New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-12
TUE PROSPECT or PEACE IN ENGL IND.

TsSu pr Occasional Correspondent
LONDON, Friday Jan. %, 1856
It is some time now since | wrote to you on the
affairs of Europe. AS long as the war was raging
1 ielt no interest in discussing the accidents and
horrors of mere brutal contest; but now the word
Peace has been sounded higher than the din Of
war, and seems to have surprised the public ear as
much as q sudden and continuous burst of thunder
claps with binding lightning would astound the
.ccmbatants engaged in furious battle. The public
~ ind in England had become accustomed 10 the
Mor, and was intent on following up, with vigorous
(redupcaton, all the efforts necessary to reduce the
/ ice and gain lasting peace for Europe snd the
world to grow in al the arts Of Civilized develop
nent. Those who talked of peace, however reason
ably, were suspected OF mere money motives aud
branded as unpatriOtic croakers and rt-sighted
politicians. Golden and his friends lost all their
former popularity, and were scOtied at as peace
sLanr.p price set of dribblers War to the utmost
with the AutOcrat of all the Russias and death TO
ihe power Of deepOtism in Europe were, and are,
ihe feelings of the masses in this country, although
ihe higl or classes, many of them, were far from
psrticil ating altogether in these feelings. Ihey
have all along been telling of sn honorable peace
without materially hurting Russia; but the people
have dread of Russian power, and wished TO see
], crushed the only safeguard for Europe against
future aggressions. From this you will under
stand that the public mind in England is yariOusly
agitated by the tidings OF speedy peace. The
war party is deeply moved with fears and appre-
lenions of "a treacherous negotiation aud rotten
1esee; the peace party are delighted with the
Irospt ct of peace of any sort. RumOrs are rife
private circles that the Cabinet is divided IN It's
councils; that Palmerston is not content with the
Proposed basis of negotiations for peace, while all
the other Ministers accept. and that the Premier
Is lot unlikely to resign as soon as Parliament
assemblies.
These, however, may be merely idle rumors;
but they serve tO show the agitation OF the public
mind and the apprehensions of a hollow and IN
worthy peace as the result Of all the life and
treasure squandered on the war The general and
distinctive feeling of the masses is, that Russia
kustria and Prussia are insincere in their profess
Sons of peaceful nclinatiOns, and that France and
England are not unlikely 10 be dupes of treacher-
sus procrastinatiOns. The War party of the ma
ION 20 so far as TO suspect that the srstocrauc
Portion Of the Peace party are IN league with
Russian Peace party, to make things easy Tor the
Emperor of Russia to accept peace since the fall
oitie south side Of SeyastOpO and that the English
AMBASSADOR at COnstantinOple, Lord Strattord de
Redcfe in concert with the Peace party IN the
Cabinet here, has purposely allowed ksrs to fall
into the hands of the Russians that the Car might
have an apparent right to claim some advantage as
Adplomatic set-oh in peace negotiation; and
nsst say that the prOtracted neglect OF the garrl-
ken. and the strange conduct OF the English En-
brssdor toward Gen. Williams and his men, give
zone colorado grounds for this suspicion. The
,1nOre thinking portion of the public also admit
hat this NAV have been cOncOcted with Austria,
81 the last means of giving Russia an opportunity
accepting proposals of peace before more de-
eaed and destructive policy waf sgseed upon be-
tween England, France and Austria in conjunction
siA many Of the minor Powers-this policy being
30 less than the dsmemberment of Russia and
fcOastructOn of the political map of Europe
Russia has therefore. this alternative proposed
%Aer: either to accept peace now, with the pros
4eci Of general settlement OF things as they new
Stand, with some slight notifications Of dlplo-
nsae and commercial nature or TO continue the
"usganst the united forces OF the Allies, with the
seoton Of Austria Sweden, and others with a
s.econcerted view on their part, in case oi sue
,t 70 dlsmemberment of Russia, the resusci-
"n OF roland, and reconstruction OF the
ssra ss Balance OF Power in Europe. This 1t is
6ned IN well1niormed circles, is the alterna-
~ Proposed by Austria to Russia; and the King
us.. iSSS1A, beng much alarmed by such pros.
r'Ss aAs urged the Cxsr to acSuiesce ut once, and