Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-13

ticular fact, no complaint from the p
irIarch Of Constanilnople, had bee
brought forward In support Of the ID
inand Of the Ambas endor Of Russia, AM
the Sublime Porte had just confirmed
spontaneously all the spiritual Isnmuni-
ties OF the Greek community. The So
lleiiude ofthe Emperor Nicholas for 70
ligious creed which IL that Of the majoFi-
~ Of bis people, consequently, had no
immediate object; nevertheless. France,
ADstria, Great Britain, aud Prussia, rel
commend the Sublime Porte 10 respond
toit by assurances compatible with I he
dignity Of the Sultan and the integrity
Of bis sovereign rights.
"The conference Of Vienna imagined
that II had found form OF drawing up
note which would prove satisfactory TO
both parties. When that note was sub
mitted to the Diyan, objections were
made to Il, which the Powers regretted,
but W hich, however, they considered IL
their duy to pay such attention to as 10
advise the Cabinet Of ST. Petersburg 70
admit them. Not only cid that Cabinet
refuse to do so, but the explanations in
to..which Count de Nesselrode entered,
to account for the rejection OF the mod
iiications proposed by Reschid Pacha,
were of such nature that France, Aus
tria, Great Britain, and Prussia, by a
common accord, admitted that il was no
longer possible for them TO recommend
the Porte to accept purely and simply
the Vienna note. II was in these cir
cumstances that the Sultan adopted The
course Of declaring war.
"That sovereign acted in the plenti-
tude Of his responsibility, but it is not
exact TO say, MS the Russian manifesto
does, that "the principal Powers Of Eu-
rope rave vsin'y endeavored, by their
exhortations, to shake the blind obstina-
cy Of the Ottoman Porte" The princi-
pal powers Of Europe, and in particular
+ France and England, on the contrary,
recognised that If their conciliatory ac-
ton was not exhausted, the arrangement
to be made GU ght not any longer 10 be
concluded on conditions Of which the
Cabinet Of st. Petersburg had itself un-
dertaken to prove the danger The man.
ifesto terminates by declaring that moth
ing now remains for Russia, provoked
as she was to combat, but to have re-
course to arms TO force Turkey to re-
spect treaties; but it does not mention
any clauses Of such treaties which had
been violated by the Porte"
"By the treaty Of Kutchuk- Kainardji,
the Porte engaged to protect the Chris
tian worship in all its churches. The
addresses which the Armenian and
Greek communities have just present.
ed to the Sultan prove their gratitude
for the recent benefits Of his Highness.
The treaty of Adrianople confirms, in ia
vor Of the principalities of Moldavia and
Wallachia, advantages and privileges
which the Porte has respected even 10
the point of not recalling the Hospodars
Stirbey and Ghika, who at present quit
power, not in consequence Of firman
of the Grand Seignor, but owing to the
orders of Gen. Prince Gortchakof, which
their loyalty as subjects OF the Sultan
did not permit them any longer to exc
, cute. The same treaty Of Adrianoplt
! fixes the Pruth as the boundary Of tho
: two empires; but that river was crossed
in the midst Of peace by Russian ar
5 my. The Turks, in crossing the Danu-
5 be in their turn, do not assume the Of
fensive; il is the Ottoman empire, such
: as il is determined by treaties, which
/ they are endeavoring to defend against
an aggression, the date of which goes
: back several months. Our intention
cannot be to enter here into useless
discussion, but it has appeared to us in
: dispensable to re-establish, as we com
e prehend it, the truth as to the real stu
: alton of things"