Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-05

pathies are with Turkey, because she Is weak,
and 10 threatened by Government that -
strong. these sympathies are not 10 strong that
they may not be overcome when our interests
are fully ascertained to be involved by the dis
closures as to the policy and object OF Great
Britain The late numbers OF Z Retired
Statesman " in our paper have produced SEN
sible influence upon the public mind IN our
country, whilst the late arrogant announce
ment Of Lord Clarendon as to the objects OF
the English and French alliance has greatly
increased that influence
In this maze Of words we detect friendship
for Russia, and hostility to the cause Of Turkey
and its allies Henceforth, we rank the Union
as sympathizer with Russian Despotism.
This is in perfect keeping with the character
Of an organ" and an Administration that
would let loose Slavery in Nebraska BY the re-
peal Of the Missouri Compromise.
But, the Union misrepresents the diplomacy
Of Great Britain. All the information on the
subject Of the Cars intrigues, for the dismem-
berment of Russia, it has, it derives from for
eign journals, but these do not say that the
British Government gave any ccuntenance to
the proposal Of Russia These intrigues date
back Us far as 1914 There is no evidence
that the British ministry was implicated in
them. In a conversation ON this subject in
Parliament, Lord John Russell said that the
substance of the conversation held then, was
consigned, he believed, to memorandum. He
added
This memorandum has not been lately un-
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Government, and therefore wish to reserve
my answer on that point"
But, as to certain confidential commnnica-
tons which passed between the two Govern
ments last year, he was very explicit
aNow, it is perfectly true, that, in the course
Of last year, the Emperor Of Russia held con-
fidentiA communication with Sir Hamilton
Seymour with respect to the affair OF Turkey
That communication reached this country in
the shape Of dispatch from Sir Hamilton
Seymour, and it was my duty as Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs, to lay before the
Cabinet dispatch in answer to that commu-
nication, which dispatch was afterwards for
warded to st. Petersburg Some further COM
munications took place with Lord Clarendon
and Sir Hamilton Seymour. have stated
what think is the usual practice, and what
think is the just rule ON the subject that such
communications should not be laid before Par
lament, because it ia obvious that if they were
laid before Parliament they might lead to dan
gerous consequences But as the Journal of
81. Petersburg, permitted and authorized, no
doubt, by the Government Of Russia, has al
luded to these confidential communications,
Her Majesty's Government can no longer have
any scruple Icheersl in laying. all the cores
pondence upon the table Of the House Cheers
| trust that that correspondence will show
that, while we evinced every respect for the
Emperor of Russia zoe repealed eue' y suggestion
arhich would tend 10 the dismemberment Of
Turkey. Cheers.
In the face of this declaration, as TO the
correspondence Of the British Government last
year, and in the absence Of any evidence that
the British Ministry countenanced tho in
trigucs of Russia in 1874 against Turkey, the
Union coolly speaks of the exposure Of tho
participation of the British Government in
those intrigues, as having been made COM
plete by the confession of the charge by the
British Minister In its zeal to arouse prejn-
dice, it completely misrepresents the facts Of
the case, AZ shown by the extracts above
quoted from the report of proceedings in Par
lament.
Az to the commercial reasons assigned by
the Union for preferring tho success of Russia
to that OF tho Allied Powers we may have
something to say hereafter.