The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-16 00:00:00

THE PORTE AND THE PACIL'

The British
on Eastern
ReviewnEdaFstoerreniganffairs,
the
objectjut' publish'`
has
article an
is to prove that Russia alone has profited 1))1,,
commotions in the Ottoman Empire ; that ti:
were chiefly instigated by her, and that ovvi4e,
the intrigues of the same power, England /0 i,
broiled herself with France, and contrary to tel
terests, policy, and professions of a Liberal Gns'
ment, united herself with the " Holy Alliancr',
the partitioners of Poland." It traces with i...,:
minuteness the crafty policy of Russia, ever
Nicholas came to the throne, up to the treaty °,
15th of July, and thus sums up the results 0
famous Convention :
litieursssi)usitteinitiolirs
the world.
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1. She arrayed the Sultan and Mehemet Ali nig j :
lity, whereas they were at peace, thus lighting the B,
setoantevenpteiloionywtlisretti;:Vll':'
of war and convulsion in Candle, Adana, Syria, it
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and Egypt.
land, to the exclusion of France from all iefluearef ..
2. She leagued England with the partitioners ere,'
participation in European affairs, whilst dismel° ,
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the empire she pretended to support.
2. She made Engiend the enemy of the soutbell
of the Ottoman empire, France the foe of the 0011'.
half.
France, which sneered to France a coequal share li
4, She made England violate a series of treati'le.l-
fluence with England.
5. She produced animosity bAween Eieglolf
France.
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6. She arrayed France against Austria, and AVii
against France.
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Prussia.*
7. Prussia against France, and France IP;
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8. She depressed the national credit of ENO
France, to the elevation of her own
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9. She secured to herself the arbitrement f 1
affairs of the world from a position of guaranteede '
rity to herself, resulting from these cembinations!
aggregate and fractional characters, which can °;151
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her neither the sacrifice of a rouble nor the '
man, whilst entailing a waste of treasure and Pi'
on those she dreads. A V
Finally, the sole excuse which can be allege- ~i
Minister of England for this Treity, is the dreg, i -
advance of the Egyptian army cod navy toward/
stantinople, because it would entail on TurkeY itli,
elusive protectorate of Russia, which he adloitse
be mortal, and which he nevertheless lends the poi,
England to Russia to secure by the guarantee es 1
port of three disinterested allies.
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The writer then states a circumstance ni•,ce ::,
authority, which certainly appears strange, to
rumours to that effect have prevailed for 01;
We can with difficulty conceive a Cabinet.i
one Member, and that Member neither a VC
,0
ton nor a Prime Minister, in opposition `,
wishes and judgment of his colleagues•
however, appears to be fact : erl
The Convention of July the 15th, 1840, se -1)
warranting hostilities, did not even contempleeeel
The " prevention of the effusion of blood" wa5lPl,
object professed by the Alliance in the prearnhieee
Convention drawn up " In the name of the slit
God."
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Fortunately for the repose of the world, for lei'
rests of peace, which have never yet been Oe
perilled, England is not yet a party to these eet'o
o;!
treaty is unknown to the British Parliament, freS
it was concealed. The people of England 1'1)
no supplies for its execution. Its successfeei.,),)
rendered impracticable by the very terms in will,
drawn up, and on the shoulders of one man 117;4
we state, on certain authority, to have o'll ~
rupture with France single-handed against ever'd
his colleagues, rests the exclusive respon.qibilitiete
alike subversive of the prerogatives of the 0r r
practice of the constitution, the faith of existing
and the rights of war and peace. t,
The following extracts relative to the tot,
which our Government ought now to pursue '0
France, and the defence of Lord Hollands')
will be read with interest :
To Lord Palmerston himself we would °lira',
out a great and honourable course. The vigeu i'
acts has in some degree atoned for the err°d
conceptions ; it is, indeed, lamentable, that 'toe
have been the instruments of so much evil as 30,e1
effected, but the daring and decision vvhiehr yet
shewn in its execution has placed us in a '3 jiilc
position for withdrawing, and secured to us Ole
able retreat, The shells and shot of Acre illy
heard of on the banks of the Danube and the liff‘;'
and as the star of England culminated the stile
Russia dwindled. Though France was Pe:
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Europe has been taught that Russia was 001..tbi
and if he knows how to improve his positioef bee
cretary for Foreign Affairs may yet speak out lac
mends of England in a voice not to be misuiltee
or contemned. The Germanic Confederation vol.
aroused and excited ; the marching of trooliseneol
non has been heard, accompanied by songse;A
(and creating) national hatred, and six beeee,—:coii
sand men are now burning to revenge on ~,qatid, 1
horrors of the Revolution and the empire. ", eie‘',i
that the first cannon fired on the Rhine ros/ io'
mine whose echoes our sons' sons may yet /Op(/'
and tremble at ? This it is still possible Wily r.
to prevent, if she will honestly and earnestly, dl,
ill,'
to the only cause that brings a blessing p""eokA',
cause of free institutions and national develoeeler
cause of peace and commercial freedom, in,,r
the cause of the PEOPLE throughout the wort At
We should leave this subject here, but t'"`"
, '",,( be
bound to say a few words in behalf of one e': it
men this country possessed ; who has been full
from us at a moment when a clear head 8°- 1
heart were never more needed, and over i
icliri
hardly yet cold, the obscene raven-croakings °..,,piPil
have sounded. It is for entertaining views :.,e4
those which we assert to be the unshaken oni-iber/
the true patriots in all European states, tha-deq
Lord Holland has been made the object of r 25" stO
thumous hostility. We feel no surprise at t':,,,e%)
it was worthy of the quarter from which it ,c„'",beb)
we do feel indignation and shame that the ett''''',-asSbi.e
not at once have been rebutted by those eregit- I,'
not only profess to be the mouthpiece of °"", er,ii
party, but even to be in communication Bleroill',i
strict with members of the Liberal Cabinet. wee('
even a pretended, a superficial answer, hays 09
tured, if not for the sake of truth, at least "'"es
dential object of concealing hostilities °,
wilesee ; II
threatened the stability of the Governor : "pee
death fought the battle of party well enougu:m
the survivors scornfully and fearless! to divide.' Or
To this an answer is yet to be given upon teie"e
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the House of Commons, and we wait for it. stet!
That Lord Holland took a deep interest in I:eset/e
merit of the Eastern Question, was well itee"areS:
personal friends, although he had enjoyed or) oPP be,
ofgiving his public support to the side whiti3„obj,
adopted. He saw, and saw clearly, wjelt the
epte
of the principal actors on the scene
the vast interests now in the affairs of Egypt as of minor importancewe °'"ei,/
pared with
important a portion they might be of the ''''',°,l°l,l°l4
played for. He did, as every honest English° f frrif
jeopardYt: it ifilr,'
earnestly desire that the good understanding ° sit
and England should not be disturbed ; op thellorli
mince of thet good understanding he knew the ilk ' ,
Europe the Liberal party throughout to deP °Pi
destruction of that good understanding he lcits'i'
to be the anxious, the never-forgotten object e' oete
intrigue, to gain which she was even ready °ps)
her exclusive protectorate of Turkey, eau;so„,'
treaty of Unkiar Skclessi (a nominal realer, ''''ffi'j'iii
advantage) to be cancelled. France ona, eeeeeY
once brought into a position of hostility, S'liviiii
any moment assert, and wake good claims eaolf'tis
were, at best, but insolent pretensions ; aece'e e!agl:
fwe(aarkfnroemss
toifietAn.ustlrtiawas
what is not even suspected in England, the 9-etl'i''.'
as an Eoglisienen, ant Prussia site hayii (~-;,1,
anti
..o'rd floEl:',:e",:gr
as a Peer of the country 6'010;4
example, and ought to be the best supPortn°oloe, ,j:
sti:utional party on the Continent, to °Pete et'i.
measure which tended to the destruction of t'' il'i,!b
ship which alone could keep Russia in cheek' Lee I;,'
so, and so far M. Tillers was speaking 0"13;,e- fe",o',i'
when he asserted tile, Lord Holland was Wit he 10 ',441
But M. Thicrs did not speak the truth w",,'"i 14'''el°
nuated that, because Lid Holland was W[1:011P1'0E
ho was with France sue?: as M. Thiers was °nt 'Pell
make it, or with M. Thiers himself. He wase7je cell)
ing the trod., nor have the party organs of t; 0,1(',(
spoken the truth, in charging a member o°lo s'",,o
Cabinet with intriguing against his colleagnes'gesiti°llc
ing a separate line of iction for himself in OP of
them. We believe the respectable membeer clo;"
Tory party to look with as meeh horror as /e,°thej 'll
selves upon the dastardly accusation of polli:e7101$C,
fectly gratuitous assertion that a Minister .i. to' el
the enemy of his country those private acts ° eellOi
binet which his oath of office bound hint t°otel,eop
Would, however, for the honour of Engiish g%seh;e
some Tory gentleman had come forward for hil:aleel„
for his party solemnly to repudiate the hatet.-
s le°°'
* Why are six hundred thousand men at that •
sci
undcr arras it, f_i.q-n:einv? ,filllCe: fIC‘
f Sec :le fall in the ftind of England and i-of Nu'
the terms of the forthcoming new Russian loan
cent.

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the contest was commenced and carried on sstres"
throughout the day. The friends of both candidates eV'
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