The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-21
TIE CANADA'S MAILS.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
IMPORTANT RUSSIAN DISPATCHES.
Interesting Speeches in the British Par
lament.


AuH ArhVH xOnCAAVNs
Of the Auatrian PrOpositions-Vicws or the
French Press.
DESPATCH OF COUNT DE NEssELRoDE TO PRINCE
GoRraCHAKOFF.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. s, 1856.
Since his return toSt Petersburg the Envoy OF Austria
has hsstsned to communicate to me the despatch ad-
Of which have the honor to subjon. In delivering
this communication Count Esterhazy has handed me at
the time document containing the indication OF
principles which, according to the Cabinet Of
venna would acquire by the fact Of the acceptance BY
peace and once signed might be followed BY aris
tce and defnitive negotiations have not failed to
submit these documents to our august master the En-
His Imperial Majesty has been pleased to examine them
with the sincere desire to eqsi ably solve the question
which keeps Europe undec arms, and covers it with
mourning He hestaes the less to lend the hand to the
efforts by which the Emperor Of Austria seeks prove
very recently consulting only the interests OF his people
and his sentiments Of humanity he did not hesitate to
Encouraged like the Cabinet Of vienna oy signs that tho
negotiations might be resumed upon the basis of the
-Four Points as they had been formulated in the confer
ences Of Vienna his Moesty the Emperor adopted
luton which he believed calculated to give clear sou
ton to that OF the Four Points which caused the
rupture Of The conferences of Vienna By this resolution
the Imperial Cabinet completed the guarantees necessary
TO durable and effective (erese) peace, and complete
assured Europe against the return OF the existing de-
He then hoped that the Cabinet Vienna which he
hastened to communicate this resolution would use it
to simplify the preliminary questions intended to
the de6nive negotiations. This hope has not been COM
pletely realized The Emperor, august master has
seen this with regret however he wishes to give new
proof of his pacific Intentions by entering into the path
which the Austrian Cabinet has believed it its duty
After having maturely weighed the communications
which have been made to it, and after having sought to
hsrmonize them with the necessities Of the situation Of
known its determination to your Exceency while invit
ing you to bring without delay the knowledge OF the
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well convince itself that the aons which
about to deveope inspired by the sincere desire to
We have nothing heart than to see observ
tons received in the sentiment f equity which disated
them and concurrence with US to bring about the de-
sired end.
Before entering into the examination of the details of
the document Of Cabinet Of Vienna have ge
neral observations to make the relates to the
tents Of the Fifth Point. In reading it, we asked
selves If principle vaguely conceived, and which
opens the door to negotiation atoge her If even
complete agreement made upon the Four Points, the
hope could be reazedf NJ le Minister Of Foreign
Affairs has true ANTICIPATED this apprehension, in
to the Courts Of Paris and London the confidence which
Anmates him. that they win not the right Of present
such manner @ not to offer serious obstacles to the
establishment Of peace"
These assurances however, are themselves not precise
enough destroy in circumstances grave
~ those which Europe Is placed The uncertainty
which the reserve In question inspires cannot have but
vexatous influence in depriving the preminaes,
when accepted and signed of the character of definite
sipulations is, then, In the well understood interest
Of peace that insist upon the striking fth
clause this SO ore that the European inter-
est which II seems to have in vew usesy couphcates
questit already thorny and belonging BY is nature
TO the decision not Of the parties engaged In the actus
contest only but to that Of Europsan congress- sole
bIator OF sxistDg transactions The Cabine. ofvenns
the allies.
The second general objection wnich the ensemble of the
document of the Austrian Cabinet presents is
tsry to he orgina! idea which dominant in the pro-
Of the Four Points and which to establish the
political system OF the East the basis Of perfect
parity between the two frontier Powers-the principles
laid down by the Austrian Cabinet demand material qua
rantees from Russia only and require of the Ottoman
Porte. Is it be feared in thus multiplying the
obligations which fall upon Of the pares germs of
future complications wilt contrary to the end which We
have In view, be created? This question which we
Rave to the impartial meditation Of the Cabinet Of yien
Do and to its long experience in Eastern aifsi,s.
the predomnatng idea Of the document which has been
presented to us We neither with to prejudice it be-
Our determnatons are taken We record them here in
examining successivey the different articles of the Aus
The apst article does not excite in its four first
paragraphs any objection, but the imperial Cabinet
e not able to adopt the fifth paragraph. While al
Of the belligerent parties thai the evacuation Of
the strong places occupied by the allies upon the Russian
rtorss with Russia We cannot accept the mode in which
proposed to carry out this exchange The impor
tsnt territorial concesson demanded under the title of
the less justified from the fact that Russia hes in its
hands territory and conquered fortress in Turkey
ted to serve the subjects Of exchange Consequently
ne . have ave entirely suppressed the paragraph in question
sense indicated above. At the time final agree
ent upon this subject might be reserved to penipo
tentaries entrusted with the dednitive negotiation.
The second article, relating to the Danube has not
cationed any objection The Imperial Cabinet is ready to
concur in the Developments Of the principles therein
in fact the second article only reproduces in substance
the proposition laid down in advance by the Imperial
Cabinet. snd which your Exceleocy charged to
are viking that the convention agreed to- to this effect
between Russia aud the Porte be previously approved Of
dueed but two variations The one has no other end
than to render the reading redco) clearer In order
70 svoid all Iisunderr ending The other adds but
renance which indispensable upon the eastern coasts
of the Back Sea- in order TO the slave trade
which we have up to the present time, succeeded in
As to the fourth point the Emperor only aspires to
raise his voice In common with the other European
Powers in favor of his gioniss and join in the
which take place to assure to the Christian
subjects Of the Sultan their religious and political rights.
Such, my Prince, Is our mode Of viewing the Austrian
document
The enscble Of the considerations which we have de-
veoped will doubt not, convey the conviction that
reply far from amounting 10 REFUSAL Is frank and
sincere essay to enter into the path which Austria be-
as ped to a 9 ppes spo
tons shared by the allies, the variations which we
have introduced into the ideas emitted by the Cabinet
OF Vienna will essentially contribute to convert Its pre-
paratory document into practical prelminaries OF
fious and eficacious peace.
Whatever may happen, the Imperial Cabinet, after
having thus conscientousy fulfilled its part In the I'm
tas which belongs to the Powers engaged In the
CONTEST viii not have to recoi upon itself the respons
biity Of the grave consequences which would result
from the ailuve Of the work of peace It repe It be-
1orehand With ali the energy which the consciousness Of
Integrity impsrts.
Be 70 good as to receive, &c.
RUSSIAN READING. AUSTRIAN READING.
i. In exchange for the In exchange for the strong
strong places and terrific places and territories
rfes occupied by the allied pied by the allied armies,
armies Russia consents to Russia consents to rectf
restore to the Ottoman cation ofits frontiers, 6c.
Porte, the strong places
and territories occupied by
fts armies In Asia.
2. Accepted.
y: consequently there Consequently military
will neither be erected nor rsepas will neither be cre-
preserved military mart ated nor preserved
time arsenals upon the
shores of the Black Sea.
The two coasting powers
H. A.