Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-13
From the Detroit Free Press.
The RuSsO-Turkish Question.

In another column will be found the
explanatory note sent by the Sublime
Porte, along with the modified uittmd-
tum, to the Conference at Vienna. 1t Is
document moderate in tone. and yet de-
cided in its expression of what is deemed
right by the Sultan's council. A note
had been drawn up at Constantlnople.
stating what concessions the Turkish
Government were willing TO make III or
der to settle the dispute between itself
and Russia, and also what action on he
part of the Car it expected in return tor
those concessions. This note was sent
10 the great Powers; but they paid not
the least attention TO it,; and, without
consulting ;he Porte at all, drew up an
other note. to certain passages Ill which
the Sultan very justly takes exception
He thinks. with great show ct reason
that he should have been consulted III
the com position of the new draft, urging
the fOrcible argument that he himself Is
the only party whose interests are a stake
on the matter.
One paragraph in the note drawn up by
the Powers conveys the impression that
the privileges Of the Greek church in the
Turkish domlnions have only been
maintained by the active soici,ude OF the
Emperors of Russia" To this paragraph,
susceptible as it IS of this meaning, the
Sultan most decidedly objects. And well
he may If he should be so simple as to
sign the note which contains this para
graph, a pretext would be afforded the
Russian Autocrat, which he would not be
slow in embracing continually to advance
pretensIoas with regard to the direction
Of religious matters in connection with
that portion Of the subjects OF Turkey who
profess the fai n of the Greek church.
The other objections made by the Sui
tan to- certain portions of the note drawn
by the powers, relate to different points
of the same subject; and cogent arguments
are adduced by him III support OF his un-
willingness TO give them the sanction o:
his signature.
After stating his opposition to what
he considers obnoxious passages. and
giving his reasons for such opposition.
the Sultan trusts his cause ''to the equity
and justice of the Great Powers" We
are afraid that in relying upon the ''jus
,ice'' of England, France. and Austria,
he puts his trust in broken reed. They
will assuredly not do anything III behalf
of the rights of Turkey, if such action on
their part would initiate against their
interests. Austria is mere satellite of
Russia, without whose aid it's throne
would, ere now, have crumbed in the
dust. Is she likely to pay much regard to
the rights of Turkey, when they come in
conflict with the demands of the Cart
In England and France the present sea.
son, there has been great deficiency in
the harvest. Neither have raised enough,
by millions upon millions of bushels, to
feed its inhabitants. A supply must be
had from some quarter. The United
States will partly fill the demand. Where
is the remainder to come from? Not
from Germany--not from the south of
Europe,--for they. too, have deficient
crops; but from Russia. 1t is there that
these nations must look for the great
bulk of the grain with which their people
are TO be fed until the mex. harvest is
garnered. And breach with Russia at
the present time. when an imperative
call for food is arising in their midst,
of course have the effect of completely
preventing imports from that country,
which suspension would certainly result
disastrously to themselves,--to say
nothing of the distress and bankrupt
cy that would be occasioned in their
midst by the shutting off from their man
ufactures Of one of their most extensive
and lucrative markets. No. no. ABDEL-
MEJID. these are not the parties into
whose hands you should entrust the de-
fence of the rights and sovereignty of your
country. 1t is to them that you are prin-
cipally indebted for the state Of affairs |
that at present exists. If. upon the
first passage of the river Pruth BY body
oi Russian solliery, you had rallied