Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-29
RICHM MONT WING.
Will RUSSIA ACCEPT'
From tie London np.,,. Of Jan. s.


From tie London Times Of Jan. s.
Win Russia accept the offered her 10y the Al.
hes' They reached her the 2sth of last month and
~ yet the telegraph records nothing She has neither
thrown the messenger into WELL the ancient Greeks
did the emsare. Of tue Great King when they came to
demand from them earth and water him to the
yard OF Of those fgae- which, though secluded
from the may yet perform indncrcnty well the iune-
tons ola gslows, dismissed him without answer
Russia il silent aud presume, therefore, IL nc'la-
ting aud in the interests of peace the profoundly
those ntrused with her desni-s mediate the better
We cannot indeed expect that she will hurry herself to
crafty npstience She has secret and may
sonaby take her time before she imparts hers
simple "No would have been and the fact that
IL has bccn uttered for days is some proof that
'No" does not y readily to her lips her English ad
mrcrs aud supporters would have led to suspect
Doubtless her dpomaists turning and over
the propositions OF the Allies, and seeking for scit
place which they may hang an assent, neg
tiation, and then refusal At any rate, can wait,
for in the position OF a chesspayer who has
got the best of the game sud ought not TO rap the
board with his knuckles II his antagonist he rather
long in choosing between the embarassmcns which
set before him Russia has, indeed. much 10 consider
We beginning to see and she to feel something oi
those effects which the fall ofSebatopo was sure sooner
or later To produce There peceptbe alteration in the
attitude the smaller States OF Europe. The Scandiua-
Wan kingdoms have taken decided step IN advance 10y
entering the alliance OF the Allies, who are the AVON"
ed enemies Of Russia What is extraordinary st
those that appear be the most entirely under the
control of the modern Mscedon-Saxony, Bavaria, and
Wurtemburg-arc iacring iu their allegiance, and true
the principle being strong upon the stronger side
afflicted with doubts whether their side be not now the
weaker. The great passive and inert bulk OF Germany "
bcstiring itself ia numbering and hestatiug manner,
ions oil national unity OF merging individual interests in
truly German policy, OF substituting patriotism for ndVd
uasn and many abtruse logical entities Tor many Others
equally abtruse Hit before the German mind, shado~cd
forth in pamphlets of pages unumeable and sentences
ntcrmu and the duty fconsiderng whether something
having remote relation TO concerted action ought
considered OIL - enforced with the suOest d4
lectcs and most reconcile Technology in Kant and
Hsgel. Germany if not wholly awake, is certainly
entirely asleep; alte tuddled, Is not entirely III
ebristej: il little giddy with tobacco smoke l. not
wholly supplied aud is indeed gradually awakng 10
the conviction, that she has talked and written tOo
much aud done and advcnturej rather too little The
Russian mind has never evtnccd much proneness 10
isles hut enough is disclosed occasion some
anxiety the permanccc of AN influence which, until
the war comes she believed to be indcstructblc Nor
il easy to what effect these symptoms o iuciput
mutiny may have upon tins eounses of Austria and Po+
STA To Austria such awakening OF the public mind
Is no uncomfortable encouragement To advance M tine
cour.r on which she has just entered since It not oily
pr,,n-. To her that support tor which -hc has long
been seeking but gives earnest that tar As her po
Ia. fallen short OF her duties ami her obligations, II ts
et been Of advantage To her IN comparison with
the far les cxcuSabe tactics of her rival Prussia
The Court of Berlin, the other hand, seems to he
threatened not only with descent from tile position OF
great Power but with complete isolation from Those |
Stat. the. .uppl OF which she has it'll much crppa
eel policy been counting. These things must tend Ia colt
vince. the one German Power that il has been friendly
oyc,uch t. the Car aud the other that safety and iu
btion 4ikc point to course OF more decided hostility
The work ul years Of intrigue being rapidly unipn"
and further continuance OF the bids fair To uprOpt
influence Germany which 80 years oi like intrigue ard
co-rt,n may not restore Yet ". cannot bring
to believe the Emperor ri Russia though lac heSitics
TO refuse will make up his mind to accept the terms offered
him by the Allies la thr interior OF his kingdom the
German party usually regarded the friends OF peace,
has been Frustrated and the old Russians, the impln-
Bile advocates aud conquest, reign in their stead
Dat of Russia the Belgian organ ol the Gar keeps up
bravcy the note OF defiance, and challenges the Als
10 try the fortunes Of campaign in the North With
great ABILITY and with not more unlarnes~ ami ehron;y
than the exigencies " rather unnanaseabe case d.
maud, this Johrua strives 10 create d-scnson between
England and France and prove both that any hop
of a the Baltic l. utterly futile and absurd
To be sure it little OycT-arsues IT, case when 1t states
that the Baltic j. only open four months; hut there i
no doubt there !, great justice IN what It says wi
ference the impo,bity OF winierns ia these ino'-
pitatr regions Since the time of Charles NIL no euv
has wintercd M the drcary coJhues OF iSi~
AMI tl. success nf that experiment great 90
induce its repetition but when the Nord tells u that Ne
only the icet pull the hair oi Russia its M
taphors carry little too far. Our scratches ha,e
drained the arteries of the giant and though applied At
the extrcnties have been only the more effective on
that account We anticipate then, FROM Russia neither
a refusal acceptance, but such modified counter
proposition a. may give rise negotiations, enable
her to play of upon the devices OF another myStt-
tion AMI another conference. Unless there bc bfuti
clear acceptance oil every tic
posa relate only OF secondary impo aud
such A. might fairly aud reasonably form matter of dr-
encc bet ~een negotiations agreed essentials, tu-t
that such in.linus overturcs will b. Fcrcmpoily rt .
On the conduct of government We have 40 DOUBT
aud ns little OF the which OF his own dI
~ aud will induce the Emperor Of the French %
pursue IL mu-t indeed be AbuniAnty evident, that it
is absolutely requisite for the existence OF
yerninent that il should meet parliament with deci.r
announcement of peace In announcing eth.', /
governme nt may reasonably expect the support Of ia.
ton repetition Of the unc'raiHy OF last April tc
house and country cannot and will not tolerate War, be-
successful mast carried on not only wiki the ascent
but with the enthusiasm Of the people, and enthusiasm
cannot be mlintiinc if Ne perprnAy hating ia mid
career aud teaching friends and enemies alike to be-
lieve that ~ unequal in spirit if in strength t.
the task We hayr uudtrtakeu IL presumptuuu- 90
speculate whether it be for the utmIe benefit VI
Europe aud the world that peace shoud not lie cIncG-
ded. IL may be that immediate cessation from toll
and danger bc dearly purchased, 10y giving Russia
breathing time her strength be thoroughly eNiau'
ted but be wrong in thinking shat, whatever
be the merits Of either alternative the that halls
between the is fraught with mischief aud disaster.