The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-12-29

! regarded a. an act OF war, 10 resist "hioh 'H'J
would feel bound TO aid their ally, that fiagrah'
step would hardly have been ventured upon
But it seems 10 "a that their interposltIon'
from beginning to end has not only done no
good, but has been positively mlschlevous' u
has emboldened the Car, and discouraged tine
Sultan. Rumors are now ahOat Of another
attempt at neyotis.iou. We DO not believe IL
will succeed, unless the Sultan has made up
his mind to submit to vassaage.
| We close this article with statement from
the Paris Moaiteur, showing the precise SItua-
ton of affairs az the close OF the negotiation
The Journal de Saint Petersburg, in It's
/ number of November 3, contains new mani
festo from the Emperor of Russia. We give TINS
/ document further on but we consider 1t neces-
sary 10 preface it by some observations. Inc
question now in dispute between the Cabinet
/ of IT Petersburg and the Sublime Porte Is at
present we'll known, and the proportions which
| ID has assumed. in spite OF the efforts OF the
| dipomatists Of Europe do not change It's origin.
1.-THE afairNof the Holy Places of Jerusalem
being terminated, Prince Menchikof laid
claim. in the name Of his Government to GER
tain guarantee for the maintenance OF the
privileges of the Eastern Church. These guar
aStees related altogether to the future, as no
PARTICULAR fact. no complaint from the Patrl-
arch or Constantinople, had been brought for
ward in support Of the demand OF the Ambaf-
ssdor of Russia. and the Sublime Porte had
lust confirmed spontaneously all the spiritual
immunities of the Greek community. The So
licitude of the Emperor Nicholas for religious
creed which is that Of the ma GRITTY of his people,
consequently. had no immediate object; never
theless France. Austria, Great Britain, and
Prussia. recommend the Sublime Porte to re
spond to it by assurances compatible with the
dignity of the sultan and the integrity of his
sovereign rights.
"The conference of Vienna imagined that it
had found form of drawing up note which
would prove satisfactory to both parties. When
that note was submitted to the Divan, Objec-
tons were made to it, which the Powers re
GREETED but which, however, they considered
it their duty to pay such attention to as to ad
wise the Cabinet of st. Petersburg to admit
them Not only did that Cabinet refuse to do
80, but the explanations into which Count de
NesselrOde entered to account for the rejection
Of the notifications proposed by Reschd Pacha,
were of such a nature that France Austria
Great Britain, and Prussia by n common ac-
cord admitted that it was no longer possible
for them TO recommend the Porte to accept
purely and simply the Vienna note. lt was in
these circumstances that the Sultan adopted
the course of declaring war.
That sovereign acted in the plentitude of
his responsibility, but it is not exact to say, as
the Russian manifesto does, that "the principal |
Powers of Europe have vainly endeavored by |
their exhortatiOns, to shake the blind Obstinacy
of the OF oman Porte" The principal Powers |
of Europe and in particular France and Eng |
land, on the contrary, recognised that if their |
conciliat0ry action was not exhausted, the ar
ran cement to be made ought not any longer to |
be concluded on conditions of which the Cabi |
net of St Petersburg had itself undertaken to
prove the danger The manifesto terminates
by declaring that nothing now remains for
Russia, provoked as she was to combat but to |
have recourse to arms to force Turkey to re-
spect treaties; but il does not mention any
clauses of such treaties which had been violated
by the Porto"
by the treaty of kutchuk- Kainardj the
Porte engaged to protect the Christian wor-
,hip in all It's churches. The addresses which
he Armenian and Greek communities have
ust presented to the Sultan prove their graft
ude for the recent benefits of his Highness
The treaty Of Adrianople confirms, in favor of
he principalities Of Moldavia and Walachia,
advantages and privileges, which the Porte has
respected even to the point of not recalling the
iospodars Stirbey and Ghika, who at present
luit power, not in consequence Of a frman of
he Grand Seignor, but owing to the orders of
zen. Prince Gortchakof, which their loyalty |
~ subjects of the Sultan did not permit them
any longer to execute. The same treaty of
Adrianople fixes the Pruth as the boundary of
the two empires; but that river was crossed in
the midst of peace by Il Russian army. The
Turks, in crossing the Danube in thor turn, do |
not assume the offensive; it is the Ottoman |
empire, such as t is determined by treaties,
which they are endeavoring to defend against
an aggression the date of which goes back
several months Our intention cannot be to
enter here into u useless discussion, but it has
appeared to US Indispensable to re-establish as
we comprehend it, the truth as to the real stu
alton of things"