The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-10


and durable characfer-may now be Considered -
assured; not peace in which the vanquished bends
the head with gnashing of tssth under the yoke Of
the victor; NOT peace containing within itself the
germ Of q war still more saAguinary tl1an that
which has been terminated, besause the shame OF
the oppressed becomes flaming furnace. in which
the slightest breath produces q aevouring fame.
Europe has conquered Russia BY THE force oy ideas;
the stubborn tradition Of that Power has BEEN van
pushed by the progress II civilization, the saying
Of the great Napoleon. "LG reooiutioy tsra Ie tour
du monde y has been accomplished.
The same paper adds TINT only two hours elapsed
from the time Of the decision having be,n taken at
ST. Petersburg to the arrival Of the news ut yienns
and says that it was the tslsgraphc despatch sent
by Prince GortschakOf to the Russian CAPITAL after
long conference with Count Buol the 18th ult.,
that turned the balance The Post says
1t is q fact that some high personages residing
here had made preparations for departure. Prince
Demidoif had his furniture packed up and had fixed
his departure for the 10th 3lst Prince Gortscha-
koF lately visited several collections of works Of
cles once more before he left. The Prince was not
present at the last ball at the Court but sent an ex
cuse declining the honor under existing crcum-
stances. 1t was remarked that the Emperor on en-
tefiDg the room, shook hands with the Baron de
BourqueDey. the French ambassador; and it is said
that in doing his Majesty made the following re-
mark in French:-" We are In crisis, but under
any circumstances we will go out of it together
THE NEWS IN PRUSSIA.
berlin (Jan ~ dependence of the London Standard
formed, Austria bad consented to the restoration of
Poland. This is more serious avOwal than the
journal in question would seem to think, and yet it
is made evidently ON no ordinary authority. We are
told that 1t was Colonel Mantenffel who discovered
the extent of the engagement into which Austria
had entered with the Western Powers, and we are
led TO infer that 1t produced an effect his own
government Of so deep nature as to excite those
efforts which have ended in the acceptance of the
Austrian propositions. To Prussia, indeed, is at
tributed in chief part the resolution of Russia to
agree to preliEinaries Of peace. But what are we
to think Of Austria If it be true that she was ready
to appoint military commissioners, In order to settle
with the Western Powers the part she should take,
not in compelling the Gear to give guarantees for the
tion Of the Russian empire Are we to believe that
Austria was serious in her offer or acceptance of
the offer to restore Poland at the expense Of both
Russia and PrUssiaI Is it tue that the Western
Austria, ready to hand over Modaya and Wauachia
to new master. and that master the most odOus in
the eyes OF the people Of these oppressed conutres
The poor inhabitants of these Principaties have
had years experauce OF Austrian military occupa-
ton, and it has proved grinding tyranny; and yet
we are told that while the newspaper press Of
Europe is arguing about the constitution that with
the consent of the Prncipaties, is to be bestowed
upon them by their benefactors the latter had set
tied for them very different fate. Instead of
promised freedom, they were to have their Austrian
tOrInenters fastened upon them, with the new Con.
cordat to boot. Ii all this be true the world will
have discovered how it is, from having learned how
thoroughly unprinciplcd is the crooked science of
diplomacy. The restoration Of Poland on the one
hand and the government OF the Princpalities on
the other, ought to be something more than ques-
tons OF convenience. There must assuredly be some
principle involved therein.
The restoration Of Poland especially Is subject
which ought not to be lightly advanced as sort Of
hypothetical menace. If Austria, England, France
and Sardinia did really and truly discuss the question
Of the restoration of Poland and If they came to the
conclusion that an act undoubtedly just in itself
would, moreover, be one Of sound policy, why did
they agree to any propositions at all! Why did they
propose to an enemy incapable OF resistingsD mighty
a combiL alton, TO agree to supensi01 Of hostites
leaving recognized principle Of justice and policy
to continue reproach to the spoilers while England
and France allow themselves to he burthened with the
political crime of accomplices after the fact? Poland
will learn that her cause has been discussed In the
councils Of the free States Of the West and recognized
to be just that the three pa ties to the par
tition acknowledged herself convert, and yet that
for sake of escaping the cost of an additional
year of war, they deliberately sacrificed her,
and made merchandise Of their own convic-
ticns- The cause OF Poland becomes thus DIS
posed of forever. If the right of Poland to
restoration of indedendence through foreign inter
venton be admitted, surely the right t, free herself
cannot he questioned former involves the latter
Austria has, then, actually sanctioned the right Of
Poland to shake of her own domination as well as
that of Prussia and of Russia! Suppose her own
Polish provinces should take her at her word, by
what right could she diaw the sword against them2
II Galcia, for instance, should prove herself, le
u w
how could the latter invoke the aid of Russia, seeing
that the government Of Vienna has admitted the
principle of Polish restoration, but which all have
made subservient to o miserable idea Of expedency
Perhaps Poland may, in her despair, think not so
much of shaking of government to which she has
been accustomed as of infiictng chastisement on
those who have committed the most exasperating Of
Offences that of deliberately sacrificing the acknow
ledged rights of people, for sake OF ease and saving
of money and effort. Such an agreement would, if
confirmed show that the civilized governments of
the West,while without the passions which they des
pise in barbarians, possess not the high principle
ny which, amongst TIE better educated they have
need Of being replaced Their hollowness would
mark them out as easy prey to an astte Power like
held together by selfshness, and then to set wild IA
naticsm over again against enemies who have no
powerful sentiment with which to meet its force.
This reasoning proceeds of course upon the as
sumption that the D6bats speaks the truth in telling
that prior to the settlement Of the Austrian propo
sitions, the Government of Vienna had agreed to
the restoration Of Poland, receiving in lieu of her
own Provinces the Turkish dependencies of Molda-
via and Wallachia. Seppose, on the other hand
that Austria was not in earnest Let ms think that
instead of despoDg Prussia and of cuftaiing Russia
she only affected to entertain the question of Po.
land'a restoration, in order to become thoroughly
acquainted with the designs Of the Allies that she
might expose them 10 the enemy Ii this not
likely version Of the story be true, then is Austria
simply playing the part OF spy and betayer and her
treachery will not end until she hos made complete
dupes of England ard France Everybody knows
that peace, as it ia proposed to be made, will be
suspension OF arms only to allow OF greater activity
OF intrigues. The Northern Powers will become
more cloeely united than ever they were, and, as
they must have the alliance of either France or OF
England for without the enc or the other they would
fail in their resolution Of extinguishing freedom in
Europe, it is towards France they will l0ok-it is
her support they will try to purchase, and it is
against England the whole of their efforts will be di-
rected. THE British people had nersr more dan
geyous crisis meet than the schich 10 nOsc pre-.
pared for their ersfsnce as a nafios disgused az IL
as under the diuy1ng aspect Of peace, and British
statesmen had Mvr more need TO exercise their
sagacity ,c'th frmnsss.
THE NEWS IN BELGIUM.
[Trom Independence Beige, Jau. %.
With whatever impatence the signature Of the
preimnares of peace may be looked for it is still
necessary to be resigned for few days more, for
this signature cannot well be accomplished before
the LIST or "a Of next month So important an act