Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-17
THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

LIE IEhCE UF EUROPE.
Inc London Times Of Saturday, August 9th
tune day Oh the steamers departure from Liver
pool contains the following article on the Turks
question
The intelligence which has re ched IA from consta nt
nop . ss,y 'aruy ana by no neans satisfactory. The
note agreed upon by the Four Powers and accented bv
Russia was dispatched from Vienna m the ID Of August
II reached Constantinople the 9th hut Il was not tI
ne l9tn ten days after its arrival that any decision APP
pears 10 have been taken upon it, and then the decision
negative with reference to the exact form az
the terms proposed and il sent back Ia yanna f
further alteration tits said that the changes required
are not OF an important character. But the important
point Is whether be polite and prudent REQUIRE any
such changes at ALL III they of an important cha
racter II is the less reasonable to insist them especi
ally when remembered that any fresh alteration in
wolves further reference to Vienna and perhaps the
other Courts keeps all Europe in suspense, prolongs
perlous and costly state Of armament cut Of which
may at any moment arise and finally gives the Emperor
of Russia another opportunity of breaking off the negot
alton In the interest of Turkey conceive nothing
Diudicous than these dlatory proceedings for al
though she undoubtedly the injured and offended
party in the earlier stages of these transactions the SYM
pathy which excited in her favor by the overbearing
conduct Of Russia is lesscned by the obstacles she
opposes to settlement Of the dispute and she to
be taking advantage of the nteposon Of Europe in her
favor to hold out for than the award Of Europe has
conceded to her. IT. there is too much reason to sup
pose Russia is still ready to take advantage of the posi-
ton she has unlawfuy assumed by her passage Of the
Pruth, and to proong her occupation OF the Princip
ties it would be positive natuaon in the Poo
to afford her further pretext for delay and 1t is curl
Gus inversion Of the parts originally assigned to the two
parties that Russia should profess her eagerness for
settlement Of the question any Of the terms which
have been proposed to her. while Turkey declines the
concentrations Of the Allied Powers and sends hack
their note for the further consideration Of Europe Who
ever the authors Of this alteration may be-
IDENTITY playing to perfection the game Of Russia for she
is thus enabled to claim credit of moderation the
hand by her immediate acceptance Of the proposed
terms and of every modification suggested by the Western
Powers while the other hand she acquires all the adj
vantage to be derived from prolonged occupation of ter
ritoes not her own, and from progressive exhaustion
OF her antagonist.
Down to the latest intelligence there seems to have
been no cessation dminuton of the warike prepara-
tons Of Russia Fresh troops advancing into the
Prncpaes and the occupation of those provinces is
complete The ospodars have been induced to disobey
the orders of their own sovereign the Sultan, who
manded them to retire before the Russian army and
repair to Constantnope The peasantry overwhelmed
by the burdens imposed upon them in every shape, and
the trade OF Wallachia is stopped Such is the mode in
which General Gotshako fnhls the promises contained
in his own proclamation: ssWe among you said
he without designs of conquest and without the inten
ton of modifying the institutions that govern YOU
and the political condition which solemn treaties have
guaranteed Tha presence of troops will impose
you no new charges and contributions, but the provi
sions supplied will be paid for out of the military chests
at rate to be fixed by agreement with your Gov
ernmcnts 1t seems that instead OF paying for all the
provisions Of the army out of the military chests the
General ought to have said that the of the Pn
of things which the continuance of these negotiations in
definitely proongs and cannot imagine that any slight
change in the tenor of the proposed arrangements worth
the sacrifice and the delay il must impose all PARTIES
If the change required be unmporan it is open this
obvious obecton but if serious which be-
eve II is not then it throw back the whole negotia
ton to the point from which it started and would amount
to rejection of the proposed note As, however, the
Governments which have recommended this arrangement
Turkey have publicly expressed their conviction that
the immediate and entire evacuation of the Prncpates
tly he aln Of he prn
arrangement and the very last words uttered by Lord
Palmerston in the House of Commons to this ef
feet the Porte may fairly look TO those Powers her
security for the fuflmen Of that condition. and the
ceptance Of the terms would throw the chief RESPONSE
bty arising of them upon the members Of the Vi
emma Conference. The rejection of them, on the con-
rary, casts burden the Turkish Government which
ii is i'll able TO sustain.
We hope these and similar considerations may have the
requisite effect but the length Of time during which the
proposal under consideration shows that the conf
dent anticipatons Of those who proclaimed the whole
question to be at end premature; and
picion may be entertained that even Constantnope
there influential persons who, for motives Of
their own, have not contributed to hasten the termina
ton of the dispute. Though the Russian Government
has ostensiby broken off its official relations with the
Porte II must not be supposed that its partisans in the
Dyan are idle unprepared for this crisis and it is by
no means impossible that their influence is exerted pro-
long this deplorable and harassing affairs Ger
ainy no consistent supporter Of the Ottoman Empire
and the authority Of the Sultan have recommended
IL to display its independence in inudcious manner
for the existence of Turkey depends
Of that union Of the Great Powers which the Dyan has
in this instance, opposed its unaded resistance IL the
alterations suggested in the note important,
who shall say that the unanmity Of the Conference
Vienna, which constitutes the real strength Of posi-
ion against Russia, might not be impaired? There
not be greater error in diplomatic transactions than to
neglect to seize favorable arrangement at the moment
when il is offered, and only hope that in this
stance the fresh delay that will not be pro-
luctiye Of more serious evils.