New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11

definite treaty.
Beyond doubt the probabilities Of peace have now
firm basis and both parties intend TO make serious
efforts for on understanding. History, however
shows that armistices aad preliminsries have often
failed to establish peace, and sometimes have either
served or ruined the belhgerents Thus by fight
ing and negotiating Louis XIV. succeeded in dis-
solving a formidable coalition. So, too, IN the
French, Austrian, and Prussian wars OF thS
eighteenth century the same results followed. In
the duel between Napoleon and Francis of Haps-
burg. preliminaries were sometimes accepted, 'heu
snuulled, and the strife continued. In 1913, Nspo-
leon. after the victories of Lutzen, bautzen, ana
Wurschen, concluded with the enemy on the Attn OF
June the armistice Of Plaeswitz, which served to
strengthen the coalition and to bring Austria into
action; neither subsequently did the negotiations
eft Cbatillon In 1914 avert bis doom. Who would
be benefited or damaged if the now probable
reconciliation Of Russia and the Allies should end
in smoke it is not easy to fOretel. In accepting
the Austrian terms, Alexander may wish TO show
to the world, ard above all to the powers yet neu-
trial. his conclatory intentions by thus going to the
verge Of every possible concession. Should the
negotiations be suddenly broken of he may thus
expect to get the German Powers on his side, II the
exigencies of the Allies-abOve all Of Ehgland-
should become too offensive for the dignity and
sovereignty of Russia.
Thus, according to the present indications, e1'
pectations of pacific solution are widely and firmly
held. But in all this not a word is said about
Turkey, as to her integrity and the sovereign rights
of the Sultan. On the contrary it is stated that
even after the conclusion Of peace the
Allies will maintain their present mill
tary occupation of certain places and regions
in that country. Another rumor widely
circulated on the continents that Palmerston and
Clarendon are to resign their places in the British
Cabinet being dissatisfied with the leniency of
Louis Bonaparte and Austria. In general, the an
nouncement that the ultimatum had been accepted
was cOldly received by the warlike English press
The journal which has hitherto proved itself the
most violent, though now exhibiting greater
calmness of tOHc, characteristically shows the
cloyen foot. We alude of course to The London
Times. which makes haste to advise Alexander as
TO the future encouraging him to become the bene-
factor Of his nation by abandoning the internal
policy of his father, who according to this organ OF
British free trade, laboriOusly nurscd sickly do
nestle industry-though to that industry Russia
chiefly owes her ability to stand against her triple
adyersaries! Alexander, fOrsOOth, is now requested
TO surrender the principle of Protection and thus
TO kill home manufactures ard internal prosperity,
and to open Internationally his empire to English
imports, but not to bend toward unnecessary liber-
alitm,
The place mentioned for the meeting OF the Dip
lomatic Congress is Paris, or perhaps Brussels;
but the persons are not named, except Count Dr.
loft and Baron BrunOf on the part of Russia Both
these diplomats assisted twenty years ago in maxi
ing the celebrated treaty of Adrianople, one of the
principal causes of the present war; Thus they
are now to undo their former work. 1t must prove
painful work for Count Orlof, who concentrates
in himself the traditional pride and policy of
the Russian nation; who was used by the deceased
Emperor as his great diplomatic gun, as his alter
eco in relations with foreign Cabinets-(tOr exam
ple at the birth ofthe Kingdom Of Belgium, and in
the affairs of Turkey in lei0)-and who by his
haughtiness awed the English and Austrian Courts
and diplomats-now to put his name TO document
in which Russia records her humiliation. For
nearly century and a half that power, always
victorious, has never given up either soil or in
fuence once acquired. The last concession of that
sort made, but soon after recovered, was by Peter
the Great who, surrounded on the Pruth by the Of
toman army concluded peace in order to escape ut
ter destruction or become prisoner OF war Al
exander may have faltered at heart, awe-struck at
the prospect of third campaign, more formdably
prepared against Russia than either of its prede-
cessOrs Should this prove true, it will have to be
admitted that he is the only fainthearted man
Of his family, and is far inferior in warlihe
resolution to the masses of his people. he
vowed that his hand should wither rather than
sign a dishonorable peace; but he now seems,
strange to say, to have been governed by
the advice and entreaties Of Austria Power
more hated by bis family his court his statesmen,
his generals, his army and his people, than
any other If it be the fact as say the re-
ports, that incredulity and dismay prevailed in
Petersburg among the aristOcracy as well as among
the people, Alexander III. is not likely TO be
counted among the successful Soyereigns of Russia.
1t is an i'll omen for him that his first individual
act of power is thus considered as the inauguration
of national dshonor Such demonstration By
the Petersburgers coniounds the vagaries of the
English journals rehearsed during the past three
wears and reechOed by more than one of our Ameri-
can contemporaries. These warned Nicholas Of the
danger he underwent from the discomfort of his
mobiles and Of his people if he stubbOrny prosecuted
the war. Now the danger seems TO gather men
acingy over his for acceding to terms OF peace