The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16

Wn0H0 weight, unfOrtuuAtcIy for SUCCESS " PuS
sesnses greater at this critical uncsurs than that Of
Al tho other four together Since the death Of the EN-
peror Nicholas Louis Napoleon has undoubtedly become
me Hrst monarch in Europe and led on BY his star"
he bids fair TO acquire ali the preponderance the Distant
shadow OF which arms whole continent against the
Gar Triumphant republicans and legitimists
home feared and respected abroad he the t color
noat over the most ancient capitals Of Europe and
himself on pinnacle Of power hardly attained by his
els at the cost Of hundred victories. But the very
fact Of his owing this splendid position not to his
sword but TO his asute policy, aided by good fortune
and the universal jealousy Of Russia renders IL mposs
be for him to conclude the war without some
brilliant military success. To say nothing of
his prestige, anesay damaged In the eyes Of the
multitude by the eheckered events Of the Crimean
petition, how could he face the army returning from
campaign Of unpar Aleed difficulty and hardship, with
ont even glory to reward them for their abors How
oou he face the nation whom he will have deprived OF
hbert ground down to the earth with taxes exhausted
narrai renow winch to frenchmeD is suficient com
pensaton for the loss OF everything else that Is valuable
or desirable9 An iDglorous peace would inevifa-
bly, give rise to internal commissions which might
endanger the throne, and even the life OF Napoleon
M; and If the desire Of maintaining'and increasing
continuing the war; he would be driven to it by consd
sratons Of personal security which must prevent him
from aequescng in any terms short of the destruction
Of that modern Troy-Sebaatopol.
On the other hand Alexander H. though evidently in
skned to make any CONCESSIONS in reason to csc ape
from the awkward predicament he finds himself in ut
the beginning Of his reign is clearly unable to submit
TO conditions which would him with gnomny in
the eyes Of the world and Of his people; he can
never agree to dsmolish with his hands fortress
that has successfully resisted the utmost efforts of his
enemies, and by single stroke of the pen to render
s bs asVoeS subjects Ts rn OF tSs Ss
absolute monarch has its limits. Even in Russia the
voice Of public opinion make itself heard and the
authority Of the is not yet firmly established
to enable him to set 1t at defiance Upon three out
Of the four points be yield without Disgrace they
in fact OF less consequence and not likely to
sion any serious difficulty; but the Vienna
proceeds TO discuss the fourth relative to Sc
the naval establishments in the Euxre the
whole affair must to dead lock- Sebastopol Is
stumbling block which it utterly impossible to get
over, for this point neither Napoleon Alexander
recede II is matter Of lie and death to both
Of them. Some people, indeed have limited that the
young Car may have given his generals in the Crimea
private orders to offer less strenuous resistance to the
future attacks of the allies and to allow them TO occupy
the southern part Of Sepastopol which would enable
them to close the csnrsa with show of success ana
10 regard the destruction OF the fortress fat
PHI rendering further stipulatons the part of the
subject supererogatory and aording them pretex for
seemDarhDg and leaving Kussis at full liberty to build
The recall of Prince Menschikof quoted confirms
terry of these rumors which certainly derived some
on the part of the new Emperor, particularly as
0sten Sacken, who succeeds him In the command,
him some me sncs 'b by ths Wssanston Taon
OF being "the ablest general in the Russian armya civil
Med SuwArrow-an accomplished Blucher-bold, daring
enterprising- one whom embarrassments impede,
dangers appa1" He is, the contrary, known to BE-
worn out roiaier irresolute and s6e his prede
counts from the Crmes however it appears that the Ill
health ascrbed the of Menschkos retirement
was not as was generally imagined mere hcton, and
that be had been obliged leave the army early the
I'd inst and was lying at Smpheropol In dangerous
state At Odessa his death currently reported and
armed Russia win have been deprived in the course of
few weeks Of her most the only
two men Of genius she possessed and whose loss may
Than that Of whole army. At any rate, 1t cannot fail
10 have considerable effect upon the of the
Crmean campaign although the sanguine expectations
entertained by the French and English journals that the
Allied commanders would take advantage Of the panic
casoned in the Russian camp by the demise of Nicholas
70 make sudden and decisive assault have not been
yeahZed.
Under these circumstances, it appears very mysteri
expression any other views than agreeable
to government has begun within the last few days to
assume more pacific tone, and that not only the
Russia notorious, but even the Constitutional,
until lately the most savage OF all the organs Of the
var party has sudde ally arrived at the remarkable
slusion that understanding with Russia 4, possible
without The fall of SebastopoL Such language Is csr
tainly straage enough in the mouth Of such paper,
though, for the stated ABOVE, cannot attach
any great value TO II; IT, however, 10 spite Of all the
motives that render the prosecution of the impera
transaction of the hind alluded TO- there must
be some deep laid scheme NJ bottom, and in that
case, Net England beware London Is grandsr prize
then SebastoPol and successful coup de main against
"le perfde Albion !" is probably the only thing that
would absolee him In the eyes of his SUBJECTS from the
sdiun Of having tailed against the Muscovtes
The opening OF the Vienna Conferences without the
participation of Prussia has created quite
portable feeling in this capital but spite OF this Gun
seward EVENT. the position Of the Mantsuel Cabioet
mains as firm as ever. An address to the King pro-
posed by the opposition in the Second Chamber disap
sg y ns ~aa Of
rence and consistency butt after wasting great deal
Of eloquence to purpose it thrown out at last
stronger pressure from without to induce Frederick
William W. to deviate from his system of neutrality, in
which be has been stin more con armed By the last
words Of his brother in law whom he always looked up
as the great pr,p Of monarchy and conservation aud
whose dying injunctons were sure to make deep inn
this his resentment of the domneerng assumed by
Louis Napoleon, his hereditary jealousy Of Austria
and natural anxiety to preserve his from the
Evils of war, and you will readily inter that the hopes
recently expressed by Lord Clarendon Of eventually
securing the cooperation Of Prussia, ba sed a
very slight foundation. A. B.
Our Constantinople Correspondence.
CoSsrASrIsopLE, March IL 1855.
Fteling in Turkey With Regard 10 the United SsatesTae
Clarendon Declaration Relative 20 the WeStern Policy
Of the AIies-The Turkish Ministry Thoroughly In
formed TO the True Position Of the United States
in Reference TO that Decldrdtion-7he Turks ThinI
England in the Condition Of she Sick Man"-Sensa-
ton Caused IN Constantinople by the Cars Death
Emotion IF The Sultan at the Neics-Tae Porte Fitting
up a Palace for the Reception Of Louis Napoleon,
de-, dc.
The HERALD still sustains its influence here by
Of the correct impressions which it contains OF the
opinions OF the American people the eastern
Question" For some time past, 1t was thought Mrs
Mat the Americans were undergoing a change Of
sentiment and that their good feelings for the Ottoman
mt had become hostile to it. The articles
tanned in the HERALD during the last month, however,
have clearly shown that those favorable feelings
have not been changed in regard to Turkey-that
Me American people, always generously disposed
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