The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-08

sivsly Of rurksA Umss which Occupied rtssh Win The
task Of rseons1g the reciprocal then stsr
long negotistons letter. in reply, from the Sultan 70
the Emperor which announced the dennitvs solution Of
tie qusaon, and containing the most solemn promises
ecpeedsd BY the Porte 10 the Greek communities A
Iman which contained the details OF this arrangement
was a. the tire communicated 10 Al the top
Of this rn haiti sheriff in autograph of the sultan
ackn0w csntecrstsd In the most formal
ser hs Anterior acts when had been % .ns
ian habmoud ana Lad been confirmed by The rsisning
Sultan.
spirit which depa ted in from the strict
satu quo which had sl-sys endeavored to man'ain
Ltyegtheless these documents appeared 10 the EN-
per or to satisfy up certain point his jus. socude
for the interests and inmuDes Of the Greek Church At
Jerusalem, desire OF Cancellation induced his Majesty
scceIt them. He took Official record of them
give ID sm . solemn and dehsitiye value.
ally communicated at the end Of lorg and painful nego
tisop the Imperial government bad certainly right 10
copsder that discussisn n, from VIII oh its moderation
bad succeeded In removing danger and whcn lett the
Iatns IN possession of advantages, vas Ter ever
closed. You krow that, unfortunately, this has NOE
should be c. FRIED too far related here all the acts
weakness of ergiversation aud dupctS which have
sicnsyed The nduc, the authorities when
II became auest of fulfilling the gements which
they had ertakep towards and of proceeding
roSrg 10 usage AZ Jerusalem 10 the the
regis7Tatop the execution at the hmsn. When the
TuIki-h Conmssaty who had been sent TO the holy Cts
according 10 the explicit assurance sh,ch our mission ~
ople had received arrived at his destination
be had the audacity to declare 70 Consul who insist
uIon the Iesdrg and registration OF The frnan that
he had oeeose OF the act, and that there vas no
mention OF II his instructions. Although LATER upon
Tenontrarces the rmsp was finally read and regis
tered ut Jerusalem this only done with restrictions
injurious he Eastern form Of worship. But far
the itse with the exception OF the accom-
" ions have neen openly rpsgressed The most agraut
violation Of has been the delivery TO the Latin Patri
s,ch Of the keys of he principal church at Bethlehem
THIS delivery contrary the express terms OF the
hrman II wounded deeply the clergy, aud all the popu'
aticn of he Russ faith because according to the
ideas vhi current in Palestine, the possession OF
ley imply BY itself alone that Of the tenn
e IT, entirety TIE TurSth government then against
its proper interests established in the eyes Of ell
supremacy which ii accorded to another form Of
ship than the which The majority Of its
subjects submit themselves. Such iorgesfulness
solemnly made In the letter of the sultan to the
FmTeroso Patent breach Of t f.ith sssr,y waited
Of The nclors of his Hghness were certainly of
nature TO justify august master wounded Is no was
u his dignity his friendly confidence, in his form OF
worsbip and in the religious sentiments which eshares
with bis subjects, in demanding ample satisfaction His
by cppioo which has beer perverted at It's sources he
bad only sought for pretexts TO upset the Ottoman EN-
pre But he did chose this He preferred 70
obtain this satisfaction by meaps Of pacific neg taon
He has riyen yet another time 10 enighen the Soge
reign Of Turkey upon the wrongs rnaen ne sas Geen
his interests, and TO appeal to his own wisdom
against the fault, of his mnisters and it is with this
view that he despatched Prince Menschkof TO Constan
trio ole
His mission had two objects always relative to the affair
Ct the Holy Places
To negotiate In pace Of the frman which had been
pulieo, for q arrangement, rhich-~ithout taking
away from the that which they had lately obtained
sr in exactng this retrscon wished to avoid placing
the Oomsn Porte relatively to France IN precisely the
false position ia which she placed relatively 70
to take away from them tbs appearance OF victory
gained the Greco Russ form Of worship and which
should re establish By means Of some legitimate compen-
sons the equilibrium which had been destroyed A. the
expense Of the rites last named.
@ To corroborate this arrangement by an authentic
act which might serve at the same time Is PREPARATION
for the past, and guaTs ntee for the future
We believe that with regard to the first Tsrt Of the
mission Of Ambassador Extraordinary (Which was
very difficult and very thony in itself nasmuch as It was
necessary reconcile the reciprocal but contradictory
fussia and FtsDce) brought to bear
it earnest spirit Of conci.top and are happy TO
say that the French responded its side to
this dsposi,ion. After long discussions At length
rpeped result and this result has been that two
trnans have been agreed upon which we're obtained
without any opposition from the French Ambassador
But said before the question Y Negotiation pre-.
NOT all Without an act which should render it valid.
and offer guarantee that for the future the firm
ars should be e. ecuted and regously their
principles and their evdsn that these
docuH ents after the ant aticn OF he one which
had preceded them could not IN our eyes possess any
greater value than Inns bac done To ths the
only repara,oD for the outrage ofersd
this enits By the breach OF faith the part OF the
Ottoman after the ceustar ces which
had rendered this yet more notorious.
The lIirce chjkcT charged TO obtain his by
means o a convention rhich he should ign With the
IuILsb govern nsIt TneIs bas been eston
Of . treaty properly called.
Loud celebration have been made sgsnst the form Of
this convention though in yrncpis mi orieus
20 tie Sui ans rights of sovereignty; though 1t
Tered upon point o. fact petusi right OF in
ery.nti 10 the internal Ahsys u turkey We believe
that this point phantom has been evoked and tbat
apr. tensions are felt the foundation OF which is more
sleciGus than real
would have nothing sua about 1t; do not
10 what respect they would touch he sutsns rights Of
other acts which Frar and Austria already po SEES in
Turkey For in princip e only, it is Of little
applies to . less cor siderable number OF
biz sub on whose behalf right OF foreign proec ion
10 be exercised
guarantee assured BY treaty in another state in tho
interests ef foreign mu, on has been usual in all
times. At The tine OF the Reformation, for example,
stt-ef-eyen tbe great Catholic States concluded
others reses conventions BY bich they guar
in their 6oDipioDs those OF the Protestant eoDmu
pions certain privileges frau ehise and inmunities; 20
that even in our own days the civil position OF this CON-
murion rests the bases and get the states which
have given such guarantees do not think themselves IN
ursd In their In their Political indie
IeudeIce SO. with msch mere reason, Way such acts
De concluded with hussuman Empire, whose Christian
subjects have fufeIed, and suffer stu often, not only
in their immuniie but in their properties and in their
exister
As TO The fact and as far we are eorserued Il is
already in exst.rce-the form Of convention which
proposed contains innovation the subject OF rel
geus liberty The treaty of kynaIeji in which the
Porte 1"mites constantly to protect the Christian re
eion snd churches in it's States, iplicates for
GENTLY right Of surveillance and circumstances. This
tight sesD established, and clearly still specified
in the treaty Of Adrisnople, ~hirh confirms eli
earlier trsrssetion. The stipulstons Of Kynsrdji may
be traced back far as 1714 We have, therefore in
fact ard fer Iesrly eighty yeas. the very rights
csced 10 us Which contested and the very
op of which Is cons ered as conducive 10 to- reyo
luton in relate 9Th the Oton Porte since II is
asserted that this tight would give ths sovereignty
the majority o: its uhjscts. susy, bad been
cisroeo 20 make bad uge OF that right is supposed
by those whose suspctns iDcarsbIs could not
have wanted the occasions for doing in the
Of this lcDg period II time, and such sous
would fIecislIy have presented themselves with
IN NE lsst years whea EUROPE sss . prey 70
anarchy when its governments para sed BY internal
contests, epgseed in DIST acted by the revou-
TORS Of The Oeedtnt leaving the Orient to the
bilious views which ascribsd to ours we're the
Intentions which persons pleased to suppose in
u.s. rbould surely not have waited until peace was
established Ia Europe Should with such ioten-
tons, have disposed forces in such ~ to
ofer moral AID ms erisl support 10 eeghborsp