The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-05 00:00:00

✓out to be partitioned and divided according to the geed
will of the several pure coocerned. The govereseeet
made war, parliament agreed to that war, rd the Bogies
supported it for the purpose of maintaining the hodspendero
said integrity of the Turkish empire—that wile IMO
Weer* to • enrcreful merrier sod we tenth tied
the treaty of Parte. by which all the dr to that treaty
pledged to ureter the • sad inte-
grity of the Turkish super-(ear, haer)—yet Ore w• are
celled upon se the rater of that wocessful war, so waged for
the sole purpose of maintalateg the bedependence and the in-
tegrity of TIM kry, awl in execution of • treaty la which the
most distinct end prominent pledge wee to newt and neer-
tain to Turkey the (sovereignty of these Priscipalities—we
▪ now 04k.4 apes to take • step which every ressoaable
mesa art re to be the fins rep towards she direembernient
of that empire. (Hear, beer.) It would be to stultify our
it would be acting in direr angrier to the
po▪
licy which the country has emjuredy of he. pews
iriessised, and in direct oppoire to the greet sad
market hewers of the Priecipilities thretheth to adept
the COWIN. remerended. And I hops, thoreirei Sr the
hour will sot be led away by the eloquence tithe right hoe.
gmelmaan—ekqnsuice which it gives us et all these se meth
plower to linker however tree we may dials boa iro—
n) secede to • motion arras to the feramental leaky of
this eountry --admire to dr megagessente whildh-tee have
entered into by the of Patio, sad which read not teed
to the benefit of the people for whose adratage it
is intended—but wadi, sir the -contrary, lead to core-
rem that would meek I. Europese diemesice, if we In
wo=arw. (Hear, beer.) A. I have rid, this anion
fer so reefit epos the Principalities, for they
ward reccive without the trios the same internal orgarassion
—the rue reperentstive assemblies—the _se power of
rental self government which they would have as • united
provers. The would °Wein ell the benefits of trade and
of I the bowline of military arrangements and of
legislation ea operate prorincsa which they would receive es
a netted province—but they would have the additional
secueity which their connexion with the Turkish empire gave
to there, end upon the mainteoanos of which connexion
the remies are banded. Whores if they were to
become s distinct and separate state la the midst of
aces larp despotic power by which they were sur-
rounded. their fate would be orled—thetr indece
dance would be at ea and. The intrigues of
sumo:oboe p.wers would elhetwily rewire that free-
dom which their friends wish to erre for their and they
would very none either terse • part of the presser of
Ituria„,or be partitioned between three two greet powers,
Anemia and Russia. (Cheer.)

Lord .1. RUSSELL—Sir, Uader-Secrehry State
for Foreign Affairs mks us how It is that the hones abonkl be
celled upon to interfere in this maw of the Danubian Prin-
Myelitis% sad ha found fault with my right ban. friend the
member for Oxford University as if he were proposing that
the hoes* should dictate to the powers of Bums in
mahatma assembled. To the ant of these mea-
dow I sayer that here is a question to which
the good faith of England is pledged—(bear, hero)
--and I sok, ma It be a matter of Willman be
the Hoses of Commons that the good faith of England should
ander soy circumstances be called in question? I hold that
whether our character for good faith steads high or is be-
mired is a matter that the Home of Commas mast neoss-
eerily feel soon interest in ; It is not one that they can afford
to pas by as if it did sot rooms them. (Hier, bear.) Bat
with regard to the boa. genthinsa's seemed question, I
should my that my right boa. friend (me I usiderstaad kin
moths) dem aot propose to my what the powers of Europe
should gin as their opinions to the confererms of Paris, bat
merely says what in the opiaion of the House of Commons
Mould be the language of cm pisedpotentiary. (Hear,
Merl It le sot my right how. friars wish to say
what should be the language of the other powers
of Europe. But if we are informed correctly, I
believe I sin right in saying that the hapage
of Great Britain is these coahrtsces has aot him maned
to expreelag her own views, bat has been need to !ahem
other powers. (Hear, bear.) Coming, however, to the pa
Sion itaelf. I look upon it as one of gnat mamba* sad as
one that mum came considerable anxiety. (Hear, bear.)
agree with the Under Secretary of State, that we ought net
to set up any pone In the Prindpalities that should be in
any way a rival to that power whose integrity sad indepen-
dence we are bound by the treaty, in comma with the Mbar
poems to that treaty. to maintain. (Elea, bear.) We are
bound in good faith not nay directly to protect the integrity
which we guaranteed, sad tor the mks of which we went to
war with Rama but we should sot make say anap-
aest by which that integrity would be impaired ad the in-
dependence of that power diminished. So far, I agree with
the bon. gentlemen. But let me tee what the condition of the
Principalities is, ad what it is that we have undertaken.
In the 16th notary amain stipulations were made between the
Sulam and the rulers of these Principalities, by which a certain
White wee to be paid to the Sultan, bat In which thelanne
powers of self- government ware reserved to the rakes of
these Principdidee—poseere extendbec men to the making
of beeline end le the maimed wee. Then emulations, it
is Inman sa eery erlethy Mead ; the Seim temeently
Asked area, end AM Mad en eggerandly ense the
sap of Wellrebr of latseferiew, end stamedat a power of
Interhessee and • power of teal ( with Or portion of
dr Timid& empathy treatise she reds atter sesessetal wars.
Those peas d interference bed been nested eo far by
various Males, that. at length awe wee lordly any
mureelies le soy pert of the beternel pevereeneet
of the Pratipalities with wideb Ihneele did sot
drat As right of isrearebeg. That helm the ere,
when the war bream Meer and Freese end Gnat
Brain behe out, Mem Fdripslinee, wordir to
their apish aerates, asaphis power of ad-govern-
rent. nee sushi mho theft owe laws es to religion,
their own law gat ispiring emmere and treat and their
own laws reepoillag She edrinireetlen of justice. In short
their whole hared pee east, se far as the Ports me
oonowned, ma independent Bee the interference of Ramie,
as l have salt was hews* ispheyed in intriguing with
respect to the internal alas of these provinces, and against
the Whams of the Prat Well, sr, when we hod aided
wire dread be des terms of pros, if the Gra Mae*
me the Raub aril ao loam have the power of sir
tool end papeenellesehienre which she bed formerly mew
the arm lelesilly mom what was le be the siell of
the theatives. That wee • peados of peat
titioduy, *Ma the moron of Zara* ewe reedy to
drpositics in which Russia bad preelesely
•=llleTtfrogia g the privileges of throe is
es against T hey, it kd to a discuseion of what those
privileges sho•M be, and betides being the duty, It we the
interest of the peat powers to make those privileges as ash
with maid le air ioternal position sad their barns
pan, is order to prevent the necessity of the heartsease of
any other powers, a h their wisdom they could do. Those
powers, especially England and France, might have taken
one of two mimes. They might bare said we will coesidar
slat le beat for the Principalities—we will review this
organic snow* which contains many excelling pro.
visions, end we will guarantee the Batas so period
and altered—leaving the Prischalities with all the privileges
they tare hitherto enjoyed, and with such improvements a
they may make. Nn doubt the Principalities would hare
submitted to that arrangement if it had really been me that
would have contributed to their happiness sod to the safety of
their maternal organisation (Hear.) Or we might have
taken another nouns--we have said we will coneult
the people of the Priacipliries them elves--we will go to
the people of Walhalla sad Moldavia end ask them to Meet
representatine—let than say what they will have and then
rant their wishes a fee as they accord with Ohs twisty we
haescocieloded. Neither of thew worm did we take. Bet
we took a third counts, the most anwies sad irritating that
could by my possibility bare Met edepaed_ We UMW-
bled the Divan—the reprints:lves of the Priselpelities—
and when they had deliberated and expunged their
and agreed almost unanimously what their wishes war—
time you turn round upon them and say you see • dime-
&sly set—you don't know what you are abous—yew lane
been acted gym by external sad by private Sodomites-yes
have acted under excitement and is *memos of your ewe
latemeta, sad therefore we will cat to the winds all that you
On:esad entirely neglect year wishes and requests. New,
ppears to me to be the most nava course that mad
lave hes taken. (Hear, bear.) There hes bent • great tied
of talk here—my right hon. hied, ay noble friend, end
every member who hes spoken In this debate hes talked
about the power and hinnies which Iforeis will hint llf
theme Principalities an mated as they desire. Why, dr,
it seems to nos that we ban paved the way fee Rennin—wan
have opened the road for her. Lair year I stated that it was
quite obvious that without yore isterlwere the Weems of
?toads In the Priect_politles was med. For if you sa
up • prism Moldavia be would aaturally look le
Ramie to Increase lie power by uniting the two waviness.
He would know that the ether greet could not
forward his news. He would be tt end the wale
d the inhabitants of the province world dram-
tatted because Great Britain sad France bad retried their
dares, lad they would turn to Roasts as the only power
that could oast them in &Wainer their object. So the=
Lei so contrived it that whether you peat et
the wishes of the Principalities, you harem the
Inflasnos of RUarlial. The curly way, se It sprier to
net to get net of the dilemma the mune prei by ay
F
hoo. friend. (Hear, heer.) The Unheereenry
Foram Affairs tells us (and he reatibzispar le the here
upon the subject which I had never of buhrlargiti
Wallechiau will not her of this union mien she hes •
prime to rule over her. Is that to be endenensi is the
Anal declaration of the two province? Base they sine to
any formal resolution to that effect ; and, if es, whet hen
been said to them ? Hare we no coserindener there? I
believe that we ban employed them OM Or w ablest
men la Mr whole diploma,. Saw yen mid to
them, will you take the melee Mahone the lienien
preace, or will yon nam e • prises ten sere
part of the Turkish ? Has that Terra err
been pet to these f Haw ever beam abed, mad If so,
helve trey ere retard P Per mein they tree it Is red •
safer kr • setestary ea re le ewes dors berm mod say d
we frost iverafthe titer olimmode they will see be sme
tot masa we gnat the ashes MA. (Her.) That
to as lobe • repeal diet yelp* be mew I bell••••=a
ihay void maps, Ida , b••• • mks et the i
hi ma Noe pm to rule oar then net
dam at the great powers of ease
ad &oil mg be a at
prime at • meats spy i