Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-06-24
The iudcpCDd nee of Turkey.

Dram of Proposed Address to the Rinht Hon.
the Earl of Clarendon. X g., Her Mulrstv's
prncpa. Secretary Of State for Foreign AZ.
fairs.
rie undersigned desire to express to your
l.ord>hp the satisfaction with winch they have
learned from the declarations of Lord .Tohn
Russell you- lordshps predecessor in office
and present colleague, and from slnIar more
recent declarations Of your L.nrdsinp, that they
may rely upon the steady adherence of Her
Malesty's Government to- the traditional policy
oI THIS country IN 81 porting the Independence
Of Turkey.
81 he undersigned believe that is will be
impossible to depart from that pc icy, with any
due regard 10 the national interest and the M
'ona honor.
The national interests are involved for
we cannot but apprchcnd that If the support of
England were Withdrawn the dlsmcmhermcnt
of Turkey would be attempted. We believe
that such an attempt, whether successful or
not, would Involve Europe in war, and If sue
ce,stu, would in Lord John Russcll's words, J
result IN a great Gimnutlon of British com
mcrcr, now iostcrcd by the liberal tariff of the
Turkish Emplre'
" Moreover, We cannot sec, without anxiety,
the continued growth Of a power IN Europe,
essentially ami dvoWedly hostile to everything
which Engishmcn call liberty and winch has
but recently stepped beyond lis lIGIlts, TO sup
press, by WarIlkc force. the ancient and CUustl-
tutlonlI freedom Of Hungary.
The n1lunll honor Is also, III our luII
mcnt, deeply involved, iuasnluclI we nave
long had public treaties and commercial deal
ings with Turkey, and we understand that the
Turkish Government has been cnncur,y non
urabc and faithful to It's engagements We
ctnnOt forget that for many years past We have
had an active cnIbasscy at ConsantlnoPic,
when has perpetually taken part in Eastern
affairs, an has given the Sultan reason to rely
on English support, us to the Independence Of
Turkey; and, recently, III the case Of the lber-
alton OF kOsSuih we are nwarc that the Su t ~
was cmbndened to pursue liberal course,
highly offensive to his powerful neIghbors,
mainly by the urgent advice gwen to hlm by
England.
"Wc look with horror alike on the doctrine
that ia III is not to be kept with hereucs, and
that the Mahometans are not 10 be recognized
IN the community of nations; and as we be-
Ilevc that every nation is under the same obi
CATION to uphold international law, that every
ndVldu1i II TO uphold the law of his own land,
We cannot consent to regard the subverson Of
any nation, with which we have friendly rCla-
tons, as mat cr of Indifference to England.
" Considering the recent mcnncng demon
STATIONS of the Governments of Austria and
Russia against Turkey, considering the coun-
tenancc which has unfortunately been given to
those demonstrations by portion OF the British
press, and considering the lmI ortant aud en-
platte declarations upon tins subject, which
your lurdsh'ps predecessor IN oihcc, as well as
your lordship, have been able to make on the
part Of her Maiesty's Government, the under
sign trust that it may rot be otherwlse than
satisfactory to your lordshlp to receive the as-
furance Of heory support "lHch the under