The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

Bucharest, July 2 (1 4), 186 4.
Roumans,—Between the 10th (22d) at td the 14th
(26th) May, the nation has replied with 682..681
votes to the appeal of your Prince, and h as apprc ved
the principles of the appendix to the eo nstitution
and the electoral law submitted to its cone ideraticn.
But these new institutions voted by the :nation al—
tered several articles of the European cc nventioo,
and abolished appendix No. 11. to this co:ix-mt.:on,
viz-, the electoral law. So important a reform,
therefore, required the recognition cf the Sovereign
Porte and of the powers guaranteeing the political
existence of Roumania, who have signed the cone
vention.

I have announced to you my journey to Constan-
tinople, to strengthen the utncnowy of the country
by a new international understanding. Af,y hope&
and your hopes are realised. His 111:jesty :the Sul-
tan, our illustrious sovereign, and She guura ntecsng
powers, have recognised the new institut ions of
Roumania created by the plebiscite of th e Nth
(22d) to the 14th Pal) 111ay. From the documents
I now publish and bring to your knowledge, you will
gain the conviction that the existence and the fun-
damental basis of the new institutions voted by the
natioa are neither endangered nor changed by the
alterations to which I have consented in agreement
with the Sublime Porte end with the assent of the
collective guaranteeing powers. These modifica-
tions, however, arc merely provisional ; they
may be supplemented and completed by the legisla-
tive bodies in their approaching session. For, Rou
m -
you will yourselves
adamnist,,lthdacteßiaortiamiaonilaOl end
ytiednters upon its full an•.
tonomy from this day, as contained in our ancienit
agreements concluded with the Porte and guarau
teed by the Treaty of Paris.
This autonomy has been until now practicall y
obstructed in many respects. A proof of this wi as
afforded by Appendix No. 11. to the conventio
viz., the electoral law—which could not be altered
without foreign assent.

Now, upon the other hand, the high powers, in
consideration of one ancient rights and the Treaty
of Paris, by which Europe took our political exist-
ence under her protection, have sanctioned our in.
ternal autonomy in its full extent. At the head of;
the document by which the new institutions of
Roumania are recognised, the Sublime Porte, 5,:n
conjunction with the guaranteeing powers, has
written these words—" The united principaliV,es
are in future at liberty to change and modify the
laws affecting their internal administration, 'with
the legal participation of the collective authorities
established by the State." From this day :forth,
therefore, and only from this day forth, the, Rou-
man nation takes possession of its autonomy-- -from
this time forth it may alter and improve its in.t ernal
institutions without foreign intervention.
Roumans, the future is our own. May the confi-
dence of the nation in its chosen head become still
greater, that we may recover the time lost- —that
our beloved country may rapidly rejoice i.l the
fruits of its patience and sacrifices, and the llo• man
nation may in this manner recover the place to
which it is entitled in the great European family
of peoples. Let us, then, warmly greet the new Le.
gislative Chambers which are summoned to develop
our laws and public liberties, while regarding ow:
ancient ties to the Sublime Porte, and preserving
the fundamental principles of the convention of the
ith (19th) August, 1858, so that the internal con—
stitution of Roumania may be further built up span
solid foundations. Long live Roumania.
(Signed) ALEXANDER /011 N I.
(Countersigned) CAGALNITSCHEANO, BALANESCO,
BOLINTINIANO, ORBESCO, Ge.
neral MAN tr.

The document alluded to in Prince Conza's pro-
clamation is as follows :--

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The united Principalities will in future be at
liberty to alter the laws afLcting their internal ad-
ministration, under the lewd pation• of the
authorities instituted by the State, without any in•
tervention whatever. It is, however, to be cif course
understood, that this capability neither ex tends to
the ties connecting the Principalities with the Otto-
man Empire nor tmthe treaties concluded between
the Porte and the other Powers, which arts and re-
main colleotivc.`•.y binding upon the Principe lilies.
To Art. 111. No law can be laid before the Prince
for sanction until it has been discussed and passed.
by the elective Chamber and the Senate (dei'ibera-
tive body). The Prince is to confer or refutie bis
sanction. Every law requires the assent cc' the
collective State bodies. If the government should
take urgent steps requiring the assent of the C.h,am-.
hers at a period while they are not sitting, the
Ministry is bound to lay the reasons and co use•
quences of these measures for subsequent raffle**
tion before the Chambers at their next meeting.
To Art. VII. Of the 64 members composing the
Senate 32 will be nominated by the Prince fee m
among persons who have held the highest functioans
in the country, or who possess an annual income of
800 ducats. The other 32 are to be elected frcxm
the members of the general district councils and
nominated by the Prince from a list laid before him
of three members for each of the 32 districts.
To Art. VIII. These 64 members will be renewed
every three years in the proportion of one half.
To Art. XI. The metropolitan is de jure president
of the Senate. One vice-president will be appointed
•by the Prince from that body—the other v ice-
president and the remaining officials of the h.euse
will be elected by the Senate itself.

To Art XII. At the close of each session the
Senate and the elective chamber shall each choose
a committee of their members, who will assemble as
a mixed committee to draw up a report upoa the
labours of the past session, and recommend such
improvement in the various branches of the ad-
ministration as may be thought desirsble.
To Art. XV. The petitions presented to the
Senate will be examined by a committee, and
passed over to the government upon its report, if
requsite.