New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-10

u ssouudirs declaraiion that had recently clamedtne
horror Of flaming the treaty Of AdF.anele. No. M M
orls, The production oi the disicich IN question wiA
show you how for ] was engaged Ia iramn9 'nis
teUty-wh bat my olinons ana inc opiiohs ~ IN.
go,orbmtbt whore organ was on 'hal occasoh-"nA'
were the opinions and feelings they enfeItasd oi ~
ro,,ot az. disestron. treaty Ny Lords the fact H. thE
such vas :he impression produced by una; ueay-ucn
ie alarm excited by .nPpced da1ges 70 me exssenes 81
mont was ,lanec on a most material point in couse-
ouuee Of lis existence Ii has already been stated in tbs
iorse ard our know bst at The t.sinnns
a. dsIIe he progress Of the Greek revelation Mr.. caa
p;pc never con.emplaied3he existence OF Greece as
sn iI5er. ndeni Kingdom. Neither did the Ddks OF
Wellington ever contemplate the existence Of Greece
STATE rLdcr The suzcraiI.y Of the Porte, somewhat similar
10 the position Of Wallacbia and Moldayia But, my
lords when the treaty OF Adranople signed, II ap
peortd and to MY noble friend at the head OF the
CovrLmep; il0; The condition Of The Turkish Government
perilous in Itself that it would be extremely u
wee State ard place II under the suAeran'y 81
IN inpire which itsef exposed 10 extreme peril ac
wbose existence not easy to be counie9 on io an!
tine with the least degree Of certainty. ihefeo'e we
aced propose to allies TO convert al Nasai
into an pdoperdent Kingdom Our allies agreed vita u
and til Pore ct last aentcd. Hence NE existence oi
Greece independent kingdom IS que 70 Nc Tds
scn made on us by the terms Of that treaty hy Lya
Ills slovs at least what our impressions wtn re-
rsrd TO that treaty. Whether right or wrong o. aa he,
t4v were UNIQUE sonably sincere fully admit mat lese
turned out 10 be greatly exaggerafed HOW
ever dis may have been That treaty ana hsceN
ous lis conditions, we neyerheess, nave haa of
i've ahS more than that we have had proof of the
vigor the energy, the courage anu the perseverance
,s irdependence Ny Lords DO not TO say, tha.
although fortunately were greatly mistaken as to the
amount Of the dangcI do not mean to say tonight nor
lave ever pretended to say-hat that treaty was not in
the highest degree disastrous and prudical to the Iurk
ish empire. Hear hear / said the other night, that
disastrous es that treaty was under II Russia obtained no
large teIritoris acquisition of territory. was induced
TO say because it simple truth and dwell on IN
Consequence of the exaggerated and unfounded dec
laraoD of my noble and learned friend that Russia had
increased its territory its territory in Europe in
the course Of the last fifty years. That statement knew
to lie completely incorrect, and with the recollection OF
that treaty before undoubtedly aduced as an ex
ample 10 show that under it. the extension of territory 10y
Russia had taken place to the degree asserted by my
noble and learned friend but my Lords although knew
that was not all the less OF the Importance OF
the sccessions which had been made by that treaty
knCw the importance of exclusive authority over the
navigation Of the Danube knew the great Importance
TIC posts acquired in Asin for although very small IN
eAen, in their character they were Of The highest po-
cal importance. Ny Lords the dispatch for which sha
move is long, and as il will be LAID on the table Will not
fatigue you by reading it, will simply refer to single
oatiac in order to show that although dwe strongly on
tie limited extent of territorial acquisitions did not IN
the slightest degree mean by that to nvadae me PGt IT,
Russia passage from the Dispatch which will now
read will show your lordshps the sense entertained
mny not be essy of of generosity the conqueror
who ihe upIeeed progress OF and who spares the
rcerainly conformity with the expectations held out BY
% ,bs % % future @ e
Ierde nee Of Empire The modes Of domination
State oy thrown and its subecon equally secured with
sS M ssOi sty the teos acquisitions u.s
% r T.x * eS a IN aca. G' fac o Sas
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A noble Peer-What is the date of that dispatch
The Earl of Aberdeen-lhc Sd of December, 1879, aud
it is addressed TO Lord lIeyesbury think this extract
viii show your lordsips that the small extent of acquisi
Of for p0t met
which had been obtained. When the other night dwelt
tie absence of any territorial acquisition It was not
with view TO contradict the fact asserted by my noble
and learned iIendit was geographical ruh-but had
not the least reference to the character and Importance Of
tie treaty. That treaty was the commencement of a
ell ange of policy the part of Russia believe is
highly probable that if that treaty had been made by the
Empress Catherine at Adrianope great accession OF
territory would have been the consequences but at that
in ton degree accounts for the absence OF territorial
acquisition. Russia instead of following the course
of political ifucnce hear, hear aher than TO acces-
sion of territorial power We have heard OF Satan now
wiser than of yOre Ia laugh, and Russia obtained the
same object by different means.means calculated, al
though not greatly to alarm the European powers,
and this, my lords, Is the secret of all that has
taken place in recent years. There is The treaty of
Unknr skelesi but OF course there cannot be doubt
that if the former policy of the Empress Catherine had
pursued there would have been great territorial ac-
which The opposition of the two powers at that
tine could not have re:fsa hns.ie more reeen'iy ii
but which il would have been injurious to the Porte TO
concede The demands not of the character OF ter
rtoria aggrandisemen but meant political influence so
with gard to the mission of Prince Mensohiko. Rus
sa had then quarrel with the Porte for which believe
there but instead OF cxacting anything
like territorial indemnity, she at pressed for ad-
diiona privileges and had she acquired those additional
privileges her coreigionss i'll the empire, have
Doubt that the invasion of the Prncpalics would either
not have taken place, would Immediately have ceased
on the concession Of those rights OF course, there
but few who did not feel that the independence of the
state might be much endangered by the possession OF
such rights il Russia had made positive territorial ac-
9uon; and therefore il was that these pretensons were
resisted. Now my lords, have been supposed also to
have desired that did not object to the terms OF the
Treaty of Adranople and that said II we could obtain
peace which should last for fifty years
Lord Beaumon-Fye-and-twenty years.
The Esrl of AberdeenIf we could obtain peace which
should last for ve-snd-tweny years. should have
done amss. But meant TO pay this price for it.
Hear My lords, say that bad as that treaty was, we
had had peace for FIVE and twenty years. And il, by
any treaty which the fortune Of might bring forth,
should secure peace for five and twenty years, said
and say now that, taking into account the instability Of
oil human a6ais, should not have done amlss Ny
lords understand has also been asserted that recon-
mended return TO the status que at least that have
not objected TO it, Now confess this surprised
than anything else houghtl had taken especial care
10 explain my noble and learned friend the OF the
apparent ambiguity in the terms used by Austria and
Prussia compared with those applicable to ourselves.
said that although Austria and Prussia might be bound
by their desire to attain the fdtds qEo significantly de-
cared that that had application TO us-Englan1 and
France Hear hear Your ordshps that
before the declaration of war the status quo all we
hoped for desired attempted 10 obtain and il that
which the Turkish Government consented to give twas
con muncaid TO the conference at Vienna that Russia de-
sired and the Turks had offered to the status qao
We thought that quite much they could expect
would be offered and much than had right TO
expect hut proposed that in the hope of preserving
state of peace and if the Emperor had listened to
ANYTHING but the voice Of those passions by which
of the time he was moved, should have been
spared the calamity which has fallen upon us. But