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

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN MANlFESTOtS5.
THE CARS REPLY TO THa WAR DECLARATION OF
TIE wpsTERS P0wERs-THE OCCUPATION OF Tai
PRINcIrAllTiRs DEF ENDED.
The following 'sneclaration" is contained in the ST
Petersburg Journal OF the 3ls OF March 3th OF APRIL =
France aud Great Britain have at last undguised-
" departed from the system of concealed hostility which
by ordering their fleets 10 enter the Bla ck Sea-
Tie % The explanations given by those Powers IN
that proceeding such that the cessation
OF the mutual relations existing between Thorn and the
Imperial Cabinet became matter of course.
The latter result shortly followed by commrrica
ton in which the two Cabinets, through the medium OF
their respective nus invited the i'm peral nment
to the uanubian Principalitiea within given
term which England fixed al the goth of April, and
France, still peremptorily at the 10th OF that
month
BY what right did the two Powers thus pretend to
exact everything from of the two belyeren parties,
without demanding anything from the otherY This is
what they have not thought fit to explain to the mpe-
rial Cabinet TO evacuate the Prncipalities without
even the shadow Of a fuflment by the Ottoman
ment OF the conditions to which the Emperor made the
cessation OF that temporary occupation suoordnateto
evacuate them from the fear Of which the latter
the first TO declare while it is actively carrying
offensive operations when its troops occupy fort
fed point Of Russian terrtorywas in itself condition
nadmissible in substance The two Powers placed the
condition in such shape that it became still more
ccptsbe They fixed of days for the adhesion
of the Imperial Cabinet at the expiration of which
fua the absence Of reply whatever, was to be
by them regarded equivalent to declaration OF war
To partial in its tenor, practically in
excusabe insulting in its terms silence the
only reply compatible with TIE dignity of the Emperor
mens have Just publicly made known that Russia by
her refusal TO accede TO their demand has constituted
herself ards them in state OF the entire respon-
sibty OF which will rest upon her.
In the presence of such declaration only remains for
the Emperor accept the position which has been as
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dcnce. and the security OF his empire
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mpmornndurn of tbe 18Th of reruarY mhisbed on the
OCCASION Of the runure of omotic and which
ptsps M TO that ont The whole bistr;caI nosfon
OF the ouestion will have .nfcsd IN demanstrsts 70
whom-wheber TO Russia or Ia ,he two RHINE nowers
belongs the initiative Of the provocatons and by what
fatal chain of crcumstapces te false nosit;on in which
their first steps placed the two Cabinets led them on
step by step, TO take others st more provoking IN
preudccd minds will have been able to discover there ali
the made BY Russia for the main
pance peace before as well as after the Vienna note
while the increasing exactnns of the two court engaged
them eaily and still further in ~ path of
war with us
The occupation of the Principalties which ia taken
now ser the as pretext Tor this war did not pre-
vent The renewal OF negotiations Nor would 1t
haveprevented their continuation or rather these negota
lions would have led TO some result long since, IL the
Powers had not suddenly without good reason
pee changed the bases which they themselves had laid
down in the first no'e concerted at Vienna The objections
made by the Porte passages note were not
sufficient to nufy the rest The essential substance
NAMED intact and the imperial government had the
right 10 regard all the points which the Ottoman Porte
haa not contested agreed TO previously to Interior
proposition. Such was not the An attempt was
made TO impose entirely new conditions upon us; what
had hitherto been admitted was declared inadnissble
the complaints OF Russia ignored also any claim
on its part 10 an equitable separation; and all its
ter propositions rejected without discus At the
same time measures contrary 10 its rights belliger
cnt power coincident IN the Black Sea with the cond
tons transmitted from Vienna were adopted, il to
impress character Of compulsion adhesion
part Finally all honorable retreat peremptorly
cut of from II by an imperous such Russia
never before rece ed within the whole period of its his
tory, at the time when conqueror the head Of
armed Europe. invaded its territory.
Not being able TO blind themselves the INSULT cheney
Of the motives for disastrous war and upon the want
of proportion which exists between Its effects and ts
cause the two Powers obliged exarerate its OBJ
ject by bringing the vague accusations against
Russia.
They aliege that their honor and material uterests
have been attacked projects on our side Of ygrandze
ment and CONQUEST in Turkey the ~ tbe
Porte and even that Of other States finally tine balance
of power in Europe which according 10 them :. threat
eped BY our excessive preponderauce
All these general mpu tstors rest unon M
whatever
We have never ATTACKED ,bo bono. q a.. -. 81.
IL that bonn- las been ens,Nrasns ne .No courts
thcmsel,se rror, ,ho ,arr ~ - as oe.n uohe oy
~ I'M limitation which fac5 "a Peu :! s
made n q ,oint 30 honor 10 arIa -, soalse. my
tIom. and because Russia Womb pet conos -, "
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