The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-02-08
THE TREATY OF DECEMBER I'd, AND THE
RESULTS.

Our Berlin correspondent presents rather
sn encouraging view of the results that have
followed the operations Of the Allies thus far
H. Era.
The treaty of the ID of December received
ll' chief Importance from the circumstance
That 1t embraced the threat, that unless Russia,
before the last of the month, accepted uncondi-
ooua!ly, and without any restriction at all, the
iour conditions, as the basis of further nego-
ilatons, Austria would Jointly with the West
ern Powers proceed to discuss the measures
best calculated to restore peace to Europe 1t
) necessary to observe, that though Prince
Gortschakof had on the Both of November
declared to Count Buol, that the Car was
willing to accept the four conditions uncondi-
hoaaiig, 1t was now required that he should
also accept them arithOu restrictions that will
say, not only without any previous conditions
on MS part but also with the Interpretation to
he given to them by the Western Powers-or
f'r'tsims, as it is called, in diplomatic Ian
guage
Inc treaty in question had been concluded
without any previous information to Prussia /:
which consequently might have been some
cause Of displeasure; the offer was, however,
immediately made to her to become a party to
u but the PrlIssian Cabinet refused to accept
.na' oher, unless previously informed of the
interpretation which the Western Powers in
tended to give to the.four conditions and as it
was not gratifed in that respect, it has re-
manned Isolated, meanwhile endeavoring in
'1'n 70 conclude separate treaty with England
and France.
Inc month of December closed without the
var accepting purisSime the four preliminary
conditions of peace, embraced in the note of
Tue 9Th of August; but, on the request of
rrince Gortsehakoff, prolongation of a fort
night beyond the stipulated time was granted,
IN order to enable him to receive decisive in.
sTuctlonS from st. Petersburgh.
thus the year 1854 expired, without the
r e., being dissipated which obscured the Do
HncaI horizon. But the changes which mean
while took place in the public affairs of Eu-
rope were so beneficial, as, in great part, to
IOGhierbalance the sacrifices by which they
nSu been bought. At the beginning of the
year. the Car, his subjects, his partisans in
Oleign countries, and even many of his enc
ulig'' ielt sure that the dispute between him
anu The Sultan would issue advantageously to
rIm Indeed, many of the best friends of Tur
aey anticipated its ACKNOWLEDGMENT, if not de-
SIuction Not long previously to the time in
! M the NeO York ITtOunc began an ar
'e headed Russia at Constantinople," with
ue following words: I" However warm oui
IWpa'hles with the Turks in the righteous wal
nave now undertaken against Russia, it is
lPOSsible to exclude from the mind sort Of
Pe's,iuous impression that it is, after all, 9
an effort, and that the Muscovites will, some
TI'' salute the beautiful Stamboul as their own
-e very hrmness of Russian faith in such q
vL;I nimahon, the bold aggressive spirit with
u'ch they reach toward the booty they covet
e assured with the dying out of the fierce ole
"lauclsm of the Turks, and the melancholy
oou'raSt the Ottoman Empire presents to the
Inward spirit and energy of Western Europe
combine to strengthen the foreboding, that
"ne'her Justly or unjustly, and whether for O,
s@inst the immediate interests of democracy
a:g Gay lnecitably approaches when the Moslen
"ti DE De driren out of Europe, and the Empir,
fe'er the Great take up its seat on the Bos
P - These words appeared in the Tri6un
u me I'D November, 1853.
moreover, many of the most sagacious states
,r;a ~" oi Europe took it for granted, that Aus
P 20 ana Prussia would, if not take part witt
trot asia' at least do nothing, in order to frus
T,a se her plans upon Turkey. Indeed, Their,
IL perhaps not then statesman in either O
oIG. "o great German States, who deemed al
u;,S ~ possible, between Prussia and Austria
c. me western Powers, in a war against tn
lar In the English Cabinet itself. there wa
surely none, except perhaps Lord Pal