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London, England, 1854-08-22 00:00:00

of that convention to draw it up with all the pettifogging
duplicity in which modern diplomacy excels, still so
much is evident, that not the occupation of the Princi-
palities when they become evacuated, but the compelling
of the Russians to evacuate them, constitutes the object
of the treaty. It gives no right to Austria to enter the
Principalities for another object, but for driving out the
Russians. This she does not, and never will do ; yet
she claims, under the auspices of England and France,
the right to occupy the Principalities, after they have
been re-conquered by a spontaneous start of that Turkish
heroism which is the only anchor of hope amidst all the
foul tricks of a perverse diplomacy. I was saying
" spontaneous start ;" you must know that it was with-
out order, and contrary to the Anglo-French plan of
campaign, that Said Pacha crossed the Danube and beat
the Russians. Well, if the Austrians are still permitted
to occupy the Principalities, the glorious feat will be
worthy of thee, tyrant boy, nursed by murder and per-
fidy. But what do you say to it, that all this is done
under the auspices of England and France ? Was I not
right in saying that you are made to fight and to pay,
not for assisting Turkey, but for supporting Austrian
despotiSrn? Why, really, Ido not wonder at England and
France having entirely forfeited the good opinion of the
world, and made the Turkish nation disgusted with their
pretended friendship. Ido not wonder that republi-
can America speaks with scorn and contempt of the
Western Powers, and almost reverses the laws of sym-
pathy in the case ; nay: I scarcely can wonder that
some English politicians go so far as to come forth openly
and deliberately with a charge of collusion with Russia.
Situated as I am, I feel not competent to say so much ;
but this I dare assert, that be it premeditated design or
blindness, he.it love of Austria (kr hatred of national
liberty— be it fear of Austria or fear of revolution—in a
word, be it crime or fault, weakness or the
Western Powers are all the while doing the business of
despotism, and of Austria in particular. That England
has lent her authority for inducing Turkey to sign that
convention may have been an unintentional mistake of
your Government. They may have meant to get their
dear Austria at last, while they were the dupes of her,
and made but to serve Russia. Suppose it a mistake--
though, indeed, men apt to be so entrapped should be
sent to their prayer books, instead of letting them trifle
with the destinies of nations. But if they now allow Aus-
tria to occupy the Principalities, then it will be no mistake
—more, it will evidently have the character of collusion
with Austria at the expense of Turkey, just as every
step of Austria is a manifest collusion with Russia at the
cost of all of you. Some few more facts, gentlemen,
and some unintentional confe%ions, which chanced to
find their way from Government quarters. The Times
of Aug. 4 informs us that Austria will enter the Prin-
cipalities, halt there, and shut the door on any
other troops entering. Shut the door to English,
French, and Turkish troops ! send the common sense
of the people of England is meant to be imposed
on by the consolation that Austria is your ally, and
her conduct satisfactory ! The Times of Aug. 5 informs
us that " Austria is firmly resolved to make the Princi-
palities evacuated, but every measure will be employed
to avoid taking the field as a declared enemy of Russia."
And on the 9th of August the Ministerial organ adds
that " all that is to be expected from Austria is the
occupation of the Principalities as a neutral power."
Very well ; there you have your precious ally, to whom
your Government has sacrificed all the immense advan-
tages of an active co-operation of Poland and Hungary,
and England's fair renown, and the good opinion of
every nation on earth besides. Further yet ; Lord
Clanricarde said in the House of Lords, August 10, " he
firmly believed that the allied powers will never get
Austria to co-operate with them in the objects they have
in view ; she will not move until the Russians had moved
before her, and not allow one of her soldiers to fire a
shot, but would simply place herself between the retreat-
ing army and their victors, maintaining an armed neu-
trality, and perhaps an armed intervention, threatening
the position of those who considered themselves her
allies." Now, I say, every man of sound heart and
mind must concur in these views of Lord Clanricarde.
Avid what was the answer of the Foreign Secretary to
this ? Lard Clarendon informed the peers of the realm
that " Austria really did announce her intention to
occupy Wallachia, but not as belligerent. she being
not at war with Russia." Well, is that not an official
confirmation of what Lord Canricarde said, and of
which I warned England months ago And Eng-
permit matters to bs carried on
;itasnli:esy pa% p. le
I.‘Nlll))7,tislvlhat is this people of En4lan I 1 Is
it anything, or is it nothing Is it fish, or flesh ? What
is it? But, " England dii object to that declaration."
Yes, she did ; and what was the answer of Austria ? It
was, that she would enter to repress anarchy, and once
entered would resist by force of arms the return of the
Russians. That was the answer ; and England's Go-
vernment felt satisfied with that answer ! It is horrible !
Repress anarchy ! but there is no anarchy. Tuero was
anarchy when the Russians were in, and will be anarchy
when Austria will be in. But leave the Principalities
alone with Turkey, and there will be joy, satisfaction.
and tranquillity, but no anarchy. She will have bought
" occupation" by it. And, again, she assures Lord
Clarendon "that she would resist the return of the Rus-
sians." Would she, indeed ? But the little oversight
in the matter is, that if the Russians had thought it
possible to return, Austria would not have entered. It
is not " returning" which the Russians mean to get now,
it is the security that they shall not be pursued on the
evacuated territory. That is what they want. Lord
Clarendon knew this quite well when he expressed him-
self so satisfied with Austria. Re was cognisant of the
note of Russia to Vienna, wherein this ingenuous con-
fession occurs :—" We (Russia)
must have securities
from Austria that when we evacuate the Principalities,
the allied powers will not remain at liberty to pursue us
on the evacuated territory,"
Instead of feeling re-
volted at Austria's saving the defeated Russians, and
empowering them to meet
you anywhere you might
attack them, the ministerial organs went so far in
hypocrisy as to say, " Now, at last, all is well ; thanks
to Austria. Austria is doing our business on the
Danube, therefore we have
nothing
—we can now go elsewhere. Now In
the r e t o
.o world there
shall
see what wonderful things we shall do. Just
wait a little ; we shall take. the Crimea, together with
Sebastopol—naeveny, between
us, in confident familiarity,
we will do more. Thes our dear friends here, the
Turks, really begin to become something of a power by
their bravery. That cannot suit us .
, we want them weak,
obedient, and recalcitrant ; so, do you know what we
shall make them do ? We will send Omer Pacha and
his army to the Caucasus ; there let him see how he may
Why should he not
get on. go, the good fellow ? Here
he has nothing inure tc do, thanks to Austria ; Austria
is doing all our business here," Therefore " hail to the
chief wies in triumph advances," to eat the game which
the Turks have shot. My opinion is that it is et War-
saw, by driving the wedge of a Polish insurrection into
the very backbone of Russia, that You can be sure to take
Sebasst a dangerous topol. For th p
him epresent I desire to warn you
againpoon., The expounders of your
Government's policy say, "The object of the war is to
obtain security for the future against the ambition of
Russia, and to reduce her power permanently, so as to
make her incapable to encroach upon the liberties of
Europe. For this true object Of the war a movement
across the Danube would have done very little, [Oh, what
a disgrace]. The broad policy of the war consists in
striking at the very heart of Russia's Power, and that
heart is Sebastopol." Now, gentlemen, I proclaim this
assertion to be the most contemptible nonsense,
or the
grossest mystification, which diplomatic malice could in-
vent. Sebastopol is an advanced guard, but not the
heart of Russia's power. The heart of Russia's power is
Poland. With Poland in the dominion of Russia,
the Czar
is dangerous at the Baltic as at Sebastopol, at the Caucasus
as at theDannbe ; everywhere, with Poland wrested from his
grasp, with Poland free, the Czar is neither dangerous on the
Black Sea nor anywhere else. • Suppose you take Sebas-
topol, destroy it, and burn it, andi' sink the fleet now
li
sheltered there, what then ? Will that deprive the Czar
of the power "to bide his time, until by the dissensions
of the other powers, until by weakness of some of those
powers, he should find a better opportunity of accom-
plishing his design ?" This description of the danger
against which Europe is to be secured by this war is not
mine, it is Lord John Russell's. lie it is who declared
that " the English should be the most silly of mortals if
they were to sign an insecure peace, which would leave
it to Russia thus to bide the first better opportunity of
accomplishing her ambitious design." Well, can a man
in his senses assert that the destroying of his fleet and of
Sebastopol will deprive the Czar of the power of proving
you to have been the most silly of mortals in this war,
if you are content with such an issue ? Poland is the
heart of the Czar's power. There you must strike, if
you desire to strike him at heart. If you don't strike
tkere, then I proolaito aloud, to God and tono,D thou,