The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-21

those institutions are uDfortunate ana those habits
thinking and feeling unsound and unwise which deter
such men from the public service and promote In Their
place cenagcgues and adventurers whom pstics are
lucrative trade and war mere moves in the
game OIL promotion We have nothing 70 do with the IN
terDal Affairs Of America but this prsctce Of enrusting
her government to the hands Of IN whom shs her
sell mas no confidence has now become chio &c disease
who may find their reations with the repu oc suddenly
embroied by to be sought for in circumstances
which the people Of America TO have little
| centroi as themselves.
| The Peace RumoEs I'm EnRland-Her Supe-
riority Over the military Powers OF Ine
Prom the London Times Dec. ~
All who have had occasion to observe tho conduct o.
the English public from the beginning Of the to the
present moment have been forced to admire the good
sense frmness and moderation which they have uni
fo,my displayed. They lent support to thoss who
tenance those who wsrs for averng hostes at any
and every price, when victory crowned they
gave way to no exhayagan! eS1ltaton when disaster
insisted upon knowing the causes Of our reverses,
but they iorbore vindctiyeiy to prescribe their au
wearisOme mystidcation Of the vienna Confer.
ences, and they have locked on. without muir.
muring while the best months Of the autumn have
been Uttered away in helpless procrsstinaton. 1t
seems idle and superfuous to urge people tired in
many vicsitudes Of fortune and found uniformly equal
affairs with the like prudence and magnanimiiy. The
people Of England are not nfble, but far their
failed and there i it may be truly sa, no greater rea-
my shortconDg in the future than In
the past Us. the circumstances such might well
try the constacy OF nation and according to the
different temper Of mems minds, uninge their purpose
or spur them on to some desperate resolution AS in
March and April last the air is Gil led with the
rumors OF peace. Weare told that conflict is end
and that in few Gays the inesimabe boon will be in
our There are few SO friendly to war or 50
hostile to Russia that they will not hear euch tidings
with pleasure, and ABANDON themselves with too little
consideration TO the seductions Of hope We Tar from
saying that such without foundation, but
considerations,
to lead to regard present position with disrust
and reserve rather sanguine and high wrought
expectation.
The best promise of solid and durable peace would
that the terms should be proposed by Russia herself We
have already bad ample experience how il Is this
dexerous nd nsous Power assent to terms proposed
to her in The abstract and TO evade them by raising obec
carried into effect Russia has yet offered TERMS, and
whn she does so aiH be time enough for 10 ABANDON
csy minds to drtcms of peace and pntof reduced ha
dtiies and 6yodaially SutSfdiny income tar.
What H. then. which has sent up funds, and led
to the general belief that all troubles ends
simply his-that now in month of december last
year, favored whhe offer of the good Offices OF
the Emperor OF Austria This time last he agreed IL
we od not s a having
Is ready, If Russia will not make peace upon
certain od and reasonable conditions, to recall his
An basrador. This is but sandy foundation on
which to rest such towering hopes and yet though the
sand may be quicksand, it may also rock. Aus
ia at last have risen somewhat to the level
of her duties and her pretensons she may at las have
begun to feel that though true TO the letter. she has
er ase TO ne ppm sne tas 70 OF
hostile, nor friendly she may think the time has
rived to seek for herself position at
and more disnfed may he that the terms she proposes
to offer to Russia have been already secretly hetted
tween her and the Gar and that she is able to satisfy
the Lpglish and French governments that nothing
the form OF treaty She may be ready, in case
Of their rejection to follow up the demonstra-
ton of awpg her ambassador by actually drawing
the sword and ccereing her unruly neighbor into
peaceful and orderly demeanor she may conne her
enough TO the humbled pride and broken self
confidence Of Russia. She may propose to Russia all
terms and make the concession Of those terms absolutely
essential to peace She may do all OF these things
all that we say is that yet she has done Of
them sand TO build than hpes such basis the
present at least, to feed ourselves Nth illusions. All is
yet uncerain the past bids to be anything but
guine, and the future, however bright it may bo is yet
imrenetrable.
Happily for us, however, we have within ourselves
OF hope and confidence which the adhesion of
ally cannot give, the detection Of ally take away
We may say It with pride though trust not with
loganee, that England secondary lumiDary in the
European system shines ny no borrowed light and moves
little pnturbsd affected by the atta
of other bodies. What to-day yesterday
and sbal be to- morrows nation laying claim indeed
to the character OF a military monarchy but Iocr
mesh'n ess Of Ter rrais are eSaaaea not hot hav,s
wssted her strength by keeriDg up during long
peace immense army, noninaliy for the defence Of
The country, tu realty for the repression q Liberty,
England enters into a at some disadvantage,
cannot all at create armies worthy represent
Just as The P,us thai spend dtt their hrts in drilling and
drumming begin 10 1eel the freight Of Eaqload Jia-
tlat, though few Powers have carried with
checiered and varied fortune have, the whole
concluded them with greater glory than she. We may
well trust 10 the glorious have already
achieve against Rus a and to the mighty preparations
making for The mrg paign-grounds which cannot
patiently for the npfolsna Of German politics. as people
ready for peace but confident in the result OF renewed
1.1o r. Ds,, no~
The peace Iumors which have been pxevslent for
some days past not entirely without foundation bn
described that foundation possessed ot the sooy
with which CAPITALISTS and others have Invested it,
and which they would appear to have built rhe
tsng ire expectations Russia has her self made pro
positions Tor peace and whether she disposed to
offer such terms the Western Powers would accept Is
Ter wish TO form correct apprscatiop Of her own mill
eIy aud those OF her opponents Judging OF
her INTENT, NJ by tss light we they ap-
pear to us as likely e leae any prompt solution
IN the eaIly part OF this year, doubtless confdng
her military power, he refused terms which could not
be considered Injurious TO her true dignity. She
ted her power and the arms OF France and
England accomplished in few months what diplomatic
attempts had failed to effect. II she deceived herself
them do not why she may not also deceive herself
now, and attempt in another campaign TO regain
moral position which she has lost in Europe and ASIA
and retrieve the material damage which She has
taintd in tie BLACK Sea.
Russa having made no offer Of terms of peace It can
not G course be stated what precise terms the bege
rent Powers would be willing to consider 1t obvious
however that these must be sensible Of the
greatly different position in which they now stand from
hat in which they placed last April and
TIE people of this country have right to expect aud
may fully expect that the terms which would be now
considered admissible regards satisfaction for the
prsssnt and security for the future will be greatly in
advance Of those which deemed worthy Of consde
ration when sebastopoi and a Russian power In the
Black existed The terms which viii be entertained
viii be only UGH afford complete guarantee against
future expressions. Of this the English people may rest
satisfied.
Whatever may be the indirect attempts made TO term
hostil.ies there will not be the least cessation
the part cf the English government OF toe, say
gigantic prepara ions foot for the ensuing
pagu II the Emperor Il Russia could be brought to
null appreciation of those preparations should indeed
have hopes of peace.
We time ago showed that with the spring OF 80
Fpg0nd would be represented in the Crmsa by army
of than "a, oco lighting admirable condition.
and believe that estimate will turn out 10 be good
deal too Moderate She will be represented Ia the Baltic
by fleet Of not far short Of two hundred and ffy
tels sf which by far the greater portion being
ca constructed fer the service required Of them We
NJ logger expefimentalizpg We no longer APP