New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-05
.rsTRIA's PROPOSALS TO THE GERaANIC
~ DIET.

DEF. -,
II. f..kD.,1,,,> B1lgs publishes the text OF the
dsrsrnton as 10 the peace propositions presented to
tIe C;ernnpic Diet at Frankfort by Austra, on the
9TH of February, a. follows -, o.. A.
In conformity with the orders OF bis Couri, the
Imperial Envoy, presiding at the pleI va, .ue
dspatch addressed by the Imperial CeDlhet On Ine
l6th Dec last to Count Esterhazy, the AustflAh En-
WOW At ST. Petersburg and OF document fIou tne
Russian Chancellor, Count Nesseirode, dateu Jau 10
and addrersed 10 Count Esterhazy
The Diet will observe by these documents that
the Imperial Court after putting Itself IN agreement
with the Governments Of France and Great britain
upon the prelminares of peace, which those fo"ers
ind in conformity with the object Of their alliance aud
the general interests Of Europe, has urgently recon-
mended the acceptance OF these conditions 20 tne
Court of ST. Petersburg and that his Majesty The
Fmperor Of Russia, moved by the desire ~ restore
10 6lessincs of peace 10 his empire and 10 the world,
has decided to adhere unreservedly TO the Austrian
proposition; rrvov b,.in.truction. moreover. to
transmit a copy of protocol signed al vienna on rep'
,YLcb s,ates that the representatives of Austria,
France, Great Britain, Russia, and turkey nave par
APPRAISED the text of the above mentioned prelImna'
ries and have az the same time made known the IN
tenton Of their courts name plenpotentarleS VINO
will assemble at Paris in the courrs Of three weeks Al
latest in order to proceed 10 the formal CONCLUSION oil
preliminary convention to the negotiation of an arms
tee and ~ the opening Of negotiations Tor d.hll'e
peace. =, r... ro,,o;s
Joseph 10 be able TO express IN the midst OF the gov
ernments of Germany, the hope that the moment al
length draws nigh in which the unhappy complications
Of latter years will receive pacIhc solution iils
Maie Is convinced beforehand that the distinguished
assembly will fully participate in his sentiments II
guaranty was necessary in this respect II Woud SUI
fee 10 the Imperial Court to know that the Govern
mept of his Majesty the King OF Prussia, the august
friend and ally of the Emperor, has employed all lts
influence in order to bring Russia TO concihatory de-
cisions and that the language OF the other ,'era1
Courts, expressed at 81 Ietersuug uas cVh'i'Ou'oN
10 the same end.
Hailed with JOY in all parts Of Europe, the return
10 peace the Imperial Government may be permitted
IN believe will be received by the Diet with pecu-
liar satisfaction in consideration of the important bear
ing which the objects destined to constitute the tenor
of the treaty Of peace have upon the poltlcaI anu
commercial interests OF Germany.
"These conditions are the same IN thelr essence az
those of which the COME deraon has already generally
spproyed by anterior resolutions, aud the rst Two OF
which il has especially resolved to MAINTAIN ID tne point
of view of German interests. II the bases ior the
maintenance of which the confederation mas III SOME
decree nronounced have received to-day more com
pete development the Cabinets OF vienna, rams anu
Iondon-whose deliberations could not out produce
programme of moderate peace had ou. III we" ol.
double object of preventing in the most efhcaGlous
manner the return of the disastrous troubles when he
world at this moment desires to see removed anu 10
secure by sufficiently precise wordhS OF the pre-
miparies a stronger guaranty for the reestabllsh-
mont of dchuitive understanding. The distinguished
Governments of the Confederation wlll see that the
guarantees which the future peace VIII brng VIII ony
be made the more precious for Germany by the de-
velopment given to these points.
"On the other hand, the Diet will not misunder'
stand that the said Powers, faithful to the
the collective recognition of which forms the bond OF
their aance-are conscientously nterdcted from any
proposition which would not be fully justified by an in-
conesable European interest," and which for this very
reason, would not be Of nature which could not be
honorably accepted by any one of the great Powers
sharing in the first rank the responsibility of the peace
and prosperity of Europe: The Imperial Court firmly
believe: that this spirit of moderation and of socitude
for the general good of the peoples will also dominate
in the Conferences about to open, and that conse-
queny the right expressly reserved to the beligerent
powers in the Fifth Point to propose, in addition to the
-Four Guarantee Points, conditions IN the European
interest will not be exercised in sense which could
give it the effect of again compromising the WORK OF
peace 20 auspiciousy commenced.
{" AS a member of the Confederation, the Imperial
Cont hopes that the distinguished assembly will see in
the present communication motive for declaring IN
the face of Europe, that entire Germany, united to
Austria accepts and il resolved to maintain the bases
upon which the approaching Conferences are to build
and consolidate general peace