The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-04-15
Tho War Documents.

; The Facihrs accounts came through [,
usin iull yesterday. by letter from our New
York correspondent. They furnish moth
ing new in the way of incident. but sunni,
us with very important state document,
showing the official course OF the power,
which are parties to the impending war
and the grounds upon which they deleu,
their action.
Among these are full copies Of the au
tograph reply OF the Emperor Nicholas to
the Emperor Napoleon, a manifesto to hi.
subjects, issued by the Emperor OF Russia
appealing to their national aud religious feel
ngs to sustain hItn IN his course, aud a cir,
cular, addressed by the French Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, to the diplomatic agents OF
the Emperor Napoleon, in the nature of an
official reply to the Russian papers, and an
Official notification OF the position OF the
Government. These are the herads of i'm
pending war, approaching in character very
nearly 10 those public maniestoes with
which soyereigns are accustomed TO aus
nounce and justify the commencement of
hostllities
/ The accounts heretofore given BY tcle
S'"P" "' '''S '"Pe'''e', ana "e papers
themselves f'e oSe''o""eo WIN eo"'io'ef>
sial recaplulatlons and reassertious OF facts
mutually denied.
"' ie''e, " 'he Emperor N'ehoIas is
fully MS decided aud uncompronnlsiug IN It's
tone MS 1t has been represe, ted. II charges
all the subslstlng difficulties aud the in
'"'''s war u" ''e "e's o' '"e rhei'sh ana
la s.tttt. 4.
-, ','" "o''' '''"e"'' III encouraging 'he
'"'"s' us, ou'"'e '''c meg o''"''o''s ana al
"'""'"s' ny s"o" o' lotee' 10 refuse
assent 10 'he demands OF Russia. lie ac>
c"ses 'hese governments OF throwing "A
potent influence against Tue preservation OF
peace, by provoking graiulious suspicious,
10y exciting the ianauelsm OF the Iurhs,
and by deceiylng their Government AS to
the intentions OF Russia and ;he real scope
OF her demands" The important announce
ments OF the paper are in these words
II have made Tor the maintenance OF peace
all the concessions, both OF torn and subs
stance, compatible with my honor and in
Claiming tot m, co religioulsts IN Turkey
the confirmation OF their rights aud pryi-
leges, which they have long acquired at the
pflce OF Russian blood, demand nothing
which was not confirmed by treaties
Again, treating OF the dcmaiid that he
should cvacuate the pfincipaluI,s a. a con
dition precedent to negotiations. he rejects
it in these explicit words,
u leavei it To your Majesty to consider i
that be, as YOU say, the way to facilitate the
conclusion of peace, and is in the alterna
tive which is placed before me am permit
ted to discuss, or even to examine for a mo
meut. your proposals. for an armistice, the
immediate evacuation Of the ptincipalites.
aud the negotiation with the Porte for u
convention to be submitted to a conference
OF the four powers, would you yourself,
SIRE II you were IN my place, accept SUCH
proposition Qua your national ieei'
ing allow you To DO sol boldly answer,
no Allow me 'hen' IN my turn, the night
OF thinking as you would th'hk yourself
lie concludes mus
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