The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-06


every supervisor and postmaster in the Union he could
not find places for half Of them and his difficulties are
pants Of the coveted posts have ingenous devised
his discontinue. Just before Mr. Pierce into pow
large numbers Of them sold their behs TO democrat
sub itutes and the whg heads Of departments were
spteful enough to confirm the appointments General
Pierce therefore exposed in al hese instances to the
having dismiss friend
to dsappoint another. Whatever course he takes he
makes mortal enemy, who will forthwith change his
politics. and contribute to that vacaon Of ponuGai
which is the best guarantee for the security oil the
American Uniou.
The Turkish Question.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH FLEETS.
from the London Times, March ~
The perplexity thrown the present state OF aas
in the Fast by the confused statements
of several foreign journals now partly aspelea sna
when the occurrences when thsx viii be found
to have lost much of the imposing ana S OF
ascribed to them It pears to De true uays
yizer Colonel Rose the British Charge dAfaires at
Consantinope thought ft either upon the solicitation
of the Turkish government Of his own mere notion
10 send steamer to Malta with request addressed
to Admiral Dundas, that he would bring her Majesy's
feet in the Mediterranean to Besika bay, some
point near the mouth of the Dardanelles. We
the request because believe that COL Rose
had not and could not suppose that he had the power
order the Admiral to take momentous step; and
although the present emergency had been fOreseen for
several weeks and indeed similar one had recently oc
had been out to him 1t is due to the French
Charge dAhaires at Constantnople to state that,
being consulted BY his colleague he did not concur In
the measure proposed by Colonel Rose. That
in fact think, great error OF Judgment and
it demonstrates more strongly than anything that has
yet occurred that Lord Stratford long delay IN proceed
ing to his post is very highly reprehensible.
Fortunately, upon the arrival of the Wasp steamer at
Malta with this request from Colonel Rose Admiral Dun
das of opinion that his instructions did not enable
him TO comply with il under the circumstances alleged
TO have occurred The fleet therefore remains in har
Dor suppose that the decisio
taken by Admiral Dundas has been dapproved by her
Maestys 1t may also be hoped that before
Charge Aaes Lord Stratford will have reached Con-
siantnople with full knowledge of the views OF the Bri-
fish government 1t certainly does little credit u the
foresight of cabinets that at the moment OF the arrival
of Prince Menschkof Nth degree Of pomp and solem-
nifty viii sh no Russian ambassador had displayed SINCE
Potemkin. the three courts of England Austria ana
France should be represented by simple Charges d
Afares whose personal abilities not above their pro-
fessional rank.
Upon the receipt of the intelligence that Colonel Rose
had sent for the British fleet, the French government
appear to have taken instantaneous resolution to
send their to the Greek waters without waiting to
be informed degnng to inquire what had been the
result Of Colonel Roses applica ton This decision might
however the of the dispatches received IN Paris
from their Charge dAdares or OF the representa-
tons made by the Turkish ambassador. Probably it
will out that the French squadron will remain for
time at Athens Smyrna to watch the course of events
But although regret the naughty and exclusive
tone which the Ru sian Envoy Extraordinary has
been Suffered TO assume at Constantnople and 1t Is
impossible for the other great powers to recognize in
her pleasure Of the fate Of empire whose exis
tence has long been the peril and the problem OF Eu
rope by satisfied that the views of the
cabinet Of st Petersburg extend far at this moment
of contemporaries suppose If they did, it
is not the presence of half dozen French peof battle
ships of the Dardaneles that woul stop the of
events.
In discussing this subject however, on which several of
the principal English journals appear to labor under ex-
traordipary misc exceptions both of fact and principle,
it must be borne in mind that the prime aggressor OF
whom Turkey has reason to complain is France; and
it may be demonstrate that, without the extraor-
binary concessions exacted by NJ de Lavalette Last
tumn the which has led to this formidable Rus
sian embassy would not have existed. This il not
the attack Montenegro, one Journal supposes
modification of the treaty Of Adranopie another
lectures 1t is the necessity which the Emperor OF Rus
STA processes to feel for the maintenance OF the rights OF
the Eastern Church which where involve his autho
r We have not forgotten that in the latter part Of last
summer when Louis Maj oleon making his selection
of peria titles that of Protector of the Holy Shrnes
credbly assigned to him. 1t was obvious that ne
ther Turkey nor Russia would sledge pre-
tension but de Laveete instructed and authorized
every known to diplomacy to strengthen the
influence Of France in the Holy Land especially by ex
tending the and jurisdiction of the Latin converts
irman granted, revoked, and granted again to
these Franks and the persecution which the Dvan had
to endure this subject Of the chief that
led to the fall of Redschd and the dissolution of the ad
ninistration Of Ali Pasbi Russia declared that she
could not submit changes thus introduced into the
existing state of things, which humisting to
the Greeks and favorable to the Roman Catholics.
negoiiaton was prog9ss9 AaSt rhs French Minister
not of nature to facilitate settlement. The
French government seemed to have made ITSELF on this
question the tool Of the ultra Catholic party
for political objects of its and,.at the point the
preferential rights she has extoIted from the Porte
defend them by other such is strictly the his
tory Of this complicated affair, and it is certain that
Russia bas taken no active part in it until she found i;
pohtic'to defend her supremacy in the Greek Church
from the direct attacks Of the late French
But what have we 20 do in such AFFAIR." viii any
contend that this country is pay the penalty
&c Lavaettes folly? That to nterpose for the
OF strengthening the influence France 10 the
Ea the protectress of the Latin Churchesy Or that
we haye the defence of the Roman Catholic clergy
much at heart that to uphold their claims
pIecedency Greek PopesY Such notions Will not
support moments iny sga ton and, accordingly, the
motives and origin Of this dispute I'VE been dressed up
in every way but the true one engage English sympa
thes on behalf of French interests in the hvant. The
French are no doubt in an awkward position there
but II Is the result OF their policy and the first blows
struck in the last few tbs at the iode pendence Of the
Porte came from Paris and destined to crafty the
suppose that his country be made the tspaw of
the French government by lending itself to the support
of demands which ought never to have been made and
which might be EN- oy ed at ne distant PERIOD to
rant French occupation of Egypt
Is true that ms unhappy and scandalous transac.
ton disclosing does the impotence os Turkey and
the dvtous of ChIiendom around the very sepulchre
OF Christ, also the pretex and the occasion
TO execute other and more deeply laid schemes of policy
That was consequence which the French government
ought to have foreseen when it thrust the Sultan into
embarrassing a position. But we must deal with those
dangers they arise and though we hold that is at
duty and interest TO stand aloof shall
never cease to contend that the true policy of this
try to restore the concert Of all the great in the
affairs of the East and by example of moderation to
preserve peace and to check that cupidty which may
violence asunder.
The Exodus from Ireland tn America
The Gd"dy Pdcka, of Saturday, the 2sth ult gives
the suboned remarkable statement in reference to the
progress Of emigration from that quarter
The rush of emigration still continues undated.
Every American post brings its supply of remtt4nces
upon the receipt Of which crowds of emigrants hurry
away. communication by post does not receive reply
more generally than letter from Irish emgrant in
America is foloved by the immediate depar Of one
two, tine of the relations at home The pecu.
fact
those who compose it not broken down tenants,
terrified by the pressure Of poor rates and the
Of future famine, driven to deepair By the me.
naces of harsh landlord and the frightful visions
Of bailifs and crosbars, who fly to emigration
their last desperate resource but they all persons
well enough to do in the world, whom the success of
their friends in strange land stimulates follow them
IT one may Judge by the numerous instances which have
come under notice, the spell that bound the Irish
peasant TO his native soil is br OXEN and he is as
ready to break tie which attached him his home
and to go forth in search of adventure Scotchman
Arab OF the desert. remar kabe inst ance