Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-11

injured in their sovereign rights or in their political lns
pendence SO, with much reason such acts be
eoncaded with husulman Empire. whose Christian sub.
lects nave suffered and suher STILL oen only IN
their munss bat In their properties aud in their
As to the iaet aud as Car a. NC arc concerned, il Is
already In exktcncc-ths form OF convention which We
proposed contains innovation the subject OF
liberty The treaty Of Kaynsrjji, in which the Forte
promises constantly protect tho Christian religion aud
churches In its states duplicates for us sufficiently rich,
OF surveillance and remonsirancc. This right again cs.
olshed and moro clearly still specified in the treaty
OF Adrianople which confirms all earlier
The s,pua'ions OF kaynari may be traced back a. far
as l174.
We have therefore. TACT and for nearly so years. the
very rights conceded to which contested and
tho mention Of which considered as conducive 10
total revolution Of relations with the Ottoman Porte
since asserted tina, this right would give the
ercignty over the majority OF subjects Surely IL we
had been disposed to make bad Of that right as 1,
supposed by those whose suspicious are incurabc We
would not have wanted the occasion for doing In the
course ct this long period Of me and such occasions
could specially have presented themselves within the las,
years. when Europe was TO anarchy, when It's gov
ernmens psrayscd by internal contests were engaged
in distracted by, tho revolutions of the occideni lea
wing the Orient open to the ambitious views which arc
| ascribed TO us.
II ours the intentions which some person, arc
pleased to suppose in us should surely have wait
cd until peace rc.estabshed in Europe Should We
with such intensions have disposed forces in such
manner as to oter moral and material suppor to Our
neighborsy Should We rs VIC have done have strsnci
every to reconcile allies and 10 remove evsry
to tho intimate union Of the European
On the contrary in such clearly our
20 do all We could to perpetuatc their differences
We should then have e the Governments alone TO FIGHT
among themselves or with their rebeious subjects and
prohng by the endorsements OF their position ne could
have attained, without any difficulty that point which per
sons persist in designating the goal Of encrc aching
policy At present. when social order is fortunately re-
established in every country aud wher the states OF En-
rope, each set firmly its basis have TIE fro ,spo,a of
their actions and forces, such polls part would
lie thoroughly GU. OF reason.
We rceratc assertion that in rim ipls ap I, fe,
convention with the Porte in favor II tie members Of
our religion presents novel feature. Such conyen.
ton would give u, no advantage which 10 not already
possess and which might have abu led our nten
tons inclined in that direction. IL we are strong We
have no need Of it, IL are weak IL would sesrrov
succeed in making us more formidable. This is true
that We should never have thought of proposing such
convention with respect TO the special question of the
Holy Places Of the Porte by the neglect of It's former
promises mad not compelled "a to try 70 bind more e
fectnay TO the maintenance Of the status quo of the sane
tnary oil Palestine and IT. when demonstrated against
CONCESSIONS which was made TO advantage, ia, [
Tower had not replied TO US that with respect the Holy
Places France had treaty while Russia had none
Besides, sir We have neverat any time made special
convention SINE qNd non coalition OF reconciliation
with the Porte. While RENTED to Prince Menschi
kon, when departing his mission TO Constantinone
the minute OF the supulatons which his duty to ne
gotate, We LETT entirely his discretion not only tn
modify the terms OF those spnhtons but also obtain them
underany form which might he found be least offensive
to the Forte and the foreign dpomatists On the strength
of this au,horiz alton our nerttator arrival ON ,ho 90,
and after examining the Obstacles which in the way
81 our projected convention, confined himself to demand
ing, under the name OF Send which Is more con-
S,iaI 10 the Oriental usagc and less comfortable 10 the
solemn ideas which are generally understood to be sug.
gestcd by the word convention TO the law of
Europe Two clauses of the first draught ola See were
objected to-
by virtue Of these clauses ne demanded no, as has
been asserted the right OF Confirming the election of the
Patriarch OF Constantnople but simply the
g" the ecclesiastical immuniics and temporal advantages
mhc were 40 antique accorded by the Porte to the four
litriarchs of Constantinopl,, Antioch Acxani, and
Jerusalem, and also TO the netropotans bishops and
ttcr spiritual heads of the Oriental Church In the pre-
enc OF the objections raised against these two clauses
the Prince Nenschikohas refused entirely To sunnress
them, and the result second draught of SeneJ On
the acceptance of which he insisted for long time A.
.ngth when the Porte persisted in rejecting every spe
cies OF engagement in bscra synal!agmatic form
c'r Ambassador, acting in tlc spirit of his instructions
vent TO the length oficclang that n the Porte would AZ
once accept and sign note 10 the Of the one which
Is appended to this letter. he would to be satisfied
ance. s
Such was at the when the Prince MenschikoT
eit oonstantnope the real Vhidti which the Imperial
abinet proposed, and it only when the Porte still de-
lsyed accepting the said that our Ambassador shape
ms course to odessa and broke of diplomatic rea.
tons with tho Ottoman Government.
The concessions he made successfully in the form and
S2ii oil our propositions lie made aso in the term which
was originally liked for their admission. After waiting for
length Of time and lruessly too he had been insruc
ted 10 demand from the Porte defnitive reply within
three days and although consequently he ought TO have
had that reply on the sth of May new syle he quilted
Const1ntinope so late as the 2lst of that month
After ree months OF laborious negotiations and after
having exhausted even the last possible the
Emperor now compelled peremptory to insis, on the
unconditional (per sp!e) acseptaton of the ,raugb,
Of the note. But still influenced by those considerations
OF patience and forbearance which have hitherto dd
him, he has granted the Porte fresh reprieve Of eight
days, in which t has to take is decision That peraJ
passed, and painful though may be to his conc;Is,;D
disposition he will he compelled to think of the means Of
obtaining, by more decisive attitude the satisfaction
which lie has in vain sought by
lie would not adopt such attitude without noipnsnt
aud profound regret hut by dint of blindness and ob
racy parties have attempted ION eo, 10 push him
into position in which Russia pressed saw against
toe EXTREMIST limits Of moderation cannot yie another
sep unless be at the cost oil his political importance
SIR you will please to communicate these fact. TO the
Government 70 which you are accredited, and you will
slbm; TO that Government tue important document which
IL appended 10 this despatch We entreat that Gov.rn
nen to give the document its serious consideration
Tor 1t - at this moment the Gordian knot the question
We still desire TO unite that knot ia peaceablc
but il appears that 10 be compeed f,rcblv 20
break It, While We submit ultimatum to the impair
tial Judgment OF the Cabinets leave them 10 decide
whether, alter the wrongs Of which the Porte has been
guilty against uswheter after much canss of leziti
mate resentment rs II has given us could possibly lie
content with n SlighieF Satisfaction.
conscientious examination Of the traueht of our mite
will show that devoid Of the forms OF treaty and even
q" synaasmauc contract il contains nothing whatever
contrary TO the rights OF the Sutans sovereignty
which betrays part those exaggerated pretenns
which are ascribed to by suspicion which is as insulting
to ~ a. unjuste by former actions We trust this
examination will suffice to shame down the false rumors
which have been bred about naughty exgencics and
to show that tie rejection Of the last means of Cancellation
we propose TO solve the difficulties raised against us in
the affair OF the Holy Places should lead complca
which may break the peace, it is not on our shoulders
that the responsibility foe such events would rest
Accept, Sir &c.
NgssELRoBr
DRAUGHT or A NOTE.
the Sublime Porte, after most attentive and carne,, CT,
animation OF Che demands which form the object OF the
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