New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-26
TIE VIEWS FROM EUROPE.

The prospect Of peace receives additional con-
frnston from the intelligence brought yesterday
BY the Pacific. TIE Gar uDequi7oeally accepts
the basis OF negotiations proposed By the A'ies'
and Congress 70 settle the defni.iSe terms OF
peace or az least 10 attempt il, is sbou' 10 meet
at Vienna The starting point from ~hich tne
new negotiations are TO begin, and upon wDicn 'ae
p,rties are all sgreed, is: !. The revision OF the
treaties between Turkey and Russia; 2. JOINT
protectorste Of all the great Powers over tbs
Christians Of Turkey; g. The free navigation Of
the Danube; A. France and England to hsve re-
fpectiyely the right to msintain on the Black Sea
the same naval force az Russia. These terms
the Russian Envoy at Vienna refused 70 accept
without special orders from Sc. Petersburg; bat,
much TO the prise Of everybody, such orders
were promptly received. The Car has thus not
only conceded whs. some months SINCE he siren
uoutly refused, but in entertaining the proposal
10 limit his naval establishment in the Eaxine BY
those which France and En- gland will keep up IN
that sea, be has gone further than We had reason
TO expect. 1t il true tbs this point involves no
such humiliation Of Russia as the destruction OF
Sevastopcl and Of its feet, for which the British
journals rot lOpg ,ince were clamorous; but II
tfectuslly precludes any future coup DE man
against ConstaniiDople, such az Russia might ca
ely have mpsbed at the time OF irst invading
the Princpsties mad she chosen Thena'uific'ent
force EN- barbed upon her fleet might easily have
fallen upon COnstsntnople, occupied the Darda-
pellts, and driven the Sultans forever out Of
EGIope, before any preparation to offer adequate
resistance could have been msde by the surprised
ndtsrdy Turks. But with British and French
squadron constantly stationed in the Black ses,
such sn event becomes iU possible, AID Russian
greed must seek Flower and more circuitous
methods Of reaching it's cherished aim less
surprising concession, though an almost equal
departure from the naughty pretensions urged
by MenchikoG, is the acceptance of the joint
prote ctorate over the Turkish Christians, instead
Of that exclusive one which the Gar heretofore
arrogsted to himself
The fact that points like tbese are yelled,
seems to imply that the Cabinet OF st. Peters.
burg is quite ready TO m,ke peace aud we shall
not be surprised at an early settlement OF the
entire question. Still, the facility with which
Russia has acceled to the proposed basis, ex-
cites suspicion in France and England and the
belief ia entertained tina. her object is simply to
gain time, in order to renew the war more ad-
yantsgeousy aftsrvard. Those who adopt this
hypothesis, forget that neither active hOstlitics
nor pre- parstions for another caDplgn are at all
suspended, and that the Allies, as well ss the
Gar, are making every possible effort to take
the field in the spring in greater force thaa ever.
Thus neither party gains any time, nor reaps sny
warlike advantage from the negotiation. An
other Get Of disbelievers in the peace find an
argument against its possibility in this
very cont ausnce of the Crimean campaign. If,
they tell us, peace is now to be made, why should
the par.ies not begin with an aymistice If they
are resolved 10 become friends tomorrow, why
continue TO fight to-day This objection GER
tainly has much weight than the other; aud
we suppose that it is only beosnse the negotis-
tions have not been fully inaugurated that sus-
pension of bsstlities is not agreed upon. The
suppo.ition Of our London Correspondent, that
the campsign is continued only in order to give
iUt INlbttAus oppoi w uciChi Oihri Ooh',
appears to us quite untenabe. We are no ad.
mirers of the peculiar policy Of the Allies bat we
cannot attribute to them either such folly, such
treacheIy. No doubt they desire peace, but the
enormous preparations they are everywhere
making pro- the sincerity OF their fear that they
may be compelled to confuse the war; and 10
such case it is impossible to believe that they
can willfully procure or permit the destruction of
the Turki,h army. Nor is it apparent that the
Russian point of honor requires any new success
in the Crimea in order TO balance the account Of
the campaign. The defeats of Alma and Inker-
mann are against them, but the siege of Sevast)pOl
is tiumphanty in their favor; and were the
Allies now withdrawn from the Peninsula,
they must leave with the confession that their
failure far exceeds in magnitude and disaster any
reverses they have caused TO the Russian armies,
and that after all the palm of success remains
with the forces Of the Car. For these reasons
we are constrained TO reject the explanation
which Our Correspondent puts upon the present
stage of the affair; and we remain in the impress
sion tina. peace is at hand, though in q matter so
complicated, snd still subject Is it is 20 the
chances Of such campaign as that ofthe Crme,'
it 10 not well to be dogrnatic. Peace is probable;
yet so long as hostilities are not suspended, no
preliminary negotiations, aud no degree of accord
as to the mere basis Of future treaty, can posi-
lively assure us against the eventual continuance
of quarrel so comprehensive and go embittered.
Only the cessation Of fighting can make us sure
that it is TO stop altogether.
But, il the Gar is the sagacious man tina. be