Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-27
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

The noe addressed uv the Pore on lgh OF August Il,
ne Conference al Vienna, III "iunlns Win "HJecls i'
alterations the draush prepared lor lis acceptance conIM'
ur pevuus staicinrhi that in addition 10 the required A.
eraons, the Turkish government made its proposal 10 se1
Immediately ambassador 10 ST. Petersburg c,nnlliIhi
utn the evacuation o the princlphlirs ani That II hs ~
pccls d guarantee from The Great Puwes hgiln' inlMe
interference and against the renewed occupation ol III" Mo-
do nllacha PROVINCES. These aiitna spuh,iDn- ar
Of course highly impurant, but lrp adlftse'' ralhri
10 the Conference than The Russian government and u
appear. have been thought Vienna thu, the most tr,s
ing for snlnnn was The acceptance or Ihr erus !"
The Irausht On this part nl the s;JccI The Turkish
answer feeble hn in style ani argument The critic III
London who have exercised hclr ingenuity IN picking holes
in this cOuprOisc have made out la better case i Inc
Turks than they have done Tor themselves and the aleTa
tons in the document appear 10 ingenious than ie
arguments by which they supported
The first paragraph which they ctilicise they appear
have misunderstood Tor they complain lnt il reads as
he privileges OF Greek Church in The East solely
iue 10 The active solicl,ud, nf The Empcrors M Russia
whereas The rnth IL that the paragraph distinctly declares
and eces thar il The Empcrrs OF Russia have sowa eIf
nctiv. su!citudr behalf ihuS prviepCs the Sutans
hrcn less ready To secure them The Turkish GOV
.rnnrnt is entitled To III" full cr1dlt ri The concessions
which have been made 10 lis Christian SUBJECTS since the
reign If Sultan Mahm0ud conqer0r glorious memory
is notorious all The world that these privileges a Te
powerfully assisted by the "aciive sucitude not Di
Russia alone but OF all Christian powers For insllnce len
years have elapsed since The influence of Inrd STAFFORD
lie Rcdcile obtained from Sultan as remarkable con-
ccsson That Christians who eap>ei their first religions,
after having embraced AMI subsequently, enumncr Islam,
ism should not be- put to death The Turkish law nIllrrd
Christian
Constaninope not actively engaged In protesting asans'
Of cruelty ur injustice cum;ne, Christians
by The Turkish authorities IN The provinces. That sort oi
interference is not based any Diplomatic compact but Is
constantly and vigorously eNccisci and by me more
Than by the Blush Amhas>ador has powerfully con
triburd render The c0ndi"n The Christian SUBJECTS I"
the Porte less oppressed acd hunaiing than il would ON
erwise have been
Yet are told that every Of these benefits pure
rnana0n of the personal generosity and innate CemehcY
u The house of Osman that IT, u race which ill within
with systematic insoence, ard unqualified crucIy IL mas
been generally Ih"n.h in Tie West Of Europe that the bcs
and most important o the nronsed amendments The ast o
The five consisting chiefly In The Limitation convey ed oy me
words "Oitoman subecls Tor nahy Dc con
tended or admitted mat Tie Cree, subjects Dl lusry ouen
be entitled of light 70 all the privileges which may b"
conceded 10 he chaplains rguus rights u i0fr.h
in the empire such French convert or American
n'ssionnys school This WIS unquesOnahly one "' ,ht
paints on which Prince Menschkos noIc iaI '!ap 'o
the Purte and the conierece Vienna do not appear u
have sufficiently guarded themselves against misconstruc
ton on So essential an article But, curiuusy enough s
argument IS not 10 be nuH in edschid Pachas cOninun
cation 10 the Conference I'll a The alteration was MAGE
but mperfecy explained and the subject has been chiefly
cucdaed by subsequent discussion in Dndon In me i's
municaiion prepared COns,anlinope not even taken
into consideration by Tie Conference Vennu bat as hlS
document consisted only short note enclosing me pro
test and leaving The Questions in dispute unOnccd u was
not louSht calculated 10 rad 10 any useful nt2oat'pn'
more tungib" ground complaint againsl HE vienna
Conference III INA! II adopted proposal 10 DC ssncu o W
'" Su'''" consulting tht >'"'''S
sador at Vienna We think it is be regretted 1ha i.7
envoy not called upon to give his opinion rs nc nsh
have anticipated or pruclud some Of The objections s9se
qneny rased and mark oi Difference would nave oec'
paid 10 the Ottoman government, The note Of Rcdsch fas
now before us s addressed the Conferences aud mol ~ W
Court OF Russia, with which Indeed the dlponnlic .fa
ilons u turkey are suspended But, IL ths cHpia,' -
paper has been transmitted TO The Emperor Nicholas by wv
Conference we lear that is even lees calculated man
alterations IN HE nulc Itself 10 bring about pacinc
Ills, IN ac more l"reniptnY at inc polhs " vi
q PaS,a
earlier period o these nrgolia ons; and il hears ss
marks Of The influence Of party determined on war ina
party has long eased in The Divan and PERHAPS mas oee
secretly rAclted by Tie agents OF Russia who WOMB h
on tue Ollomnn tilIe 10 ita deslruc ton But us emu"
has been Increased its hopes excited by Inc as
play OF oateaflc i"fce which The Scnskler has oerh "
make.
lhr arrival "t The naval aud military cinorcemths -.
Esyp, anu o some ni The martial tribes oi Asia MIMI. m
sl lurlheT Increased hls rash confidence IN the
Tue ihhiSit arh'd'heh's, and the cry O' III: I"
lopua.ion ihnamss 'ie conbaIans In the hell any w p
slons oi the Divar Under these circumstances le ''e'
note arrived, and after proaceL deiheraon The ei'nls
lhe ambassadors oi le Four Courts failed 10 procure s
ceptance On the other hand We still wait with anxiety ~
intelligence from ST. Petersburg of the acceptance or ISc
lion OF the alterations by the Emperor Nicholas: a U'e
graphic despatch reached London Yesterday via bcf n
Ting merely that The Russian government had come 10 u
decision on ne turkish mJdifsa lions, the details no "
yet reachea d. rr'ersburg that is pt"pao!c SUM r.
days more mus! 'pse before The Determination ' '' -"
peror can be definitely known
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