New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-06
RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN POWERS.

Tie following " Declaration is contained in the ~. Pc
tcrLrrg Jcu,aoi Of the 3lst Of March n3h Of April
France and Great Britain have at last undis
gus1dy departed from the system Of concealed hostility
which they had previously adopted against Russe, partic
uarly By ordering their fleets TO enter the Black Sea.
The tenor Of The explanations given by those powers
in reference that proceeding such that the cessation
OF the mutual relations existing between them and the I'm
peial Cabinet became a matter Of coursc.
The latter re- nit shortly followed by coDmuni
cation in which tie two Cabinets through the medium Of
their rospecfivc Copsuls invited the Imperial Government
TO oyecunie tic Ilanubian Principaltes within given
eTm which England fixed nj the 3Ot Of April and France,
sii more IcTomptorily, at the 18th of that month.
By what right did the two Powers thus pretend 10
exact everything from one Of the two begcreni parties
without demanding anything iromthe otherl This what
they have not thought Ut 10 explain 10 the Imperial Cab
To eyacuaie the Principaiiries, without tio
htrow Of fufmont by the Ottoman Government Of tho
conditions 10 which the Emperor made the cessation Of that
temporary occupation subornaeto eyacuae them from
the sr Of which the latter the n to DECLARE
while It Is actively carrying on offensive operatonr when
it, troops occupy fortified point of Russian terri
toiy-wCs IN ise.f q condition nadmsble in substance
Tie Two Powers placed tie condition in such shape GIsS
il became still Unacceptable. They fixed term OF
DAYS the adhesion OF the Imperial Cabinet a. the
expiration q. which refusal the absencc Of any reply
whaieyer Wa 70 be by them regarded a. equivalent 10
dec,arniicn Of war
TO summons 90 partial in is tenor practically ia
cScusohlc rs Z was irsung IN s terms, sience WIS tn,
only reply compatible with the dignity Of the Emperor.
The coLffqnonce however i, that the TWO Govern
ntnts have uf publicly made 1t known that Russia, by
her lefusa 10 sccde their demand, has constituted
terscf ;owsrda them state Of the entire respoh-
fibiiiy a which viii rest upon her.
in the presence 81 such declarations, only rshhlS
fr he Emperor TO accept the poson men has peen as
.icned 20 him reseryiDg himself % employ az e
Which Providence has placed in his hands 10 oienn wiz.
energy and cons;sncy, the honor, hs H'4'f'' ~
the security Of bis empire. ,:al ,,, o.hi,e, Of
Tndcreudeu,ly of the message by WHICH w VI
ror,or ANNOUNCES lis resolution 10 the TWO nou'eo =,
Tsnouf y has In q supplementary decsrauon s'panc"
H. motives which induce IL 10 take up arm, % a 10
,;.pfs,ed he deign and the ncheh,s o. ns quss'n-
Tic InUefal Government hiks " return 70
=. -; On his subject Al it, preceding documents
-. +. - I've exhausted the question. The recent
. IN d of the 18th of February, published the
49,, Of tie rupture Of diplomatic relations, and which
c an TO hat point the whole historical exposition Of
~, e.i,in VII have suEced 20 demonstrate 20 whom
iher =, Russie 10 the two maritime POwers-bel0ogs
he Initiative Of the poyOcasons aud by what fatal chain
81 unsances the lae position IN which their first steps
nisccd the Cabinets led them on step by step, Ia take
oilers It'll provoking Unprejudced minds VII have
en able 20 Discover there all the Successive coessionS
made by Russia for the na5nenanee Of peace before a.
vC amer the Vienna Note, while the mere ssng exae
oi the Courts engaged them daily mre and nos0
stil further in the paih q a war with Ne.
The occupation Of the PFincipalties, Sbsch taken
now, otter the fact pgocx for this var did no' Pte
vent renewal Of negotiations Nor would any Inos
have prevented their continuation or rather these 49,
tiatons would have led TO some ress long SINCE ~.
powers had suddery without any good r. "a All
pe,ay changed the bases which they these' ~ ch;ec.
down in the first note conec~ted at Vienna St 1,ts
toIs made By ths Porte TO certain passs satia sl1r
were not suiEc.e ut to nvlliiy the rest, The