New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-12
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prsR SIX have ths rIeasare 70 sckn5yi e Tia
c, Of your ;'er Il Nov. Is. inviting me- on behalf OF
Committee TIE Eastern Question, 70 s,tesd usctns
at Cesgow Wednesday Ocxi, in favor OF TurAey' IN
her usi gadrt ard glorious resistance TO an nsoen en-
crcscsnent upon her indepg and territorial meg
ritv-
fiat esuse, Sir Is highly deserving 10, only Of the
welmes sympehie ofever just honest and upright nap
but elso particularly the energetic cooperation OF
TIE pcoIe Of Great Britain large and Of every sxersica
Of is constitutional atueuce upon the course o. Brs
policy mach thft any neglect sny wrong direction
any rrcsocticn bali resolution in that gSrd must be
followed by qucrccs mischcvors to the world but
TO rOhody mole than 20 Great Dsifaia herself
There l. ahsuel. asCson in soris quarters, Sir. which
would e o. place any possible British assistance o. Fdr
key in DE gh ofworc generous a,er % the sudan and
Sin that Is Mt hs case. ir ate individuals may AZ iron
syUrsitl C NcTnWent never do. II Is imgortaos 70
rcty aftCtaton OF generosity. bScelse /, does harm
to Turkey hy placing e. 81 ihe cabtc1mAg su Ion II a
rr,t,cfrf Sr.q Ne 81. II Great B.iiain would assist
Turkey, & would DO "a, lot from generosity, bat tom the
necessity If taking 81 her own future and her oVn
interests lr is Erclanls future whch is n s.as IN ths
East no; less than that o. Turkey The oaisf principle to
he decided there by force Of nruss mo sovereign nde-
"pen6crce If every nation to man rs own ne nc con
Germs That principle, violated already " Poiant iaenn
ard her accompices-is now intended be hnaly
thrown in The East and that done, no nation can tsrher
deem herself ndeuencsrt Moreover Il Is that baance Of
power by which European article has replaced the rule OF
right and OF law which 81 stake in The East Russia
fui in her encroachmeni upon Turkish Independence
either by deo, conquest by hypocrcai treatymore
Ccleerious tan direct conquest could be-and the
depoc Gar ofoppressed 'n.sia viii be the master OF hs
while resist until her turn shall come but you Ger
tahly cafno' hor you are vulnerable both in Europe
and in Asa. lie position Of first reio poweris rot an
absolute but relative first rate power tha which
/, second Permit Russia 10 take he'd Of direct
or indirect dom ION over Turkey aud She VIII at once have
gained such TrcdCwnarce and above every EirO
Ioan power that in comparison to her you needs viii have
lot your position Of first rate power and must become
dependent The good pleasure OF the onnpoent CAR
at least in of those political social ead commercial
relations uron the compound OF which your position of
first rate POWER L. based .. -.
mind in time the Oriental question: your own future u
thCIe trembling In he scales, and y0ar own battle u
fought On tie bUei,lds Of Turkey.
would like Sir to tale up. point by point the consii
GRAFTON ofeaeh If material Interests, and ieei coah
dent Of fully establishing that assertion But neither time
uoroccaeion permits: end therefore, speaking 10 nteli
eif laitons viii only that each os your material in
terosis from your polite al standing IN mo great ianny OF
raous your Indian concerns nhere-a-d et that
word wei, BE- minded while there is yet time TO mind it. all
tho millions of Your Mahommcdan sub eci recognise the
sien Of Consiautnope thoirregous chief-down 10 te
very price oil yourday bread Is Involved ia the struggle
between Turkey and her ehemies
Mind while is yet time 70 mind It. my word and.
IN fact living earth can feel more deeply IN
tercsCd in the success Of Turkey than myself doa well
Nv national concerns by personal grahtude-i have
great pleasure in seeing thai there is general disposition
In public opinion here mind that But, unfOrtu
naey great hesitation about the practical course 10
TIat recitation Sir is caused by the constant exeriions
of some nmnnagcrs Of public opinion to lower the great
question 40 issue into the miserable proportions OF Por
ona dispute between The Czor ard the Sultan Thus they
have until row succeeded in checking public opinion 10
arrive at energy which commensurate TO iho aport
Once a The case since DO reused 20 fall ac
yiiy but by thc hi hest motives Of national Interests
Those m,mauoeer. Of public opinion speak TO you con
sGny Of the honorable endeayors Of your Government Tor
Maintaining the blessings OF European peace. why, SIR
tie time has come for pronouncng in ihe at emphatic
manner that il is bitter sarcasm and hypocrisy 70 desig
rete he mulo Of violence with tho name OF order and
20 sty le the suppression Of nations peace such con
ton be the aim Sir for which the inu initial exertonsof
Great Britain to he used then lot Great hniaD al
least consc the m5 Of epknesA has resoivedu upon
fOFfo.ling its Icpatasion to- h0eratty
those m,smsuocers of public opinion go further, SIR
hy consider the presanco Of your fleet in the Bosphor
but means Of enforcing possible trumper{ nn'
mont of the quarrel Why Sir ia it not the most ridiculous
;gnoance TO believe thai the Turkish question or rather
ho Eurorean question involved therein can be dpossd
If by some miserable adjustment, which leaves rishI
internal law and popular liberties In Europs oP
Pressed and the field 10 Russia OPEN to become ys, mo
muster of the world by renewing the war at more fayV
sble opporuny Hreally such be the destination of the
preserce OF your feet in the BOsphorus them profess
would be better for Turkey TO see the wooden vans o.
England steering back to Portsmouth
II the British men Ofwar would sink capture the Ru.
sian feet and lombard Sevastopol and land Turkish
amy al Odessa aud secure the line OF communications
for the Turks that wouIi be an assistance SIR But tue
passive presence Of your feet before C9ns'antnope
only an embarrassment TO Iurkeya check 10 her ehf
gf-an mt edment 10 her Of making use OF those means
of defense which every political consideration points out
10 her AZ the most ayang and the most essential RS
in fact nothing else than the practical assurance tha
case Of success Turkey should be prevented from reapng
such fruits Of her victories az would hnay setue inc
Oriental question open for more than century ana IN
case of defeat make her dlenot like hero by go
rious deab,- but pine away In consumption brought
upon her by slowly but certainly killing diplomatic nego
tiatiOns. --.. ....l,uy AiuIng diplomatic nego
taiioDs.
The falaces Of ths fase situation are resulting from
the want Of sufficient reflection upon the real Of the
struggle between Turkey and Russia The Holy shrinos
lie Greek Church, the asylum afforded 10 Hungarian and
Polish exlcs the wounded personal dignity Of the Car
end al petty consderaioDs OF similar kind have nothing
in tie world 70 do with the pending contest and therefore,
arrangements upon such petty grounds settle il.
lie real motive OF the contests the necessary consequence
Of the petition Of Russia, end OF oil that sgomsraon Of
events which we're healed up 10 the lapse Of than
hundred and fifty year.
Prophecy in political matters Sir s nolhng else but
sound appreciation Of the logical CD ain bctween causes and
results II H. therefore not from any Ostentstion Of poii
cal foresight but only from wish 10 show the correct
Of my statement that beg leave % refer you 10 the
collection If my specches In he United States recently
edited by my friend Professor Newman There y0u viii
find III az than eighteen months ago have not only
foetod that war between Turkey AID Russia iDsya
befiat II win BE- the next war IN Europe but lkowise
have fore;od that that conflict must happen IN very short
time probably this year bccnu1e the conflict being iney
liable Rus must hasten to bring t about or else Turkey
has grown much already in strength in twenty four
years that every days delay would weakenh the chances Of
Russia success
tie citizens Of Glasgow desire 20 understand well
tie real interest Of the pending contest as also The grounds
which enabled me 70 oTCeil ia carly outbIeaS lst them
recall 70 heT memory The called political all OF Peter
tie Great Of which beg leave to inclose copy, though
in French
Bo Mat document an authentic one be Il pot faeto
record q history, you y therein End tho nature OF the
Russian cOntef. explained The Whole matter may be
sumed in these few words Russia being great cont
nsl power nust desire 10 become lkowiso great mari
tine power end this sic only b eome either BY con
"a Cfg COlstantinoI By establishing, in the way OF
fIcats IrodominsLce II not prOteclTeie, over the
1Ullish Empire. That the question at ISSUE Bat no
doubt HAT # Russia in addition 70 her conf