlays smoudcring in this volcanic coun-
try. But never mind there was magnif-
cent reception at the Tuilerics ON New Years
day, when all the male sex wore their most
brilliant uniforms and the fair creation such
mantles a. never covered their lovely shoulders
before. The Empress's train was ten feet in
length; and the ceremony was gorgeous in tho
what queer grubs they raise the splendid Inn
age Butterflies
In London the Indictment season is producing
considerable Inconvenience and threatens even
serious evils Scarcity and high charges mark
everv Transaction and demand and tho hare