Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-23
Turkey.

The following ia said to be- the substances of the
answer OF thu, P rte TO the demands ut MrnecnI
kuff:
"The Porte is AM mated win the strongest
desire tn draw closer the bonds Of perfect amy
ard .illsncr between the two governments
The Sui an is h m Il consta lily and sincerely
d 8 posed TO keep ny and Increase the relations
OF g mi neighborhW,d nd infinite union winch
have so long and happily existed between him
and the Emperor OF Russia. The Porte will,
therefore, receive flvorably such ut the demands
oil Prince Mench,k"ff as wound neither its hon
or nor rs Independence. 1t grants The erection
at Jerusalem. OF the church. the convent and the
hospital, winch the Emperor Nicholas wishes to
found there, provided that it takes place in such
4 m,nnpr as to maintain intact The right, of The
SULTAN TO IN crnal administration, aud after MA
ture ne gptlatIon between the two governments
As tar as regards the religious privileges
granted to all the Christian subjects OF ih' Porte.
and tspe, tally % the Greeks. BY the ptedrcess
ors Of thu Sultan, and on the maintenance Of
which Russia appears to have some doubts, not
only as the Sultan Abdul M-dl,d never ,honghi
Of Withdrawing or restricting them. hui ihe,r
maintenance aud developenent at present and
for thu future have ben, and alw VS. VIII be,
the obi CT f his constant soIicitude At ,Ie
9 me time h. cannot conc ude any treaty with
n foreign power on II question which excIu-
lively belongs Ia the ln'ernaI administrative ot
h ,eDpire. To DIP SO wouid, be to, sacrifice his
ght- of sovereign Y, and his ndrpdn3r Dut aad
wliliever may be the character If lhp fl ndshIp
win which the relaIiuns and reciprocal scnti
ments of the Snltau and the E nperor are IN
pressed, that friendship canupt 90 81 Tar ~ tn
Impose such a sacrifice on the Porte. It, would
be contrary to international rights and to those
Of every free and independent Stite.
The Satan appeals entirely on THIS snij CT Ia
the justice and eqn,lty Of 'ne whole W rid, an
p'r'Icnlarly of th- Z i, .er,r If Russia, who Is 81
we'll known far his good talth aud uDrlghtness Of
Character. The sultan for nAlIy declares il the
face vi the universe that h. will maintain IN all
'htlr extent Inc privile Is aud impumtlrs which
n W. 'een so long enj we'd BY the Christian
churches 10 his state, AMI particularly bg the
G 'rk church THIS declaration ought to suffice,
E" he wound NJ longer be- an ltdeprnden SOW
ratgn Il n V'ra t, consent 10 blnd II nIelf On
~ qirsinn nv any treaty or convention with a
''l"igi pl~r.'
III, Prs .Wou'tpur. baking fr L,iis Ma.
D lean says OF tn Turkish n"wo:-
"In 50 tie Of The ,b,ve news. 1t Is dIi All to
believe that the Snsp snIO o 4 iiDII nate f"la-
tons between Rlssl, aud he Quo mas PORE
will be- followed mp by h,stI tiles. On the me
hand We rely on The wisdom of the cab net ut
81. Prtersbnrt, and the assurances when that
cabinet has lately given to the courts OF EnroDe,
and on the other W are conf ned by internitlnn
al law, which does not consider It n case of war
# a foreign power refuses 10 accede tn IA demand
of CONCESSIONS and advantages, which have not
been stipulated in previous engagements"
That Is to say. if The Gar does Commence
hostiIlles against Turkey, he will show a lack
OF wisdo =, and be guilty of violating in,erna
tionsl law. The .Nonitew proclains tids IN ad-
vance.