The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-24

opinion is, that If France and England had desired
peace az much as !, they would at any cost have
declared taken care that it should have been
restrained within the limits to which wished
to confne IL on the Danube 50 that might not be
PEELED by force to abandon the purely defensive system
which wished TO adopt But from the moment when
the Tka allowed to attack Asiatic territory 10
carry away one OF our frontier posts (even before the
term Fixed. for the commencement OF hosiiltiesA to
blockade Akhaxik and to ravage the province OF Ar
menis-from the moment when the Turkish Aeet were
to coast could ii be reasonably hoped that we should
wait patiently the result Of such atempts Was It not
20 DC that we should do all could to prevent
hs The ahsir OF Sinope was the result Of II. That
was the forced consequence OF the attitude adopted
Dy the two Powers, and the result certainly could
not have been unexpected. j had declared my wish
10 remain upon the defensive, but before war broke
out, as far as my honor and my interests could
permit to do and long as the war was restrain
ed within certain limits Has ali been done which ought
to have BEEN done to prevent these limits being exceeded
II the character Of spectator even that Of mediator
wished to become the armed auxiliary of my enemies
then, SIRE IL would have been more and moro
worthy OF you to have told me 40 frankly beforehand by
declaring war against me- Each of would then have
known the part he had to play But is 1t equitable
proceeding for those to make crime Of that after
has happened which they did nothing to PREVENT If
the cannon of Snope rsverberated painfully the
hearts of all those who In France and in England appre
the Goes e tnas
OF the three thousand pieces of Of which you
speak, and the report Of their entry into the Black
ton whose honor have to defends learn from
your maest FOR the first time, or the verbal decara
lions de to up to this period have made such al
ion that while protecting the reinforcement Of Turk
sh troops upon their territory the two Powers have
resolved to prohibit to the navigation of the Black
sea-thst is to say, apparently to take from the
right ofstrengthening coasts. leare 10 your
Majesty to consider il that BE- you say the ray 10 iaci-
tad Tie confusion Of peace and If tie aitctnatle
nhieh is PLACED Lfore me, permitted to dscass or
cen to erdmine for moment your proposals for an ar
Sace The immediate evacuation Of the Prncpa,ities and
he negotiation scith the Porte Of convention to Ie SUI
m''ted 70 conference Of the -Four Pouers Would yoe
yoarse Sire II in nay place accept such posi-
fion Would your national feeling aliow you TO do SO
bed'y dastcer No Allow me, then in my turn
the right OF thinking as you would think yourself
Whatever your Majesty may decide, menaces will not
INDUCE me to recede My confidence is in God and in my
right and Russia as guarantee viii prove herself
in 1854 what she in 1872 IT, however, your Ma
jesty less indifferent to my honor should frankly return
to our programme-f you should proffer cordial
hand as now offer it to you at this last moment- will
willingly forget whatever has wounded feelings in the
past Then, Sire but then only, we may discuss, and
perhaps we may come to an understanding. Let your
fleet limit itself to preventing the Turks from sending
additional forces to the theatre of willingly pro-
tcmpts Let them send q negotiator will receive him
in q suitable manner. Ny conditions are known at
Vienna That is the only basis upon which allow
discussion.
beg your Majesty to believe in the sincerity of the
sentiments with which am,
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