Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-07
THE uSExpEcrrD PEACE

FROM ne London Ibnes ~ Jan. Is.
over the sounds OF warlke preparation but yesterday
resounding end of this lsborious island TO the
other has .en sudden lul and the hammer Of the
stayed while they listen with wonder and surprise tue
unexpected tidings OF peace We have become indur-
ted to state Of and il almost impossi.
BILE for England f, back into the old pacific
the last forty as appeared two ago for her
shake OH the peaceful habits aud associations which
those forty years had created Nor would it, suspect
be perfectly say that the country halls the pros
poets suddenly offered of peace with unnx-
ed satisfaction No is inhumau to argue for war
in the abstract but there great many suspect who
think that is continuance for another wear would have
more oi good than evil Our Preparations are vast
our army and navy assuming mach more promising
aspect than before and the power of Russia is so
vi>ihly reduced aud shaken that We might reasonably
hope At the end of another campaign only dictate
terms much more favorable but to have for them the
best of all possible ghaantcesthe exhaustion and
prostratiou Of our adversary.
In such cases however il il wise To proptate that
Nemesis which Is apt to wait those whose
Ing expectations OF future good fortune render them blind
10 the opportunities OF the present. aud close our hand
that certain which i within its grasp rather
than open it snatch more allurin. hut
also doubtful aud dangerous. To 10. delivered from
the continually recurring catalogues of slaughter
rapid increase of national debt from rhe prospect OF
ln cent. ncOuc-taN and constant
monetary system, 10 curb efrctullly the insOencc
and aggression o Power which wears ago would on
~ condcscend to answer our earnest by
naughty and expressive silence treating them the
metaphor OF the Empress Cathariue "as the moon does
the wolves that bay at her-these are advantages 80
solid and substantial that would not change them for
the brilliant future that allured and deluied
the visionary Or the enthusiast Let Us only be
that have only got what ask tor and shsn
with much philosophy the loss of all the fine things that
another year OF war might bring
We would however, caution the public against the
persuasion that the tclegrlphc messages of
pondcutS Vienna aud Berlin. and posted by the
French Government the Paris Boursc, necessarily
imply, what their words Certainly, taken in their lite
ral sense, would fairly conprehcnd-that all the prop.
o>ou> upon which the allies Insist have been uncnn.
iuoually accepted b! Russia The terms OF the fifth
proposition general and DO necessarily include
thr undertaking not to ortiiy the Aand Isles any more
than any other dem4nd the allies might think fit make
We de- not believe that this requou has yet been spc
cihciiN submitted Ia Russia and, whatever may be the
probabilities OF the case certainly justified IN
saving that she la, Internationally acccpcdit Two 9TH
terms ON which VS. must percmptodly nsSt-the dsar
ming OF the eastern of the Black SEA and the allow
n- Consu> OF the Western Powers reside in the Rus
sian ports on IT. wates-havc been only slightly and am-
biguou>ly mentioned Why this i do know.
That J. the concern o Austria We not principals in
the negotiation. but have employed the meditation OF
third Power, whose duty /, that Russia be- brought
10 an unconditional accepnncs of our terms with all
their >puatous, before eutcr into negotiation
We DO not believe tor thai these things are
likely ohcr permanent obstacles the conclusion of
peace, bat readers must remember that the
ucnt Is that OF an Austrian, not OF All English diplomat
it, aud that he speaks irousa point OF always
Identical with oar own.
Again what does Russia 10y an unconditional az.
ccpt,ucc We have held AN acceptance of hers before
and have some experience ho" cody she di,honor
utcr d,.pttchc, from Vienna speak of the being
accepted the bases OF negotiation. Logically there L.
distinction between the two, Tor the foundations oh
which negotiation rests must be accepted unconditional,
they foundations At all. We must begin some
where and that w'ia which We begin must oe uncoudi
u0ral; but have experience how Russia under.
stands these muE"hrn ~ remember that last year she
undertook % do away with her prepouderance In Black
SEA, and could bee brought 10 of
Tag this condition which did tend directly 10 defeat
it. We un not believe have said that any Of these
iicultir~ Will really bee allowed interfere with that
peace which the Court OF Petersburg seem, to have
determined 10 bee necessary 10 it. interest," but merely wis,
o." cool te af-nT e" ihu-t u'rf-sauguine spirits who
is tAt everything Is already DONE hat nothing re-
1iAu- ior England and France but 10 RUG their bells
hight their oonn.es sud pay the bill
Nothing should induce 20 relax for single moment
10 preparations until all tie -pu.tious have mem
toned nave beech clearly aud uuequyoca.y pat by
uIa, AND clearly aud uUequiyocaily conceded. We
must remember THAI by the pressure have put upon
Russia Au uo; Jy thg mediation OF Austria has tie pi-.
lent happy alteration IN circumstances been brought
about aud that 1t would preserve the advantages Of
position, IL only be done by constant adhesion
o toe Neiy mcln, by which that change has been prOduc
Il. 1t Ru--ii reason u believe that have
allowed the hopes oi ease aud tranquility uuuerye our
vigilance ud l-arin courage, aud the whole work
10 wr.- out Of te concessions she hA, made and to ie-
Arr oil .tat4Ic 90 naughtiD"-s .II defiance The
tu Obtain prscs o. make adversary feel thorough
ly-v.at o. Indeed, more than the trIth-hoW much
necessary tHit pcic, j. 90 her than u We have
tried reason aud rvup.-tucc with effect have tried
ygor aud action altu t- must encouraging rc.ult- b
eusr s-tfc acton lave compelled tuc enemy - nc.o-
ti4y, boy continuance 81 that energy and that action We
hail BRING t.J>, negotiation, 20 a happy result.
It's tue common error ui historians attribute ii
these matters much 20 the talents of pl,ipOeutiarc-
sui TOO ht- o. ile relative force OF coutuctiu.
states. NJ ue.latrr successful than Cnlrc-
MI pc.utc t.e u4ds OF Putt~I Napoleon before tuc
exp.iuu o. Moscow iOr ther arguments were backed
Joy teIs tuuet-, ad illt' DO thcr j. c passed
ucrd 4H - flanders oi their After these, sig
ua rescl- rgy Negotiated with equal ialrui but eutrc,
iH-Ieut success Dr tIe power tiat gave then
propositions wt. gone. Now then, 30 900 the
pi ts war. % . necessary % push those preparations
sucu lIrr Tor tuc e.hcieucy Of or ga aud land
forces Iu tue campaign Never before WAS tha ne
c-fy urgent would the effects OF any rrlt1i-
uon OF reul--ic-- be- Immediately i,,t. We have the
goal boo sight, ani that ought Induce rather 10 dou-
pic tlitu rxrrtou- By Observing tI. line oi
conduct - either have gIIlcI the uob.-.t victory
solid and lasting pclce, Doe iu position 60 .pir,
those who shall have withheld IL from with It'll more
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