Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-14
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IDHN Pill TlE RUSSIAN EEA L

JOHN BULL AND THE RUSSIAN BEAR.
All mcc remember particularly straight forward speech
OF Lord John Russell declared he pocy OF Britain
and hurled defiance the athess Car one would amGst
imagine that his Lordshp had worked up his own dnnnve
soul 10 sort ot divine wrath And certain II Isl at sn
readers perus!ng the speech feS WIN pous ho'fot
against cruel and false and thanked Got they were
Bulls and not Benrs
1t turns out that the British Government: has been these
ten years back plotting destruction and partition o he
Turkish Empire win mis- very Car.
The following is from the ST. Petersburg Journal It ls In.
tended 10 Lord RusSes dell mi sPeech and
we think il is answer.
I'VE have Just received report of the sitting Of the House
Commons Of the l7h OF February aud the speech which
Lord John Russell made Ucclson l; Is not here
lhe place 10 repeat brutal cuages OF whch every ai'uI
servant 1" The Emperor will preserve the recoHerton out
~hc DO not reach the august person to whom hey are an
dressed we shall cOnne ourselves TO remafslns 'hat me
Parliamentary nunals might be searched IN vain of an eN
ample OF sarh !nempcras language from the NOUN OF
Cabinet Minister In reference Sovereign against ~hon
the country uf mat minister has yet declared war
THAT this d5t.us, might have been conceived by Francc
that up to ccraa point might have found place n The
mind uf Government still recenl ha, had yet time to
acquire BY long experiences OF previous relations with
H. exact notion OF our true intentions, and which might
yell lnvounty to the opinion almost traditional that has
been formed OF Russian policy in The East svey easily 10
be conceived. Blu. the British Government should have
bccn the last harbo such suspicious 1t has in its hands
the written proof that they based no
For long before tho situation before the Questions,
which been raised through the mission OF Prince Mems.
chSO To Consantnope had assumed as yet The character
of serious Dissent before Great Britain placed herself
the came line of action France The Emperor had spona'
neous!y explained his views without the slightest reserve to
Queen and her minister's with tbs intent OF establishing
with intimate understanding respecting even the
rventuay that might beiaI the Ottoman empire
year 1929 ha Majesty followed with great etten-
the march of events n Turkey The Emperor could not
shut his the consequences OF the change which
were one after the other introduced into Ancient
Turkey disappeared from the time when sought 10 es-
labIsh those institutions Numerically opposed as well 10
genius OF shmsm lhe character ond usage OF The
Observation-Disclosures or less borrowed from mod
liberalism aud consequently entirely opposed TO the spl-
r Of the Ottoman government IL became evident thlt lur
Key was undergoing complete TRANSFORMATIONS anu mat
lose experiments least doubtful so far as regarded the re-
organic OF empire seemed rather calculated to lead
TO crisis whicA would it, II seemed likely hat
new n:de! Of things would arise which, although ndehnaoc
,yoni Ill events destroy that which existed
these permanent and increasing cause. oil dissolution
regent complications have been added resulting from the al
Montcncgo the religious prosecutions exercised IN
seveia! Chtelln PROVINCES dlrfepco with lhe Austrian
government, Considerable nancIal ana is
~ tic important affair Of the Holy Pacea to which Inc I'M
pcrous demands Of the French Ambassador at CONSTANT
nOpe beginning 10 give acrlOus anu nenacios cna
These complications which created su'en excite
anUng the Christian populaon were likely IRON, one
day another bring u5ou. sudden catastrophe whch
i, was Urgent TO prevent
Penefatcd with the extreme Importance OF such resa
huvIng thai period almost reached The region .; the
possible entirely If the probable convinced oil the
conseQ which might result from IT, the I'm
egor thought il necessary assure himself bcorenane
whether the English government shared his apprchensons
lie wished parIcullryby frank previous Understand
20 remove every subject of misunderstanding between
Great Britain and himself It seemed Of the highest mpoT
ancc Majesty estab,h the most perfect identity OF
views win the government vi Great Britain.
,Wtn this view The Emperor engaged the English minis
Ter nj ST. Petersburg her Majesty to be- informed OF
mis- anlirpaons with 10 the DANGER more or less
imminent menaccd Turkey He requested on this SUBJ
.ct condenti1 interchange OF opinions win her Brian.
mic Majesty That certainly the most evident proof OF
confidence which the Emperor could give 10 the Court oil
ST. James; auI thus did his Majesty most opcny signify MS
sincere wish prevent any urror divergence oeweea Inc
TWO G r e,uf..sd himself forthwith OF the
nlm all whi he
Oh him in 4 long and familiar conversation
the result shown itself in correspondence Of the
friendly character between The present English minis
and tho imperial government
AZ permitted TO TO divulge the contents OF the
official documents. which do not concern tho Emperor
alone which contain the expressions of mutual conf
decco. What permitted say is, that in examining
circumstances or ess likely ufect the duration
Of the Statue quo in tho Eastnn examination undertaken
should oe made to status quo and 10 proloog it
long possible, there never was any question OF pan
by which Russia and England might dispose beforehand
aud between themselves ot tho destiny oil mo ditsfcnt
provinces which constitute the Ottoman eplfei sli 1888 OF
formal agreement be concluded between hcm, without
tho knowledge and unasssed by the counsel and nterVen
ton Of the other Courts
dence but without either side 10 communicate
might DO adverse TO English interests what might oe
Russian that In given case hostile or even con-
tradictoIy action might be avoided
In looking the different parts OF this confidential
recalling the spirit in which they them
selves it, the ministers with whomi at the
time II was carried on and who since have permitted them
selves BE- swuyed by prepossessons TO be- regretted W"
tc able decide those prUpossesslons are JUST Let Lore
j. Russell especially that correspondence IL
which he the first to take part before cedng TO Lore
Clarendon direction Of foreign affairs Let him consul
his COINCIDENCE if passion which leads him astay per
nit him to recogniz, It's voice. He can decide now "hehe
DO really The Emperor had been wanting in Iran
ness English Governments or II rather his Ma
icsty has no. unbosomed himself ~ England Win us if
reserve posso if there exists the least reason o1 oe
eviuy that we have ambitious or exclusive views on Coh'
nopc; or The contrary the Emperor mas NOT eA
planned himself in way 10 remove all DOUBT as 10 MS 'ea
Intentions the subject OF the political coonaons " "
avoided in III. which he al the Time Polh'eo
on, 10 the foresight Of the British Government
! THE PUBLIC CLANDS-NR PERKINS SUBS III lh
| FOR MIR. BENEFITS BILL.
We nre indebted 10 friend who has studied lhe suoec'
carefully for the following abstract OF the propCsIt'on SUB
oted to Congress by Speaker Boyd as amsndea oy .ha
submitted by Mr. Perkins, which we edVertcd te" Gays
ago: -, n l .. = sr,
The obiec, of Mr. Perkins amendment, offered as SUD
sritute for Mr. Bennet's BILL 10 tranaer, as lar as con
sisrut with the public interest," the disposal ot Tie pubic
lands 10 the States in which they lie.
II proposes grant all the lands within the states 70 he
Sutes which they respectively situated, on Two In
porlant condtions: 80
s, That the shall dispose OF them al one dolar
seventy five cens fifty cents twenty-five cents accoroihg
as they been offered for sale for en fifteen, twenty ana
| twenty five years.
a. That the States shall pay to the general govern
| he