The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-07

ed the House last year at nearly similar period ne
EQUATIONS were proceeding, end l was, above al
tbings. careful not TO say any thing which mtgot
nd 70 disturb toe train Of those negosiaso as, or
Diminish, in the least degree, the chane of their
success. We sxe now ct war, and our exertions
must be uncsadngy directed 70 obtain by force OF
arms and the strength OF our alliances that just
and honorable peace for Turkey and ourselves,
which we were unable to procure BY means OF ne
gotiations. (Hesr, hear) Ia advertiug to the
present state Of Europe every one Is naturally anx.
ious to lesxn what part viii be taken by Austria
| (Cheers) Ihave always maintained that, whatever
interest England and France might have in protec-
ting Turkey, that OF Austria was much greater
| (Cheers.) 1t ID impossible TO conceive that the
Emperor Of Russia should succeed in what il now
evidently his design namely, that Of establishing
an effective control if not acknowle iged dominion,
over the PIiDcipalities, accompanied by predomi-
nant influences In Turkey-without having complete
command o. the government Of Agsstis; i seems
of Austria can be maintained II Russia should ex-
tend her power In the way which she evidently in
tends to do. In order justly to consider this ques
difficulties with which Austria has 10 contend and
that on more than one side Russian armies can ap-
proach TO within no great distance Of her capital.
We must bear In mind that It would have been i'm
] prudent for Austria to commit herself in arms
against Russia unless she had been fully prepared,
| and that one or two Of tho kingdoms subm-tted to
her sway have been. in recent years, so disturbed
sss ,ans 'ci nsr g en.s! into
! Austria, while SSsecc...!sg that shs CONQUERED
with us in the objects thst We have ID cssss-.,
to attempt, as long a. possible, to obtain the
settlement Of these questions by negotia-
! tons. Austria has moro than once declared
her accord in the principles which Her Majesty has
laid down, and that the objects which her Majesty
has avowed have her full appreciation; but she has
not deepafred Of prevailing on the Emperor Of Rus
fair and equal terms to an arrangensnt calculated
! to maintain the balance Of power In Europe. Very
| lately Austria sent the Emperor Of Russia mes
| sage, which has been published in the newspapers
STA to evacuate the Principalities, aud asking him
to fix time, and not remote time, for tue evacua-
ton, and transmitting also to ST. Petersburg the
protocol Of April, agreed to at Vienna by THE four
Powers, in which 1t is declared that the object Of
hose powers is that Turkey shall be attached to
the system Of Europe and form part of the general
balance of power. An answer has been received
from the government of Russia. That answer, for
my own part, could hardly call evasive, although,
no doubt, to come extent IL is In the first place,
Russia does not profess herself ready to FIX any
time for the evacuation Of the Principalites. Sac
states that war has been declared and now that
England and France are engaged in that war, and
superior to her in the Bla * Sea and in the Bal
tic while her fleets do not leave tneir ports that
there remain only the seat Of war in the Principal
ties aud the navigation Of the Danube, where she
hope to restore the balance by the successes
Of her AIMS to obtain . victory for herself. She
therefore declines those terms the evacuation Of the
Pincpalties. She declares to be sure, that a6e is
ready to adopt the three principles contained in
the protocol Of the 9th of April, which she des-
cribes as being the evacuation Of the Principali.
TIES, the granting OF privileges TO the Chris.
tian inhabitants OF the Sultan by the Sui
tan, in such manner as to secure their fu-
ture iights, and the entering into treaty or
convention between the four Powers and Turkey
assuring these rights: Now, sir, without criti::
the contents Of che protocol of the 9th Of April,
which those who have read the protocol will hardly
admit TO be fair one, must observe that there Is
an entire omission of that which was the essential
part and foundation Of that protocol-namely, that
Turkey should In future form part of the general
system Of nations. Clear, hear) It was that ques-
ton which was at the bottom Of the differences in
which Turkey and Russia were engaged down to the
commencement of the war in which we now find
ourselves called upon to take part. Ever since the
victories of the Empress Catherine the government
OF Russia have considered the relations between
ample, should not form any alliances with other
Powers except with the general supervision of Rus
sia, and that the greater part Of the subjects Of
the Emperor Of Russia o. their protector and supper
ter, In spite Of and in contravention ii might Be- of
their own government. The object Of the Powers is
on the contrary that the Sultan, having acknowedg
ed, as he has done, and having confirmed by solemn
acts the privileges of his Christian subjects, should
be admitted to form part Of our general system
should govern his own people with those sovereign
rights which belong to sovereignty in itself-and,
forming part Of that general SYSTEM should not look
for protection solely to Russia but to the Powers of
Europe, to maintain him as other States of Europe
are maintained In their possessions. Clear hear.)
Such being the answer that the Emperor Of Russia
has gwen, the government of Austris-which had
Informed us what they were going to do IN case of
three thngs-namely, the reply being affirmative,
ply as eyasive, and have asked the governments Of
England and France to communicate to them what
Is their opinion of the proposal that has thus been
made. / have omitted to state that not only does
France should be parties to any agreement by which
the Principalities should be evacuated bu. that an
armistice should be made, and thai we should
not, by our troops or fleets in the Black Sea, or,
suppose, in the Baltic, attack his troops or his
fleets while he is evacuating the PrincipaHties.
Well, our reply to such proposal cannot admit that
that answer Of the Emperor Of Russia affords any
grounds for peace. (Cheers.) We must continue
which are already engaged in the war such condi.
tons as may be necessary for just, an honorable
and safe peace. (Renewed cheering) With regard
to Austria and the part which she may take when
she knows our answer, all can say is this:-That
although she might be mistaken as to her policy
although think she has been mistaken in not join
ing sooner and more frankly with the Western
sia-yet cannot believe that she will forfeit the en-.
gagements into which she has entered. She has noc
entered into engagements, not only with the Western
fCrfys, OUT Tnh turkey; sac has dectdred to
the Western Poscrs that If the Principaii-
ties are not evacuated By Russia, she tciA
use foscibie means in order to cause them
TO be tuacuated she has stipulated, in convention
nth the Sultan of Turkey, that she tcA endeac0r to
e evacuation of the Princpuiities by negotia-
tons but If those should fat that she scH resort to
other meaS and that she icu be ready to furnish the
number Of troops necessary for that purpose. (Hear,
hear) conceive that by those declarations and BY
those engagements Austria will be bonnd to take
part in the attempt to drive back Russia from the
unjust aggression which she has committed.
Whether she may, with that hesitation and delay
which have been unfortunately prolonged too long,