Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-10-22
News BY the Asia.
Secretary of the Treasury.

| THE EASTERN QUESTION.
We give the position of the Eastern Question in the
summing up of the London Times To the successive
phases ct the Turkish question ays the Tnes may now
Oe ided one OF greater singularty than OF thos.
preceding IT, The Ottoman Porte has pronounced by the
decision OF its Supreme Council for open ard although
Is not yet luown with any certainty that this resolution
has been embodied in any formal declaration part
OF the Sultan there is every for surprising that IA,
opinion OF a body constituted like the Supreme Couu
ell, will be adopted by the Executive Government This
new especial provocaton the part the Russians
Tie Car had committed h several of aggression and
insult without cuCouncting the reception naturally
anticipated. lie had invaded and occupied the panuhiln
provinces; he bad demanded unwarantahe concessions
As the price ct his retirement, he ba rejected the Turk
sh terms OF adjustment and he had expressed his several
intentions with tie utmost arrogance by the of his
minister
None of these proceeding, howcvcr elected such "A de.
con as that now pronounced and the probability IL
thSt the government the chief authorities of the
Ottoman nation DESTROYS than before bringing
the question TO the issue of the sword but tina; the feelings
o he population aud the array has become uncontronhc
and that declaration Of thought Indispensable
to the internal security Of the State.
On the other side the Emperor OF Russia has declared
Tor peace Ihs announcement may PROBABLY appear in.
credible alter what has been proved respecting the
OF the original ranssressiOn, hut state upon
doubted authority that the of the Car
pressed at onuz 10y his lips only in favor of
pacific settlement, but IecOncablc to great extent
with the conditions proposed by England lie represent
cd that as he had accepted the Vienna note at the hands
OF the conference in full satisfaction Of European
and ON the terms framed by his opponents he could no
with any regard to his dignity, be referred to
any second proposal. lie offered accept declaration
or interpretation which deprive the original vi.
cnna note of the Objectionable features since disco, cred
M IT, ami stated distinctly that. although he could
s"erve from the conditions first imposed upon him. lac
ready TO admit such explanation OF ;hose con
dtons as conornabr the of the French aud
British Governments provided ouy his
rights still ntaHCd.
The reader will, perhaps, be come loss TO imagine
why terms soapparenty reasonable closed with
on the spot but think the objections such compro-
mise are perfectly mautanable. IL replied by the
Gar, that he bad deprived msclf OF the benefit the
eApecut in question: 10y the explanation which he had
already issued ON his own notion in exactly
contrary To that now proposed lie might interpret the
Jenna vote, rs desired 10y the Western Powers in u
manner favorable to the security of the Porte but hs
has already Interpreted it through Count Nesseodes
despatch in totally destructive of the security
referred TO- the only result would be that by which
the relations OF two empires be regulated on points
of extreme decacy, would carry with conflicting
explanations ana thus be neuiraized altogether
When suited the purposes of Russia dsarm suspi
con, she might appeal Of those explanations en-
disposed TO aggression she might quote the other that
the original note or Convention would be OF value
all The Car was here visited with just rerbutiOn for
his arrogance, ard the Overbcaring audaCy Count Mes
srrodcs despatch proved fatal obstacle designs Of
his master IL is the despatch in fact that has ruined his
cause. Had the Emperor, after accepting the Vienna
note refused the Turkish notifications without attempt
ing tn place upon their effect any construction OF his OWE
he might have asked the Four Powers complte an
Agreement which they had dictated themselves But 10y
interpreting hiS note in Russian fashion, aud basng
claim to those privileges from which il meant To
dcbar lin, he exposed his designs uudid the work Oi
the Conference, and placed the Vienna out of the
question as the foundation of future arrang cments
80 clearly was the Emperor himself impressed with
these convictions, that he las since endeavoreI disa-
vow the unlucky despatch and declared that had been
written without his concurrence authority
That the difficulty thus created may be considerable we
do not deny, but think that there can be ony one
opinion in England the chief moral of the
1t can surely never be worth while to plunge Europe into
war for c sake o: such difference this. There no
longer any dispute about the substance Of the of
peace Without remarking upon the Cars previous
duct or present motives it i sufficient say that he
now Hims his readiness accept substantially the con.
ditons of the Western Powers aud to have his relations
with the Greek Christians OF European Turkey 30 defined
as to divest him of all prcenccs Tor political Interference
In short regards those points for which the Four Pow
ers have in their interests been coutendng he ap
| years willing yield without reserve
The only point Indifference Is ths-that whereas Rus
ia cOncciyCs her dignity involved in abiding by terms
accepted, the other Powers consider that Russia
by her gratuous Interpretation has deprived those
terms OF force and suiiiciency. This il dilemma no
doubt but II il cannot he conquered by those whose art
and profession involved in The manufacture OF Notes
the result will tend to tile serious depreciation Of dipo-
macy in general
In concluding another editorial the Times says-"we
believe in what the dpomtists call peaceful solution Of
this present difficulty, but the peace Of the world he
troubled IN the way no mare.
The Paris Constitutional Is enabled To state Inro,av
BY the ad of the French Government the Of
the 18th aud 2dh ult Coust4nnOple.- the rcte-
rated rcq.cst OF VI. dc BTUc the uternunco Of Austria
tC Dvau met the Goth ut deliberate anew on tho
Vienna note. The Dvan unanimous in deciding thnt
the Forte could them les than ever presence OF the
tepreiaon given TO that document the Cabinet Of St
Petersburg, accept it, without il having first received
the notifications indicated by Reschd Pacha That de-
termination was TO be communicated the ambassadors
Oi the -Four Powers. The D.yan decided that a Grand
Council should be conyckcd for the day examine
the position Of Affairs The meeting took place according
y, aud this Is what is said have been dccided-Fr.t Of
s, y was resolved that the system onesotation was
haus'ed next that all the necessary the last
declared that the had arrived for making what
was called At Conslautuople-the declaration Of war"
letter writer from Omuz says that the Emperor
Nicholas paid particular courtesy the French officers
who were at Oimun. Nicholas said have assured
General Guyon that he most anxious TO find OPP
portuty Of making the personal acquaintance Of NnpO
leon III, Tor whom hc Cucraiuz the yeicst sympathiel
aud the highest personal for the services which,
IN the Ears opinion Napoleon has rendered the cause
OF civilization, aud for which only France but EsrOpc
owes him debt Of gratitude. Lord Westmoteland the
Engli,h Minister, with a different reception. Nichu
Las received him, when introduced with lrigid pOlcncss
and with cold delighted" passed OF. 80 say
the court uewsmen
Serious riots had broken out in Syria. Two hundred
rcr ous were killed IN outbreak in the province Of Ma
plOuse.
Thofearc between sixty aud seventy thousand logs
valued at rising million Of dollars lying the west
branch NJ the PcnObscO between MrOcket river aud tie
Five Blinds the Pcnobscot and ior Of can
not be- got down. Rain for this purpose is very much
needed. There also about 90 ras making 90 car.
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