Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-23

! zoe czaI $ reply to the Deputation of f1ieh.s
The Russian Emperor's reply TO the dep'tati"h
Of the Friends Peace Society, whose ADDRESS
was presented on the 10Th of February, was sun
.tantially as follows:
1--WE received the blessings of Christianity
from the Greek empire and this has established
and maintained. ever since. n link of eohhecioh,
both marnl and rel giouz, between Russia anu .la,
nower The ties that have thus united the TWO
countries have subsisted for nine hundred years
and were not severed by the conquest oil RUSSIA
by the Tartars and when, at later Periou gu,
country succeeded in shaking off that yoke ana
the Greek empire in it. turn, fell under the sway
at the Turks we still continued to take llVeiy
interest in the welfare OF our relgonsts there'
aud when Russia became powerful enough 10 re-
sist the Turks, and to dictate the terms OF peace,
we paid particular attention to the ifpeiiig oi
the Greek Church, and procured the insertion, III
successive treaties, of important aaticles IN
her favor. have myself acted as my predeces-
sors had done, and the treaty of Adrianople, IN
I529. wns ms explicit the former ones IN this
respect. Turkey, on her part, recognised THIS
right of religious interference, and fulfilled her
engagements until within year or two, when'
for the first time, she-gave me reason to com
plain.
II will not advert to tie parties who were her
principal instigatofs that occasion. Sufilce 1t
to say that it became my duty to interfere, and
to claim from Turkey the fulfillment of her en-
eagements. Ny representations were pressing
but friendly, and have every reason to believe
that matters would soon have been settled If
Turkey had not been induced by otl or parties to
believe that | had Interior objects IN view-that
| was aiming al conquest, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
the ruin of Turkey. have solemnly disc aImed
and do now solemnly discaim every such mo-
tive. ! do not desire war: abhor
il sincerely you do and am ready to tor
get tue past, if only the opportunity be Afforded
me. - have great esteem for your
Queen, whom | admire, not only as sovereign,
but as a lady, wife and Il mother. have placed
full confidence in her. and have acted towards
her in a frank and friendly spirit. | felt it my
duty to call her att n,on TO future dangers, which
| considered sooner or later likely to arise i'll
the East, in consequence of the existing state OF
things.
What ON my part was prudent foresight, his
been unfairly construed in your country into
designing policy and an ambitious desire OF con-
quest. This has deeply wounded my feelings and
afflicted my heart. Personal insults and nvce-
tiyes | regard with Indifference. 1t is beneath
my dignity to notice them, and am ready to for
give all that is personal To me, and to hold out my
hand to my enemies in the true Christian spirit.
cannot understand what cause of complaint
your nation has against Russia. am anxious to
avoid war by all possible means. | will not at
tack, and shall only act IN self dele ,ce. l can
not be Indifferent to what concerns the honor of
my country. | have Il duty to perform as II SOY
ereign. As christian | ready to comply
with the precepts of religion. On the present
occasion my great duty is to attend to the inter
est and honor of my country"
TURKEY.
The new corps of Cossacks has reached Adri-
anople and created much sensation. This is the
first Christian regiment which has ever been form
ed by any Sultan. The body of the regiments con-
sist- not of Cossacks, but of Poles, Italians, Jews
and others.
In many parts of Turkey, foreign merchants
have donated sums of money to the Sultan for the
support of his cause. At Smy rna,M. |. Whittcl an
English merchant, has given $4,000 for this
purpose and others have taxed themselves for the
support of the families of the regular troops du-
ring their absence.
THE GREEK INsURRECTION.
W i'm respect ~ u'v uitth lHsuiIttt,"h "hi,H
appears to have been of purely local character,
originating with notorious company OF brigands
the official nper at Athens publishes an article
acknowledging the obligation of Independent
Greece to abstain from troubling the peace OF
Turkey, stating that the King has deposcd the
project of police and some of the principal func-
tionaries of Artu for not doing their best to stay
the movement toward the frontier, x announcing
that troops aud able and prudent men have been
sent to the border provinces to prevent repeti-
ton of such scenes.