The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-06


against Russia such measures they may think expe
dien but they not able to lay the consequences to
his charge The responsibility q tine calamities Of
belongs TO that Power which declares it, not to the
one which limits itself to its acceptance.
ST.. PSrIs BURG, March 80, 1854.
TIE CARS OPINION OF THE SECRET
CORRESPONDENCE.
The 81 Pte,senyo Journal Of the 3ist Of March, (2th
ton Of the tsecret Correspondence
The British Cabinet has just published all the confden
al correspondence to which the article in the Journal de
81. PeersbtgD alluded the 18th of February In ad
dtion these documents it has thought proper to in
roduce not only the Cabinet notes exchanged between
the Imperial Cour; and that of England but the
reports which Sir H. Seymour made 10 his govern
ment OF his private conversations with his Majesty the
Emperor.
1t was natural that public curiosity should be most
cied by the latter. Without examining how far the Eng
h Envoy allowed himself however unwittngy to be in
uoneed by his preudices and party spirit and
bad faith have not failed to draw from his account the
most unfouded differences and the most false nerpret
tons Med by expressions Of which the reporter himself
he net always certain of having exactly
tanned the precise mcanngdeceived by some fugitive
dtaa thrown out by chance Ia the warmth and the
fdence Of conversation without constranthe thought
he in the words Of the Emperor such as they have
been reported the proof Of objects determined before
hand OF territorial arrangement at the expense of Tar
keyin one word, of plan Of partition which his Ma
esty had proposed 10 England without the partcipa-
ton and 10 tie exclusion of other courts.
Nevertheless several occasions, in the course
Of his discussions with the English representative,
wisi TO conclude either treaty protocol with Eng
isud; that there WAS no mention made of any plan
by which the two Cabinets might dispose, without the
concurrence OF and without respect to the other
Power of the provinces governed by the Sultan; that
all he had in his mind was simple general under
standing upon the events that might arise which each Of
the two Powers might prevent much possible In
short by simple exchange OF ideas-by the word OF
genilemano bind both with the Intention of avoiding
political combination that might be contrary to their
mutual Interests. These assurances contained in
form ard terms not less positive in the memorandum
which the Emperor caused to be prepared by his Cabinet
in reply TO the written communications which the re-
ports Of Cir H. Seymour had provoked the part Of the
1t u.s. then supremely unjust say dishonorable,
10 endeayor TO seek, in the motive which induced the
Emperor to open with England correspondence on
this subject the intention induce that Power TO dis
pose with himself, beforehand Of the possessions Of
Turkey. Nothing further from the ideas of his
ton effected by anticipation The expectations Of the
Emperor related 10 the future not to the present. his
views quite eventual. The design of his Majesty
in explaining himself frankly solely to avoid any
incident Of nature to effect the intimacy which he de-
sired TO maintain in his relations with England to pre-
vent all differences all Misunderstanding and any kind
of divergence which events uncertain but possible,
might suddenly bring about between Great Britain and
himself II they had been left entirely out OF their recp
rocal foresiy ht.
greater or Tess mnnence Of the catastrophe which
foreseen but in the event of that catastrophe what
were the views expressed by the EMPEROR lie disavowed
expressly for himself any desire intention possess
ing Consantinople. He made beforehand engagement
not TO establish himself there in permanent
This dissvowal, this engagement confirmed by the
papers OF his Cabinet Is 1t conceivable after this that
OF verbal written OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tions 20 formal and binding that English Ministers
should have had the courage His Majesty in
oIen arliament OF ambitious covetonsness and pro-
Jeets CT conquest upon the capital of the Ottoman EN-
piref Such frgetfulness Of the word If the Emperor
added to that Of all pro- rety in Language which they
have employ ed towards his august person was assurry
intended in order 10 authorize the imperial government
to address direct appeal to the cousciences referring
to confidential communications which evidently attest
the teresedness and purity of the political views of
His Majesty.
Not only have tie character and the motive of his
iaap nfin,,,v
omed, but It has even been sought TO them rs Q
means OF attempting to persuade other Powers that If
the Emperor, this occasion, addressed himself more
particularly to England 1t only because he paid
respect TO their opinions their interests We content
ourselves with rsmarking that the subject these con-
versatons brought conhdentally 10 the
Of the sovercigns Of Austria and Prussia And as far as
France, it is essential to remember that tho
epoch at which they were brought about precisely
when that created NJ Constantnopc In respect
the possession of the Holy Places the difficulties which
successfully have produced the present crisis when
its ambassador in Turkey had just employed all his
ergy to supplant our influence there.
Under such circumstances, and later at the moment
when France did everything to drag England into
hostile attitude against quite natural that the
Emperor should not deem il expcdirn to place the Cab
net Of the Tees in possession by halves Of its conf
Dental the British government although
that circumstance ought not give rise the
that he intended 10 prevent understanding the
eventual fate OF the East since has been shown the
question was not Of partition Of Turkey, of
making any arrangement whatever under the form Of .
protocol OF treaty.
These short observations will be sufficient to reduce to
its proper value all the alsehood and improperly which
male oence has disco, cred in the language Majesty
IN the eyes impartial the Publication which has just
tak.a place tii 7ro only Iig-he abuse Of generous
confidence ui,h has MT bern appre id,ed and the injustice
Of sWpcons hich haze made rreert Of disastrous
rar for which, but for them there would have been
any cause.
RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS.
1t win be remembered that the past propositions that
made from ST. Petersburg amounted to an offer to
evacuate the Princpa,es the allies would withdraw