Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-22
RICHMOND WING.
Ffo~ ihs Li-erPooi h,rv.ry, Noe. 8.
rug pAtTuf. lcSSyESS or RUSSIA

W. ..v. sre., .s,i-f.cton la the belief that our o..
<efntnent perlcc, determined to enforce Russia
ali hasards ue performance Of her treaty obligations
Prom the language vi the Ministerial journals. and still
more iro the actual adopted BY England in the
East scarcely be mistaken In inerring that Lord
Psmsrston and HE colleagues thoroughly in earnest
In insisting on the Czars iul6ment Of the conditions
which 20 we're rrluctanty induced 10 lay down
ls hope quite decided that not even apprehension
Of losing our po~era and most valuable ally will
prevent then from taking the wsioh the honor and
Interest Of England demand.
In other .o-i. Turkey and her Allies formally re-
coxuyed the notorious fact that the Gar has kept
faith With parties the treaty Of Paris and accept
the obvious conclusion, that intimidaron-and, need Toe
coercon-nu-t be applied TO make good his defective
honesty aud honor. The particular points issue
appear-though only very superficial minds-to be in
themselves Of secondary moment but be this a. IL IL
would be neither tonorab. saIe 10 allo~ Russia
oae at pleasure the conditions on which she vas permit
ted 70 make peace and sggressons hich
q has much to repel and chastise. None but
tho pasans Of At price will find ault with the
vice, courageous, and straightforward policy which
Ministers have adopted this matter. The
they have taken will the less recommend itself Tar BIZ
gishmen indicating that highly and justly the British
Government values the alliance and cooperation France
it does shrink from sctng alone.
According the most recent accounts hom CONSTANT
nople our Ambassador has completely succeeded foil
ing the utgues by which (whethe~ with without in
structous FROM homc the French Minister had endeavor
cd cajoe Turkey into playing the Of Russia The
Ottoman Minister has fallen Redschd Pasha has been
recalled the head Of sairs and instead OF the Porte
demanding the French partisans OF the Gar had dei
red, aud asserted, the Withdrawal Of out feet
from the Black Sea and the evacuation OF the Principali.
tics Austria has been dehnivcy agreed that both En-
gland aud Austria shall proloug their respective occupa.
tons until the questions OF Serpent Island and tile Bessa-
rabian frontier are satisfactorily settled.
How Tar there any real probability Of being left
vndcae the public law of Europe without the aid nj
France is question which disposed
hasty conclusion. That Louis Napoleon has advisers
who infinitely anxious to deal "geuerously with
the Gar than consult the honor o France the rights
OF Turkey the general Interests of Europe il unioru
natey only certain Months had rea-on Ia he
Heve informed readers the time that nothing
but great irmness Lord Ciarcndons part, backed by
the personal interference o the French Emperor, prcv
ted the Russian pleniPotentiaries om arranging things
pretty much they pleased in the Paris Conferences.
II il be true, as told, that Count Walrwk
has succeeded IN obtaining the restoration oi his conca
It'd Polish estates reward "ior services rendered ia
the Car IN the late war-or rather IN the late peace
we eau only that have ground for surprising
the recompen-e To be unmered though IL il not usual ia
reqiite very opcuy services which statesman
eau reader potcntate with whom his country is 1t
Nor the French Foreign Minister the only high person
age the Imperial Government who Is currently regard
ed the servant OF two masters Nevertheless u doe
not become Englishmen to forget that up TO the present
periot Loui. Napoleon has uniformly proved himself
faithful, steady and honorable ally.
IL is not his allow the direction OF his policy
be taken of his hands by his ministers for purposes o
their own aud IL still remains TO Toe whether he i
ready exchange the Eng sh alliance Tor the Muscovte
patronage which be more valuable TO some ct the IL
dividuals about him Possibly he may deem II neither
decorlus mar expedcnt that the foreign relations ui
France should he regulated at the pleasure of Polish
landed proprietor who accepts avors from St Petersburg
Perhaps he think it honorable for himself and
more advantageous TO France that Count Waewski should
have opportunity Of residing the property which
the bounty of the Gar is reported to have conferred
him.
Events may shortly enightsn this point; bui in
the time may reasonably doubt whether the En-
pernr the French j. really tired OF alliance which ha
been and il least valuable TO him to Withou
wishing to be unduly sangune must say that We Dc
expect Louis Napoleon take very hazardous
step that Of separating himself from England
question OF European policy in which England Is clearly
and altogether in the right
IL l., hope. needless say word to confirm ami
encourage Government in the decided course which
il appears have entered Lord Palmerston may rel,
the unanimous support of the country in any measure
which may be Necessary enforce Russia the Ohserv
Of a treaty which En- zlishmen sssented with
tr-me reluctance which embodied the minimum of
ces-On shch entitled to impose a defeated
and exhausted enemy, aud which only rendered tOer
able public feeling BY the Assurance that its
would br puuctuallJ and strictly fulfilled.
LIT Ministers tear nothing 80 lsng they have right
their side least OF all let them tear any shabby
creAncy the part iheir country aud their
We beeye that after ALL the path Of honor Hi be found
be the path prudence and safety Though eau
Tor consequences, it NAV least
b. rassIr the friends Of O. reflect that LORI
PaleisOn Is taking precisely the opposite that
adopted by Ia predecessor ia the carrier stages 81 the
Eastern question. We al know what Of Lord Ab-r
deus soothing system; and may iary hope that
totally different line Of action will lead 10 somewhat
different result