Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-10


alton that would rather de than accept this eonition
Applause before that declaration conveyed 10 Con
stantinople. aud before any there could have 80
knowledge that had applied the public opinion % the
people VI England Ia relation theretobcore All this
known at Consianunop when the very decision ~ the
majority Of that great Dvan annoancedt - the sasan
TO be unfayobe 10 the protection - the poor exles out
Of the generosity Of his heart without knowng what
willing accept not u accept, he Declared,
They upon the soil they have trusted % my honor
they have trusted 20 my psticc 10 my religion and they
shall not be deceived Rather war than tina, should de-
liver them up. Great applause. That y entirely his
merit But notwithstanding these high obligations which
feel towards Turkey indeed win venture to Try
to engage public sympathy and attention towards eoah
try towards Power upon the basis u one single fact
for there many considerations In reference 20 Turkey
which merit the full attention Of the United States Of
America
Firstly when we make comparison between the Turk
ish Government and that Of Austria and Russia In
pect religious liberty the scale turns entirely In favor
Of Turkey There is not only liberal liberation for all re-
gions but the Government does not mix with their re
gous affairs, but leaves them entirely 10 their
troll whereas in Austria selfgoyenment was secured
by three victorious revolutions and pacihcations which
ensued these revolutions and hundreds OF laws and still
Austria has botted out Of the condition OF Hungary the
selfgovement of the Protestant church while Turkey
accords and protects the goyenment Of whatever
! ligous denomination Russia taking for political tool
the very principle of religion il Is universally known
persecutes the Roman Catholics, and indeed Ne Greeks
and Jews in most horrible manner-in such manner
that the heart of must revolt against it, The Sultan
of Turkey wherever, in his wide domnions, single
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pions fraeao Of whosoe,cr Is in his country
orabe Judge and vindcator of that religious liberty which
is permitted in all his dominions. Applause. Again
recall out of the history Of Hungary this facts that
when e-half of Hungary under Turkish domination
and the other half under Austrian religious liberty
always encouraged in that part which under the
Turkish rule and there not only full and entire
development of Professionalism but Untaransm also
protected And the Untarans though they in Tran
syvana lawfully protected in those times when the Sultan
governed country still in the last revolution
civil becnu theyw
Only revolution restored them to full and entire re
gious liberty That the condition in respect to
gous liberty under the Austrian and under the Turkish
domination.
Now, in respect municipal self government Hungary
and all those different provinces which were now opposed
to the Austrian empireif indeed 1t existed which do
not believe because empire which only rests upon the
good will of foreign master has existence scarcely
vegetation Applause all those different provinces
absorbed by Austria. They were attacked in their
existence and there single which had not
in former times constitutional fe and of which Austria
did not deprive it by centrazng her power in its own
court That is the principle of the law of the Christian
Powers.
Now take, on the other hand, the Turk In Turkey
have not only developed to very considerable de-
gree the municipal selfgovernment of cities, but have
administration of justice very much like the nstitu-
ton of the jury. / have public trial in case
where party, Turk and the other party Christian,
engaged where the municipal authorities OF the
Christian population and the Turkish population
called together to be not only witnesses of the trial. but
mutually to control and direct it with perfect publicity
But yet; there exists Wallacha and Moldavia,
under Turkish domination and the Turkish nation domi
nant which has conquered that province out of respect
for self government has prescribed itself not to
have the right of house to dwell in or single step of
soil in that land In every interference with whatever
domestic of this province because il has got
charter for centuries by which charter the sefgovern
ofWallacha and Modayia ensured it worthy
ton that the Turk has broken his OATH Applause
Whereas, the European continent, there exists not
single king, prince duke, emperor who has not
broken his word thousand times before God and
NJ. ~ ~ Az
condition of Europe is is indispensable the security
Europe You know that in St Petersburgh in the time
Of Catherine the King wrote the words Here passes the
way to Constantinople.' The politics indicated by the
King that time always the politics of St Petersburgh
And Constantnople is that place of which Napoleon right
ly said, that the Power which has Constannople in
mand if it is willing to rule threequarters of the world
it power rule Now it is the ntentionit is the
consistent policy Of the Russian Cabinet to get hold of
Constantinope and therefore declare that to protect
the independent existence of Turkey is necessary to
Europe that Turkey crushed Russia becomes not only
entirely predominant she already is but becomes the
snge'master and ruler of Asia and of all Europe.
And to conserve this independence of Turkey, gentle
men, nothing is wanted but encouragement from
such place the United States. Since Turkey has
lost its domination Of Buda in Hungary its power de-
clning. But why? Because from that time European
dpomatists began succeed in persuadng Turkey that
she had sufficient power strength to stand upon
her own feet; and by-and-by il became the rule in
Constantnope that every small petty interior question
to be decided with the interference of European d
plomacy. Now say, Turkey has vitality, such not
many nations have. 1t has power that not many have
Turkey wants nothing but consciousness Of its own
power and encouragement to stand npon its feet and
this encouragement, if 1t counsel, kind adj
vice. out of such place the United States conf
dent viii only be thankfully heard but also very joy
fully followed That is the only thing which wanted
there.
And besides this political consideration that the exist
ence of Turkey it is is necessary to the future of Eu
rope, there also high commercial considerations
proper to interest and to attract the attention of the
United States The freedom of the Danube
is law of nations guaranteed by treaties and yet there
exists freedom. II is in the hands of Russia Tur-
key to be is very anxious to reestabish freedom
but there nobody to back her in her demands Turkey
can also present the manufacturing industry of such
country ms the United States far larger and more inn
porant market than all China with her two hundred and
fifty millions Of inhabitants.
But one consideration l can menton-and, though it
sion to avail myself Of this opportunity pronounce it,
and give publicity-and that is that hope, in the
name OF the future freedom and independence of the
European nations those Provinces of Turkey which
inhabited by christians will not of theoretical pas
son and out OF attachment to word, neglect to
act IN such manner only convey them to the fu
ture Development OF their freedom and independence
Gentlemen, declare that should the next revolution
airy movement Europe extend to the Turkish provinces
and by that extension Turkey falls this would
benefit to those provinces of the Modayians and Ser
VANS but would only benefit Russia because them Tu-
key more existing all those provinces and viii be
naturally absorbed by Russia whereas holding fast to
Turkey-that Turkey which respects religious liberty
gives them, entirely and fully self-government
So much, gentlemen, desired to express. believe