Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-09-26
kosslih upon the War.

Kossuth has again been cn,ightcnng the people
of England regarding the war which their govern
mcnt. in conjunction with France, processes to
wage for the independence of Turkey. Review
inc the propositions offered by the Allies to kuS-
sia as the basis of peace, he thus speaks OF the
proposition to restrict the power Of Russia IN the
Black Sea:
The power of Russia NAV be limited 10y one Of
these alternatives: /. y pledge from the Car
TIA. no shall limit hi, fleet to certain number
Of vessels. That is out of the question: such an
insult he will never sign, and the Western Gov
ernmcnts, afraid of making use OF the co-opera-
ton of Poland and Hungary, are not the men TO
compel him 10 this. Second alternatlve-to force
Turkey to open the DardanelcS and the Bospho-
rms to YOUR men Of war. Give me leave to ask
YOU. would England consent to allow that the
armed fleets or FIa.Ue ltu,oio, or inorioa, should
enter the Thames and parade up and down along
the London Docks As they please? Well, what
the Thames is to England, that is the BosphoruS
and Straits of the Dardanelles, to Turkey. The
matter is perfectly similar. L warn Turkey OF
the trap. Let her retain the right to let pass
whom She likes: but let her not give up the right
to exclude wolves in sleeps skin. else she is lost
Besides. the permission to have the Bosphorus
omen TO all the world, implies the permission for
Russia also. Or else, she will, of course never
subscribe to it. Beware Turkey! beware! Third
alternative. You Will occupy some military sta
tion in those waters-vou one, and France one:
of course from Turkish territory-and You will
pretend to have fought Gf fight you will for the
independence and integrity of Turkey. Why, it is
heart-revolting, gentlemen! Yet take this altern-
ative the most probable l congratulate YOU on
the credit and honor of such an issue-poor Iur-
kevl The last condition Is, that the five Powers
Q,ussia again incluIed) shall lend assistance 10
each other in obtaining and securing religious
privileges to the Christian subjects of the Sultan.
Now. gentlemen, l have no time left to
dwell on the religious tolerance Of the Turkish
Government, unequaled by any Christian Sove-
reign on earth. | will only say that, up to TINS
time no foreign power could claim the authority
of lerally interfering with the domestic affairs OF
Turkey. Russia had made the claim, and you
have found the claim SO Incompatible with the in
dcnendcnca Of the Ottoman Empire, and with the
SOVEREIGNTY of the Sultan, that France and Eng
land have taken up arms, with the profession to
assist Turkey in resisting this insulting clam OF
Russia. And now it is you, England and France,
who enforce upon Turkly that very claim in IA
yor of Russia, your pretended enemy, and prom
i,e to lend YOUR assistance to her, and pretend to
establish the same right Of interference for your
SELF and for the Prussan drunkard, and for the
fanatic Austrian .jusuit besides. Methou%ht 1t Is
against Russia that you are at war, not against
Turkey; me,hought yov pledged your honor to
exact securities from Russia, and not from Iur-
KEY for Russia. Well, if youa are SO delicate about
religious freedom, why do you not exact securi-
ties from Russia, for granting religious privileges
to the Protcstants and Roman Catholics, and Mo-
hammedans, and Jews, from Russia, the most in
tolerant power, and your enemy besides?
Why do YOU not compel Austria to respect the
treaties about the religious privileges of the Pro-
tcstants in hungary which the perjurious llaps-
burgs have tram pied down, and received England's
fluctuations forit? With what face dare you thus
turn against Turkey, the most tolerant of all ex-
iyting Governments, and your ally besides, whom
YOU pretend to assist? Why, know of no more
astonishing breach of political morality in history.
1t is vain to mask it BY shifting play of empty
words England and France claim for Russia and
for themselves, and pledge TO each other mutual
assistance TO enforce right incompatible with
the sovereignty and independence Of Turkey; or,
If it be not incompatible claim that right for your
self and for Turkey against Russia-against
Austria. Nay, if you are sincere, you must do
more; YOU must give to other powers the same
right of obtaining and securing religious prvi-
leges to the Roman Catholics and Eastern Orho-
doxes and Jews and Mohammedans-in England !;
apply the same stipulations in the same words to
England if they do not offend the independence
and sovereignty of Turkey, neither will they Of
fenl yours.