New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-02

set 10 either France or England a. an act OF direct
hostility agsibst Russia Ii waskn o. the same tune
cot from mere rumoY bat from authentic reports that
Russia was accomplishing great masses OF troops on the
frontiers Of Turkey and ~ Odessa
A. 10 the note forwarded by the Vienna Conference
10 the Car and agreed upon BY him. il had been pre-
pared at Paris by Drouyn de Hugs who took the
py Of Recbd Pssha to the last Russian note for his ba
ala 1t was aterward taken up in altered form, by
Austria her proposition, the oath July, and
received it, final touch on the 3ln Of July. The Aus
TRAN Minister having previously communicated ii TO the
Russian Ambassador at Vienna il already, on the
2b conveyed 20 st. Petersburg before il was finally ar
ragged and 1t not sent 10 Constantnope till the I'd
efAugns when the Car had already agreed TO it. Thus
after all, 1t Ia Russian note addressed through the
means Of the -Four Powers 70 the Satsn instead OF
note Of the -Four Powers addressed to Russia and Tur
hey Lord John Russell states that this note has not
the e1ad form Of Prince Menehikofs note owning
thereby that has its exact contents. 10 leave DO
doubt behind he a1ds The Emperor e0nsiders that his
objects 1iu be attained" The draft contains not even
an alIusion 70 the evacuation Of the Pnncpaities.
"GcppoaDq that note says Lord John, " ~ be nnaIy
agreed upon by Russia and Turkey, there sW stu re-
"aia tie great question Of the ecacnatton OF ne Prsnct
"paii,ies" He adds at the time, that the British
Government considers this evacuation 70 be essential
but the mode BY which this object 70 be obtained
he asks permission TO say nothing He gives u.s. howev
en- sufficiently TO understand that the fleets OF England and
France may have to leave Beska Bay before the Cos.
sseks shall have eft the PriDcipaities We ought not
"to consent to any arrangement by which may be slip
uated that the advance Of the fleets 70 the neghborhood
"of the Dardaneles should be considered az equivalent
TO an actual invasion Of the Turkish Territories But
"of course If the matter settled If peace s secured
"Besiks Bay IL not station which would be Of any advan
"tage either 10 England France" Now, a. no man IN
his senses supposed the rench and Engshnees
are 10 remain for all time at Beska Bay, France and
England TO enter into formastipuation orbddng them
10 advance TO the neutral Degbborh0od 0i the Darda-
neIes these ambiguous and cumbrous phrases, II they
have any meaning at ALL mean that the fleets VIII Iere
kan beva haau nv he
and the Cossack promised 70 evacuate the Pncpaltes
"Wben the Russian Government" says Lord John,
"had occupied the Princpates Austria declared that
"o conformity with the spirit Of the Treaty Of l54l II
was absolutely necessary that the representatives OF
the Powers should meet in conference. and should en-
"deayor TO obtain some amicable solution Of difficulty
(Which might otherwise threaten the peace OF Europe
Lord Aberdeen ON the contrary, declared some days
seo In the House Of Lords and also informed
from other sources, in formal note communicated
10 the Cabinets Of st. Petersburg md Constantnope IN
the course Of last June that the Treaty Of ia did
mot in any way impose upon the Powers who signed
the obi CATION Of actual assistance in behalf OF the Porte,
Tbut Of temporary abstention from entering the Oar
danelles Il and that the Government of Her British
Majesty held themselves perfectly free TO act or not
ito act, according to its own interests" Lord Aber-
deem only repudates all obligations toward Turkey in
order not TO possess any right against Russia
Lord John Russell concludes with "a fair aspect OF
the negotiations approaching their browning result This
seems very saDguiDe view OF the matter at the mo-
be presented by Turkey TO the Car has not yet been
accepted BY the Sultan and when the sine qua OF the
Western Powers viz: the evacuation Of the Principal
ties, has not yet been pressed upon the Car
Mr. Layard the first speaker who rose IN response to
Lord John made by far the best and most powerful
speech-bold concise, substantial filed with facts,
and proving the ustous scholar TO be as intimately &C
Suanted with Nicholas with sardaDapalus and with
the actual intrgues in the Orient as well as with the
mysterious traditions of its past.
Mr.. Layard regretted that Lord Aberdeen had "on
"sevcra occasions, and in several places, declared that
" his policy is essentially policy based on peace II
ENGLAND shrunk from maintaining her honor and inter-
ess by war; she encouraged the part of awless Pow
or like Russia pretensiOns which must inevitably lead
sooner or later The present conduct Of Russia
must not be considered mere casual and temporary
occurrence, but as part and psrc. Of great scheme oil
policy.
Az 10 the concessions" made to France and the
"intrgues Of NJ de Lsvalette they could not even az
ford pretext to Russia because draught of the FIR
man making those concessions, Of which Russia com
plains was delivered by the Porte ton dc Ttof some
"days if not weeks before it issued and no Oblec
"tion whatever made to the terms of that hrman
Russias designs with regard to Servia MoldO.Wslla
CHA and the Christian population OF Turkey we're not TO
be misunderstood. Immediately after his public entry
st Constantinople Prince Acnschiko demanded the dis
missal Of NJ Garasbnin from his post OF Servan min
ister That demand was complied WITH although the
Eervan Synod protested NJ Garashnin was one of the
men brought forward by the instruction OF l543 that
PEELED the then reigniDg Prince Michel from Seryia he
and his family being tools in the hands Of Russia.
In ls43 the Russian Government claimed the right Of
Interference in Serva. Completely unauthorized By
apy treaty abe was authorized by Lord 1bedeen then
Minister Of Foreign Affairs who declared. That Rus
"sa lad the rgs place her orn construction on her ora
treaties by her success in that transaction says
Mr. Layard, Russia showed that abe was mistress OF
"Ssrys and could cheek any rising independent nation
salty"
Asto the Danuban Principalities Russia first took
advantage Of the national movement of lS4s in those
provinces compelling the Porte 70 expel, from them
every men Of liberal and independent opinions Then.
she forced upon the Sultan the treaty OF Bata Lman,
nv which abe established her right to interfere in all the
internal affairs Of the Princpaltes and her present
Occupation Of them has proved that Moldavis and
"WaaehiA to all inents and purposes Russian pro
"vinces'
There remained the Greeks of Turkey and the Slave
nians Of Bulgaria protesting the Christian religion
"Tle spirit of inquiry and independence has sprung up
among the Greeks and this together with their COM
merca intercourse with the free States OF Europe, has
greatly alarmed the Russian Government There was
another cause viz the spread of the Protestant faith
among the Christians of the East mainly through the
" influence and teachings OF American missionaries,
scarcely considerable town exists IN Turkey IN which
there is not q nucleus Of Protestant community.
IAnother motive for American interyention.1 The
"Greek clergy, backed by the Russian mission have
done all in their power TO check this movement and.
when persecution was no longer available, Prince Men
chikof appeared at Ccnstantinople. The great end
Of Russia has been TO crush the spirit of religious and
political independence which has manifested itself of
late years among the Christian subjects of the Porte
Az to the establishment of so-called Greek EmPirs
at Consaanople. MIR. Lsyard, meaning of course the
Greeks in contradnccn TO the Slavonians, stated that
the Greeks amount hardly 10 100000 that the Slave
mans and Rugsrsns have been struggling for years 10