Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-05-12

ter, as II enjoys a large circulation ana Is rap
idly increasing.
Conferences Of Vienna--W War in the
East Position Of Austria.
The closing of the conferences Of Wen
M and the rejection by Russia Of the last,
and TO her honorable mode of solving the
great problem which now divides the par
ties, shows beyond all question that she
} desires peace upon no terms that will IN
any way sci bounds to her long cherished
pol be taken or not, will not affect the
duration Of the war by single day, so
neither will the event either way prevent
The spreading of the war over the greater
part of Europe. Military men and poll
licians differ, as TO the policy of attacking,
and wasting their strength upon the siege
Of dis strong hold of Russian power :;
such forget however, that if it is exhaust
I iH8 NGNI, VIII lICil dIi4IOSl uHuOuiluCu
resources, ii is also cxhaus,ing their an
| lagonist. Their means can be cOncen.
tralcd upon single point, while she
threatened at various points, by their
fleets, has not only to provide for The de-
fence of Sebastopo, with its immense
waste of the munitions and appliances Of
war, bur has also TO defend and provide
for the defence Of all her other ports in
The Black Sea, and also in the Baltic ; re-
lativeIy her waste is much greater than
lheirS, and that she must ultimately con-
cede, that which will give peace and Sc
curitv to the rest of Europe, we conceive,
can admit of no doubt, upon fair est
mate Of the relative forces OF the different
parties. There is now however point OF
concurrence which will place the war npon
different grounds, with new objects, and
change 10 certain extent, the parties to
it, and tend TO Interior results, which the
lover of his race must contemplate, with
the lileliest satisfaction. The concur
renee to which we allude is this, that
while Russia has rejected the third mode
of meeting the main point, 10 wit: "Ihal
The Black sea shall be made an open sea,
free for the fleets Of all nations - we
say, while Russia has rejected this, Aus
tria has refused 10 draw the sword against
he-, anu is about to break faith with the
Allies. The result Of this concurrence Of
events we propose briefly TO suggest.
That Austria Joined The Allies from choice,
no one al all acquainted with her prlnci-
Piles and antecedenls, believed for a
moment, but that this alliance was against
all her instincts, her aflinitles and sympa-
lhes. What then placed her in the posi-.
ton of all Ally; We reply stern overru-
ling necessity. She knew full well that
the Allies could false instruction in
Hungary and Italy whenever they might
desire il, if she took sides against them.
Such all event would take from her 20
millions out of her SO millions of popula-
ton, and ii millions of that population,
she knew, had been the main stay of her
Empire for more than century. Ii
would not only subtract that amount OF
population from her, but il would be array
ed in hostility against her. Under what
hallucination she is now acting we are
unable to see or account for, unless II be
something akin TO Judicial b!indness-per-
haps the classical apothegn, "whom God
means TO destroy, he first deprives OF rea-
SON." is TO be verified in her. Let US take
for granted that which is currently repor-
led, 10 wit: that Austria is about 10 break
faith with the AlIies--what follows. As
indicated by Lord Harrowby in the house
of Lords, the people Of England are now
demanding a new election upon a new Is
sue, 10 wit: The restoration OF Poland,
the independence of Hungary, and Tie
freedom of Austrian Italy and lis anneAa'
! lion to the dominions Of the young King
> of Savoy and Sardinia, one of most en-
llghtened and liberal minded sovereigns OF
Europe. Upon this issue the parties 10
, the war will stand thus: England, France,
Turkey, Sardinia, and 40 millions of The
people OF Poland, Hungary and Italy,
, whose wrongs will make them be trusted