The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05

hoOn oUIdlu oy war COuiu not eHecS
the conferences.
Thus in either case it was well to negotiate at Vienna
while continuing all tina same to fight 10 the Crimea
As REGARDS the conditions of peace, nothing can be
more just, more oierate, more couformaole TO the
rights and interests Of Europe 1t will be for 20
2. tsbsh this by cbaractefizing clearly the thought
which dictated them and the object which they to
achieve The first Of the four condition. in putting
end to the proteetorae Of Russia in the Princpates
OF Mo!davia, Wa'lachia and S.rvia, and in placing
their privileges under the collective guarantee OF
the great Powers, takes away from the Cabinet OF
St. Petersburg the rights which pretended to hold from
ancient treaties and which oaly the for sub
jugatirp those populations for domn atinx Turkey, for
approat hing Austria her most vulnerable eide, and
for troubir the whole OF Europe the second by ssipu
latng the free navigation OF the Danube hberates the
commerce of all ENTHUSIASTICALLY OF Austria-from
the moral and msteral obstacles which pede It, and
throws open the mouths Of that or to States
of which it the fortune and the defsnc-.
TIE fourth In delivering Turrey from the pretensons
OF Russia to religious protectors the Greek sub
sects Of the Sultan nevertheless assures than
ever Of conscience at the time that it des
selves the political object Of which, the better to
pose was concealed under religious mask.
As regards the third Of those conditionsthat which
has for its object to limit the Of Ras
STA in the Black Sea-we have reserved 1t ex-
pressiy as the most important and most contested
40 as to explain IL here, categoricl ally First OF
all, how must IL be understood? Evidently an
thing equivocal on so grave point cannot suit any
one. me allied goyetnmenta, who have conscous
defining them Russia has turned the Black Sea iuto
Russian ate che has gradually founded maritime estab
there with much perseverance mystery consiera
BILE naval forces and may be said by that excu
sive domination Of the Black Sea she has placed Coo
stantpope in permanent state of siege.
This state Of things In not possible because Il Is i'm
compatible not only with the integrity Of the Ottoman
empire but with the security Of the whole OF Europe
France and England In dem andipg Russia to limit her
power In TIE Black Sea- to neutralizs that sea,
therefore completely in their right II that result
not obtained by peace by war; such peace would
epbemersl and such war useless; and, let It be well
observed this demand for the Limitation of Russian
power for the naturalization OF the Black sea
not respond only TO Anglo French INTEREST," Il
also to the interests OF Austris for which the Danabe
commercial and military river Ia mssnid way
oIen to her activity towards the Euxiue and Asia
An argument Is brought against this pret~nsion
which we do not think serious it is said to
the Allied Powers, "You ask Q concession from
Rossia which at most might be the price OF the sur
render OF Sebastopol and that place st held by the
Russian army" Our reply Is this;rne law OF nations
grants that portion Of what Ia obtained BY war may
be iept BY peace. We have not yet taken sebssopoi
that ~ true; but what seaastopo at the present mo
ment to Russia9 1t is no longer naval port, her
feet FUNK ut the mouth Of the hsrbor shut up be-
hind that indispensable barrier B withdrawn from the
struggle. The Black Sea ID the battlefield which