Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-10
NUMBER "a.
RICHMOND WHIC.
state Of the Eastern ouestIon

state OF the Eastern QuestIen
FROM the London Times, Of July 25
Mr. Layard has shown by his r,pestsd .nou..,;. .
the Government for day which he NAV NOV, b,. -
oluuons on the Eastern Question that N this snh,s -
not yet been discussed in Parliament is frm no wan, -
b, 20 h is par P Isese applications have also proved
,aat hc House OF Commons has not vet pressed Usr
Majesty sGovernnent fully to Span is rolicv 30,
wards Russia this iorbearance has arisen entirely from con
aon Tor the true interests Of the country and of pe.r.
not from any indifference to the attitude of Rn.Ii
the me acing aspect of Eastern affairs But theae ,wor
p's nAN!ng oeen established do see what moro
Is TO be gained at this moment by PatlameD.,v ,;s
SION oil the question. About days ago Wa .e,s of .
uHerent opinion, because that time the int.iyepca Of
he passage OF the Pruth had lust arrived and !, g. -
soe Ihat demonstration of public opinion At that mo-
ment might have strengthened the Government IN The r
mosuances ana propositions il about 70 make Rn,
as that opportunity suffered pass by and the ns
gVuaon has now been opened it difficult o, determp,
what the precise object of Mr. Layard motion xonld b.
Inc future conduct the Government depends ueces,r
" on the result OF these and xonld ~.
extremely irIudcou TO say impossible IN min NJ.
ster down to declaration a state ofacts NOT va, l.r
y ascertaned. We be content to know for tbs "a.
sent that there substantial diff renee of onn,o
whatever in the view taken OF the late acts of DE R;
Government, not only by political parties and sstrsmen
IN THIS country, but by foreign States and even bv tbos
courts Shch have Tor some time past been most closely
attached TO the Russian alliance. To demoustr,te ,h,
me conduct OF Russia has been violent Illegal and on
pressVe to Turkey, offensive England and France i
nous TO Austria and dangerous to the peace of Fu,
supehuous iuasmuch there certainly no man In a;,h
er House OF the British Parliament and probably no nda
pendent statesman writer IN Europe who will attemn.
to contest those propositions The only question on whcb
uiHerence OF opinion may arise is to the mode Of
e'alhg h painful and perpexng of Affairs the
EXISTENCE ana importance Of which disputes Rpa
at Il essentially the duty OF the Ministers OF the Crour
ntrusted with the responsible exercise of the e1ecn,
power and, though the House of Commons ia not slow ,
itaI with questions often of very delicate kind II b,.
hitherto shown it, wisdom and constitutional prudence In
aostihng on all serious occasions from the attempt to
direct the policy Of the Cabinet in foreign affairs
WIN regard to the publication of certain despaebe.
~hch have been sent by the Ministers this country To-
foreign courts in the course of these transactions il ia to
De regretted that the Russian Government should hav ~
the example OF publishing diplomatic circulars a n n
were eager, for purpose Of its own to make an
pea TO that publicity which commonly affects TO despise
As Count Nesserode has chosen to violate the nrpdsn,
usages OF diplomacy this OCCASION other Powers woud
be Jlstihed IN publishing their answers 10 his coumunc
ions Lod John Russell IS ia in atirg thar the
contrary usage Is always adopted by Parliament MANY
instances could be produced Of different course AZ f
example when, in the heat of the dispute between E,
land gnd France in $780, NJ Theirs having published bi
celebrated note Of the Sh of October of that wear Lord
Palmerston published his reply Of the Pa OF November
although tue French Ministry had been changed in the in
terya, and there every motive to abstain from scb
pFacuce Not SIX months ago. Lord John Russell published
note OF his own rejecting With the greatest severity on
the conduct OF the Grand Duke of Tuscany towards the
haaai before those persons liberated. We agree
no"ever that except in pecja. cases the ordinary
uee pursued IN tins country, Of producing all the papers
Al 'e same ume Is the more prudent aud constitutional
course; and II the British dispatches are now held b,c
from the public Is probably because tIey are les
Energetic than the occasion requires, but because they
mace puDlc at THIS he
eHt aNd irritation this question has unhappiy excited
The first duty Of the Government is If po e 10 ss,,I
the dispute abroad with due regard to the grand nte
rests Of the country the rights of nations and the ,a
'sance OF Peace Its second duty set itself right with
pHI"c opinion at home but the first Of these duties
De successfully performed, the second will not be difficult
/ 20 discharge.
As, however these negotiations are carried On with an
amount Of delay which i, perhaps unavoidable when
communications have TO be despatched from London and
FHrs TO St. Petersburg and COusannople cannot he
forgotten that the other Powers are DISCUSSING ronoi
i'ous aud protocols with the Ministers of the Emperor
NIcnoias while the hussan Generals are engaged i ac
i've operations tending 10 establish their power over
provinces which DO belong TO their master The do
ny Nhich presses heavily the Ottoman Empire a,d
on all the interests OF peace is in favor of Russia ard OF
' .c usslSns OF war The attitude Of the Russian Gen
-ais III Ao!davia and Walachia not that OF oiHcers
holding IN deposit the territory fanoher empire or what
y &c Nes,erode sas "a material pledge" of the com-
rianceoi Turkey with his maud- On the contrary mis-
aei'iI Pei-e has instantly been turned 10 their own
P"Po, Ihe COMMANDMENTS Chief who represents the En-
p.y hAs al once taken precedence in all things
% tae hospodar who represents the Sultan TIE II. D>t,a
uug the other day in the Church ST. Sprdion at J,s
IS not 10 honor OF the late frmans granted to The Cbrs
'iu subjects Of the Porte but Of the invading srrv
ii1 anything we're still wanting to Russianize those
provinces more completely, to supersede the sovcr
eSHy oi the empire 10 which they still nominav nDncr
n' who can doubt that such measures will INSTANTLY b
'Aeu III i "oTd Russia Is acting in two places while
ne other Powers and their goators are al work AZ Sc
IetersouIg aone and the fruits Of the occupation of the
trpcipalues are advancing a very different pace from
the proposed terms Of peace After the course Which ,h
emperor OF Russ has pursued from begonng of this
transaction, and the acknowledged inconsistency OF b.
acons with every declaration assurance he has made
Is impossible for Us to place unrestricted confidence In
H"esouaHon which will assist the views of Russia more
3y ~ Alre than by its The months Of Nav
June and July have already been consumed in these ia
ca'sions but they haye been employed by the Russians 20
accomplish their objects precisely the most favorable
.,on OF the year Tor them August and September now
ohS remain 10 determine tie mOmenous question wheth
rr Russia Is to hold the Pfiucipaes for the winter and
On !c u,cis'on OF IN point probably the existence
| Of the Ottoman Empire II the Russians srs,d'ly ,;,h
.'" RON tae frncpaliies, this dispute may Tor the
Hine' be healed; If they remain there nothing can pre-
80. e increase aud ultimate xploson OF the dan gers
which mpeud the interests aud tranquility of bs
world. i' ~ so