Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-14
NtCH,iOND Enquirer
rnEsDAY MORNING, JUNE II. ,eoo.
r17nvISu QUESTION.

TuE Turkish QUESiiOs'
A terrible suspense hangs over 'he 'as :. ,,a,
oature OF The difficulty Is expia'"eu ~ ''
ppbsbed In the London paPets ,-,s.o,e May9
last an aid de camp arrived in special steamer
f,om Odessa bearing mportahi uespac's ~ V,jrh
na S,,aIford who at midnight despatched Her Mslesy
LUZ Ws,o with dispatches for England lne Hean,ns
~ IN. dnlonac movements was That the nuee'a por,e
~ ,o had a, length given in his umasum 10 lne n,es
sipnifyup his intention 10 walt for an ans~e an entire
sy the 10TH when in OF receiving any l at once
compliance with The Emperor uen'a"''
take his departure. o-,ss all the immuni.
lies and privileges accorded BY Inc Empire and
Satan n the Greek Church in the Ouoma' Fhr,s,;.o
@ favor or nriyeges granted to any otnet n
CHURCH or community shall also De acI"u onIs Antioch
$500 rrha, he patriarchs of Constanunop!e, ftu,
thuen d i,ns,Iem and the Archbshops ana bishops
of the Greek Church. be not ieposeu to M ~ dnomas of
for legitimate motive and as Tue no longer desd letters
sn, receve full and entire application IN an 'ie ,h
Thai the ambassador Of Russia al M ha ,he
consus agents OF RUSSIA Ill kinds of perse
on nd oupresson on the part of the iurKish
Thai the cupoa of the Church of the Holy sepucn'e W
hnIt under the inspection Of The Greek ratatI, t
v of me tomb of the Church Of the Virgin 90 assured
10 ,hs Greeks That the snnctuarles be conhrneu
ally and forever in the hands OF lhelf plesen Insoism
That Church and monastery De constructor "
In which Russian monks shall ofnciate. r ,hi conn,
mnst important privilege Christians OF TINS couh
,rv nossess is that of self government The raratcn VI
Christian community elected BY the people ana Ger
sscn r.cs;vss 6rman of nvesture from the Sultan
and Is then the spiritual aud temporal heaa OF nus
All the Jurisdiction OF the Greeks is managed through e
p.arcn the Porte not interfering But regarding MIN as
the responsible agent for The good order OF his people,
he can punish BY fines and imprisonment sho personal
All this is expressed by the berat diploma OF nVesn
lure which at The dcaon of Russia no longer 70 %
dead letter. all this temporal power WIZ DC exercises
for the future uhroueh the Patrarch by the Russian Am
bs.ssdor at nnople. Thus does Russia demand me
exclusive 100000 OF the Greek subjects
OF the Sultan ln other words LhelT allegiance ars .
transferred from Cunstantinope 10 ST. PETERSBURG
The Russian Ports Of the Black Sea are al inns moaeht
crowded with the munitions Of War and the heights above
Odessa are covered with the tents OF large army w
the banks OF the Pru assured the pon;oons are al
ready made and the yast army colectea tnefe ma w ~"
signal 10 enter prncpatles The Russian
Is already al Buyukder village al The NOUN Oh tue
sosphorus with a steamer ready to bear him away 10
his command moment untavoraos ans~e 10 gwen
When Turks mad learned that the wasp mac oseh oes
patched they atteed themselves II was 10 teton the fee
and were bitterly disappointed learn that II was out 10 ask
Tor instructions That the English and French amoassa
dora al Of arriving from their respective courts
have 70 despatch steamers ask for instructions argues
badly for the Ottoman cause. Seeing that no eeclVe re-
distance be made with dsogsnized army ana an emp
" excheouer and worse, utter want OF heart against
the vast force of Russia IL is probable that Inc sultan WIZ
decide TO yield Russia he did the other day 10 Austria
and 10 80 doing he will sign his own act OF aodcaon az an
independent Sovereign
We rejoice 10 believe Turkey has refused TO hand over
n. European domnions OF the Sultan at once virtually and
lsirsatum. For this noble the London Sun ssys abd-
~ ed,id will command forthwith the aid OF instant opera.
lion from the four great European sovereigntcsand the
Emperor Of Russia will find himself opposed not only by
the monarchs of Austria and Prussia but also by Queen
Victoria and the Emperor Napoleon. That England and
rsnoe will stand up firmly against the entertainments Of
Russia evident from the brief debate In Pertinent and
tho following significant article in the London News Of
May "a:
The Importance of the 10 tegcnCe gave yesterday,
sarding tie affairs Of Turkey will hardly have been
estimated by any capable of approaching the
OF Europesn peace Of international honor Per
nauent peace can only be maintained among The leading
powers OF Europe by their mutual observance of those
by which the independence OF The lesser States H
guaranteed To permit the ambition OF any one 10 break
through these limits for It's aggrandzmen would on The
part Of It's coequas in The general poectorate OF nations
be than cme-it would be blundsr would, In
outset be the avowa OF national dishonorin the end
the Inevitable Of perous and probably protracied war
There Ia safety in pusanmouS submission 10 the arru
CANT pretensons Of Russia the subjects OF
the Porte duties and obligations the exercise of which
would be manifesy Incompatible with the undivided
veregnty of The Sultan; and, when reluctantly forced by
Prince MenschkoT to choose between the alternative OF
counseng acouescence the usuping claims oi the Gar
advising their specific and positive reIecton the ambassa.
doris Of France and England have done wisely and well 10
openly adopting the latter About SUCH step no secrecy
could ought preserved and Lord Sratfod and NJ
de la Cour have affected mystery which would have
been equally mschicvous and weak
On the Sd instant the Russian Envoy presented 10 the
Dvan draft of convention which must either be accept.
ed decnced within days The puport OF this ulti-
matum was 10 point of fact what we stated crcumsan.
TALLY this oruna many weeks be the main object of
Prince MenschikoTs mission. The Sultan virtually
called upon abdcae his functions in favor OF the Car
in all that most vitality concerned The ana the
be soemnly declared tho lawful and legitimate
protector all affecting the religion OF nine or ten
millions of Chrisansnn authority which II Is sefeVident
would defy all sembance OF definition and open the door 10
ceaseess and unlimited interference by foreign power In
domestic condition OF city and province OF the o.
ioman Empire Nor the means whereby this Ruda.
cious claim be exercised left in uncertainty The
Greek P.mste Consantn0pe well as the provincial
parinrchs henceforh TO be rendered by
Porte how they might abuse their office 10
promote disaection or treason II cause oil complaint as
their conduct should arise the hearing and adjudication
lie with the sovereign Of Russia, not with that oil
Turkey and throughout the realm nomnay governed by
Abdul Medjid the consus and ENJOYS OF the Emperor Nj
choas were TO DO recognized specially charged by
with the functions of protecting in his oil per-
of the Greek faith in whatever appertained TO the ex
of their religion In word The Sultan was required
to surrender one OF essential portions OF his au
horty an independent monarch and 10 vest by treaty
10 the hands Of his most dangerous neghbo and
rival
II was impossible that the representatives of England and
France should otherwise than advise the Porte peremp
sory reject proposals insulting and So utterly at va
rance The formal given In London and "a
few weeks ago. the communal OF The En-
peror Nicholas So direct and explicit were the assurance
In question that they were publicly spoken OF oy Lord
Clarendon aodng the guarantee OF The personal hohor
the nothing medtated by him inconsistent
with the integrity Independent dignity oil the turkish
taton uowf We commend The subject 10 the candid crt
cism Of contemporary who has devoted so much inge
nuity OF late with little success the Ia SIX Of defending
the cause Of Mnscoyite aggression.
Meanwhile IL would appear has Inc Sultan ~ tuiy afou
sed to sense OF his policy and duty II was but The
other day vain hope of propatne his nsdloue and
10 sacrifice OF his ministers
whom Prince Menschiko had thought fl publicly slight
The futity OF such i'll advised concessions has now be-
obvious and worhie has been resolved upon
Redschd Pacha the ablcst and most popular OF the men
who have hitherto filled the office of chief minister TO re-
forming Sultan been recalled TO power His character
and antecedens indicate the resolution which has been Ia
KEN and the conviction that concession 10 Russia has at
length reached its limits The nsolent envoy may
lnger little longer al Constantinope. and occupy himself
and his aides IN disseminating the seeds OF dscon
among certain secaies and classes Of the Greek popu
latou But the majority of this portion OF the commu
nifty far from desiring TO exchange the easy rule OF Inc
Ottnmaus iron yoke Of Mucovy Prince Menschko
will have 40 many partzans OF course he afford 10
buys what dependence can be placed such reache.
rous allies In the hour OF need2 If France and England do
their duly and keep the pghed faith of treaties the per6dy
Of rhern despolsm will be compelled TO abandon Its in
tended prey
The Baltimore American expresses the opinion, probably
current one that Aus,ria though adheren OF The La
Church. still cleaves it's Northern ally inasmuch as