The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

WHERE ARE THE SYMPATHIES OF
THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY
UPON THE EASTERN QUES-
TlON.
1t is apparent, that since the agitation of thu
Eastern question, the sympathies If the people
of the United States have preponderaied lar re-
ly in favor of Turkey. This is The result Of nt
particular regard for the institutions of one gov
ernmen, over the other, for both are extremely
despotc and iIhberal in their character, but i
arises from the unbounded resources and
strength Of the one and the comparative weak
ness and imbecity of the other. vrtuou,
public opinion always incines to the side Of he
weak; and as Turkey is mere dwarf arrayed
single handed against the Giant Russia, It is
not to he wondered at that the sympa'hies OF
this country should have been warmly enlisted
in its behalf.
But aside from the natural and rational sym
pa,hy which clngs to the side Of the weak, de-
veopmenfs have recently been msde which {"
to show, that 8, far irom RuSsa's having an
jus, cause to make war upon Turkey-so ia
from being vindca'ian of any vested rights
attempted 10 be violently wresttd d from her-it
the f -st step towards the acc"mpl shmen, of az
of Turkey, in which the aid of Eng
was sought early as 1o44, when tn
| Car made visit to England and was treat
ed with such marked consideration. The d.
cided stand which England has taken againS
the pre,ens.ons of the Gar, in conjunction wit.
tn. French government, and The excuses and
ap ,ogies offered for 80 long delaying 10 max
her policy known, has called forth an ind,gnan
article from the "tficial organ at St p tershurgh
in which the English government is charged
with duplicity to the English people. in pre-
tending to have bu, rrcen'ly discovered ,h'
policy of the Gar; and the plans Of the CIT
| are shown to have been iamillar to the Eng
lish Ministers ten years ago, as at this time. II
| IS there shown that the Gar freely and volun-
tarily set forth his pans and sought the alliance
of England for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Turkey
that this matter was familiarly talked over be
tween the Car and the GU ems ministers, tin
Duke Of Wellington, Lord John russell and
Sir Rnber, Peel; and tha, the matter assumto
such decided Importance tina, the Coun, Ms
splrode made careful memorandum of th
conv-r-a ions upon the subj ct.
1t will be remembered hat not many weeks
since, after the English government had COM
peted its arrangements for resisting the en-
croachm-nts of Russi, ,on Tt kew, Lord
7 a ..Ea
ment, denouncins the pr-fiiiy y Of the Gar
sympa;hising in the misfnrtunes of the Turks
and expressing deal of vir,unus indignation al
The sudden discovery of such designs Of ag
sression upon Turkey. HIS language indicated
that the British governme ut had been deceived
in the designs # the Gar, and rha, the dsc"v
cry was as startling to the ministry, as his
nouncement Of it, would be to the people. L,
was in response to this peace of arch duplicit,,
that the article in the official organ at s, Pc
.ersburgh was written. The following extract
will give our readers an idea of its character.
"That such distrust may have been enter
tanned by France-that II may up to certain
| poin, have found place in the mind Of Gov
srnmeni sill recent, which has n"t had time 20
| acQure by long experience of former relations
with il, an exact idea Of our real intentions. and
abandoning itself TO the almost traditional opn
ION which has been formed Of Russian p"lic,
in the East-that may be easily c"nceived; bu
on the part OF England, which Is awar Of N.
| antecedrnts and thr character of the E nperor
from a connection OF long date, an opinion of
such a nature Justly exci,es surprise. Less than
any other the British Government shoulG en-
| t.rta,n such sus picons II has in its hands tn.
written proof that there is n" foundation fn
| hem, for long before the presen' condition If
affairs, before the question which led to tn.
mission oi Prince Menschikoff to Constan,ino-
pie had assumed So serious an aspect OF d,tf,r
rnce. before Grea, Britain had adopted the ~ame
line Of policy as France, the Emperor had sp
taneously explained himself with the most r.
tee, candor to the Queen and her ministers
with the object of establishing with them a
friendly understanding, euen upon the most i'm
portant result which eaa affect the Ottoma"
) Empire.
Penetrated with the extreme Importance OF
such result, and having at that period amos
H-ached the region Of the possible, if no.
rely of the probsble-c"nvinced IF the disas.
,rous const enences which nigh result from II,
h. Emperor thought II necessary I" assure
himself be orehand whether the English g"v
ernment sh,red his apprehensinns He wished
more particularly by frank previous under
: standing 10 remov~ every subject OF mi>under
standing between Great Bri'ain and iims IT,
seemed nf The hughes ,mpor, Anre t. h,s MaJe>'
ty abl!sh The most rtect identity OF vi w
| " tn tie Government ot Gresi b itain. With
tins view the Emperor engaged the English
Minister al 8 Petersburg % cause her NlajrsN
20 be informed Il ms ant,c pa ms with resp
1" the d,nger, more or les emjn-n;, that M
nac"d Tnk-y. He HereqIe~ted On this subjtc a
| cpuhdpn "a nt.a u Ions h,
Britannc Majesty Tha, was cer,a,"ly tn.
IN st ~ dem proof OF confd. nee which the
Emperor could give Ia the ut ot st. James;
aud 'hus did his NJ j-siy most openly signify
ms sIncere wish to prevent any nj erior diver
yance herween the two governments Sir II
seymour acquitted himself for,hwi,h Of the
imp 'rtant commission which the Emperor mad
Ii pressed ON him in long and familiar conver
sa,,on. The resul has shown it.elt in a cores
pnndence OF the most friendly character b..
tween the present English Ministers aud the
impe rial government i,is not permitted to us
tu dlvulge The contents of non "fficial dncum-Dt
which do ro concern the Emperor alone, and
which C ntain the expressions Of mutual con-
J 6dence."
This extract exhibits two facts most conclu'
siveIy. LIST That ,he dis,nembermrn of Turke
by Russia, is no new idea, and 2ndly that ihs
Engiisn government, understood it as eli BE-
ore The Gar made warhke demonstration
upon Turkey. as now.
The few facls submitted above, leave no room
I" doubt b"tt. the object and intention Of tn.
Gar, and a. between Russia and Turkey which
should command the sympathies of this country
However, when we cnnsid the tone recently
assumed by the English Ministry and press to
wards the government of the United States
the statement IN his place, # an English cahi
net minister, when Information called TO
respecting the formation OF the f-e,s for tn,
Baltic and Black sea, sfhat a sufficient naoa
force had been left in the West Indies to prepen