New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
THE NEW ALLIANCE.

France ard England are at war with Russia as
Allies and defenders of Turkey, rnensced aud as
sailed by the overwhelming forces Of the Car.
After watching the varying fortunes Of the fray
for nearly year, Austrs declares IN favor OF the
Weitrn Powers and enters into their alliance.
Yet it seems significant that she enters into
engagements with France and England only-not
Including Turkey, the only power seriously men
sced BY the AutOcrat, which was the first to de-
clare war, and in whose behalf the struggle was
undertaken. A strong Austrian corps now oc.
cupy in force the traDs Dsnuban Provinces of
Turkey which were clutched by Russia at the
outset as her "material guarantee" for the salts
faction Of her claims; more Austrians will un-
doubtedly be poured into those Provinces; yet
Turkeys existence seems hardly to be recognized
by the new Alliance, though it virtually pledges
Itself 10 effect most important and vital change
in her constitution, by securing protection against
all persecution or ilttrestpent to her Christian
tubjects Had Turkey been party to this en-
gagement the AutOcrat's main pretext for pro-
yokiDg hostilites would have been destroyed.
Does Dot the course actually taken amount to
istt meet They blamed the Car for speaking
privately of Turkey as "a sick man on our hands
"a very sick man." Do not the Allies say by
actions quite as much as the Car did by words
Again The Gar demanded, as the head ofthe
Greek Church, to be regarded as Protector Of the
Orthodox Greek Christians residing in Turkey.
This was rejected by the Sultan, with the tact if
not positive approval of France and England, as
amounting to claim of coordinate sovereignty
with the Sultan, and as aiIordiDg pretexts for per-
petual interference in the internal concerns Of
Turkey. We think the objection well taken.
Well: the Vienna Treaty, it is understood,
unites all the Powers as exactors aud protectors
of the religious rights of the Christians in Tdr.
key. If the Russian demand was Objectionable,
is not this at least equally sol
Nobody appears to imagine that Austria enters
into this Alliance otherwise than under the pres
sure of necessity. She appears to side with
France and Ensand because Palmerston and
Louis Napoleon say to her, 1--WE can stand your
neutrality no longer: you must side with us, or
ave raise Hungary, Italy, Poland against you"
1t is probable also that heavy subsidy from the
British Exchequer is part of the consideration
for this enga cement. Austria obtains this money
(Which she sorely needs guaranty of the main
tenaDce of her ill., gotten and worse-kept posses.
sons, and present immunity from the Revolution
AIRY tempest lowering darby on her horizon. In
return she engages to do-whatl To make war
on Russia next Spring, in case the Car does not
meantime accede to reasonable terms of peace.
Well suppose a coquetry of negotiation should
be carried on at Vienna for two or three months,
and then Austria should decide that the Czar's pro-
positions are reasonable and that but for the OBJ
stipscy and extreme pretensions of the Allies
peace might be made what then ? There Will
be loud tax of Austrian perGdy, of course; but
there is nothing very novel in that. We suspect
Count Buol would survive it,
On the whole we advise Louis Napoleon and
Palmerston to make their hay while the sun
shines. They, doubtless, want money-or, at
any rate, miH want it before long. Let them
take advantage of the mOmentary fools paradise
their new achievement has created and push
through their loans with q dispatch. There is
no time like the present time.
Finally, let our own people keep clear of this
quarrel, in feeling as well as in fact. 1t is a war
of the Past not Of the Present. war of dynas
ties of races; not war for the Rights of Man;
war for the Balance ofPower, not for the uprsis-
ing of the down-trodden Millions. 1t 10 capital
quarrel to let alone.