The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-19

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sssssntsd 70 without sp hurt to her dignity sad In
aBnsr highly 20 her 40 arst class european
nat policy ~ - pacao a she Ss always Declared
10 be, or the of Europe by giving
gSaranss against future acts Of agresson which she
teniares asked for forty hours to consider the
proposal when was made to them, and at the end OF
5hat time absolutely rejested them, well another
proposal brought forward by the French Ambassador,
and agreed to BY usto exclude all vessels Of from
peses alone The conference then suspe nded, not
actually broken of. Ny noble friend Lord Russell
left Vienna on the 2sd Of last month, and NJ Drouyn
de pHuys remained behind for few days, and that pe
ipoteniiayy and Earl Of Vemorednd i,scted,
On Ae pa,t R e aa d am0sr r. - orass
the Earl Westmorelsnd agreed TO attend We are in
of the terms OF those propositions Of
ehe discuss ON winch took upon them bRt the repre-
sextatires IF the allies unanimously agreed that epropo
sals made were noe sy 70 promote te object 'cch os
things and, although We are prepared to consider any
dstnct proposal the part OF Russia, still, it IL not
eontpued without the probability Of their leading
any satisfactory result Your lordshps win find in the
Of clusion which has been arrived but report
of the discussions that took place. and Of the feelings
err Hear hear think your iordships may not con.
slider the statement have had the honor to make TO
ss either satisfactory or SoncusyeIeonclasre mean
able to inform you Of the which Austria intends
10 take hereafter hsar hear and IL is on this part-
served which, think, the circumstances Of the case
really demand My for saying this Is that at the
conclusion tie conferences when they we're sus
pended, Count Bol expressly stated that he considered that
e for Obtaining peace ioere not wholly exhausted
and d WOULD be the special duty Of Austria TO ended-
10 discover mode Of attaining that end consistently
nth the engagements into phich she had entered ciM TIE
be thus framed win BE likely to bs satisfactory to her
Najesty's government, am sure ! cannot venture to
say bat Q question of such aptitude, as whether
II may be possible to conclude safe and honorable
peace am persuaded that lordshps viii feel that
sny proposition that may made to should receive
n patie n n consideration
jsstys government (hear hear) and the more so, a.
shat consideration at the same time quite compatible
wit the vigorous prosecution OF military operations.
{Hsar)
The Earl Of DnRBY-My lords freely admit that the
nsoe earl ought to disclose to yhiug which
might be preudicial to the public Interests. Heverthe
lass, must be permitted to say that the statement
which he has just made TO your ordshps appears to me
70 be of very unsatisfactory nature Undoubtedly
before discussions take place in this house upon the
present state of public affairs 1T will be necessary that
promssd and which am glad to dnd are not alone to
contain the decisions and opinions Of the various
Powers that present at the conferences but also
the arguments and grounds upon which those Powers
based their respective conclusions Undoubtedly ALSO
from such collection OF documents may gain
siderable light not only to what past but what
10 OF still more mportance-our prospects for the fu-
noble earl that prospect however slight, of obtain
ing safe and honorable peace should be sacrificed
BY .t this country yet have heard from him. almost
bsarsnee has been shown on the part of the
allied Powers in regard to their demand upon
serious question asar, hsarj The propositions Of the
allies havng been totally reecei, and counter propos
ysgra that fresh propositions and fresh negotiations
1sse no other object but that Of ,oasiiay time and
ssJwIng hs eaase Of dc Westerm Poeers. (He.r,
which have been made by the allied Pc to Russia
even below those which the requiem nts OF the
demand and that the concessions whi,h ade
- her. they had been accepted would have rem
dered useless-if not worse than useess-the great
France have been put since the commence ment OF the
sincerely hope that the govern nent OF Austria
in earnest In Its endeayor to bring about safe and
honorable peace hope Ii il in earnest in it's desire to
fuhl its engagements to support by active the
endeavors of The allies to obtain satisfactory peace and
of inducing Austria contract which has cost England
and France much Of precious time and valuable ad
lords we are now in the second year Of this war and
throughout the whole OF Its have been told
again that although It wasquite that
Her Msjesys late government and the of the
present nnisty had cuIg to the nops OF longer
that they baA at sl events gained oas great and i'm
portant advantage from their sugular forbearance
tence, and long ng namely that they bad sscur-
ted, both as TO active measures ard IS to nego
ions, the CO operation Of Austria aui probably OF Prus
ding TO the statement of the noble earl tonight, wat
does that cooperation amount to in the Of which
your vgor and enterprise altogether checked and
for the rake OF which you adopted ciiatory course
OF policy, which mus: greatly agsravate the misfor-
tunes ana calamitiss Of war Al this MOMENT my
IN an attitude of scarcely doubtful hostility ohite,
the Other hand, An4sria, for roose support you hare
and opposed che policy Of The Western Poi0ers (Hear
Aas,fa s'H affects 70 entertain hope tia. erery means Of
aer attempts at nssoiaiion, % eos.imss~aad no douu
1ath the same results ne same system Of perpetual pro
taco years Clear, hear.) My lords are now in the
midst Of the second campaign, and 1t is matter OF the
utmost import ,nce-it is. IN fact the essential ground
work and basis of all our future operations, that We
should precisely know in what position stand, not
only towards Prusssfor that is already pretty clesr
think-but towards Austria likewise. Thi; knowledge
must have the greatest influence not only upon the
course should take in negotiation but upon tina
military operations OF our amy. 1t must have tbs
greatest effect upon conduct and plans to know
whether or not we are to reckon ON tue hostility,
ration of the power and resources OF Austria,
and every cay and hour that passes without our
coming to full and distinct understanding with Aus.
tria, and without reslly knowing where and
how xe stand, seriously aggrayates difficulties aud
enormously increases our expenditures and oar risks
wish to press the noble earl to make any statement
which be may consider would be detrimental to the pub
has offered us TO night leaving, "a /. doss all the
most important queons involved in these negotiations
in just the same state OF uncertainty, hesato and
vacillacn they have presented for long PERIOD
without expressing my regret at listening to such an
prolonged uncertainty is almost an equal evil to the
avowed hostility Of Austria; and therefore, howsve i'm
porant may be for Us to lose no prospect
OF obtaining satisfactory peace, trust that Her Ma
jeesys government will take care, oven although de-
prived of the advantage OF knowing what The def
mite views and policy Of Austria, not to iutsrmt the
most vigorous exerons for the prosecution OF the war
and not to suffer themselves to be diverted by these pro-
tracted and almost hopeless and ilusory negotiations
fHear, hear.)
Ire Marquis of LASsDowSs-My lords it Is not posi-
Die for her Msjestys government to afford the uob earl
opposite the Information which he not unnsturally
wishes to gain, with due regard to the publ interests
trust, however that they will be enabled to furnish 1t
soon; but after whatss fallen from the noble earl
cannot refrain from saying tie part Of the govern
msnt that, although they have had dssre-a desire
which njeed 1t their bounden duty to entsrtain-to
the cooperation Of Austria, weretheess they hare
mot been induced from any cain hope Of securing at i'm
portdnt adrdnt0e, to delay ne immediate making Of those
military and ndcai preparations Which are essential 10 the
proper conduct of hs tcrr (Hear.) Undoubtedly,
expedient has been lett untried In the endeavor to OBJ