Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-13
Condltlon or prpsxla.
From the corrs.pond,n, Of the London rime.l

From the Correspondent Of the London Times
BkRLiS, Jan. l6.
In the numerous articles that have appeared during the
past yeaon the subject Of Turkish
tra and Prussia have been uu
der the common appeaon Of the German powers as
interest and policy In ths question wse Identical La,
feel mpeed to endeavor to point out how ERRONEOUS this
assumption H. aud to lay before you some Of the srsu
ments which you may confidently assume to have nau
enced, and to be still inaucncng the Prussan Cabinet n,
Its eondnctn this matter In 30 dongI leave Of Sigh.
entirely any consideration Of the merits OF the question
as between Russia and Turkey and conGnc myself sunni,
I, statement Of the we'll understood interests of Ps
sia.
In the early part Of last year. when tho Menscbko
mands first threatened disturb the peace of Europe
and made necessary for Prussia decide on the course
she should take wasa ustihable assumption, which
then made, that Austria would side with Russia IN
the event Of general Had Prussia also that time
given encouragement 10 the hope that she would fol
low Austras lead would have become incvi.
table, for Russia, secured the and south.
could In that case have unhestatngly directed all her
military force 10 the accomplishment OF her object In
Turkey, aud have attained before the maritime Powers
could have rendered efficient aid IA have
however the whole garrison OF the Kingdom Of Poland
has been OF necessity retained unwcakened In it's com.
handing position as an army for the observation OF
many To have In any degree favored the views Of Rus.
STA would have strengthened and confirmed that Power
In s unjust aggrcssons and thus once have prccpa
ted Europe into which would be per more de
trimenta to the webeiug Of Prussia than that Of any
other Power.
1t has been calculated that tho military preparations In
cs.e of war would cost between 20 900 aud 90 OoO
OOO thalers that tho loss by the deprrcntcn Of all Sate
aud other securities would about 100 600 thai
tho value OF landed property throughout tho king dom,
would he deprecated by about to s,y by
500 600 thalers Ia glance the man and recnllec
tion Of the state Of Prussia in the beginning of this
will mako this item not inprobabcG and 10 addition TO
the ncacuaoe losses sustained by the suspension trade
credit aud enterprise supposng Prussia to have sided
With Russia and Austria against England and France the
further destruction II its nascent feet its thriving ports
aud is very considerable commercial marine.
Is also standing conviction with Prussian politicians
That the course above indicated hat of joining Russia
Sc,) would afford Louis Napoleon only too welcome
opportunity to occupy Belgium, Holland and the Rhine
tfoVinces-a step peculiarly obnoxious to Prusss aud
'hat, inrthcr with view to distract Austria and prepare
the way Tor Interior conquest he would occupy Savoy and
Switzerland and by agents promote rsngs and
III Northern Italy, Hungary, Gaacia and Poland. At tho
approach Of French army the Rhine under the above
supposed conjuncure the petty States OF Southern Ger
many the fret exposed to the burnt of the attack and the
least able or willing to resist would readily fall OF from
their connexion with Prussia aud the Zoy.rcp AZ thew en-
tered into the confederation Of the Rhine under the first
Napoleon; ind Prussia would thus completely lose all
present commercial and economical as Il would
hind Russia and Austria into wafare In which ha,
''s to gain than any other Power aud everything to
lose s "
These would be the probable Prussia OF Il. aypv H.
most probable that such for
signal 70 be gained England how hi.
dent that Prussia loss by 2estenieg m m,
Of Rome Ts ii nqs S Il Church
esne's Of lis aggressions This rs
' to sss ..s
must be borne In mind owes its existence as separate
Eurep Of rs Proie.ant.m s SLrh
sIed Prussia q. po clan here .hu,. III,
to the conviction that OF Russia Tt
the East as ,Ss a Ss The s1na
seOy The f@pspr q Ss Pasns sn
with snini have the Of Frsnse a,
All ca aeays enumerated the great,
desstS S. ,ss . homes,
Inh c. wh. sng her peace She
to make ,h. neutrality respected reserved to se
liberty Of ,ueseqaenty h wing weight into either se,
in the Immediate subject cohaic, ts.p &
to remain neutral Although her mo .sr ss
lion /. =. ~ fs .;,,eG at issue Til,
tsses an active neu. atty hOnourIs b
to her. ''''sd''ao's and runon'
.rsna,n, "a be eOurs. Prussia would take ho, ~,
desirable On pOn, there can In the ee no
i.nI De very le hesitation In forming coma.
oygone traditions must be clear who knoy Rrus Thai
soa, 10 an ins,. ann and TS Sp
Ns s s a aa a. sIry are The same opposed 10
sx TO &c go, out Of either
take care o sap a. S S and
10 ssou: matters there no greater disturbed
Russia would he q .hs ssIa ia rartsy ny
compelled prussia to admit her
which has turned out an entire acy has come
r Ply a; treaty was the share she would the trade
By o. Tie pa s up Of The
Austria hs. allowed heref be deprived ar.s Without
the Austrian under Of paying amount q hi.
paper as.hal become equvanto sterling
rates OF PtussaD currency