Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-15
rue PEAcg TREATY.


Our exchanges are divided in their comments
upon the treaty, of which we published an alb
stract few days since. In England there are
two parties-one dissatisfied and disposed to
grumble, the other delighted and reioiced. The
latter are greatly in the majority The govern
ment press speak substantially after the tone of
the London Globe, which comments thus:
The text of the treaty of peace is before the
public, and that public can now judge whether
the plenipotentiarieS Of this country have per-
formed their duty. The fact is, that the treaty
is the sufficient security by which we gain all
the objects of the war, and much more the
further demands which were justified by the re-
fusal of the enemy to close the contest last year.
and even more beyond Seldom hasa conflict
of so serious kind attained so many objects,
defined its advantages so distinctly, and at the
same time so completely accorded with moral
justice. 10
The primary object of the war was to secure
the independence of Turkey, which was threat
ened with extinction. The result of the war Is,
that all the territories of Turkey remain intact ;
even Kars, which Russia had taken, is restored
In Asia where the success of the Allies was less
apparent, the boundaries remain the game as
they were before the war The only difference
in the boundary of Turkey is, that it now ex-
tends into part of BeSsarabia. Whereas, pre-
viously, a large part of the territory of Turkey
and great proportion of her subjects through
out her empire, were under the protectorate of
Russia, now those territories and those subjects
are under the protectorate of the European pow
ers--States entertaining on questions of doc
trine and political institutions things so differ
ent, necessarily acting in manner so public
and instigatcd We may say, by interests so di-
verse, that the danger which lnrked in the spe-
cial protectorate of one power, traditionally Civ
en- to encroachment, is entirely removed. Tur-
key is now placed upon an equality with many
of the secondary States of Europe, and even
with territories belonging to some of the more
important powers.
ErssIA-sPEEcH OF ENPEoR ALEXANDER.
The following is the speech with which the
Emperor Alexander announced to his mobiles at
Moscow the ratification of treaty ofpeace:
GENTLEMEN: The war is over; for ratified the
treaty of peace which had been signed at Paris
before left St Petersburgh. am happy to be
able to announce the news to you officially, and
to repeat to the nobility of Moscow the words
which addressed to my people in my last mani
fcsto. Russia was able to defend herself for
many years to come, and believe that, no mat
ter what forces were brought against her, she
was invulncrablc on her own territory. But
felt that it was my duty, in the real Interests Of
that it was my duty, in the real interests Of the
country, to lend an car TO proposals compatible
with the national honor. War is an abnormal
state, and the greatest successes obtained by il
scarcely compensate for tho evils il occasions 1t
has caused an interruption Ofthc commercial rela-
tons Of the empire with most Of the States of
Europe | should certainly have carried it on
had not thcYoic ofneighboring States pronounc-
editself agaBstthe policy Oflate years. Myfather,
0f impeTishsble memory, had his reasons for act
az ne did. knew bis Ticws, and adhere to