New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-13

Tb.,o beins facss witch spe,k Tor t'em'e''e',
thar, rsmsins 90 y ono question to be '7ttleS'
namely. through wbose fault wa' tho p"ic' OF
Ap.,r,a bsfIled aud tina. country saddled WIN 40
eoo,mons addition al debt, without any immo''-
.,s vantage either IN it,elf or to ,ts o''7n"b'e
.Iues7 We know IL TO be an opinion cnrrsht ~
v,.,,, and resc,oed throughout Germany, that
Austria shrank back for fear Of creating secona
adversary in Prussia, and because war uaher-
taken witbous the aid Of G'rmany, offered 10
guaranty Of as speedy termination as Inc eA''
c.ptionsl position of the empire reqaires. we
must however insist upon the contrary view.
Ii ia our Judgment that If Austria had boldly
attacked the Russian army Prussia and the rest
Of Germany would have been compelled u ioi'
low. more or less slowly and reluctantly, IN her
track.
Who, then, is to be held responsible for the
present Austrian policy '-England, under the
euidssce of that brilliant bogg er and loqaacious
humbug, Lord PsImerston 10 prove this propo-
siton il is NJ ce.sary to leave tue military camp
aid to enter the diplomatic labyrinth. On the
23d of July Mr.. Disraeli ssbed Lord John Rus
sell the authority for his statement that " one OF
"tbe principal causes Of the expedition to the
"Crimea was the refusal Of Austria to cross the
"Rlyer Prutb." Lord John coald not recoliect
that is be said his authority was bis general
recollection" Mr.. Disraeli then put the ques-
tiop 10 Lord PalmerstOp, who would not answer
. questions like these, picked out pieeemeal from
&" LONG course Of negotiations between her Ma
"iesty's Government and the Government OF one
Of the soyereiens in alliance to certain degree
with her Majesty. All he could say with regard
"to himself was, that be had always thought the
"Crimea was the place where the mott effective
"blow could be struck at the preponderance OF
" Russia in the Black Sea and if there had been
I" no other reason that would, in his mind, be AIN
" DIV sufficient for the expedition" My opin-
ion" he declared, was that the expedition to
" the Crimes was the best step to take
Thus we learn from Lord Pamerston that the
Crimean campaign originated not with Austria, not
with Bonaparte, but with himself On June 70
Lord Lypdhurst, making a fierce onslaught on
Austria, stated that " early in June she resolved
" on making demand upon Russia to evacuste
O." the Principalties. That demand was made in
B" very strong terms, with something like an init
a." nation that If it were not compiled with Aus
" tris would resort to forcbe means to secure this
object" After come historical observations, the
learned lord went on to say Z" Did Austria then
" Immediately carry into effect any attack upon
" Russia Did she attempt to enter the Princi-
" palities Far from it. She abstained from do
ing any thing for period of several weeks, till the
moment when the siege Of Silistria had been
/" raised and the Russian army was in retreat, aud
" when Russia herself had served notice that she
" would within certain time leave the Princi-
" palities and retire behini the Pruth." Lord
Lyndhurst thus reproaches Austria for saying one
thing and doing another. He was followed in the
debate by Lord Clarendon, and from him We may
get .ome idea of the genius which transformed the
Austria of May and June into the Austria OF July
and August. He says that "when Austria entered
" into those successive engagements with England
" and France, and when she made those extensive
" and costly preparations for war-when, more
" over, she urgently proposed that military CON-
" missions should be sent by France aud England
" to the headquarters of Gen. Hess, have no
" doubt she intended and expected war. But she
" also expected that long before the season for mil
" itary operations began the allied armies
" would have obtained decisive victories in the
" Crimea-that they would be free, and would be
I" able to undertake Other operations in concert
" with her own forces. That unfortunately was
/" not the case and if Austria had at our invita-
" ton declared war. she would in all probability
IL tbaktu 81; nn1a hau lad
explanation of Lord John Russell is thus in direct
opposition to the statement of Lord Clarendon.
Lord John stated that the Crimean expedition
sailed because Austria refused to cross the Pruth
that il, to take part against Russia Lord Claren-
don tells us that Austria could not take part
against Russia because of the expedition to the
Crimea.
Next, we may consult with profit "a uncontra-
dicted statement Of Lord Peterborough: Before
|" til expedition to the Crimea was dispatched,
" Austria proposed TO communicate with the al
L" lied Powers on the subject of future military
I" operations acting, however, upon preconceived
." opinions, the Allies sent that expedition, and
" then Austria at once said that she could not
" meet the Russians single-handed, and that the
A" expedition to the Crimea rendered 1t necessary
" f,r her to adopt different course Of action. At
" subsequent period, just at the commencement
" of the Conferences at Vienna, when it was Of the
" greatest possible importance that Austria should
act with us-at that time, still looking to moth
" ing but the success of your operations in the
" Crimea, you withdrew from the immediate
Z" vicinity of Austria $4,000 good Turkish troops,