Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-23

overtures for peace, and determine to prosecute the
contest, that the flames of will not long be con-
nned TO Russia and TO Turkey. Some foreign wri-
tcrs conceive that the obstinecy of tho Sultan VIII
reject all ideas of peace. We not inclined To
entertain such an opnion.-W neither he was wise in
gong TO war with Russia, shall not inquire.
There may have been aud motives with which.
we are unacquanted. Dut since the war has been on
tered INTO, and even before it, there symptoms
at obstnacy and mtcmpcranco in his conduct. a
rush and violent man might have deemed TINT cu,,se
oi war had been given when his feet Mt Nayariuo
was destroyed. But he showed no marks of intosn.
perancc he adopted 10 hasty policy; neither did he
have recourse To any rash measures from tho FIRST
announcement, to the carrying iuto execution of the
expedition To the Morca. And therefore wc die
believe the AuGsbursh Gazette altogether when I.
asserts THAT he very much nceiscd against France
una Inns ordered thirty thousand Turks and Albaniaus
10 be sent TO the Morca." We cannot satisf,ctorii
explain the apathy of the Sultan with respect to the
uorca, Tor NC may infer, from what he hng ctlcctcd
TINS campaign against Russia, and from tb, nrr,.
armies he has brought Into tho field that long bets,so
Ne entered INTO war with Russis be might hayo se,t
force that would have crushed the Greek ins,,r,c1
uoh' IL may be- that as ,iany Greeks are scat
tered through his dominions some of them bolJ;n,
places of trust hi dcSparad Of making the con,e,Tf
aganS the insurgents popular national The war.
with Russia presented very different character
She was tho nvadcr-;md every feeling ofatncbmcn,.
TO country and To home, to existing institutions Ia tb
graves OF our torcathcrs and to the affairs orour re-
lgion untCs people in one firm and iud,s.ol,,L',
bond against any Power that sets hostile foot in tlc
land with hostile intentions against its independents,
and eNisteucc. The Sultan FROM the commencement,
o! iis reign s'crn9 to have been snxious assinat
ms institutions and his policy. much as possible tn
inc policy of the other European nations Every no
cornt from Constantnopc shows that the Russian,
prisoners are treated with generosity. With respect-
to the Morcc, VIC cannot believe that he was hostile
to the arrangement made +. Ibrahim Pacba for the.
evacuation ofthIt territory ard we have heard ,,r,
much difficulty would have been removed Ind Tho o,.t
tent OF the territories to be ucluded in the State on
sIrC hN.a fl,. 4
stance.
we are now able, upon better authority than thu
mcrc gossip OF the day, 10 state that the Duln Of
Wellington has fully resolved on PROPOSING nensnr
for the relief Of the Roman Catholics and that nm r.
lusrlous pcrsonn%c, who has been said TO no ncrso
nRiy hostile to Their euancipaon, has expressed his
disposition ~ place confidence in any measure TIM
Huke may recommend Ii il stated however thai
the Catholic leaders will not he consulted or the snb-
Jcot and that no compromise beyond the terms offer
ca VIII ne conceded w 18th respect 70 the 4os. FREQ
holders OF Ireland the greater part OF whom are IL ~
said. mere cascolcrs for their lives it is nnno,,,,
ccd that, although little fear is entertained bv Mini
tiers that the landlords who created these freeholcs
will wien the lives Tor which they were granted are
expired, rcuew them, nuw that tlrey have sccn tbot
they cannot command the of their own crento,,
yet 1t Is determined that the elective franchise in Irc
land shall at once BE placed upou the sumo fo,;nr
III Engian1. lie negotiation for Concurdat will
the Pope is said TO be going on. under the ,naracn
mcnt OF Count Munster: and the only question n, W. IL
as 10 tile securities which the CathnIcks arc ,o;p,r
To o.cr and which the Government arc wilIiuu To me-
cHpt. SCch - the Information which we have rc
celved from most respectable sources and we bnv,
no reason 10 doubt II. At the sane time consider,
ing how variable the plans of Ministers bnyo bec,,.
and now many circumstances may occur tn cbap,,,.
their present resolution, must net consider II nc =
point entirely settled. The probability, however nj.
something being done i strengthened by statc.ent
mich we find il the Leeds L,teiiEen which save
that while Mr. Peel was in Lancashire he perr,,Ss5
his Protestant friends to refrain from any public ,,x
preston ofther sentiments the Catholic question
Since ke lcft the county he has been applied TO- =,
Know If he would approve OF any public rnee,ino
gu this question. He has replied, that il wouj5
not meet with his appreciation. but that on the con-
trarg, lie was DESTROYS TINT Lancashire should TAX. nm
part III the proceedings of the orcinaors of t,n
Brun wick Ciuss?-Ifuuday Traos.l
Iid iBlTrAIT. OCculoll nIic the foII,r ns s,,cor.s
IL spe'6n al public meeting Of tie Catholic Assocafr
Dublin. " '''''''ao" IN
81 h3' n'v . mention fact Of great in,ror,prc o., ,hr
people ct Tn coIrup 20 the 18th October the (oyc,
'ht of England have made no less tan three tnl1ln g.,
the Fope for oou-oriatun Cicar hcnr) The nupcs,;o
was mot made directly for the law pronunirc prren,cd ~
hut was done ef!ectuHlly Nv iIanoscrau
resident At Rome (icir) 'Chrc, sccrive nrriica,,,
wcr' made 10 Tire Pope, ami altoc: zed - s,a,e d.
answer Of his HOucss coached in terms nf LnJ,
rptiSli n, tO.ra ~. tho, I.,,..