New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-01
The Turkish Question.

The Turkish Question.
From The London Tines
The last intelligence which has reached from Con
ssItnope ,ess satisfactory than that which had prsce
dsd a. than that which had reason 81 anticipate The
question Of the Holy Places has indeed, bsen adjusted
without any great difficulty for, as ~e have constantly As
serted the pretensious OF the Emperor Of Russia
of an lusive character aud the French Government, il
self admits that the claims Of the Latin Church T. cern
privileges az these sbrnes have not been inieered with
Louis Napoleon, therefore, lays claim on very easy cond
items Ia adtplsy Of fmness when ia truth Of his
claims were directly assaltd Bat no sooner was the fir
man sPned which 10 terminate this part If Prince Men
scbl OFFS mission than other demands PIT ward by
That Ambassador Of more questionable character For
some DAYS eyiOusy the Russian Envoy had wthdrawn
from the society oihs colleague under petence of iuds
position, and dispatches had been forwarded to him
Odessa, which we're supposed to contain fresh Instructions
Immt dialy a0erward the Porte apprscd that the
Russian Government requires Of the conclusion OF sepa
rate treaty convention by which the matter ofhe HOy
P ces the relations of the Emperor OF Russia with the
members Of the Greek Church throughout the Ottoman do
min ons should be placed under the sanction of precise
diplomatic eigagsment. This demand was made on the
h Of May and was accompanied by species OF threat
that fiji not complied with in te Oa very few
days The mission Of Prince Mensckoh would he At an end
Another steamer has subs queniy arrived at Trieste with
Intelligence fom COn.tantnOple 0own to the inst,
VIII, 4 that The Prince bad given the Porte week
10 deliberate on his proposal
Ilii possible that ibis demand ia not in itself of very
novel aggressive character the Russian Government
has repeatedly protested that its sole object TO MAINTAIN
rights which have long been recognized AS longing TO
ths Greek Church and treaty signed between Russia aud
the Porte 7i conisns express promise Of protection
20 tbs Christian religion and the Churches Of the East
pecaly to that Greek huich in the quarter of GSala
which the Russian GOyeDmtn thereby authorized %
erect But neither iht treaty any other with which
we acquainted contains any recognition of the religious
supremacy coDended for 10y Russia over the Greek
population OF the Ottoman Empire and the T. rte appears
all tunes 20 have felt that 10 deal with foreign power
in reference TO IL Greek subjects 20 cOncede rights
which 10 foreign State could exercise with impunity over
80 large and important part of It's population As 70
the precise extent If the pretensOns now pul forward by
the Russian Envoy we must wait for more complete nor
nations but is probable they amount to 40 more than
the rights already enjoyed 10y the other Christian com
nunors and long recognized by the Turks themselves
He charge consists in the admission Of kussii - be
contracting party grave subject of internal policy
The Porte however Ia in no condition offer any serious
resistance snd accordingly news received last night
at the Russian Legation IN Paris that Prince Mems os
slttn' fam had toR acopt,d!
IN the midst Of the doubts excited by the spectacle of
great Empire 80 NJ prepared to defend itself a inst vio
PR else, AID secure. The great Powers may treN these
questions IN safety long they determined 10 treat
hom IN common and to regulate them by the general ia
terot, but. when any Of them attempts 10 sied
MAJ oh upon the rest OF Europe tbs consequences
peasan, ard may become dangerous. France. Austria
an0 Russia have snccossvey tried this miscellaneous game
within the last few months, ard they iha result
The OF Nj. dc Lavalet'e and the concessions
toTted by Count Leinngen have furnished Russia with
motive and preleAt for separate COnvonton vita herself
on suh Ct of peculiar Interest to ths Christian subjects
OF the Turkish Empire We have repeatedly Expressed
opinion ha the time viii come anu perhaps no. FAR
distant, when he strength OF the Christian popui ,on will
oVerpvwtr the authority Of baroarc Stre which has
steadily decpsd siloe its nearer with osilz Atom
We do not tear the consequences Of such event It
srsts either from exclusively Internal fcon The
united action Of the great Powers bat Of essential
20 the peace OF the World and he security OF many
countries that the signal for such change shcad
not be given by any single Staie ana that tas
formidable weapon should net be welded By any
si gle hand. ty aocedlng to thu collective note of
July 1892 and to the treaties of 1870 and lsil Russia app
peaed 10 have renoUnCcd the selfish policy which od 90
he treaty OF JnAsr SkeCss: aud In al her resent com
manifestations 70 the other Courts uniuu asist.
cd nm rarl MI tA Mn
have given the Emperor Of Russia credit for good 'th and
volaCiy in making thuse declarations We have held lila
the highest degree improbable thar ht hod be prepared
10 place the nsious of Europe in serious danger oi HOSTILE
ties order 20 pursue any visionary scheme Of citing the
future eond ion OF The East Nthoat their ad
trary their Interests The moral contradiction which
false and shorSghicd Tine OF policy woud imply seemed
10 out se al the facts exaggerated hy fsr
which Of contemporaries have hui conclusions
different fron lhe British Government showed
disposition 20 give ear % reports that might have
nied suspicion 90 adopt measures that would have
ml lied 0isus and the Enpercr OF Rassa gave his
personal honor in poiatod and peculiar nanoor the
pleoge Of that confidence 90 Nheh he asgigcA and 4
which ives not Withheld from him. Tast is cons l.
grafton OF far higher Importance % the Sovereign
who claims 50 high rank among the rulers Of
Kind than the patry results OF Prince NenschSclrs /
mis- ion No one could express more ofc6y than the Ra
sn Cabinet its CONSEQUENCES OF re danger % separate
Interference by The psns took to diseism such loten
ions aud since these assurances were publicly acceg.
md made known 20 the world by the Blush Foreign Minis
er in his placs in Parliament we have rsa. % sNpsSt
4 ConstaLtnople which does not strictly tan wiha Tue
Units originally assigned 20 Prince MensShikoh mission
he statements current in the East he s!trn spread
throughout the European provinces OF tuAey ana ne
um0rs Of massacres and rsngs st Canst sninope aud
lsewhere have probably been disseminated by the attic .
one party much by the fears OF another No event
serious consequence has occarred, aud Is ba the
seue an cipaiion Of dknger whieh keeps the world n
asp nse To avert that dagger the secue remedy Is tae
union OF the great Powvr' and II thsi ua!on were
nhagpiy destroyed by the selfish pretensous OF any one
them n would impair orr hopes OF dealing s3ancar