Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-19

hands tho fhiiJels the whole Of those countries in
Europe and 1sia' where tue Greeks were mixed With
the Nussudnentc place by degrees The Kayaks in the
place of the Oaemans aud the Otomans 10 the place
OF the convert, perhaps our MOSQUES into
Churches andsokEing bells within the,n in word to
annhi'ate isahisns with ease aud prompudc neither
reason, nor 'aw, nor policy, religion, could admit
of such proposals being accepted The Sublime PORT.
gave repeatedly oohby writing and BY word of mout
'ne u.cessa! snssers' with all official fornny, and
accofoog 10 inc tenor OF treaties. Although the OBJ
ect oil me ranks had been obvious from the begin
n'ng and al'hougbevery thug announced ,hat at jnst
ue sworn aohe n,is answer their pIoposals never
eiess NOS to trouble~the repose OF hInssulmen and
On Tue o'ue "a"u, 70 gam The necessary for
nHe PrcPat 'ons the Sublime Porte endea. CURED 10
emPorhe seto.ga de temporiserl as much ~ possibg
ny satisfactory answers and official conferences ON
me suolect OF the dishonor and of the injury which
the proposals OF the three powers would cause t the
empire and 10 the nation
IL 10 mere proper TO observe that although tho de-
nana mace al Ackerman by the Russians on the sub.
leol o 'nue'nnii'es and especially respect to the
s "e'e not IN any respect proper TO be grant
e", 'ei".'ess circumstances being pressing, we
comphed with them whether we would or not, as mat
Yer o. Necessity: IN order that might seizs an Cd
f"'u''y o' uahing peace favorable to the Maho,n-
e'a" ha''oh UP TO this tne most of the articles had
been executed the conferences resuec,in the
10 &c nacnnlhed aud respecting Serva had also been
entered upon, anu although these affairs were not
VI CHARACTER 10 De arranged with good grace, they
were, never theess, taken no consider alton as acts of
violence. Russia, however did not s,op Them The
military REFORMS adopted by the Sublime Porte ofeuded
her she was aware that day that surrender rnieb
n"i oacR upon cr the evils which she had prepared
s5a'ns lsiainsm. From that moHep, she resoly Ell Ia
icaVe no moment OF relax alton Mussuinen Russ,o
England and France, among themselves agreed 10 es
tao'sl forciby the liberty which we have mentioned
oout year ago, tho three powers snuItan sous,v
enianded the liberty Of Greece by the means of ,,;
ambassadors, officially ard openly, as quite ,nnlo
cohcess'on The Sublime Porte could not subscribe
20 'hs neither according 10 law according 10 rea
no acc linz IN,
The Nlussuiman nation indignant at n, ,pd !, ;s
quite Impossible (de tout mpoSsihiel that i, should
oe consented 10. The Ottoman Go, ernment enleay.
o'eu 10 PreVa" ON them 10 renounce their preudices
oS every sort OF arguments and answers but tic Ian
Suage produced no effect Proud of their pow.r tho
oosinafsy and vigorously persisted 10 press their do.
nands: and they finished BY sending fleets into tho
S.eo'e'ranean they openly hudered the Egyptian and
O'onan sqnadrons destined for that purpose from A.
tackibg the islands These two snuadrons b,ynr on
tered The Fort OF Navarn. there TRANQUILITY wal
ing the orders of The Sublime Porte when the Rus,
sian, English and French fleets suddenly e,,.ro3 ,h
same haroor, and all three began fire at once and
every one knows the catastrophe which resulted TO tho
Imperial squadron ~ ''o
Inc three Powers, having openly violated subss,ipo
treaties, and declared war. the Sublime porto bad
is"t 10 tetaiiate, and TO act otherwise than il has
done towards the ambassadors the sub;ec,s ard Tho
nesSe's "ch were III tins place But the ministers OF
NOSE hee rnwers have codeavored to Justify them bv
declaring that the commanders of Tho o,,o-;l
VI k!sJ fleet Who had been The cause ,f tha ho,,,
me sublime Porte consideriu. the circumstances 70
NAMED still silent and by last efFor, of poicy inv
eu 'oe ambassadors to abandon together the afairs
o' Hfeece Deaf TO the voice OF Justice those
did not cease 10 require that their demand ro.not;
me Independence of Greece be admitted .uch =.
no "sen mace. u may evon be said that their soJ,ci
a,,."s became more pressing In word the hostile
intentions OF the Franks against Islamism became ev;
dent Nevertheless, for The purpose of gaining ,;me
al ieas' III! summer, every possible show OF moderation
uSeu !" Tue conferences and conversations which
'1oh p,aoe some weeks ago. II repeatedly de-
CARED 10 The ambassadors, that as soou n. the Gre.l
would sue for pardon their faults would he yboIIn
torgotten that their goods their persons their sst.o
would be restored that they would enjoy perfect from
qnl!y; That they should be relieved from the parment
OF the cap'taton and other tributes which tbey owe
since the beginning of the nsurrections: that heside
10 order 10 crafty the three Powers the, would ~
exempt from all tribute for the space of one vear.
ana tna all The privileges which the condition of Ra
vans allowed would be granted Them but nothing be-
you'd that limit. s oe
In 'he course oil the conferences the Sublime Porte
earnestly requested the ambassadors to transmit 10
heIr respective Courts hoss rend, declaration, and
s0cere explanations, promising that tho ,ruo,;n
which they had demanded would be observed nu,il tho
answer should be received This invitation onIy ser
yea 10 increase their pride and their pretensons Fl.
hay they declared that they would consent 10 nothing
80 long as the privileges which they claimed sold S
be granted 10 the Greeks inhabiting ancient Greece
mat is TO say, the Hlorea Atca and the Isles oftbe
archipelago, and they announced that ,hsr ,,oIS
depart ali three together
nus have Que affairs come 10 this point. lfat pre-
sent tG0d preserve US from i'll after having W,tns,sod
sucn condnct, and been asked such condtons ve ve,
10 give way ard TO conccde ibe Independence of the
ETeeks, The contsgon would soon extend TO all rho
Greeks settled IN Itornelia and Anstoa without Tho
possibility OF arrest,ng the evil. They would all pre-
ssnd TO The Same independence; they would denopncs
their tuties as Kayaks, and riunplng in q wear or
two over Tie generous Mussulman nation: tbey ,yond
hnisi once by suddenly imposing la US upon ne fGod
preserve us from ~! aud the OF our religion and
our empire would be tie inevitable result Whil,t.
thanks TO God the numerous provinces of Rurope and
ASA are hed with an immense Aluss nman uonpIa,on
Goes lie sacred book, and does chr law permit uo
through tear OF war, TO i" religion be trodden un
DER 'e loot and TO deliver ourselves TO the Ipfdes
from hand TO hand, our country, our wives our chill
dren OUT goods, and our property?
Though, IN the origin, tie Whole world was in the
power OF the infdeIs nevertheless at the birth of the
true religion, God, aided the faithful our Mnsselmen
oeohers who have appeared and disappeared since tue
haPpy time of our Great Prophet, UP to this dav
through the effect Oft cir devotion aud sncon
qoeaoie courage, thought Dotbibg of the number of
tue Inhdes United 10 heart for the defence of rail-.
gron bow many thousand times have they not nut tbon
sanuS OF lnhdeie 10 the sword' How many provinces
ana states nave they not in