New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-23
ANOTHER yIEsNA DISCLOSURE

ANOTHER vIESNA DISCLOSURE.
On the evening previous TO our latest dates
from Europe scene of rather startling characr
ter was enacted in the British House OF Com
mons, bringing out yet another shade IN the ever
varying picture of the Vienna Conference, and
presenting The British PlenipOtentiary, Lord
John Russell, in new light calculated not alone
70 reflect dishonor on his character as man,
but to awaken a thorough distrust in European
craftsmanship One after another have the
events of this Conference been dragged to light
out OF the darkness in which the Governments
endeayored to enshroud them, and it is only
now that we have, more through that quarrel
amonc the parties to it, in which the world ever
comes by it's own, than from any sense of honor
or truth. arrived at the real result. The story
is very simple one.
1t appears that the only point which disturbed
the smooth surface of the Conference was the
Third, which proposed to effect the nominal OBJ
iect of the war and secure the independence OF
Turkey by putting an end to Russian pre-
"ponderance in the Black Sea-" solution OF
this difficult knot was proposed by Count Buoi,.
the Austrian Minister, in which it was ssipu-
lated that there should always exist counter
poise of forces, whereby if Russia increased her
naval power in the Black Sea beyond its then
dimensions, England France, Austria, and
Turkey might augment theirs in proportion;
and, further that there should be treaty by
which Austria, Great Britain and France should
guarantee the independence and integrity Of
Turkey, Ru,si, being party to that guaranty.
This solution, which We adopt ipssissimis rerbis
from Lord John Russell's last reformed state
ment, was cordially adopted by him and by
Drouyn de l'Huys, the French Representative,
both of whom undertook t6 submit il to their
respective Governments, and TO solicit for it the
perfection of that approval which they had them
selves individually extended to it. Austria
unde rtook on her part to forward this solution,
if approved by the French Emperor and the En-
glish Government, to Russia, and in case Of that
pow er refusing to accede to the proposed pro-
visions, to at once declare war and enter into
active armed alliance with France and England.
Such was the position of the play when the
curtain fell upon the Conference. Drouyn de
THuys On bis return presented the accepted
solution to his master, who gave it his assent,
subject to Englands decision. Lord John
Russell, it seems, was less fortunate. Those
proposals which he deemed, and still declares
he deems, sufficient to secure a just and hOnora-
Bile peace were rejected by Lord Palmers!on
and the majority Of the English Cabinet, and
Louis Napoleon yielded his opinion to that Of
his more bold and daring ally. Drouyn de
lHuys at once, with a sense of personal aud
political honor which must enhance the charac-
ter he has hitherto held ON the roll of European
statesmen, refused to direct war which he no
longer deemed necessary and to which he saw
an honorable termination, and resigned the For
eign Bureau. Not so, however, the English
Plenipotentary. Not content with quietly
nesting in his seat beneath the shade of
Palmerston, Lord John RUSSELL in speaking on
Messrs. Gibson's, Laysrd's and Disraeli's motions
not only argued explicitly that the terms pro-
posed by Count Buol (Which it now seems he
had approved and aceepted) were unsatisfactory,
but even went so far in his violent denunciatioDs
of Russia, and in asserting an imperative neces-
sity Of claiming down its ambitious power, as to
leave upon the House the impression that all
nope Ol peace must DC dOOuuObcu' anu tuol
England, like Rome Of old, must grid up her
loins and cry out resOutely, "CGrth0go de-
"lenda est" Little did those who then cbeered
and voted dream that this very Minister had
returned from Vienna with those very terms in
his pocket, believing then, as he does still, that
they would establish just and honorable peace.
Whatever may be che opinion Of the capacity
Of the solution to attain its proposed end, there
can be, as Mr.. Golden, Mr.. Disraeli, and Mr.
Roebuck representing different parties in The
House, have powerfully expressed, but one as
10 the character Of a statesman who in the sup
port Of party would so far forget what was due
to his own honor, and the sacred obligations of
the Office be undertook, as to sanction by his
presence in the cabinet the continuance of a war
in which myriads Of meP, and the product Of
mems sweat, must be wasted, while he held aud
concealed from that Assembly to which he I'M
dertook to give full and frank account of his
mission, terms of peace which he considered and
stll considers honorable and just.
Lord John Russell alleges in excuse the old