Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-11


Russia aud Turkeu
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The cabinct Of 6, P.,.rs,.sO,, ar u;s,a III ~!
matte agents OF The Imne,or IA i nnhshc I'm ,h. Ia
zctte dc 81. pe,srsnnr~ oS m. is,h IN, " Wv va
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and that ,s Ear "a r.rarS. ,h , Us q, eV S
Greek RELIGION in TuSEcv ,rc ba,s no s.,s, =; 80,
| 20 secure is n,ercs,s ., an, ,h -, - -, .a
which arc alre,dy sec,,ed ~ ~ h. o. ,. ~ ,
tiup: and the rcli,ious svm,,,by Witch cx;ss h,P
so 600 600 Russians of Tho ,,rncL nc,snas;o III
IN, grc,t majority nj b. -; oc r. ~
anil "a,
facts and not In woris-infpcn,c which ,h, r,,,oro.
found existing In fan 6,r,c W., n. al ~, 49,
anal W bicb no capno,-o,, or 5;er,n.a q, a.. -;
p:cons which il awakeos-renounce witbout yv;nc nm
the glorious phcr.anr. of hi, an ,,s, e ~
This Is In poin of fct q, nC,r,, vo,, ho, G,,I
are the reports which have bcrn s5rcaJ ,hro,J Of h
mission OF Prince Menscbkolr which pcv.r hal .rv ,h
object than the arrangement of The amir Of ,h. H.
Places " NV '
IL would be too long air 10 rcc,n;,ul,. N va, =; i.
tail the history OF all the phases through which this affair
has passed since the year 1880 We aic satisfied in our
conscences that we're no; the first 10 raise The
question We know too well the consequences IL Involved
far as the peace Of the East was nhsn,
the peace OF the world We have never ceased since s
commencement call the attention Of the great Cabinets
to the position in which it would involve us and To The
grave evcntuaes which arise from il; and the sue
cessve Developments which has assumed until IL finally
produced the existing crisis have but too we'll justified
sal representations.
IL will be sufficient for the moment TO recall to your
recollection that aer the first concessions which had
been obtained by France in favor OF the a,ins at Jerusa
lem the delriment OF the hill III
been conceded to the Greeks the Emperorscein every
dsy the eviden; par;ay of the Porte for IN. Lad,
ing IL 10 concessions OF gravcr and still gravcr nature
with regard TO the rights and interests the Eastern wor
ship, found himself under the obligation of addressing the
Sultan upon this point in n serious vet friendly letter
The results OF this step the convocaton of commits
mission composed Of Turkish Ulcmas which occupi.l IL
self with the task of reconcin- the
then, after long negotiations letter in repy from, ,be
Sultan TO the Emperor which announced thu definite So
mo soian
promises Of the maintenance of the ancient rights which
had been conceded nv the Porte to the Creek commnn
tics. iirinan which contained tie details of Ills ar
rangcment was at the same time communicated IN -.
Al the top OF this fraIn 4 Haiti Sheriff in an,orr,nI G
the Sutan ackno Sed and cousecrated in The mos
formal manner the anterior acts which had been conceded
10 the Greeks at different cpochs had been renewed nv
the Sultan MahmOud and had been confirm nv tho rs,
ing Sultan.
Although this letter and this irmau were conceived in
spirit which departed in measure from the strict
sdtu quo which We hal always enieayors tn m, p,,,
nevertheless these documents appeared 70 the Empe
satisfy up to certain point his iu.t solc;tna for
the interests and mmuuities OF the Greek Church AZ L.
ruSaletn desire of Cancellation induced Jt;s N,;o-, 80
accep, them He tonk official record NJ H., ~ ~
give them solemn and deGnitiye yslue
In the presence olthcs. caerorie,I docur,,, ooi;u
communicated at the end OF long and nanG,I ,e,o,;s
ton. the Imperial Government, had certainly rirb, IN
consider that a discussion, from which it, moda-,,;o,
had succeeded in removing danger and rb;rb los ,Ic
Ta,ns in possession oil new advantage. wa. forever
closed. You know that unfortunately this has not hoo,
the case.
should be carried too far if related hero all ia. ,
of weakness OF tcrgverstion and duplicy which have
siCnalzel the conduct of tho O,o,,,,, ,,.to;,;. -
il became a question of fuGln- Tho rnrsrr,ne,,,s IL
they had undertaken towards Us aud Of nrnrcclip A.,
coriin to usage at Jerusalem to the pronnlg,,ion The
registration and the execution of the fr,nan Wba, lie
Turkish Commits siry who had been sent TO the oly Civ
according the explicit assurance which our mission =,
Coustnntiuople had received arrived =, bs das,,,;o
he had the auacty declare 20 our consul who insisted
~
had knowledge Of the ac and that there was no men
ton of il in his instructions Ahoucb I.ier mo, o.
remons;rances the ruan was read and registered AZ
.Ierusale H. this was only done will rcr;c,io i =,
the Eastern form of worship
But far as concerns the act itself with the c,
ccptiOn of the accomplishment of these s;n,nIe for
malte= its principal provisions have been onenl r,n
gresscd. The most iagran, violation of II has bccn ,I
delivery the Latin Patriarch of the kew Of tho nrinc;
church Bethlehem This delivery was contrary 10 he
express OF the Grman II wounded eenIy The cler
I,fI, b,
according the ideas which arc current at Palestine the
possession OF the key seems TO imnly by itself alone a,
of the temple in its entircty The Turkish Govc-,rar,
then against it, proper Interests established in thc
eyes Of all men the supremacy which ssrorle IN ,nob-
form of worship than the one 10 which be n.or;,
subjects submit, Themselves
Such orgetulaess OF the most positive promises which
had been soemny made in the letter of the Sultan IN lie
To the Emperor 50 patent breach of filth ogyr,va,ed
stl more by the proceedings and by tho derisi vols M
the councillors of Ills IIiphness were certainy r .,
In instifv nur aueust v,,,,i.l - n.