Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-01-19
Peace Prospects.

The following is the substance OF the
peace proposilons SAID to be borne to 81.
Petersburg by Prince E,iefhazy: | The
Black Sea TO be closed against war vesseis
of all nations, Russian, Turkish an others.
2 A General pi election of the great pow
e1s over the Christians of Turkey. 3. Tie
free navigation of the Danube to De secur.
ed. 4. The tortresses OF Bomarsund and
Sebostopol not to be rebuilt. Alexander
is to have fortnight to consider. Should
he reject, there will be an end to negoia-
tons until after the next campaign. Should
he accept, new conference VIII take
plaeeAs speedily, at Dresden OF Munich
Opinions vary as TO the chances, and all
vii! be anxiety until the result is known.
We do not believe that peace can be
achieved upon the above bases, which
tsve an evidently British origin, But. at
the same time, If we are to regard the tone
of,hs foreign journals, we donot regard the
prospects of peace as altogether desperate.
The Paris correspondent OF ihe Lo'idoh
Times asserts that great desire for peace
exists at the French Capital and that Au-
stria AID Russia are well aware OF it,
Among sthe higher classes Of Russian So
cie;y at Vienna ADDS the same writer,
''the longing for peace Is not concealed; on
the contrary ,,his expressed most earnestly,
most ardenlly' That the same feeling ex-
lists at St. Petersburg few candid persons
who know anything Of the matter deny
however they may declare that Russia has
rot taken the initiative. 1t is 30 design
of weakness that the corporation OF the
secondary States should bt invited by the
allies 1t is believed at Vienna and Csc
where, that france is more DESTROYS OF
peace than England, and This desire per-
haps too clearly and too often manifested,
NAV add TO the obsiinacy Of Russia
ard produce its effect on Austria. The
value of every commodity is raised III pro-
motlon-to the presumed wants OF the pur-
chaser, and the man who wishes to derive
good bargain will do we'll to disguise his
Impotence for the possession of the article,
or his absolute necessity for it. 1t is quite
as well lshown al 81. Petersburg as 1t is at
Vienna what the feelings OF the English
people are on the war. II is no secret to
public men in either capital, aud generally
among the better informed aud higher
classes, if not among the mass Of the peo-
pie. that England is determined to make
10 imperfect peace after the sacrifice she
has already submitted 10; and that she is
now making gigantic preparations to sinish
once for all, with Russias aggi ession, and
show 10 the world that the more the dan
ger increases, the Steiner is her determi-
nation to face it. A separation between
France aud England snot TO be thought Of,
and il the latter has consented to fotego
any conditions which she may have con-.
sidered essential to obtaining the great ob-
isct both have in view, il Is probably more
out of Difference for her faithful ally than
from any conviction of her own as to the
necessity for the sacrifice. do not believe
that Austrian intervention would be list,
ened to by England at this stage of the
proceedings but for the same Difference"
WARLixs.-The following from he reliable
Washington correspondent oil the Baltimore
Sun, dated January 10Th, is Significant and