The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-12

and her Dragging. her army her LAndwehr and Land
sm her petensions for forty past to form part
Of the tive great powers to assist at every Congress,
| to have weight in the events Of Europe, should
| continue to remain indifferent when the destiny
of the world may depend on . single campaign, passes
all human understanding. ! rspsaI Il, The mos.
serious fact is the weakness Of Germany which
so long taught to regard protection to Europe.
accuse the Austrian government; for my part,
convinced that 1t has sced in good faith and that II
has not declared Is because it considered th,t
IL would be imprudent 10 do with the powerful
diversion which armies efectDg In the Crimea.
Austria felt that she stil needed the cooperation Of
enee nevertheless very with relation
to Russia But If the Court Of Vienna addressed Itself 10
70 S refused ana .
serious and the most favorable circamstanees-then
thanks to the efforts Of Turkey and the Western powers
had only TO VIII 1t in order reestabsh the equi
brium OF Europe; and then could Austria the
assistance Of her conederates, jealous Of her
sfer the coalition should have been dissolvedY Was It
the blindness Of stupidity shameful sardioe,
detestabie political organization which reduced Germany
impotence? This is OF little Importance. But
fact not the less patent aad should not be lost sight
affecting The situation and the policy of the only rea
powers which exist In Europe No one CA deny the
danger.
No deny that since the partition ofPoland aud
especially since 1928 the preponderance of Russia has
disturbed the equilibrium OF Europe and that this fAc Is
neither accidental rsnsitoy but the result of The
policy of Peter the Greata policy which his successors
pie OF Germany have always encouraged. Nothing, ia
luh be NOR strange and more ludcrous than 10
Germany proclamiDg patriotism between pot OF
beer and pipe OF tobacco and at The same time crouch
ing before Russia How the shade of Frederick H. under
whom Prussia had much weight Ia the balance of Europe
must feel indignant with shame at witnessing the deene
racy the disgrace his But what the past
to tbems The Dragging Germans OF our days forget all
that has conferred honor them They swallow beer
they cat and smoke is true; but they little
| about the future as they do for the past. What
| then, should be the conduct of the Western
Powerss they cannot make peace without weakening
| Russia seriously, for Germany, once with her nesk
bowed to the yoke Russia once on the Rhine resistance
mill M fr,p.E hTfh fhp al md
that CT the equilibrium Of Europe, modification of
the map Of Europe is indispensable As to powers like
Belgium and Holland instead of waiting to be soisted,
| they ought to follow the example Of Piedmont.
We read in the Hantay Journal, under date Vienna,
The ruinors Of peace, well the pacific attempts
themselves originated here You may rely on the cor
catin.t had it is true declined acceding the propo
sriop made to it by Prussia, In despatch OF the
ion q The ourS Of ds Prob ssh to Paris VITA
a view to induce the Emperor OF the French to
negoiate. was not either attended with success
But towards the middle of last month Count Bnol
spontaneously invited the Western Powers to re open
conferences having for their object He proposed
that they should be held in Paris and not in Vienna to
render them imposing and to maintain the four
guarantees rs their basis at the same time that the
thrd relative the apnhilaon of Ra ssian domination
in the Black Sea- should be extended Such is the origin
OF the rumOrs OF peace.
when Austria took that step she had received from
Russia official formal assurance of Intention t.
send representative to those conferences Prussia,
without coming to any understanding with Austria on
| to whom she suggested the expelicncy of treat
| ing the basis of the four p iuts, and making
Russia hao not yet returned reply to the Prussan
unic alton Nevertheless, persons who are in con-
slant with st. Petersburg that Count
Nesse declared that Russia ready join in
conferences, but that she would permit her
honor great Power to be disparaged by the mita-
zion Of her sovereign rights her territory 1T is
very that peace conferences will be opened in
the month of January but Russia does not seriously
desire peace they will be attended with result for It
is to b9 supo Western Powers
NIT the argument adduc by Prussia in her despatch of
he 18th Of septernecr-namely that the Western
Powers may to insist af the fall OF Sebastopol
requiring from Russia promise that she will only
MAINTAIN limited number of ships Of war ia the ack
Sea, Russia having longer seet IN that This
act has weg hit than all the promises hitherto de-
manced.
In her last despatch addressed to st. Petersburg in
The month of November Prussia appears to have become
that this reasoning not very conclusive
for she recommends Russia accept the interpreta don
given by the Western allies TO the four points OF qua
rantee.
Vienna Dec. 49, Correspondence of London S.andsrd
The question OF possible peace has been much dis
cussed Of the shores Of the Thames the Seine and
the Danube. has been much questioned in political
circles ether present crcuIns the pre-
surro,ion Of sincere wishes en- the part Of the western
PoSers 10 conclude peace even now. 1t does no. per
tain 10 my province to speak out my own opinion on this
subject but il my duty report to you what opinions
held in political circles here Now, many OF
Politicians think that the Emperor Napoleon has already
donee enough in the Oriental estono warrant the
cusicn thar the interests Of France Of his dyna ity
would at this moment be sufficiently secure the whole
Continent II he now TO decidedly pkIuc
policy But 1t Is questioned by we'll Informed parties
whether the decisions of Russia likely to facilitate
these views, considering that the allies have deprived
Russia the present OF the glory OF centuries Be-
sides Napoleon too much of the popularity Of the
latter Of his reign to his ailnce with England to
induce him for one think Of dissolvng that
alliance tor the sale peace Il is also held sensible
whose love Of peace is not permitted to blind the-
Judgment that in oIde; to conclude lasting peace the
forced in the Eastern the fatal necessity of eec
,uay protecting Turkey against Russia must be fully
Iequited before Napoleon seriously contemplate to
stulfy the abors of his reign for the sko uf
patching up peace with Russia with view 10 geA.ify
| ttat Pow ard her German allies.
On The other hand is highly Improbable that Russia
would even now accept any arrangement wh;i did not
embrace the maintenance OF her past rights, and hold
prospects promoting her future interests. These
bief reflections will be sufficient TO prove 10 you that
howsoever peace drunken the viennese politicians might
wish to be- they are nevertheless fully conscious of the
immense difficulties which will have 10 be
gil sces before reasonable prospects of peace can be en
| tertained.
The Emancipation OF Brussels quotes the following
passage of a letter Vienna Of the 18th ultmo
II notorious fact that there Is general desire for
peace in Russia, from the highest classes down TO t1e
logest Only few fanatics still persist in calling for the
continuance Of the war; although it win etc the
ruin OF their country The following fact will give you
indea OF the Of money in the country The i'm
peiai pincessess OF Russia have sold tkeir diamonds,
the State All the Russian families living at visnn,.
most Of whom belong to the nobility complain bitterly
the war, and Loudly can for It's eessan'n wen aware OF
TIE terrible it may lead to Ii continued for
another year.
| lie Nord the Russi,n organ n Brussels, says
We do not know whether ought to continue to dis
the truth Of all that IL invented, printed and pab
shed DAY by day the subject OF negotiations for peace
| Io.cay (iondsy) have from England the announce
that Count Esterhazy has lett Vienna for 81 re-
| tersburg bearing Austrian u,timatum. We believe
this announcement Goes not merit the least confidence
We do not believe that the allies have agreed tst
themse to the To be asked of Russia a.
uiiimatum rendered by Ausrs, there is nothing in
the recent acts that Power to induce believe
that she Is disposed show bersef rigoroo
Russia than she has been hitherto. Bat II il
well esaosl fact that Austria had sent to St Peters
burg such message is ascibed to her--had joined
with England bid the Black Sea to the Russian Tag
then certainly thoud be farther than aace
IT, the Austria has changed her opnioo
TO the tens OF pesce which Russia might hono'aby
sign Russia Ger tainy retains her opinion
which il would be disgraceiai and mposs ole for er
! accept
| Omer Pashas Position in Asia.
| from the London Times, Dec. 201
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