Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-30
Lord John Russell and the WA,

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Lord John Russell and the wat.
By the last arrival from Europe we lesrn that
o Il 18th inst. Sir Edward Balwcr Lyttor
,n-ie motion in Parliament to the effect, that a
ministry containing Lord John Russell was an
worthy the confidence of the British nation -
The debate which we publish in smother column
will explain ta eur readers the ground. upon
which Lord Johns opponents are endeavo'ing +,
ousi him from the cabinet
1t must be confessed that his Lorj>hip'> posi-.
.ian i rather an awkward aud uncnyisble vur.--
a. our readers viii remember, l.ora lohn was
sem A. the British Pienpote niisr5 tothe Vienna
Ceuies, nee in May lat. That Conference 10 8.
welikH.wn rejected all thu proposition, for peace
ual- y the various heligerrut powers bat IL
was 81 known unit very recently ina, "a draDchi
Of an altmatum vas submitted by Austria which
prare3 satisfactory both 10 Lord john Russell
AM IL Il Drouyn De l.. IIuys the French pleni
poieniiary, both Of whom agreed to urge IT.
adoption upon their respective government. -
Blu, ihis uliimatum did not meei the appreciation
either nf the French ar the English Cabinets
Consequently " Drown de L'Hgy> finding him
self ct variance with the French Emperor re,jr.
t3 4ftf#a It's ~Fihlte winch - INV Nrth lthNlttf
in all European governments when Cabinet min.
i>ftr finds himself unsupported any impor
isnt public question. by bis sovereign or his col
leagues. Lord John. however. did not pursue
I'll, course Notwithstanding the rejection by
the British Cabinet of the peace propositions
which he brought back from Vienna, he still
hid M % his plnoe in the Ministry and he now
occupies the extraordinary petition of still chr
r,i.,E IN bloody destructive md expensive war
alheash he believes TINT it ight be brought to
a sio.e on fair and hanefa' le terms. The Lon
don mes and hi lardshin's cncrncs in Pnrlia-
mpIt a.. aul him most numerically for not resign.
ing In post. They allege that he is virtually
peace inon, and that he ought not to be allowed
any longer TO held Il place in a war Cabinet.
l. appears from another statement made hv
Lord John, which does net nppenr in the debate,
we publish, thatif the Austrian propositions had
been accepted by England and France aud hud
been rejected by Russia, Austria would immediate
.ly Inv, declared war gainst the Gar The Aus
triau amin ssador 10 hive orders to leave St
Petersburg in eight hou,s,the military convention
with France waste be signed and the Austrian
army was to be concentrated.
If the Engli,h pIenipoteutary roposcd fall
confidence in these Austrian plede s. il j. by u,
mean ,lrauge that be should have looked with
taeef be eye ION the propositions Of that power.
Ii mt trm- n TINT he regarded the terms : hon
orahle ~ the Allied powers. aud thought that
thy aorde9. if not the certainty, NJ lenst very
fpir presp,ct Of n durable peace. ln reply to
tie weston whether Ao had changed his opin-
in sid.
Iii. hasr not changed TINT opinion think
1haf ftosr trrnis wee calculated either on the
- sic 10 SECURE Austria Ia u IN the war, or
tue 1er to Obtain a pence, which although it
Il b. be unpopular. would have been a peace
WI sualdhave Afforded security for the future
w strongly suspect that it was di-trust OF
the sincerity Of Austria that led the colleagues
of Lord John Russell To reject the Vienna propo
siiiou- Tie srti,h Government is evidently
hcnrtily tired the war, and we have no Doubt
bur that they Toul have eagcrly embraced any
decent plan OF getting out If it if they had felt
pGi,o. we'll asssred that in ,a,e The plan frcd
ihreuet the naughty obstinaoy Of Russiu, they
would II least, have secured new and power
full ally IN Austria.