Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-11

Emnire. doubtless that 10 but en- uncertain and remote con.
tinpency. Uuaueslionably the period Off cannot be fixed
and no real crisis has arisen 10 render the realization Of
Imminent But after ell, it may happen happen even nm.
eYnectedIy. Without mentioning the ever increasing causes
~ ~ TfdissoIn,ion which are presented by the moral, fnanci.i
and administrative condition OF the Forte, It may proceed
gradually from one, ut leasi, OF inc TWO questions men,ion.
cd b. the Englilh Ministry in its secret despatch. In truth,
i, nerceives in those questions only mere disputes. which
would not differ in their bearing from difficulties which form
the ordinary business OF diplomacy. But mat klnd Of dis.
mite NAV, neve, theless, bring On war, and with war tho
conseuuances which the Emperor appiehends lrom il; it.
for instance, in The affair OF the foly r.aGee, Inc amour.
71onre and the menaces OF France, continuing to press up.
m the Porte, should compel it 10 refuse us all satisfaction,
and if on The other hand, the religious sentiments Of The Or.
thodoy Greeks, offended by the concessions MADE 10 ths
a,;ns should raise the immense majority OF his subecls
against the Sultan. As regards the alalr Oh Montenegro,
that, according TO the late accounts, may nsppny % Locked
uoon as settled. But at the time mat ths emperor had his
interview with Sir Hamilton eynlouri IL mlehI DC app'ehend.
I'd tina, the uuestion would '1se a m 'st serious turn. Mel.
,her ourselves nor Austria coG'' Rave a!o"eu Inc pro!rac,.
!. idayostarion or forced submission oil Montenesro, a coun.
uy which, up 10 the prescnI time has continued actually iu-
dependent Of the Porte, 4 country over "hlcn our Protection
has been extended for more than a century; lie horrors
uhirn are committed there, these which, by Ottoman fanai.
cism, haze Z short timo since been extended over Bulgaria,
sosnis, and the Herzegovina, gave ths Other Chfis'isa pro.
s;,".s vi IN. Porte OILS too ma! fo:son 10 anticipate lh.,
the same late awaited lhem. Toy were calculated 10 pro.
III liz m. genera. Using Of the Christians who live under tina
,rsn,,, nf the Turkish empire. and 10 hasten is ruin. lis
49,, ,h.n by any means, an idle and imaginary que:+ra, 4
contingency too remote, TO wnleh NE shA.Gty y, Inc hnps'
rr haI called me attention ot the Queen MS any.
In the face of In uncertainty and decay Of the existing
I s,u,s of things in Turkey, the English Caoiret expresses
| the desire that the 2rtulcsl al S''SN ~ ~" We
wa,J. the Porte. The Emperor Is conscious OF never hav.
+ inc acted otherwise. The English Cabinet Itself admits it.
I, addresses 10 the Emperor, with reference u The numer.
~ ~ nen5fs of moderation which he has given up 10 the pre-.
a s,nr lime, praises which His Majesty VIII not accept. De.
cause in that he has only listened 70 ms own ovetoeatlns
c,nviciou. Bat, in order that the Emperor may continue
Z, concur in that system Of lOrbearance, to abstain from any
g ,monsration s-trom any ~perenptory ianguace-!t would
hs necessary that this system should be equally observed by
ali the Powers al once. France has adopted another. BIZ
men zee she Obtained, in opposition to me letter ni the ttea.
uts, the admission OF a ship oil the luo !n'o 'he Ds;oanci!e'.
Il 49, - -s,,h cha fUIrsn T6sSlte0 Il china an
, her demands for Indemnity Ut TripoU, and aitet" ards az
Conslanlinople. Again, in the contest respecting the Holy
=. places nv men,c she effected The a5rogalion Of the trnin,
q and thai Of the solemn promises which The Sultan had g.vG.
I The Emperor. Win regard 10 a! these acss 81 'io!encs,
. England observed a complete silence. She rci.he' offered
snnnot, 10 The Porte, nor addressed circumstances IL the
l.. French government. The consequences are very evident
Il Ine Porte necessarily concluded rom ms 'hat rom ffanee
r alune il has everything 10 hope, as we'll as everything 10
4 fear, ad That il can Gvadc with lmpunlly 'ae &c nanis OIL!
Austria and Of Russia. II is thus that Austria and Ru.si,,
e ia order to obtain JUSTICE, have ecen themselves compelled,
. in their turn, against their will, TO act BY Intimidation, since
they have to do with a government which only yields TO
, nnremptury attitude; AMI i, is thus that by its own fault, or
rather BY that Of those who have Weakened 1t In the htsti 10.
!. stance, The Porte IL urged on 10 a course which enteeoles! Il
9 Fl! more. Let England then employ herself In making Il
Lslcn 10 reason. instead Of uniting herself win Franco
20 against the just demands Of Russia, let her avoid supporting,
or even appearing 10 support, the resistance Ut the Ottoman
a government. LIE. her be the hfst TO Invite me la.tet' and
y She herself considers il essential, 10 treat It's CHRISTIAN sue.
jscts with more equity and humanity. That VIII Do tho
er su,es, means Of relieving the Emperor from the obligation
of avsiling himself In Turkey OF those rights oil traditional
a, nrolectiop, to which he never has recourse but against his
n WILL and of postponins lndeti nitey the crisis which the hm,
30 peror and her Majesty the Queen are cguShy anxious 70
avert.
In short, the Emperor cannot but congratulate himself on
a having given occasion tor this Intimate interchange o.
confidential Communications between her Majesty anu
ia himself. He has found therein valuable assurances, Of
which he taxes note with a lively satisfaction. The two so.
he ysreians have frankly explained 10 each other WHAT ~ ms
extreme case of which they have been trea:.sg their tespec'
W tive interests c:nnot endure. England understands that
Russia cannot snIcr the establishment al Constantinop!e OF
a Chrirtian power sufficiently strong TO control and dlsqnle,
her. She declares that for herself she renounces any lniea'
nj ton or desire 70 possess Constantlnoplc. inc EHpstGi
he eoualIy dIsclaims any wish or design Of establishing himiei
lis there. England promises that she will enter into no arrange
OF ment for determining the measures to DO lasen 10 the event
ho Of the fall Of the Turkish Empire without a previous unie;.
~, standing With the Emperor. The Emperor. on Ills eide, viii.
ineIy contracts the same engagement. AS he Is aware !hlt
~. Ia such a case he can equally reckon upon Austria, who 10
IL bound BY her promises to concert with him, he regards with
Inc less apprehension the catastrophe winch ne sni des;es!o
rc No less precious to him atc The proofs oi friendship AID
10, personal confidence on the part OF her Majesty The Queen.
which Sir Hamilton Seymour has been directed on tns oc'
,., xasion 10 Impart TO him. He sees In them The Suresti 2uE.
~. an,ee against the contingency which his foresight had DEEM
hat cd i: righ, to point out TO that of the Eoelish government.
int Sir 6. "a. Seymour 10 Co,at Nesse!rca:.
81. PETERssuRo, Feb. 2-March {, 1859.
nv DEAR CoUSr NEG:BlRoDE There is an observation
IN. respecting The very important memorandum placed yes,e:da!
cur by yS"' E'ceEeDcy In my hands, ~0'e" l feel Obliged I"
ea. am most anxious to observe That this paper must have
de. been drawn up under the impression of English policy 6
IN Constantinople having been very different from what In Ee,O
the ~ IL has been.
~; &, 10 Sc Il ' sS6issEs o. rs ss'l ,S Ss All aIis le' r as by ng J. N
en-. that 60 Tar IRON having inclined az has hssn s,a 1d &c, =" =, sns
zee IN me course OF The late critical transactions T. - : -"
! u the desire oil the Queens advisers 10 tho InI ~ "n "t'
miued to- government, compelled 10 o.,eryo -, eM'eI per-
~ '"uel u ample satisfaction should be given ia ho ;.
On, mands winch his Imperial Majesty's government, w., ~ ;r ~
Use hed in making. "e'e iudd'
This assertion | ,houId b,ro M
oy tatinR oy written evidence: and | Will add. Thai {. ~ "e ".
-. oeNnano "h1ch r.ngiaEd may nave 10 mako loon o ~.
Cabinet 1 only desire thaE the conduct OF a fr,cndi, n Ws
&C. towards US may be that winch quietly and o.rs Io"s!
me Ene'isn government his pursued in The cnmnn.,I
Russia. NeHo ~ IL Claims ~
| request your EscelIency's GOO! Offices for c,u,,,, ri,
he Inc e a sa'e oil the case, 10 DC lightly underslood, a, AT
IDS events, from preventing a contrary bsiof from bsine ,dos !"
cd until Ii shall be clearly ascrrtaIn,L whers uspa su'p.
az statement ~ correct. have, DC, "'"!
on G. Fl. SEYMOUR.
u- The Earl Of Clarendon TO Sir G. n SeymoL
FosEIGS OFFICE, March % 'e;,
- SIh-Gour dispatches OF the 81 u and 22t mir. havs.
he isla before the eaeen' aod ] am commanded to espte. her
al, 1.ales.y's enslre approva! Of inc discretion and 'ujp,so
displayed by you in the conversations whl.h yo,; nd y,
en- honor 10 hold with the emperor. "" 10
in ! need mol assure you that tho opinions CT his Inoe,i,
be Majesty nave received from her MsJesty's ys,ernnrr, IN.
n anaions and deliberate consideration that their mno,,,nc
10 oeii"d ~ ~ a'nou2h hcr Mnles'y's government kHs com.
ny pelea 10 nnhcre Ia the principles and tho policy laid .,wn in
Lord John RuescIl'. despatch Of the 9.h of F.bru,,v CO.,
10. lhoy ri,dly comply with the Emperor's swish tia, the snsgc,
shouu Be lurthcr and frankly discussed. The generous co.
Of hicnce exhibited by the Emperor en,i,Ics hi, InneIal M.
its lsIy 10 me nost cordial declaration OF opinion oa Inc p,rt
inc eVchl ol any understanding ri;h reference 10 future
he contingencies being %expedicrt. or, indeed, possible, mo word
W MS lhipefiai MAJESTY would bo preferable T. auy oryen.
he tln that could be framed.
he ~, nst .halSsty's g'Vcnnent perscyc.c In the belief thu;
ct turkey, still posses les III, clements Of es;s,oncs oni thew
es cJneh1ci mat recent events have proved IN, c,rrer,u.s, NJ
" .h' o'.h'pn e1ptessofi in the despatch OF my pretccpssor, that
'u'.I "Is no snHicien! caus. for minimizing :, III. Sultan
n. that he canaot keen pe, a, hama q - .-
II. tiors with his %heieh5ors. ' -"
~ mslesty'e government have accordiualy learned, with
IT. eI"ceIc Satisfaction, TINT he Emperor considers himself even
ao,e interested than England In preventing a Turkish ca.
sssH"pnei because they are convinced that upoo tbs policy
pa.husu oy ms imperial Majesty towards Turkey will min.
" uspenu INC h1''ening or tie indefinite Do stponemsnt II an
Gseh. "h'ca every power in Europe Is concerned In averiins.
rcI MaJsstye government are convinced TIA, nothing IS
)! n Nv" 49, .u,ltt u Precip'tate that event than the constant
'o''''o Vi lS oclng rear 81 haad that nothing can ba
more l?,al 10 the vitality Of Turkey than tho assumption Of
is epic ana inevitable decay anj lhs, if tho opinion OF
IN emperor that The dnys Of tho Turkish empire were nun.
oeto' became notorious. its downfall must occur even soon.
{ man NJ, imperial Majesty now appears TO expect.
inc suppos:tion that, from Unavoidable causes tho
catas'tuphe dd take place. her MaJesty's government en-.
xtIy snare .Me opinion OF the Emperor, that the occupation
y. Constin'nople by either OF The great Powers would DO
Incompatible with the present balincs OF power nnd tho