Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08
occasion q raise more than one objection to propose more

occasion 10 raise more than one objection propose
than oxe change in the expressions employed You
know NJ lie Baron, that from the moment when We con-
sentoS to renounce ultrnatum the form Of note
ceased to satisfactory TO should have preferred
greatly another mode Of action another form Of
vention
nounced it altogether. And why? Because, as as
we began make propositions should have
been accused protracng the settlement Of the difference
and deliberately proongng the crisis which holding
we were terminate the crisis speedily pos
sib sacrificed objections, whether they
ed substance or form.
On the reception of the first draft of note before even
we knew that had been approved at London and Paris
we announced acceptance of IL by electric telegraph
Subsequently the craft finally arranged was
mited to us and, although it had been modified in a
which could not be misunderstood, neither with
drew our assent raised the least difficulty Was it
possible TO show ourselves more concatingi II was
well understood that in thus acting we made II condi-
ton that the draft which the Emperor had accepted with
out discussion should also be accepted by the Porte in
SIMILAR manner We did under the conviction that
Austria looked on it ulmatum, in which nothing
was TO be changed the last effort Of her friendly
datiop which, should it fail in consequence of the per-
tinacy of the Porte, would thereby Of itself to
end We regret that it was not So But the Vienna
Cabinet will admit that If had not to do with ulti
Ratum, but with draft OF note in which either
OF the parties concerned at liberty to make changes
should thereby the right of which we had Of
accord deprived ourselves of proposing yara
tons ON our part OF taxing the proposal OF arrange
into consideration, and not only changing the
pressons, but also the form.
Could such result be intended by Austria? Could it
be agreeable TO the Powers who by altering and accept
ing her drafts have made it their common work IL is
their affair consider the delays which will result from
this inquire if it is for the interest Of Europe to
cut them short. We only one single means OF put
ting end to them. 1t is for Austria AMI the Powers
to declare the Porte frankly and firmly, that they
after having in vain opened up it the only road that
could lead to an immediate restoration Of its relations
with US, henceforth leave the task to itself alone We
believe that as soon as the Powers ue hold eis
language the Porte the Turks viii yield to the advice
of Europe and, instead Of reckoning her assistance
in struggle with Russia will acceptthe note IN It's pre-
sent FORM and cease to compromise their position
riousy for the childish satisfaction OF having Altered
few expressions in document which We had accepted
without discussion For of these two positions only one
is possible: either the alterations which the Pore re-
CURES important in which caseit is very simple that
refuse to accede to hem or they are unimportant
and then the question arises why should the Forte IN
necessarily make its acceptance dependant on them
To up succncty what we have said, the Ultima
drawn up Vienna is not ours; is the work of
Austria and the Powers, who, after having first OF all
agreed it, then discussed it and altered its original
text have recognised it such the Porte could ac-
cp without its interests its honor being compromised
We, part have done every thing that depended
upon shorten delays nasnueh as when
the arrangements laid before us we renounceu al
counter propositions No one will refuse to bear this
testimony to the ioyaNc of the Emperor After our
having long exhausted the of concessions, With
out the 1ores having as yet maze single one ie Ma
jesty 60 further without compromising his own
standing and without exposing himself to resumption
Of his relations with Turkey under unfavorabe auspices
which would deprive them for the future of all stability
and inevitably produce fresh and signal breach
Even further concessions with regard to the express
sons of the would be of USE for by your
despatch that the Ottoman Government is only waiting
for consent the alterations made in the Vienna
note TO make its signature, well its sending of an
ambassador to convey the latter hther, dependant on
fresh conditions and that it has already made inadmis
sbe proposals with respect to the evacuation OF the Prn
cipaes. AS regards the latter point only refer
to the and declarations contained In de-
spach of the 1eh of August and repeat that the arrival
of the Turkish Ambassador bearing the Austrian note
without alterations will suffice at ST. Petersburgh for the
orders 10 be issued troops to retire the frontier