Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-18
NUMBER IA.
RICHMOND wHIC.
(From the london T,me. Jup, 90 ,


(From the London Times June go
Lord Aoerdsen possessed the art Of exprs,s;ps him.
sell IN his piece In Parliament with AZ mach fr. .na
a. he can display in the Official sspoudence
t"e "o.ernment his character and his policy would bo
better understood by the country and he would ,.csno
'ss' snouat OF mseonsrucop and To
ea ne frequently subjected. BY far the best answer
"heh can be given the suspicious and
-heh we're undoubtedly excited by one OF hi.
pseehes ~ 10 DO found in his Lornips dispatch TO III,
hossian Government the Treaty Of Adriapole NOV =,
,ehgh produced, alter interval ot nearly 50
Nothng more sound vgoroos said smids, an
OF tho present contest tho relative po
snons "t urkey aud Russia. One by ooe the artieas
sud concessions er'orted from Porte by the Tteaty f
Adrsnople are nnsy ze contrasicd with the preyou, a.
cAratons OF the Emperor Nicholas, aud condemned by
The contrast Every point n the Eastern question which
has arisen in the DISCUSSIONS OF last ,od
the present time, considered by the British overo
ment at tha PERIOD insomuch that tbs opiniooa than
placed upon record by the Mnister for Foreign A.rs p
the Duke Of Welrg,ous Cshiaet fully aud exactly coz
respond with the principles for which this country has M
length been compelled To The Court of
81 retcrshus while catering upon the Of 1885, had
empha,cay dsclaimed all territorial sggrandzemept
anu u poiessed to conhne the objects OF the to the
eHect"ai protection OF its mercantile marine and to the
maintenance OF existing treaties The British Govern
nient at once observed that he most complete
~ e JIs'sss cause would not ent!e the stronger party
to demand from tho weaker sacrifices which womb
effect its political existence or would iurnye ON ths,
state OF territorial possession which the general
peace had rested" Rus. affected to assam, To ,h;.
doctrine The war conciuied by the submission o ,he
PcrtS and Diebitsch dictated the terms of peace Did
those terms correspond the o. the Russian
Court! The answer" said Lord Aberdeen must be
left TO the judgment OF Europe ard IL might be left IN
the dtspassionate judgmeat of tie St Peters
burg lie then proceeded show that in opinion of
TIE British Government this treaty did appear vitality to
Affect tee Interests the strength, the dgay the
safety, and the future independence Of the Ottoman en-
pre- He passed in review The ccssion Of the As,to
ortresses which secured Russia the occupation of tho
eastern Of the Black Sea and the control OF sin
Minor nsonuch that Russia already commanding Arme-
mia, could extend her conqucs pleasure to the East
We-t-tO Teherln a Tn Onsfa antin H..
adverted 10 the practical independence of the Dapuban
Principates under that absurd constitution which uas
meant in reality to make them dependent Russia alone
lie declared that the eec Of the clauses relating
Danube must be to place the control OF the navigation
aud commerce of that river exclusively in the hands of
Russia He showed that Seryia would become a powerful
and inde pendent State he pointed that the commer
ciai privileges obtained by Russia extreme "a TO
infringe on the rights of Turkey sovereign Power
and that when these privileges extended TO the
trade OF other countries, it anomaly that those
Countries should enjoy such advantages under Russian
treaty Lastly he observed tina, the inmoderate pecuni-
ay burden imposed the Porte for the expenses of the
var would have only the effect OF causing additional hard
ships AMI eaactons to fall the whole population of the
empire and especially that Christian part Of il which
Russia affected cherish and protect Sothipg can be
more mastery staesmanke than the manner in which
these consequences drawn from the treaty Adra-
mole In this remarkable dispatch That treaty has never
been anayzed by with greater acuteBess con-
demned with greiter severity ami the production Of
such document ct this is conclusive evidence
that these opinions still they then we're the oon-
ions a Lord Aberdeen on sl these topics.
We may venture TO add that these opinions thus ex-
pressed to Russia anc nov published to the world the
stondhEd OF the policy OF the Riiis Government have
acquired far greater degree oi importance than thev
possessed a5 ago. II be asked why this despatch
"as never produced before, and Why not having been
produced Tor quarter OF century, It s laid before
Parliament, the answer is simple The publication
OF such despatch inconsistent with state of peace
tor various reasons connected with general policy of
this country and of Europe did suit Great Britain
10 go 70 in 1929 prevent the evils which Lord
Aberdeen ;hen pointed out and dsrlored The British
oVenment eontentcd itself with recording its formal dis.
approval oi these arrangements which the subsequent
course of events hss only confirmed long as peace
subsisted between Turkey and R1ss well as between
Russia and England. further proceedings could ba
adopted The rupture pacific relations between thess
emp're aud the abrogation by of all the stipui
tons TO which an Objection raised though no
positive steps could then be taken to remove Them
give an effect and meaning these declarations
which they never possessed before. They describe al
most IN identical terms each of the points to which wa
have repeatedly directed public "a the true OBJ
ects OF the waTvZ the revision treaties the treedo
OF the Danube the navigation OF the Black Sea- and tho
independence OF the Asatc coast Lord Aberdeen himself
pointed out those stpulstions incompatible with tba
present safety ami future independence the Porte but
the present has been undertaken provide for thar
safety and that independence therefore indispeusa
bic conditions OF aud the nyariable object of onr
policy must be the total ebogation Of each and all the
SPUiationS which Lord Aberdeen so forcibly condenaa
IL Impossible to express with greater clearness aud
precision the policy We pursuing and the objects
which the Allied Powers have in view for a. theso disas
trous concessions depOred and repFobated when IL
NOT IN tue power OF TINS country than,
nasmuch as she had declined TO engage that war IL Ia
obvious duty and interest," now that another war has
broken out in which actively engaged and with
every prospect OF success to redress tho evils of which
we before complained
We rejoice that this despatch has been produced and
we hope that Il will be circulated in every language OF
Europe and will become well kuosn to the world ss
has long been to the Russian Cabinet; but IL Ia also
not matter of indifference tina; this publics,;or
should throw clear light the personal VIC Wa of tho
First Minister OF the Crown. Ii was injurious 10 the cre
1t and consistency OF the Government that differences of
opinion should be supposed exist where none In re,I
was entertained; and the iac;ous maguy OF portion OF
the press luiCrously incorrect in i;s hp In
eeSSan in its attacks had engenieed the belief tb.,
Lord Aberdeen was less decided than his colleagues in bs
opposition 10 Russian aggression in the Elst Ths ana
picinu inspired discomfort hote even among tho
tiers OF the Government aud IL have given confidence
TO ouor enemies and caused distiust among our ales
The language in which Lord Aberdeen himself
recently addressed the House OF Lords cer,sinIv
| confirmed that misippreheusior, and strengthened
the effect Of abroad the great injury OF the public
service The defence Of the Premier has more than oor
recied this evil aud especially meau not the defence
he delivered in Parliament the other night under the pres
sure OF adverse circumstances but the defence
u despatch written 95 years before with no view t
publicity or sclfvindicaton Lord Lyndhurst and Lord
Aberdeen were both members Of that Cabinet of which
the Duke Of Wellington was the head and by which this
remarkable protest against the Treaty Of Adrianop, was
addressed TO the Court OF St. Petersburg They are the
No most usiIous survivors of the Government OF that
period; and, although diilsr'nco appeared to have
arisen the other night lhen the spis, of Lord
Lyndhursts speech and Of Lord Aberdee. despatch IA
the same both Of them bs-I Ito stamp Of those great
principles which ought govern the foreign policy of
this empire and both Of them point important
DIRECTS which the present Will eventually cuabo "a 10
enforce aud TO maintain.
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