Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-22

| The Turks answered 10 the first two
demands, that they will never cede their
territory, and they do not see why any
government should claim the working
Of mines in their country. lfa private
company chooses to apply for char.
ter to work them, the Turks declare
their readiness TO consider it upon its
merits, no matter whether the company
be composed Of one nation or another,
but to give such license to a foreign gov.
crnmcnl, they most positively refuse
81, The Turks say they do not see how
Austria can extend any protection to
Catholic Christians in Turkey, as they
have aIfcady the mos: perfect religious
iIccdonl, being restricted in one point
only-ihcy are not allowed the use Of
bells, which are an abomination to the
Turks 4,h. The answer is, that there
is not single Turk in Montenegro
The People Of that province were alrea
dy quite Tree, chosing their own rulers,
and doing about as they pleased, when
they seized unon the territory of Turkey,
which, for that reason, is not disposed
to recognize their independence. The
Turks say further that they canrot un.
derstand why Austria, who destroyed
the independence of Hungary, should
set ilselfup as u champion of Montenc.
grin independence.
Count Lcningcn returned to his i'm.
per'al Master with these most unsatis.
factory answers; it remains now to be
seen whether Austria will make good her
threat. England knows very well that
Russia is behind Austria in this proceo
ding, and that war between Turkey
and Austria, therefore. would neccssa.
fily involve England also. English
diplomacy, consequently, is engaged in
strenuous efforts to prevent rupture.
Should it not be able to accomplish
this aim, war may be expected. Indeed
it is difficult to conceive how Austria
can rcce,!e from the warlikc attitude she
assumed on proclaiming her ultima.
tum. If Turkish war commences, it
will readily become an Hungarian war,
also: and Kossuth will organize his for.
ccs on Turkish soil, and from thence,
with the aid of such vast troops of in.
vinciblc horsemcn as Turkey can fur
nish, will endcavor to sweep down every
thing that stands between him and the
arms and ammunition necessary for the
struggle.
The Turk fully understands the iien.
tity of his own cause with that of Hun.
gary. That he is himself of the opinion
that war is at hand, is evidenced in the
fact the divan has already discussed
the question of inviting Kossu,h TO re.
turn into the Turkish country. Should
they decide SO TO do, that act of itself
will be well understood by Austria and
Russia as equivalent to declaration of
hostili,ics. If the facts we have given
are reliablc-as we have every reason
to believe them to be-lhe peace of
Europc-quict as she now seems to be
must hang on brittle thread.
The n. Y. Tribune of the same day
also contains the subjoncd statements
on the subject:
How scfiously y the crisis as regarded
at St. Petersburg, is proved by the name
oflhe parsonage who, according 10 the
last alviccs, has been selected by the
Gar as his extraordinary envoy to Con.
stan'inopIc. This parsonage is Prince
Menchikolf, formerly Imperial Minister
Of the Marine. The Prince, who is now
above 60, is man Of great force and
energy Of character, and enjoys at St.
Petersbursh the reputation of possessing
the very highest abilities, and Of stand,
ing prominent in the first ranks of Rus.
sian nobility by having received thor.
ough education at the Universities of
Germany, most Of the great men of his
country having received thorough cdu
cation nowhere. He is a proud and
naughty man, is rcespe cted by the Empe.
ror and his family. and is devoured by |
ambition which burns for the opporun.
ty of distinction in foreign affairs, such
as Ncsselrode and OrloF have acquired
before him. None of the Russian gran.
decs is more exclusively Russian in al
his feelings, none is more earnestly par.
tizan Of monarchal legitimacy, none is
more bitter in hatred for the democracy
and demagogues, that were last defeated
in the downfall Of Hungary. When
such man is sent as Special Ambassa.
dor from St, Pctersburgh to Constant.
nople, we may be sure that he goes with
his full powers in his pocket fer either