Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-25

40 that NH that .cemed ~ Iov.. G,n snf
6rient IN carry into a., an. 49,. 40 .,nr.sssJ
found that An,,r,s and pns.is n,,,.i sr.sd h ma a.
10 the act Of Ru.., IN occ,n,na az. c;n,ji,;e.
They considered that ne, unnece.s,ry unjust fatal as
precedent on the mart Of N nowe,iuI to.,nI. weaker
State and d,rrerors 10 ,h.ns.Iv.s az gm,,i Porers.
thev uere moss r.,dv a., on,a, ,ih ne into
for settling the oucson n nossihs nv amicable means.
.nd ,hav e..n..,,x ~, - 49,, of v.r on
tho mart n ,hs s,,r Iii IN yGJ mems NJ sc.i,nc
an. da.rsnca h.d La.a ,h.nps,ad Wba,crcr INV nobIc
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S,s,. =, -, =, g.; ,h, ~, E p,w.rs sbonJ ho nm;
tcs IN The ,h, 4, vas of the highest importance
th., Ars,,;s d prss;, shonII oin with En,i,nJ ,nd
France IN Rn.s, IN her wrong (bear hear and
IN isrr h Ino, tbs, sbc would nof be ah,s % Com,
on tb,t s,nnort from Austria which for more than
r..san w bs, h.on az ro,5v % conn, ,non H. ~
49,. S.,ra,rm.n, ncror far nomoo, aorh,d
;So; ,be occnn,o, of Nh, nr;ne;n.I,;es .or.,;,u,J
6,y; or that Il afforded the Snlan cIe,r r;,b,
80 - s"n,,on ,ha sh;ns Of h;s .iis e. % II, D. -,
nj, support hut VIC aid not advise him to act nn ;his
,ob, On The supnos;t;on ,h,, Rnss, nh, h sno,r, a
that con.coucptr n.,c.f issu. ~ ,Ls d;o, ,;,,
still bs efC.c,ed iut Ia, ne t,to Tho o,hor 60, 10, R
ala WA no, sincere that sbc 5;J ;n,,nJ N 800 ,h NJ
ube and to march on Copsan,inonl cca,,tion nj war
at tb,, Tina would have Furnished m Rnss;, he ycrr
cus, for acting unon tbo.s inten,;ons h;ch ho Io:5
fIe,r hear The Emneror mich, b,y, ala ;rIv onoh
81 have occupied the principalities only AZ have oc
cuped them before DECLARING n, von t,t I, was or,v
tor +, short ,me Tho, 7 i;a No, d. =. II
war and tba, was ready 70 tLe ,nv ,r,c,;c,h ouss
10 effect peaceful result NV asur,nccs have bsen
has ham al and
consider n inr,,s;.,ent iii n,v Lo,nr all rn, 40,
10 accent the chaleupe" GIesr hear don't saw that
snch arpum .pls would have born III, cst of ;no,;ty ~,
der the circumstances hut do saw Ina, un1:r m.
crcumst,pccs n was ..cco,,n,Iy ,,Jcs;r,h,o ,s.,
they should be put forward as a ground for Greater
activity Of operations on the part OF Rusl secin that At
th mo nent Turkey was wholly for hostli,s
(Hear hear) Her forresses were she had
no supplies stores collected her army was weak and
uudciplineJ she could have delayed the Russian
troops for sing day on their march upon
pie (Iiear helr These seemed to US cogent reasons
for not advising the Sultan declare war; when by not
declaring he gained the double advantage of leaving
time for peaceful settlement of the dispute IN
the one hand, or on the other Of preparing for
efectua war are, should peace not he established
Before tte'e opinions OF Her Mscstys Gov
ernment could be conveyed to Constantnoplc We have
since found tlat the ambassadors hero-who being on
the spot were far better judges than the state
of preparation in Turkey and Of what best for the in
terc't OF the Suanhad rendered to the Suan the same
advice which we bad profered which advice His High
ness had adopted with the full purpose upon it
IL would, my lords, have been most unjustifabe and
most impo,c to have urged the Sultan to declare and
10 call Tor our heet ut moment when His Hghness
as have explained, altogether unpreparcd with the
means OF prosecuting the cfectuily. UIear heat
trust, them your lo'dshps will concur with in think
ing that W" did wel under all the circumstances in
advising the Sultan TO declare at that time
take those active measures which my noble friend
seems II consider necessary. clear hear assure
my noble friend that 1t was not upon that shect az
prehension OF war which he attributes that we
hcei, but upon motives which, | feel satisfied, any
righteous cause to rely upon, would have adopted
Clear hear England has on former occasions stood al
most alone against the world III arms d. conceive
that because since then she has become still ri her still
more powerul still more energetic than ever, she is
therefore the less able were Il necessary, occupy the
PROUD posuon when she held heretofore. Much less
nave te Ms.e,s OF Ie tltsh Cf'"n reason to enter
lan aoct apprehension OF war now tina, England is in
corua uni with her great ncghbor acting with her in
perfect accord OF spirit OF Intention and purpose TO ar
rive at the same object by the same couuse and the
~ WILL lt -Y IL
out OF place or time u here express my perfect AMI
eqnocaI testimony 10 the straightforward manly entire
honorao' conduct OF the French Government through
out ihe whole oil these transactions. (tlcar) AMI let
me aui that the honest policy OF the French Govern
ncnt nus been most faithfully represented here by the
F'encn AMBASSADOR az our court tiiear, hea-) Tie
t"o Governments nave been in daily might almost s,y
III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; have formed, asst were, Cai
mel ana can assure your lordshps that thcr" have
e,et oet more u''eiehceS between these TWO Govern
iie'u so uneu "ah are 10 ne ionni IN some Cabinets
OF our own Ncheer IRON The Opposition benches, AID
general ianGh)-Helences that mas, ever exist among
men VINO most respect each other ami which have ony the
shect Oh enhancing inc harmony among them
Saohet lneiF, near. from the Ministerial bench.
esJ VIII iurther add that the union between the
TWO Governments mas not ell contn. d to the East
e.h SucS,"l Inc HAPPY accord ana good under
sthhu'hs ostwecn France aud Ensini have been
extended beyond Eastern policy to the policy affecting all
Rir's 81 Tue world anu am heartily Fcj1ced 10 say ,
e "o po'uon OF 'he Two hensphcEcs with regard TO
"nc ie Pocy OF the two countries hoscSef heretofore
mnaSonSuc' Is not row IN entire harmony (CIccrs)-
'"us '"'h, my nius, nj least one great good will "
oeeh secure by these Transactions that tTO great and
"'nerto rival nations nave learnt to know and appre
cate each otter better, to reject the facy that they
sh otner snaur enemy aud to he ready TO act hearth
togetherm any Just and righteous cause. (Chcers -
WIN no. waste yohT iorishp- lime hy entering into de-
iait until The papers are on your table; hut "ll advert
shortly 70 the Vienna note, upon which MY noble friend
has spoHea more particularly When Prince Menscikof
i'it Cohsatlnope, the Austrian Government its
in'tthuheo al the Forte suggesting that countsrnote
might perhaps be framed out of the note which Prince Mem
nckon nae to the Porte and that which cch
asna hau written III answer The Austrian Government
conceived that snc eounternoe might be drawn up
Acceptance 10 isnsSa and yet swing the honour of Tnr
KEY anu htmited that II such note prepared it
would use tS best efforts TO give it effect At same
ume' tue FRENCH 1vernment had preplre a on the
stne oaS which its Minister submitted 10 Her Mtjasy'-
Government We dId not think tIIt il would be ccpt.
ed NJ 81 Petersburg but still reIily cOncuri cl in Il;
beng transmitted to that court and Vienna. The Rus.
sian Government gave the note on the
ground That the Austrian mediation already existed At
vienna the note was adopted with trAUg changes
shu after communication with the Government, of Eng.
lana and France was, as modified, ST. Petersburg
anu the Forte EusSiS was ready the noie on
the condition that alteration made in it, but the
fote objected, uness with notifications. These
inouihcaIons, as being considered only tending to rem
no ins, al.