Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-08

happy an immense step. We might almost say Il is
pesec-for the point where are cannot help
thinking that premnarcs Of peace necessarily
duct to Peace itsef"
Very logical But believe the Paris papers last
year just confident they Russia had
accepted the -Four Pcintsthe preiigaores of peace
OF course the result must he Peace
We how this logic held then shall see how
it maintains it, ground this year
What is Russia Pledged to
We not conversant with the arts of diploma
cy and 10 not profess to understand all the reSpon
sbiliiieS involved in acceing to special propositions
Russia has accepted the propositions OF the Allies
basis of negotiation. The English and French pa
pcrS contend that that is tantamount to an acknow-
edgncnt 10y Russia of the Justice Of all the demands
Of the Allies, and OF all the consequences that may
lcsitimatcly How from them The following article
from the London Globe will serve to show with what
ingenuity the English press labor to iortify their be
lief with logic. Russia cannot possibly mean, after
humiliating her pride in accepting the propositions
disgrace herself forever Nv refusing to indemnify
the Allies for the expenses of the war; and submit
ting TO whstever further conditions may be imposed
upon her. This may be But we rather incline
To think that we in such assumptions evidence
Of early rupture, and the germ of more bitter
conferences shall decline to be shorn as the English
press pretend she has agreed to be, shall witness
fresh outbur~t> Of newspaper wrath and the North
ern BarbarianS will BE- taxed with ten times more
Implicitly AMI f,l>chood than in the past We have
no respect whltcycr for Russia. We believe nothing
,an be more d2tc>table than her despo;ism. except
her morals; AMI nothing worse than her morals. cx.
ccpt her de>potiSn and cruelty But in thi, matter
he will br il.l without ;,,-,;,, ~, 49,,
too green to comprehend diplomatic phraSeology.
Russia has not vet pledged herself to anything but
20 Heyofidie. Unless there bc some technical or
hidden significance m diplomatic lingo, her oblisa-
tons by the acceptance she has made have this ex
tent AMI no more She agrees negotiate and takes
The Propositions of the Allies for points of depar-
lure. But j; may be within her understanding and
purpose never TO agree those Propositions unleS,
modified and altered materially. The London papers
nay arsuy the question till dome,ily. and they
cannot Feet the substance Of the matter. But see
now Sefccnplacently the Globe assumes all the
consequences it desires
From the London Globe, Friday Evening Jan Isl
That Russia accepts such outline of pacific arrange.
nents that traced Tor her in the Austrian propose
ions must be considered slight evidence that she
made up her mind TO acquiesce in the filling up o
tat outline, 80 TO satisfy the reserved but understood
requirements of the Allied Powers. Those requirements
lnuot be- considered a. agcravating the results of tho
conflict. which recognized and placed on record by
he already accepted propositions II defeat to DE re
gIred u humiliation 10 Power which opposed itself
the prrponjcrut physical and moral forces OF Europe
.at humiliation ui 1t i 20 BE- tcrmedl j. already
ultted To- that defeat j. Acknowledged accomplish
II fact Nothing else could ucc,s,itlte the preliminary
acceptance OF such terms those proposed by Austru
and the Russian recognition at that sacrifice
l pride TO policy which draw after IT, in plain rea
aud consistency. whatever concessions detail are
hiHy implied, anu fully understood be- implied in the
accepted.
That Russia should have sai. pour aier rscrr In tL.
present instance, seems scarcely admissible suppo.or
since such admissible hypothesis, 10 admitted wouii
place hrr3ciorc tue world having subscribed term.
which must have cost her pride struggle without
uy conceivable commensurate object in policy. such
sacrifice %: th" sort Of prestige 10 maintain which Ru.
ia really gagged m this contest too costly % b.
ucrely diplomatic fciut But il l. accepted We hear 30
said iu quarters with no OTHER intention than oi
ginning tur, uui of sowing discard between tir ailr-
Without cnt, tanning that eNfroriiuar, opinion OF R-
sau diplomacy, which las seemed iul:ircutiy iu-tl.
~ tile course has taken duuug these last two yelr~
cannot without better evidence, aschc 10 such bhu!-
we'll ~ oOlpuity would br indicated by a-uu-
n4 suci suspicion as probably well founded AL trr
u'iu objects which tie allies am have h.r ii-c.--.
"i i-cIeI Dos t-u.-'. tIc preparation iu ll i-
lviiy u pursue thc o those objects, % need m
10y force of How be imagined that Russia
hop- - .-tty the allies u their perception ui those
pr Divert them tom the farther cAesou oi the eursi,
the success of w"icl has received ruch rii rrcogu.
even n the ruvu, : camp
Ii the concessions Of Isss are meant 90 De f.i Us foe
lowed oIt t'ey are rational AND Ineligible Toy 80
mount 90 acknowledgement that size must y.y t. pf.
ID peace imposed br defeat To- j. 10 conceivable that
-r should subscribe such virtual i-m,rt wiz.
.rtrrtfe 'Ts. o GLIDING H. practical c0ucq gcuc-s -
Ne eau uur -iy iUat 10 such calculation were possible
t""-.i boz 'e' --4 one. ~ f-rgf piy y,Ol crime
. .r"t nae tfei- The genera. propositions, whcl Rus
De ul- accepted aye an Abandonment 0f tie whole ground
-s to- w. d, ,h- somueueen.e' Of the contest, AMI h.
maintained since AitH co-lacy worthy oi better cause