New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-10
pocrSrRIcIr1Es OF POLITICS.

In his book On the COngr6S de Vienne the Able
de Pradt Justly accuses that dancing Congress,
AZ il was called by the Prince de Ligne, of hav-
ing aid the foundation Of Russian supremacy IN
Europe and given its sanction thereto. "Ihus,"
he exclaims, cit happens that the European
"war of independence against France termln-
Gates with the subsection of Europe to Russia
''It WAS not worth while TO fatigue oneself 80
''mu u, for such a result"
The war against France being at the same
time war against the Revolution, an Anti
Jacobn war, naturally led to transfer of in
Hueuce from the West TO the East, from France
to Russia. The Vienna Congress was the nat
uIal offspring of the Anti-Jacobin War, the
Treaty of Vienna the legitimate product of the
Vienna Congress- and Russian supremacy the
natural child of the Treaty of Vienna. The
crowd of English, French and German writer's
cannot therefore be allowed to throw all the
blame upon Prussia, because Frederic William
Ill, by his blind devotion to the Emperor Al
exander and the categorical orders he gave his
Emb issadors to side with Russia in all impor-
tant questions, thTarted that Infamous tri-
umyirate, CasteTeagh, Metternich and Talley-
rand, in their deep-aid schemes to erect safe
territorial barriers against Russian eneroach-
ments and thus ward off the unpleasant
but inevitable consequences of the system they
had so zealOusly imposed upon the Continent.
Even to such an INSCRIPTIONS c)nclaye it was
not given to falsiiy the logic of events.
Russia's pIepOnderance in Europe being in
separable from the Treaty of Vienna, any war
against that power not prOclaiming at the outset
the abolition of the Treaty, cannot but prove
mere tissue of sh ams, delusions and collisions.
Now, the present war is undertaken with
view not to supersede but rather to consoll-
date the Treaty of Vienna by the introduction,
in supplementary way, of Turkey into the
protocols of 1915. Then it is expected the con-
seryatiye millennium Will dawn and the aggre-
gate force of the Governments be allowed to
direct itself exclusively to the "tranquiiization'
of the European mini. From the following
remarkable passages translated from the Rus
sian Marshal Knesebeck's pamphlet "reiatng
"to the equilibrium of Europe, composed at
"the mt citing of the Vienna Congress, II VIII
be seen that even 1T the epoch of that Con-
gress, the principal actors were fully aware
of the maintenance of Turkey being AS much
interviewer with "the system" as the partition
OF Poland.
"The Turks in Europe What harm have the
Turks done 10 YOU They are a powerful and honest
people quie, for centuries among themselves, II ycl
leave them undisturbed ,ouhdeI may be placed 10
them. Have they ever deceived You : Are they not
sincere and flank in their policy Brave and wariSe
indeed but this is whcesomc and good for more rea-
Sons than one. They the best buiwark against the
encroachment Of The Asiatc surplus population, and
just because they have footing in Europe they ward
oil every encroschmcnt. Ii they were driven away,
They themselves wouG cnCIoach. just imagine them
away What would hoppenl Either Russia or Aus
MA would get possession OF those entire countries, or
separate Greek Stale would be founded there. Do
You wish 10 make Russia still more powerful 10 draw
down on tins sde also the colossus your own hea Is
Are You not Yet content that il has advanced It's stride
nom lhe NOga 70 the Nicmen, from the Niemen 10 the
Nisiua, ano VIII now probably extend II a. far Gs the
Nariha Aud # this be not the case do YOU wish 70
tum the power Of Austria in the direction of Asia, and
to make II by that means weak or Indifferent 60 tie
maintenance of its central position to the encroach-
menis from the West Recall TO yourselves the posi-
ton Of the past times Of John SObosky of Eugene of
Savoy, and OF Montecucul. In what way did France
Vi Inst gam dominion in Germany but because the