The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-07
THE PROSPECT OF PEACE.

VIC were couple 0i nnlIS ago, tnOugn tne
British press so confidently expresses itself
on the point. Russin, it appears, from the
diplomatic circular and the despatch Of Count
Nesselrode OF January 5, still declines to con-
sent 10 my modification of her frontier by the
cession of territory in Bessarabia, and objects
to any vague fifth point, under which other
territorial concessions might be demanded of
her. She consents to throw open the Danube,
and neither to erect nor to maintain strong
| places on the Black Sea, she stipnlates that
some permanent protection shall be afforded
to the Christians in Turkey; as TO the rest,
she proposes to surrender Kars il exchange
for Sebastopol, aud conceives that with this
the Allies should be satisfied. If the Ian.
guage of the British press can be regarded
ms, in any measure, criterion of the intcn-
tions of the government, England will de.
niand more substantial guarantees for peace
than these. France is ready, it appears, to
negotiate on any terms which the Car is
willing to suggest: but unless Lord Claren.
don has stated garing ialsehood, the En-
peror is ol one mind with the british govern
mcnt.
II appears certain, however, that the masses
of Europe are tired of war In the language
of the De6aiS, "both conquerors and con.
quered feel moral necessity for peace" In
RUSSIA, as wcl MS France and England, civil.
zntion In, implanted the conviction that there
is something better to be done with flesh,
blood and muscle than to tear them in shreds
with ball, steel and grape. The horrid mas-
sacre ut the capture of the Malakoif gave the
first impetus to the sentiment; and nothing
has contributed more powerfully to extend it
than the wholesale destruction of those mira
cics OF art and science, the docks at Scbasto-
pol. In former days, says the French news
paper before quoted, wars used TO last thirty
years; at present humanity RECEIVERS from the
dclusion at the end of two. We noticed the
other day that the desire for peace was so
powerful in Austria that IMMENSE newspn.
per which ventured to doubt It's advent WAS
vigorously suppressed, apparently to the salts
faction of the people. a similar sentiment
has seized such hold of the public mind nj
Paris, that the most violent nii-English ar
ticlcs have lately found their way into tho
papers in anticipation Of difficulties being
thrown by England in the way of treaty o
: peace. Nor is there any doubt but the sam,
=: view will obtain with the bulk of the British
|, people. The war has always been opposct
e by the Manchester mem; the merchants o
London and the sea board cities, who som,
= of hostilites, now speak hopefully of peace
Parliament is evidently well pleased at III,
> prospect. OF the popular feeling in Rusrii
Q it is impossible to speak with any confidence
from the want of free press and free speecl
{, in the dominions of the Car; but there, too
the weariness of the war must be decided, o
Alexander would not nave ventured, IN tn
face of Constantine and the strong war part,
among the mobiles, to have made concessions
for the sake of arriving at n basis of nego
tiations.
: Should the war now be brought TO close
y it will figure strangely in history. Neithe
j.
Allies have taken Sebastopol, the Russian
have taken Kars; one offsets the other. TIL
excess of material damage has doubtless beel
intlict d on Russia; but the loss of mora
prestige has been felt by the maritime nation
5 who, with Sardinia and the Ottoman Porte t.
e back them have only just held their owl
: against their single opponent. Neither sid
:, can he said to have been reduced to sue fo
= peace. Lord Derby says that the opinion OF
4 the Continent of Europe is that the Western
n Powers have sent to st. Petersburg to be-
for peace; and though it is easy to detect il
this assertion the dishonesty of partisan
, there is unquestionably much truth in it. o
;, the other hand, the Count of Ncsselrode nd
mts, in his diplomatic circular to the Russia
Ministers abroad, that one Of the chief motive
. which have pressed Russia to negotiate ha
been "the existence of Il coalition, the tendei
. cy of which was every day to assume large
=, proportions" In other words, Russia negC
tintrs in order not to be beaten by Europea
coalition. 1t will not be until the terms G
l. peace are made known that the exact propol
1t iion of glory and disgrace can be mcted on
d to each combatant, and then it will doubtlcs
II appear that the only conqueror has bee
e Louis Napoleon, whose arms have been hi
$, pen, and whose troops have been diplomat
II circulars. ii Russia is beaten, she will hav
d been beaten in the cabinet more than in til
~ field.
+, .ay- The political friends of the "Eur'
l. pean Democracy" contemplate the cstablisl
a ment Of large poIyglot Red Repubca
journal at Augsburg, Sarony, which will
), twice the size OF the London Times, an
will be written in English, French, German
'f Italian and Polish
Ia
!. sF- "Root hog, or die" is now rendere
p. rs follows: "penetrate the sub soil, my po
ID cine friend, or early expect IN obituary mott,
70 on thy untimely demise"
sss- Perhaps it is not generally known,
,e it should be, that salt put ia the mouth wi
Of instantly relieve the convulsive movements
n, fits, either of children or animals.
o. A Cool SUICIDE.-Jededah WentwOr
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