The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-18

PresenThe representatives Of Austria, France, Great
AT the request the penpotentaries Of France and
OF Great Britain the conference met TO hear the docu
mens read which establish that the invitation addressed
to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to evacuate the Modo
Walachisn provinces within fixed time having re-
manned unanswered the state Of already declared
between Russia and the Sublime Porte is in actual exs
ence equally between Russia the side and France
and Great Britain on the other.
This change which has taken place in the attitude OF
two Of the Powers represented at the Conference OF
Vienna in consequence of step taken directly by France
and England supported by Austria and Prussia as being
founded in right has been considered by the representa-
tves of Austria and Prussia involving the necessity Of
fresh declaration Of the union Of the Four Powers
the ground Of the principles laid down in the protocols OF
December s, 1853, and January IS 1854.
In consequence, the undersigned have at this solemn
moment declared that their governments remain unsi
in the double object Of maintaining the territorial int
gritty of the Ottoman Empire, Of which the fact Of the
evacuation of Danubian Principates is and will re-
main Of the essential conditions; and OF consoda
ing in an interest much in conformity with the sen
ments of the Sultan, and by every means compatible
with his ndeJ ana me eayi ana re-
The territorial integrity Of the Ottoman Empire is and
the sine qua condition Of every transaction
having for its object the reestablishment OF peace be-
the belgerent powers and the governments rep
resented by the undersigned engage TO endeavor in
mon to discover the guarantees likely to attach
the existence of that empire TO the general equilibrium
of Europe they also declare ready to de-
berate and to come to understanding as to the en-
ployment Of the calculated to accomplish the OBJ
ject Of their agreement.
Whatever event may arise in consequence OF this
founded general interests
Europe and Of which the object only be attained by
the return of firm and lasting peace, the governments
represented by the undersigned recprocay engage not
to enter into any denitive arrangements with the I'm
peral Court Of Russia with any other power which
would be variance with the principles above cnuncia
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wEsTMORLAND.
from the London Times, May IL
The last results of the negotiations preceding the
pagn which is about to open in the East known
lions recently signed by all the great Powers of Europe
it may be convenient to de fine from these documents
and with az much precision as they enable US to use the
exact uoson assumed at this moment by these Powers
towards each other and towards Russia.
Towards the end of February, or the beginning Of
other Courts its opinion that the time to give
additional effect TO the intervention of the Conference Of
vienna BY the signature Q, quadrupss convention,
and England time before To this scheme Austria
proposed to make some important additions suggested
by the state of things which had arisen since the failure
of Count Orloff mission. This proposition mega
tved, readers aware by the influence OF Rus
STA at the Court of Berlin, and as the moment drew
to become more positive and direct, it became APP
parent that reliance could be placed on the reso-
luton or the assurances of the King Of Prussia
and his Minister. Yet in Prussia, the government
felt the necessity Of raising supplies to prepare the
my for the possibility of and these supplies could
not be obtained without kind of assurance the
purpose to which they to be applied For this
son M De Manteue persuaded the King Of Prussia to
positive obligations of the proposed convention and this
protocol accordingly signed at Vienna the 9th Of
April. This document established three ponts:-That
the four governments remained united in the object Of
maintaining the territorial integrity of the Ottoman En-
pre- and in particular the evacuation Of the Prncipal
ties that they would endeayor to consolidate the civil
and religious rights of the Christian subjects of the
Porte and that whatever event might arise in
quence Of this agreement, the governments formally
gagged not to enter into definite arrangement with
the Court Of Russia at variance with these principles
without previously celebrating thereon in common.
This protocol Of the 9Th Of April having brought the
Four Powers to the urhest point they could then reach
two Of them being actually at with Russia and two
peace became evident that the further conventions
arising out of this general agreement must be concluded
for the between France and England the
hand, and Austria apd Prussia on the other. This
rangement indicated distinction between the position
of the German and that of the Western Powers though
hardly than already shown by the fact that the
not The joint action Of the Four Powers here
exchanged TO taken by them separately the
two conventions Of London and Berlin, which not
identical in their terms The French and Englih Con-
venton of the 10th of April not only provides for the
soration Of by rescung the territory Of the Sui
tan from invasion, but it pledges the contracting
parties Europe against the return Of the
deplorable complications which have disturbed
s 6 s o sna prus
We are yet acquainted with it) processes to be
eouched the basis, but to contemplate
TIE last Vienna protocol But have SEEM the last
Vienna protocol does not contain the important clause
binding those powers to secure Europe against the
turn OF these dangers That principle Ia, consequently
rousrs ans While France and England declare
their determination to Europe from these dan
gers the German States have only agreed to act soon
Of them considers German interests to be endan
gered and the other comedies in that view.
This distinction well deserves consideration for it
establishes not only what the difference is between
the position Of the Western and the German
Powers at the present tme but also what are their
respective Interior objects France and England have
ven,on, that their object is not merely to protect
the independence Of the Tarkish dominions, but to
sutrsses The German Powers y nothing Of
any such guarantee, or even of the interests
Of Europe in SO far as they are mentioned in the
Vienna protocol Hence it results that If the Emperor
Of Russia TO evacuate the Principaes with
out any further attack German interests the objects
of the German Powers would be attained and their dis
pute with Russia would be at end Not with France
and England which stand pledged to secure Europe from
return Of these dangers BY guarantees stronger than
is nothing in these conventions to prevent Austria and
Prussia from accepting the settlement in question ON
the status quo beliun, while France and England GER
tany imply that they cannot be parties to the
Of tie mchievous stipuatons which led to this
test 1t upon this distinction that the Prussan gov
eminent caly has taken its stand The King
has repeatedly declared that he conceves himself bound
in honor and in policy to demand Of his imperial
broher-in-law the evacuation Of the Danubian Prnci-
paties, but that this is all he has to ask The Russian
party in Berlin fatter themselves that IL this point could
be obtained from the Emperor Nicholas in difference to
possible to restore the alliance between Russia and
the German Courts, in opposition to the Western
Powers If they should be resolved for their Interior
purposes to continue the Probably the evacuation
of Little Waacha, which has been officially announced
by Paron Meyendor at Vienna is intended favor this
scheme; though, the Acnieur justly observes the
evacuation Of that district is very small portion OF the
redress which the Court Of Austria requires But
although we are perfectly aware of the hnespun combi-
nations Of policy which the reactonary party in Ger
many have built this slender foundation IL appears
to us that the whole fabric disappears at the st touch
of fact and common They say IL the Emperor of
Russia will evacuate the Prncpales, the bond which
untes Germany to the Western Pow this question
is dissolved and the asccndancy Of Russia Germany
is Of Importance to her power and safety the
possession Of Modayia and Wallacha But in the irst
place. the Emperor Of Russia evacuate the Princi.
palities in the present state of affairs without total
loss of honor and authority in the eyes not only of the
world, but Of his own troops and his own sub
jeciss We confidently hope that he will be driven
out Of them in one campaign but that he should
UNFAIRLY surrender all his prctensons by igno-
mnous retreat is no. what expect of him Again II he
did yield to the pressure of this emergency withdraw