Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-13

ence. The object of Prince Men,
schlkofl7s mission to Constantine
pie was TO check the growing spirit
OF liberty among the Christian pop
ulation of Turkey. The Emperor
knew perfectly well that if the
Christians Of Turkey should rem
der themselves capable of seIf-gov-
eminent, and fit themselves TO take
The place of the Sultan and the
Mussulman population, all his hopes
oil having COnsIantinople, and pos
sesslng those magnificent provinces
which would make him the most
powerful potentate in the world,
would have been disappointed and
destroyed. am perfectly aware
that he has been arming with this
object. He did so in 1920 he did
so at The treaty Of Adrianoplo but
, for some years he has not had the
opportunity of carrying his views
mo effect. lord Aberdeen became
Prime Minister, and apparently at
the lead of liberal Government,
whith | shall always regret, for
Lord Aberdeen has done more to
destroy the Liberal party than any
man Who ever lived. Hear, hear.
When Lord Aberdeen came to pow
er, with his known views upon for
eign Policy, the Emperor of Russia
though it a good opportunity of
pressing his views, and aiming at
the conquest Of Turkey. On that
account ne sent Prince Menschikoff
to Constntinople. do not accuse
Lord Aberdeen Of connivance. as
some have done, but il is impossi-
bic to deny that his opinions on
public affairs encouraged the Empe-
ror of Russia to hope that now was
the time TO carry ont his ambitions
schemes.
At the time of Prince Menschi-
kotl7s arrival at Constantinople |
was there, and from what | saw it
was my conviction, and | still en-
terrain it, that if the Government
had shown bold front if the EN-
peror had been told that England
wonld go to war rather than ac-
knowledge the pretenSions of Rus
STA. Prince Menschikof would not
have pushed his views, but would
have been satisfied with the first
thing offered to him. CHEERS. =
But we did not take this course, aud
hence the origin of all these mis-
fortunes. The Government at this
time was composed of the Liberal
party, and party with few fol-
lowers and not popular III England
i mean the Peelles. They held
directly opposite opinions as to the
danger of p4.~~ian Ptcdumlnance III
Europe to those of Lord John Rus
sell, Lord Palmerston, the Marquis
of Landsowne, aud the other Lib
erals. 1t is all very well in quiet
times to have a divided Govern
ment, but il is impossible 10 carry
on great national affairs when you
have a divided Cabinet. TCheers |
In great matters half-and-half poll
tics will not do. What was the re-
suit; Instead Of telling the En-
peror what they thought Of his am
bilious schemes, he was patted on
the back. The Government never
showed bold front, and the En-
peror pushed his claims to the ut
most thinking that the English Gov
eminent would never oppose him.
All he wanted was the right of di-
rect interference, not over the Greek
but the Christian subjects of Tur-
key, which would have given him
authority over eleven millions of
the Sultan's subjects. The Empe-
ror crossed the Pruth, and then |,
for the first time, rose and besought
the Government not TO allow the
Emperor TO cross the Prulh without
a declaration OF war. | did not want
war-no man does-but | knew
that if the Government were afraid
of war then that war was inevita-
BILE, and that nothing on earth could
save us from war. Cheers.