The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-14
THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND
AUSTRIA,

From the London Poet, August
The numoersss dispatches lately published on the
question of an alleged mediation in the late ct
length resulted in clearing up contradictions with
which II is encompassed The Emperor Of Austria had
declared Luxembourg that be made peace because the
terms offered by his enemy bet than those
answered this statement with the assertion that thew
never offered any mediation at all The Emperor Of
IRA can only be supposed mistook the French propo
stton Of seven articles for proposition Of the neutral
Powers and ALL therefore, that his state
il that France offered better terms vafranca than she
bad offered short time before here Is end TO the
whole story Baron Scheintz however, In he despatch
Of the I'D Of Juy which will be another column
ton Of Prussian policy BY the Court Of V,euos He OBJ
serves thas while "the imperial government must re
mber that Prussia has earnestly depored the war un-
dertak sganst her advice" her ornaments and pro-
pcsa)s TO the Diet evnce her disposition 70 have aided
Austria in the struggle and that while Count Rechberg
complained Of the delay Of the medaora propositions o
Prussia he had set out by refusing recognise her r5
mediation Ahn0aher tAis language bespeaks a ooolncss
s ems, on ~19 to S,saen on ne psrt Of Prussia
latter Posr The Anlian noa 70 be rene,ued
The despatch Of the h Of July addressed by Lord John
the 6xed resolution Of the British government 70 sbstsin
from Intervention In the italian question: and we cannot
the adopted by country that question meht
row. perhaps have been permanently settled by force
arms, instead Of being efs to lnger 10 diplomatic com
promise This despatch narratee the whole negotiation
initiated by the Court Of Berlin for joint mediation on
the part Of England and Prussia between the beIlge-
England and Russia 10 the scheme OF a trIole alli-
alce Ito arrest the eusion of bood at the period Of
me oatue SoBerno; bat there is nothing in this fact
TO bear out the statement Of the Austria that
ne MADE peace because he found himself able TO extort
better terms nom bis enemy than from his allies Stimuli
taneously with Lord John Russes despatch statement
has appeared in the Journal de 81 Petrsboy entirely
denying the implicitly Of Russia auy OF media
ton-the very principle Of mediation, according 70 that
organ OF Inc Russian government, not having been ar
ranged.
While this 10 the semi official declaration Of Russia,
Lord John Russell distinctly avows to the Court
Of Berlin his conviction that the time FOR me-
COLLATION. had not yet arrived There rem ANS, tnen,
only that Court; but as Baron Scnlelntz asserts
behalf Of Austria 1t cannot Prussia Of whom the Aus
TRAN Court would speak. Our own country tnen, mas
reason to rejoice for the manner In which held aloof
from premature mediation "Her Msjesty's govern
which msh either prove fruess in the fst instance or
which might lead TO partial and insecure settlement,
The event has certainly realized the Apprehension OF tia
government and il 10 the demonstrations Of the Ger.
courts that we must chiefly refer the compromise
which Lord John Russell 20 clearly oresaw - the newt
able result Of an Intervention by neutrsk.
The elaborate dispatches Of the Prusssn foresu Office
the whole do credit 70 the policy Of the Court Of Ber
lin in the dcul situation In which Il was placed durne
the IAhan war Tho circular, more particularly, which,
WAS 70 the German courts the oath OF June,
affords marked contrast 70 the usual ambiguity and UNI
clearly sets forth the views Of Prussia whole quee
non 'nen issue The result Of the publication Of this
oespatcn Will be to show that Prussia was the
nano sincerely anxious 70 preserve honorable peace,
ana on the other keeny alive 10 her interests
as great Power and to her duty - the head Of
Prussia was placed In trying situation thsn any
ether neutral State She the only uDpedged German
Power whose individual policy could apprehension
70 France; and while she hold such position In Germany