The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-05

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AUSTRIAN TREATr-The new treaty be-
tween Austria and the Western Powers, IS
published BY the London Times, does not
seem 10 m TO commit Austria 10 \ much
more decided course against Kussis than she
has hitherto pursued. In the first article,
the high contracting parties refer to the de-
clarations contained in the protocols of The
9th of April and the 2ad of May of the pre-
sent year, and in the notes exchanged on the
eth of August last. and. as they reserved to
themselves the right of proposing, accord
ing to circumstances. such conditions as they
might Judge necessary for the general inte-
rests Of Europe, they engage mutually and
reciprocally not TO enter into any arrange
ment with the imperial court of Russia, with
out having frs. deliberated thereupon in
common"
In the second article, Austria engages to
defend the frontier of the Prineipahties
against any return OF the Russian forces
and agrees that her occupation OF the Princi-
palities shall not interfere with the free move
ment of the Anglo French or Ottoman troops
upon the I'rincipalities, against the military
forces on the territory of Russia. 1t also
agrees to the formation of a mixed commits
sion for the regulation of all exceptional and
disputed points. arising out of its occupation
BY her troops The third article provides
that, in case hostilities should break out be-
tween Austria and Russia, then Austria
Franee'and England promise to each other an
offensive and defensive alliance in the pre-
sent war.
In another article it is agreed that in case
the re establishment of general peace upon
the bases indicated in article /, should not be
assumed in the course Of the present year
Austria and the Western Powers will delibe-
tate without delay upon efiectual means for
obtaining the object of their alliance. In an
other article, Prussia isinvited to join the al
lance.
VIC dES Au6DiC W pCO any SANO'hN 80 s~--N
treaty for the exultation that was at first ma
infested by the allied press in regard to it,
The substance of it seems to be this, that il
Russia makes war upon Austria, England and
France win come in and help her. The Aus
trian troops are already in the Principalities,
and Russia, so far from wishing to disturb
them, made way for them to enter, at con-
venient time, to protect the rear of her troops
from the pursuit of the Turks Nothing is
more unlikely than her giving Austria occa-
sion, by entering the Principalities, to re-
nounce her neutrality and side with the Yves
tern Powers.
In view of the probability that Russia and
the minor German Powers, through the Diet
will follow Austria by asserting to the Urea
ty, the Paris corresp ondent of the Nasionai
Intelligencer asks: +" But what is to be fairly
inferred from the probability of such concur
renee y That the assertions and predictions
of the French writer are to be realized
That on the LIST of January next, or at any
other date more or less remote, we are to
see Austria Prussia, and the minor German
Powers, at open war with the Gar for the
protection of Turkey, which for months past
has nothingto apprehend for the present from
Russia, or from the free navigation of the
Danube, which the Gear processes land now,
doubtless, with sincerity to be willing to Sc
cure? No no! A thousand times no!-
The concurrence of Prussia and the German
Diet in the treaty of the I'd December would
afford, to my mind, proof almost conclusive
that war with Russia, proximately or re-
motely, was not to be apprehended as con-
sequence of that treaty. On the contrary,
do not believe that the German Powers would
concur unless they had something very like
An assurance that such war would not fol-
law unless they drew from the treaty better
hope that the war; if persisted in, would be
confined to its present parties and to its pres
emit Asiatic limits The German Powers, from
the Emperor of Austria and King of Prussia
down to the most inconsiderable of its petty
sovereign dukes, will not unite in war against
Russia, except to repel actual invasion or un-
der the pressure of circumstances as impe-
rious as those of 1911 and 1912 AS for ins
vasion, they are, whether rightly or wrongly.
much more apprehensive of its coming from
the west than from the north and they feel
that their main trust when that crisis shall
occur, will be in their union and in alliance
with the congenial despotism of the North.
They will not, rely upon it, wantonly break
the only staff upon which they could lean
with confidence. Germany-the people
does, perhaps, incline more towards the Allies
than towards Russia at the present moment i;
but Germany-the princes not. And the
Princes rule at present. 1t is their sympa
thies and dynastic interests, not popular sym.
pathies and liberal interests that win direct
.he policy of the German Powers with res
pect to this war. The dynastic interests of
Germany dictate imperatively the conclusion
of peace as soon as possible, and German
neutrality while the war lasts"
The same writer says that "Germany could,
by decidedly throwing her sword into the
balance, promptly determine the scale in
favor of either party. But woe to Germany
AFTER the conclusion of peace and the disso.
luton of the alliance, when she should be
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