The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-30
Letters from Eurvoe.

( lAs View York Times Is publishing series of
Interesting letters hum Europe under tho title
Of "Donn"raIct Letters TN Enr"p-an Matters and
Amrrcan Policy" The Buffalo Cummrrca Ad
IeiHs,r says ths. tlese letters ere ten by
A"suth. I" .bls assertion. tts Times rrplirs
but nsi'her afirms nor denies il. On Tuesday.
he third of ttesr series was published, rrnci.
pniiS connected with lhs de.igns Of Russia nn
lu'kry. i take, Tor IT, text the assertion ofthe
/ London Tine, that. "tte Casr tenrs 10 htsti.e
intention against Turkey ell lie may do ia to
or'uPy Muld.vla md Walnrhia but there he III
stop, that | II" nggre-siun Un Turkey and there.
lore Il" iessnn for VAR
/ The writer then shows that the authority 81
IikeN over "aIuchia was commenced AS carly
a. l+V3 by tIeaty, md that THIS trrrty iaa been
renewed tlom tine lot,m" The Naiachius have
been allowed the sxerci,e Of their religion, and
the privileges Of seltgoyernment. which they
always erJnyca, ard Turkey has no de.i'c of in
iFln2IEg upon them. Russia. in her yai u- vG's
with Iulkry, has always made these trc rGuyln.
ces he victims "f ltr inui.uta. bu' e,.'. rcaty,
that has terminated these war;, has I,Gognised
the authority Of Turkey over them.
The wli.r t'en shows lov every attempt at
rebellion in Mnid,ria and Walscila hns tcen
ra>trTadh hy Russ'a a.l aow de-irous To the Crsr
Is Of adding ihrs- provinces to . Empire. The
attempt 10 eEcite rebellion rag gs al excuse for
interference, the letter writer thinks, vii! have
no shadow Of excuse rs Turkey exercise only n
modified and moderate auh"r,ty over these pro.
snce', has bad no troops within their territories.
There will be no excuse for revolt.
IL may he the intentions oi Nlcho'as will be
limited to the seizure q! these D.ruhan provin
ces, ano their annexation to he Empire. The
fear "f England ana Frarce may be the means of
placing such check upon his Nmh'ion that he win
he content with the qusitinn If these pr0vincps
but We do not see how tho Times ran imagine
tina this will tr no "dgerpssiun on Turkey That
paper ssuppn,ed to represent the policy "f Ire
wi,Urratl,al and ami radical par, Of the British
nainn, and 1t may he that its assertions are but
the iorernnner the manner In which England
viii cleap away from this war aioltlavia and
""iachIa, being provinces holding the Greek re
hgion, may brgr',n up to the Car, and the Sui
tau beng Obliged Ia acqupsce under sever pen.
any W" have alwsy howeyar. felt inclined to
Take with some Reservation the assertions and
specuI'inns of the London Tines Though an
able. /, IS no, m honest panrr Al present it is
inclined Io preach peace aud enleavor 20 keep
England from engaging in these Continental wars
l'encr its facts and specula'ions arr vii cn tia,
side !, may be. however, that the Cslr 10 to he
dsuadpd from srs, attrck uNn, thu IN l.psni
Of the Porte, by being allowed to se.se these
Danublan provinces.
The writer ot rhrss is,eS in the New York
Timps brtrnys his idonty when he advises. ne the
beet rieaua To plevcr, the seilure Of thuee prin.
ripalitirs, the excitement Of an nsuulcton in
Hnngn,y, He closes his letter with a sneer
agnln>, the nnn.interIerenre of America in these
Tur kish and Russian afflrs, and declares vs havc
nat under our new n,lOliO,trltan even an Am.
bassador near be scene Of contest m Journal