New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-05
THE EUROPEAN STRUGGLE.

The all absorbing f.cte In the news brought by
the Atlantic, are the breaking off Of the Vienna
Conferences and the partial If not total sepsra-
ton of Austria from the Allies. For both Of
these events we were not unprepared. The re-
lection by Russia of any plan Of settlement which
should not substantially admit all she claimed
before the war, was, in the present state of that
war q matter OF course. The return Of Austria
to her old eIpectant wsyery policy was also the
Iesult Of certain circums ssnces of great import
ance, which we proceed to explain.
The Frerc h Government discovered some time
since, and the fact could not be denied by the
British Cabinet, that Lord John Russell had COM
mitted great blunder at Vienna in allowing
those of the points before the Conference in
which Austria was directly interested to be first
disposed Of The;e points were the freedom Of
the Danube and the question of the Principsl-
ties. From this moment Austria appeared sat
isfed Expecting, ss she does, to share sooner
or later in the Partition Of Turkey-Servia, Bos-
nia, and Albania are provinces which she cannot
allow to fall into any other hands than her own
l. is her interes! to keep the question respecting
the Christians in Turkey an open one. And as
she can never expect to cope with Russia's naval
power in the Black Sea- she has bat little interest!
in bumlliaiDg her in that quarter. From this
point OF view, then, Austria has every reason TO
be satsfed with what she has obtained, and TO
turn the weight Of her seemingly impartial arbi.
trstion sgainst Ed. .nd aud France. But this
diplomatic success has very little to do with her
Of tnis ia az f.-
more empowering nature.
Some ak months ago We alluded to the private
snd confidential dispatch by which Nichols in
formed both Austria and Prussia, that 10 case
they allied themselves with the West against
him he would reply TO such treaty OF alliance
by proclamation Of Hungarian independence
and Posh restoration. At that inc, and when.
ever we have nsiiered the chances of war 10
Poland and Volbynis, we have always taken into
consideration the great military advantage which
such proclamation might give to Russia if put
forth after the conquest Of Gali,a and from the
nights Of the Csrpa.hians, with Hungary open to
her victorious armies. On that account, e,pe-
csly, we have alwsys pointed out the fact that
Austria could not undertake a war against Russia
VI less che was In state az once to take the Of
feDsive and to parry, BY Successful battles and an
advance upon Russis the effects Of such proc
lamatiOn. So long, therefore, as the Austrian
army in Galicia and the PrinciP slises was strong
enough to march upon WARSAW or Kief there
was little immediate danger from such step.
This dispatch Of Nicholas has, however, as We
now learn lately been followed up By another
from bis successor, which contains quite differ
eut and far more serious mensces. The moment
AWtris shall irrevocsbly ally herself to the
West, i. says or commit any overt act Of hos
tilty against Russia, Alexander II reiil place HIM
self at the head Of the PansIaria Increment and
change bis title Of Emperor Of all the Russians
into that Of Emperor Of all the SlarOaiaHs.
At last! Let Alexander take such step, and
the struggle concerning the Christians in Turkey,
the independence Of the Porte, Sevastopol tue
Princpslities, and other such le,sl tribes may
now be considered at an end. This declaration
Of Alexsnders is the first plain-spOken word
since the war began; it is tie first step t)wsrd
placing the war upon the continental theater,
and giving it, frankly and openly, that European
" AlNH ms DccI
hind sll sorts of preteIts and pretense,. proto-
coils snd treaties, Natel phrases and Pafendorf
quotations. Turkey-her independence sud e1.
istence-is thrown into the back ground Who
is to rule in Constantinople' would then no
longer be the quesHon-but who lie to command
al Europe The Slsvonic race, long divided By
internal contests; repealed toward the EAs; by
Germans; suhjugsied, in part, by Turks, Ger
mans, HuDgsrians; quickly reunitiDg its branches.
after ISIS, BE- the gradual rise Of Panslayism,
would then for the first time assert its unity,
and, in doing so, declare war to the knife against
the Ron sno Celtic and Germsnic races which
have hitherto ruled the Continent. PansiaFism
is not moyemen! which merely strives after
national independence: is is q movement which.
thus sctiDg upon Europe, would tend to undo
Whist q thousand years Of history have created;
which could not realize itself without sweeping
from the map Hungary, Turkey and large part
Of Germany. Moreover, it must subjugsts Eu.
rope in order to secure the stability Of these re-
suits, II they are ever obtained PsuslATisn is