The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-20
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been recs ntly In Greece, hsa audancs OF tl
Emperor Saturday The language Of Louis Napose''
mo-, tempeIate and expressive not merely Of III
wish but sto OF the expectation ~ the matot.nsnee
peace He rather thought hat ths Emoeeor OF Rus il
would than sccupy the D.ppbian Pcincip,li
ties, and tfsn that peRotis ions would eommsnce Their
~ss rorhpE apparent of intention o. drawing Rack
the ntrary the Emperor is sd to have expessse
himself much Ileassd the po.ition Frame has as
| sug ed in the present crcnm-tsnces.
IL also stated that tie Emperor, In conversation
.hich he bad it'll N Huboer the Austrian Mipist~ r
esm.ssed bim,elf in the most psc fc terms. At tn
eoe Of heir D'erve~ be OBJ erved hat he would node
rbcumstar shsndon the defence OF Earopeas Law
.hil.i be -ould at the zine leave door fo
the Emperor Nicholas ut "a not my intention" fnb
he. TO epdsa yor 10 humiIiate Ru sia y
| have hesn further informed that distpgushst
sate.msn, absent rom Paris made OF the fou via.
expression In letter 10 political friend :"Do not be
| heve IN war"
Prince Oh ka. relative OF the H,spolar OF Noldaya
leaves Paris this day for ,he Pncipslity The Prince
sIo married 10 french LADY, has been re itiae SOM
A telegralhic despatch received 10 Paris armour &c
of the French feet sai'ed sunday morning from Tou
lon board the ste .rvstte the pluton assn
| bis command Admiral Hamelin VIII hoist his Dag OF
| board The Wills de Paris, OF 120 gums.
The RGssO-Turklsh Question In n French
Impei Ial Point Of View.
We translate the following significant article from
the Paris Constitutional of July 5. II is from the
pen Of the Emperor Napoleon's favorite Journalist
an expression of the French Emperor's views =
The hope reasonably based upon the legitimate
regards due to the good Offices of Austria, accepted
by the Car, has just vanished A I'dssian corps
darn,6e occupies Jassy, the capital OF Modavia
We will not lose our time in recrmiaation on this
fact; we prefer characterizing it, and examining its
probable consequences.
The entry Of the Russians into 1foldarm consti
tutcs riaerer may be said Of II, an act Of trar the
most manifest the most fragrant Russia has no d!-
rect right to the occupation of the Modoyalc terri
tory and whatever may be the protestatons with
which the Gar may accompany the passage of the
Pruth by his troops, the fact draws from its very
nature character which renders explanation use
less and .palatives powerless A cannon shot
fired on Turkish vessel or post would not be act
go essentially hostile as the presence of The Russians
at Jassy; FOR cannon shot might result from sur
prise, whilst occupation Of territory presupposes,
IN the highest possible degree, reflection and de-
llserate purpose.
The treaty Of Kainardji, concluded in IVA, and
quoted in the note of NJ. de Nesserode conferred on
Russia, by its sixteenth article, merely right of in
tercesson in favor Of the two prncipalities Of Mol
davia and Wallachia in they should be Cypress
ed by the Sultan. The treaty of yAkermann, con-
Guided in 1896 transformed the right of intercession
on the part of Russia into right of representation
The treaty of Adranope, concluded in 1929, made in
its fifth article out oil the right ofintercesson in favor
Of the principalites, right Of guarantee In fine,
the organic regulation Of 1884, which became the
very constitution of Moldavia and Wallachia, has
changed this right of guarantee into right Of pro-
tectOrate.
Thus, up to 1929, the epoch when the treaty of
Adrianople was concluded, Russia possessed in
the interest the princpalities RICH which extend
ed more and more, and which was successfully
right of intercession, right Of representation
right of guarantee and right Of protectorate. But
all these rights necessarily implied the complete
separation of the NoldOvalic from the Russian terri
tory for if the Gar had been at home at Jassy at
Bucharest, the Moldavians would have been his SUBJ
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four successive treaties to obtain from the Sultan the
right OF guarantying or protecting them.
The treaty of Adrianople stipulated contribution
Of war due by the Sultan to Russia; and the fourth
article provided that Turkey should have
paid this contribution the princpalities should be
evacuated by the Russians. The Gar, therefore,
recognized the right Of Turkey over the prncipal
ties, since he declared that he only occupied them
as pledge for sums due, aud since he evacuated
them in 1884,
III 1s4S the troubles which occurred in the Moldo
valc provinces were the motive for new entry
of The Russians; but the Gear declared to all
Turkey, and in the interest of the re establish
ment of order. This concert Of the two powers
was regulated by the treaty Of Balta-Lman, Of the
LIST Of May, ls49, OF which we have already spoken
and the fourth article declared that Russia shoul1
not have the right of entering on the Moldovalic
territory except in of internal troubles exDe
ren:ed in common with Turkey, and Of only occu-
plying it conformity with the Turkish troops, neither
CI ire Two D0OlcS eNfceOlDp ,UUU men
This treaty Of Balta- Liman the last convention
which took place between Turkey and Russia, gives
therefore to the Gar merely right that of enter
ing into the priDcipaies conformity with the Turks
and of their aiding them to suppress internal trou
blss. Besides, this treaty declares all preceding
treaties maintained and in full vigor, particularly
that of Adranope: and the third article Of the latter
says, in express terms" The Pruth shall continue
to separate the two empires from the point where it
touches the Modavan territory up to its confluence
with the Danube, and the Russian vessels of war
shall not ascend the Danube beyond this contu.
ence."
IT, therefore, by the terms of the treaties made be-
tween the Cars and the Sultans, there il anything
clear aud incontestible it is that the Moldovalic
principaties constitute an integral part OF the Otto
man empire; and the protectorate devolved on Rus
STA by the organic regulation of 1884. only permits
the Russians to occupy the municipalities in common
with the Turks, to reestablsh order there, and to
cause the constitution to be executed.
In sum- and as we have before said, "the en-
trace of the Russians into Jassy is formal violation
of treaties and undoubted act Of hostility, which
gives tie Sultan the right to repel force by force,
and to make an appeal to his allies to aid him eflica
ciousy in the defence of his territory, unjlsty in
vaded, and in the maintenance of SWORD faith. Will
the Sultan make use of that evident right which he
possesses to appeal to the good faith of his allies,
who certainly would not fail him? This is new
aspect of the question. Although there is in the
East common situation made for all the European
powers by the treaty Of 1S4 in this sense, that the
governments which signed that treaty are oil in
terested in and pledged to the maintenance Of the
integrity Of the Ottoman empire, it must, however,
be admitted that the situation ofTurkey is altogether
special and that her government: ia more engaged in
the matter than any one else. France and England
have in fact, only their fleets at Constantnople
but the Turks have their national existence, and
the Sultan his empire. From that difference Of sisn.
alton there results for Turkey greater amount OF
liberty in the choice of the means to be employed 70
attain the object which is common to her with her
allies, that is TO say the defence Of her ttory and
Of her independence. France, like England, Is act
ing in the East for third party, conformity with
other parties cointerested. II would be to assume
gratuitous and dangerous responsibility to weigh
heavily on that third party in the choice OF the means
to be employed for the best defence OF its direct ana
absolute interest or these cOinterested parties IN
the Interpretation of the facts which ore Of nature
TO call for their Intervention. The decision to be
come to after the act Of hostility Of the Russians must
consequently have this double character, the accord
of France and England with the initiative of the Sal
tan. If the Turkish government, which Is the most
interested in the question, and which is on the very
theatre Of the difference, found, either by The med
alton Of Austria or otherwise, that its right may
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