Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-28
THE CONFERENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
AND THE KING OF PRUSSIA
[rrom tho London Times june l4,b1

| AND THE KING OF PRUSSIA
| From tho London Times June l4thl
Tho conference Of the Emperor Of Austria and the
King Of Prussia the castle OF Tescheu naturally
nues to excite in the hghcs degree the curiosity and
the socitude Of every cabinet in Europe for although
nothing can Yet be known with certainty as to he
results oil this interview, Is evident that the German
powers are about to take determination Of the n,
most consequence to the public interests Of the world TIL.
Emperor OF Russia has been called upon pursuance Of
the principles adopted In all the protocols Of yeup. and
In the treaty Of Berlin, evacuste tho Pripcipales
consider tho course OF sctio, OF the
German Powers, whether he yields this summons or
whether he rejects It. Should he reject It. as would 900,
TO be tho more probable OF these Alternatives E,,a
doubt be entertained that the Court of Vienna q.
solved aud prepared to enforce by those conditions
which the Western Powers arc already contendng Ca
and which Austria herself has uniformly declared To n,
the fixed and indispensable object OF her policy =
When Count Orion was informed, during his short mis-
sion to Vienna OF the nature aud OF the conc,
sons required Of his MASTER he replied that the cond
tons imposed him by Austria would have the effect of
rendering the against Turkey impossible and tina.
Austria herself might well declare as exact th,m
Undoubtedly. the object OF Austria well as Of the Wes
tern Powers to render this Of Russia against Tur
key impossible not only at the present ue for tho
future IL therefore, Russia persists in carrying on this
war; she does II her peril and in opposition to tho mil
ary a. well as the political strength Of Europe Tho Ia.
test intelligence from VeLus represents that tho Russian
sta acting no doubt under orders FROM 81. Petersburg
already altering tho disposition OF the Russian armies
IN the manner which was long pointed by US "a
the inevitable result Of the watike attitude of Austrs-
| by
hynia, Poioa aud MUldsvia stopped In their rch
- confront the Austrian armies of Gacs the Blu
kowni, aud Transylvania, which command their right
uans aud their line of march, while still larger force
oeon ng to the LIST aud ID divisions Of the Russian army
aud reinforced by five regiments of Grenade threatens
the Austrian frontier tn the northeast from the kingdom
OF Poland. These preparations for active hostiltss
against Austria ate accompanied, is well known at
vienna by secret attempts OF Russian agents the south
Slivonan provinces, aud in Italy, 10 excite disaf,c
ton aud rebellion agains, the Austrian government Ga
hat Nnurfa n
burg have taken measures against another which al
not OF nature TO b. forgiven Austria has thrown b,
tween Russia and her intended prey army mere
presence on the frontier is Prince
Paskicwsch than the allied forces he ha, to encounter
beyond the Danube Russia the other hand seriously
threatens the territories of Austria by her armies the
eld while she secretly assa the integrity of the empire
by encouraging those evolutionary schemes which the N
peror Nicholas was wont to prescribe of the most
dangerous aud dishonorable weapon of political warfare
Under these circumstance the establishment of peace
by the acceptance of cond ous rendered TO the
Gar by the other Powers appear to be highly i'm
probable.
But let it DO supposed for tho sake of argument that
Russ does sccede to these conditions far at least As
the evacuation OF the Principaties concerned Would
that be sufficient or satisfactory solution of the present
crisis in the eyes oven OF the German Powers We
that they by this too strongly impressed by the
magnitude of this danger themselves aud Europe
b. ensnied by any such dellson Tdey prepared
oppose Russia aud TO restrain her from preparation
greater wrong but they prepared resist the
dePloraoe consequences which If they were
nov tempted To separate themselves from the temperate
but uDhinching determination Of the Western Powers
They are even more deeply interested than
curing the independence of the Danube and iu taking
that when peace IL restored between Russia aud the
Porte those treaties which established Russian proecto
rates 10 the ottoman donnions, and might at any time
be made the preteNt of occupation Of war should not
be reSvcd in the same form. They be aware that
no conditions OF peace which do these objects
viii now be entertained FOR moment by Turkey BY En-
land by France and consequently that
based on such conditions would only shake the Union
the -Four Courts withou. producing pacific result
They must be aware that their subjects and public
opinion throughout Europe deeply concerned in thei
decision, and To recee all this from the pc,i
ton they have gradually assumed will be fatal Lastly
they must perceive If they do persevee in the course
they have adopted until this terminated by solid
and equitable peace, they would forfeit the confidence Of
the Western Powers, without gaining the good will OF
Russia and would in fact place themselves between tb.
TWO conendns forces, without the protection OF
that neutrality which they at time protested to o.
These considerations appear to US TO be so OBJ
vious and so irresistible that have allowed our
selves TO doubt that they would at last prevail every
obstacle and convince the German conrts that thew can
not hope for safety aud mpunty in partial concessions or
in terms which do not all the essential points at issue
Ia this quarrel.
IT, indeed, the policy Of the German States were 90
vened by the spirit and the foresight of Frederick the
Great or Maria There's, We should hope
their measures would notstop here. For the fist time
since the partition OF Poland, rupture appears to be i
minent between the three Northern Courts which shared
in that transaction Let Austria and Prussia ask them
Nel lnetn renew the
diplomatic transactions Of the Congress of Vienna at the
moment when Alexander announced his intention to avail
himself Of the position in whic he stood, aud to annex
the Duchy OF Warsaw TO his empire IL tho enormous
Acquisitions of Russia from the spells OF Poland aro con
trasedHh the paltry extension and questionable avan
Of such provinces Gaca Austria or Poseu TO
PRUSSIA il evident that the practical result the par
tOn has been to advance the Russian domuions by
eral degrees OF longitude 10 the west and place her
armies in the position they occupy threatning No
rayia threa,nug Berlin. The full political anG mill
tAry effect Of the annhilaon OF Poland never felt
before, because tha contingency before us had
not previously occurred aud speak here, not OF
the wrongs Of the Poles Themselves of the spirit
with which they endure them but OF the public
OF Germany and Of Europe. For If independent STATE
be restored in Poland il will only be by policy OF
neighborng States, who have learnt by neighboring
States who have learnt by experience the fatal consc-
quences themselves Of that Of Injustice IL forms no
part of the Systen az France and England excite by u
dersand machnatoEs, or by open cou cement, tic
hopes Of the Unaffected; and however might desire
concord and content introduced In parts of Eu-
rope which kept in obedience by military power
il not business the map of Europe
But III our business weigh the motives which have
Induced government and those OF other States
resist the enctoacimcns of Russia, by force 81
arms and consider what those barriers aud securities
are by which il MAJ possible hereafter 10 secure the
World from renewal Of these calamitc'. The Ottoman
empire cannot he defended by Ottoman strength alone
the balance OF power between Russia and the Porte
unequal and must be redressed. At the present
ment the fleets and armies OF England aud France are
thrown into the SCALE but upon the restoration OF peace
that object must be accomplished anl secured by
wisdom Of Europe.
From the London Times June 10
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