New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-26
n,s1srEnIAL CRISIS IN ENGLAND.

For some days prior to our latest dates from
England the Ministerial vessel which under
Palmerston had hitherto taken the Jod with
such gallant fortune, has been in difficulty and
exhibited every symptom of laundering Our
article Of Monday, upon the last Vienna dis
closure" prepared our readers for this crisis
and explained its cause. 1t is scarcely necessa-
ny to repeat that it was the creation OF that
calm little English statesman who with such
co,lness and Inconsistencies of repr0ach, had
during his political career so often upset
"tie coach" but who has recently out
done even himself in the celebrity and novelty
OF his exploits Writing and restless in the
subordinate position in the Coalition Cabiletto
which previous rash insult to the religious
feelings and invasion Of the religious liberties OF
a large portion of she Queens subjects had
doomed him, Lord John Russo II suddenly seized
an occasion to break up the Aberdeen Ministry,
and strove as the representative of the fierce
wal. passion of the people, to build upon Its
ruins government OF his own. Failing In this,
we next find him under his old subordinate of
so many years, and recent rival, Pamerston,
on bis road t. Vienna as the Plenipotentlary of
vigorous war Ministry, and with the character
of the vigorous war man, to persuade Austria
to accept the terms of England and press them
upon Russia. Resting for moment on the road
to telegraph his acceptance of the Seals of the
Colonial Office we next fnd him, after a few
weeks Of vailed communion with the other
powers, once more in England, informing an inn
patient nation, that there could be no peace
with the modern Macedon, and that an empire
whose moderation was beyond the ambition Of
d" other kingdoms" must be brought down.
At the time certain mysterious whispers were
abroad that Lord Jehn Russell, tue supposed
champion of a vigorous war policy, had allowed
much of bis courage to cool down under the
climate of Vienna; and the Peelites were not
slow TO rejoice in the rumored adhesion TO their
peace predictions Of so distinguished a con-
vert But the bold and defiant tone of his story
of the Conference dispelled such doubts. Some
weeks of silence passed, unbroken By hint
from Lord John Russell, when forth comes
Count Buors Circular disclosing the horrd
truth that be who had gone to Vienn. to
press upon Austria the terms Of England re-
turned to press upon England the terms Of
Austria, and all this time, while denouncing
Russia 10 the eye and ear, inwardly believed
that that Cabinet Of which he continued a men,
Der was the obstacle which stood between
Europe and Just and honorable peace. Botu
as the Minister of England in which be went to
VieuDs, aud as the NJ mis- yer of Austria in which
he returned be bias failed. The result of his
mission was simply to give Austria the oppOr-
tupity she eagerly coveted of escaping from the
obligations she had imposed on herself by the
treaty OF the "a Of Dect mber and placing his
own country, instead of Russia, III the position
of an implacable belligerent Our prediction
that Lord John Russell would not gather lsurels
at Vienna has been fatally fulfilled.
The explanations offered BY Lord John Russell
ofthis huge knavery or folly were contradictory
sno weak. Those who have most keenly analysed
hi. long career do not hesitate to attribute i. to
that close cunning which in our previous article
we repIesel ted as the great vice of bis political
character lie was his OWL representative-no.