The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-06-21
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Eomy the South Carolinian.;
Russia arid Turkey.

w arS ana ruIOrS OF wars come tllIckly
and the repose of Europe, which for SO many - -
years past has given life:and aceehrstion TO. the
progress and prosperity Of thenations ofthe earth
is now threatened to be grievously and seriously 8
disturbed. ( Its true that all may be peaeeably
| adjusted yet between Russia and Turkey, but .
the concentration of the Emperors troops on the
frontiers Of the latter country and the great se e
cresy maintained in the movements OF Great Rr-s
tain, forebode trouble. !. That our readers may -
have some idea Qfthe uatureof the quarret and
the feeling Of the people of Great Britain on the II
subject we subjoia some extracts from the Eag-
lis papers received by the previous steamer. -
The first extract is fo,nss be, London Daily 6.
News May "a: = - ~
"On the Sd instant the R.tssians Envoy presents
ed to- the Divan draft Of a convention which -
must either be accepted or declined 3swithin ten
days. The purport of this ultimatun was, in =
point offact what We stated cireunistantiaIlyin
this Journal many weeks ago, to be the nainobl
| icct Of Prince Menscbikof 5 mission. Ihe:sSu ~
tan was virtually called upon tosabdicate his;
functions in. favor of the Cas- in all that most
vitality concerned ther government the ;eohsA
troll of the Greek :Chnlch, in Ills lomin;ons, Thesi
Emperor gassto be soeinhly declared the lawfak 9
and legitimate protectors in all matters afecting&
the religion ofnne or ten millions of ChristiaIz /.
-an authority which it is selfeyideht would de- 4
fy all semblaneeof definition, and open the door g
to ceaselcss and unlimited interference by aiors q
/ Eeign power in the domestics conditionsof everY
city and province of the Ottoman Empires Nor 4
I were the meaps whereby this audaeioI cla laim
was to be exercised left in uncertainty Thesss
Greek Pnmatc at. Constantinople, as well as thss
provincial patriarchs, were henceforth to be rem.
dered ifremovsble by the Porte no matter ho@
4 they might abuse their Office to promote .disaf 3
fection or treason If cause Of complaint as to-
their conduct should arise, the hearing and ae-
Indication was tolie With the sovereign :of RdSI
sia, not with that6f Turkey, and throughout tths
realm nominally governed BY. a Abdult Medjd, the
consuls and ENJOYS of.the Emperor Nicholas wersss
to be recognised as specially charged by theirss. !.
master with the functions Of protecting in his
name all persons Of tlfe Greek faith, in whatever
i appertaned to the exercise Of their religion. In
pEa word the Sultan was required TO surrender one
of theimost essential portions Of his authority as
an independent monarch, and to vest itby treas
olls neighbor and rval. - -. = - -
!, r 1t was impossible that. the representatives 6f
J.. England and France should do otherwise than
= advise the Porte perenptority TO reject proposals
50 insulting and SO utterly at variance with the +
formal assurances given in London and Paris But
a few weeks ago byt the express commapdofthe
,. Emperor Nicholas: So direct and explicit were :
the assurances in question, that they were pphs,
i 1icIy spoken Of by Lord Clarendon as afordDg
the guarantee Of the personal honor 6f the Car
that nothing was neditated BY him inconsistent
with the integrity or independent dignity of ths
/ Turkish empire. What becomes of that imperi
! pledge and protestation now? We commend
the subject to the candid criticism ;of our cori-
temporary, who has devoted so much ingen1ityz
of late, with SO little success, t6 the task det
Tending the cause Of Muscovite aggression5aS :,
l Meanwhile, it would appear that thesSulta1s
is fully aroused to a sense of his true policy and
duty Hwassbnt the, other day tlat, Pin the 3ails
hope ofproTtatng his ihsidious andinplaeable
=, enemy, heconsentedto sacrifice one of Ills mip-
listers, whom7Prince Menschikof had thought; 6t
publicly 10 slight. The futiity of suehiA Aadyiss
: ed concessions has now become obvious, and a.
= :worthier course has been resolved upon..s Reds
child Pacha, the ablesteand most popular ofsthe
men who have hitherto filed the office of chief
!, minister to areforming SuItan has been9fecailed
: to power His character and antecedents illdi.
: cate the resolution which has been taken, ,ands
. the conviction that concession to Russia has;at
length reached its utmost limits The, insolent
= envoy may iinger alitte- longer at Constantine,
:. pie, and occupy himself and his aides s-de.eamps
t in disseminating the seeds of discomfort arnonr
certain sectaries and classes of the Greek popa-
J. laton But the majority even of this portion Of
t Tie community are far from desiring to exchanges
i the easy rule Of the Otto,nans for the iron yoke
n of Muscoyy Prince Menschikoff will have as
t many partizans, of course, as he can afford to
n buy; but what dependence can be placed on such
e treacherous allies in the hour ofneed? Trance
F! and England do their duty, and keep to plight
ed faith of treaties, the perfdy Of northern des-
potisln will be compelled to abandon its intended
= prey.
!. The London Times seems to be more prudent
/, and conservative, and from its article we should
e udgeethat Great Britain will only interfere when
}. all hopes ofsadjustment or reconciliation have
failed. 1h& blowing is the concluding para
!. graph Of an article in that paper of oath May:
). The course to be pursued under ircumstan-
O ces of such extreme gravity must be determined
by the British Cabinet. The truth is that France
. and Russia, by theirsuccessve.attempt to bully
y the Turks, have brought themselves within sight
Of hostilties with, one another, in which neither
side probably very ready to engage. The, ,threa.
tened action of the one and the counteraction Of
the other are alike opposed to British notions Of
policy and justice. In the present EMBARRASSING
and complicated relations of all the EaropeaIi
States, the safe and dgnifad course for thiscoun-
!, trysto pusueis one of entire Independence
lending herself to no petty combination for the
advancement of this or that separate interest but
resersing her influence and her strength for pub
flic interests and for fixed principles Nothing