The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-10

CREATOR to allow to grow up-a public opinion
upon which he can throw himself when necessary
70 keep the bureaucracy In check Now among the
Bureaucracy Of France the most daring and CON-
promised OF the Bourse gamblers They have too
much at stake not to risk chiding and cold looks
when they their sinister ends by miaepre-
sentation. The Emperor and the more respectable
portion of his ministers know too well how much
they have to lose by clutchng with undue eagerness
at equivocal peace SO ~ TO leave the English 60
vernment in the lurch. As for the English people,
we repeat now what we have said before:-They
will not submit to be duped, but if it can be shown
that the objects of the secured by the terms
proposed they have no desire TO prolong hostllties
for merely selfish considerations. As to the insiouar
ton that England has to regain lost prsstsge It Is
ridiculous The people have felt aud said that their
government has not acted as became the government
Of 70 free and powerful nation; but II the doings
Of the English government are 70 be compared WIN
those Of any other engaged in the war, England has
no reason to shrink from the comparison. Aisman-
aRement there has been, men have been thrust into
commands for which they are incompetent, but the
pluck and endurance Of our soldiers Is unsurpassed
our means, if wisely husbanded, are inexhaustble;
and it has been shown that the public indignation
of England can compel her rulers to mend their
ways The French government has no reason to
grasp at peace without examining its character;
the English government has no need to protract the
war in order TO regain lost ground. The silly at
tempts to SOW dssension between them may safely be
deepised.
Our contemporary, the Paris Pays. gives q spe-
cifc reason for endeavoring to show that the Bri-
fannie organs do not express the feelings and the
intentions Of our government The LONDON Times
that in the interest Of Sweden the fortress Of Bomar
sund should remain dsmantled;' and have spoken
of "other conditions understood, besides those ex-
Is coming to e the point But Il this is the rsa,
son for supposing that the English governments
and the English press are ut issue, we fear that
our contemporary has been painfully painfully ieft IN
advanced by our ally, Austria, not exactly
as an ultimatum, but as conditions to be abso-
lutey accepted before Russia could be readmitted to
direct negotiations These propositions as we stated
being signed by the belligerent Powers, would be-
come the preIimnaries OF peace. II our contem-
porary will re-peruse the Austrian proposals. he will
find that the fifth article Is thus expressed:-"The
beligerent Powers reserve to themselves the right
which appertains to them Of producing in o Euro
pean interest special conditions over and above the
four guarantees" 1t appears to US, that these ex-
prefsions seficiently speak of conditions under
stood; and suffice It at the present moment to point
to the other fact, that the alliance with Sweden,
which Is in defence of the territories Of Sweden,
bears the signature OF France as well as England.
The Poys has sometimes been supposed to profit
by high communications in its own capital: but on
the present occasion, at least, we believe that
contemporary expresses nothing but his own opin-
ions.
few days hence the English government win be
speaking in Parliament through The mouths Of Its
most distinguished MEMBERS and then it will be
found that there is little distinction, in tone
feeling between ministers and the people as there is
between the Globe and the remainder Of the press.
There will be only the distinction between an accu-
rate knowledge Of transactions and a more general
criticism Of public business.
There is no mystery in the matter. The English
government has rested it's policy upon the facts Of
the case: we have argued ON the same basis; the
holy Of the has acted not OthprW1aQ.
II the Russian acceptance be loyal, il will 80
prove in the sequef and should Russia really recon.
Gle herself TO the general interests of Europe, we
venture to say her doing will exalt her In the
tmation of all sensible men, in this country. There
is no difference of opinion between the people and
the government on this point; and although, of
course, we speak with less authority here, we be-
Heve that there is no difference of opinion between
the great body of the English press and the govern
ment Of France. The difference OF opinion which
We believe to have been exposed lies between the
loyal government of the Emperor Napoleon and GER
tain journalists in Paris who are writing in the
dark, and wish to make it appear that they have
secret illumination of their own.
fFron the London Standard. Jan. al
The journal de St. Peters6ourg Of the 2lst inst,
(Monday1 says that, In consequence Of the gene
raj desire Of Europe, the Russian government has
not wished to delay the work Of Cancellation by en-
tering into negotiations Of detail trusting that heE
moderation % will be appreciated" This evident
~ Official announcement merits careful considera-
tfOus AudI tuc BtucIdl OcclIc Va hb Tue
general desire of good men in every country and at
every time must be directed to "peace earth and
good will toward men," is proposition not to be
disputed; and it had been well Il the Emperor Ncho
across the Pruth into the territories Of most peace
ful nei.hbor. That Europe generally desires
peace, and that England aud France and
their allies have more reason to desire It
cepted, Is certain but to desire peace Is one
thing-to need it another; and no nation not driven
TO extremity by war can feel necessity for peace.
That England. France and their allies feel no such
with Russia. What, then, is the meaning of
the inferential suggestion which the ST. Peters
burg Official journal Offers on the part of the
Car to suspend the negotiations Of de-
tail !" To suspend them at what point Is Alex,
ander prepared to concede at once and forever all
that the allies have conquered-the right to de-
mand the surrender Of the Crmea, the surrender
Of the Aland islands, the sbdicaton of any claim Of
mossns the Navigation q the Black Sea- the
vinces In Asia, and an indemnity for all the
expenses Of the war, 30 wantonly and 80 wicked
ly provoked All these conditions may be, and
war continue, but we may be pretty sure that It is
not with reference 10 such conditions Alexander
valves the delay Of negotiation. The plain meaning
Of his pretence Of moderation is this: he wants an
armistice, a cessation from hostilites long enough,
as he hopes, to recruit his exhausted finances, to
recruit his exterminated army and to calm the
alarm and discomfort OF his more than hslf-ruined
subjects. With the willing help OF Austria the nego-
tations and of course, the armistce might be indie.
fnitey prolonged prolonged at least until the season
for active operations had expired, and possibly at
the end of October or the beginning Of November the
allies might discover how neatly they had been
tricked No; there must be no armistice. Russia
began the unprovoked war, and it is for Russia to
end it, "puremexf ct smPiement" by an uncondi-
ti0nal submission. Let Alexander send the terms
Of that submission to London, Paris, Turin, and
Constantinople, and il these terms be acceptable,
let there be peace concluded at once; but upon no
consideration ought the proposition for armistice
know Russia, and Russia knows that the knowledge
Of her treacherous wiles il common to Europe. she
therefore fears no loss of character because she has
good character to )oes, and s therefore prepared
to resort to any fraudulent device promising the
least advantage. letter from Vienna, Of the date
Of the 18th, presents the following passage at
court ball 1.-THE Emperor aud Empress entered
OF a colonel N cuirnaai,rp HE Majesty who waa