The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-30
COURSE OF THE AMERICAN PRESS ON THE
EUROPEAN WAR.
To the Editor of the National Era:

To the Editor Of the National Era:
L enclose tor your use an address of the ma
tives of Moldavia and Wallachia to Lord Clar-
endon. 1t has not been republshed in any of
the newspapers on this side of the Atlantic that
| have seen. | am not surprised at this, as
have long observed with sorrow and INDIGNATION
that the editors of this country have a habit of
suppressing important public manifestoes rela.
ting to this war, the effect of which upon the
strong common sense, innate sense of Justice,
and hate of oppression, characteristic of the peo
pie of the United States, these men dread 1t is
a high compliment to the people; to mislead
them, 1t is necessary to keep them in the dark.
This address is given in the London dailies
OF Friday, 9th ultimo, and is cut out from one
of them.
The New York Tribune, which so stoically
hands over the people of the Danubian Princi-
pallties to the tender mercies of Muscovite des-
potism, ought lone would think to endeavor
to ascertain first what the feelings of the
100000 people affected by this experiment
are upon the subject. Their voice on a matter
so vital to them ought surely to GO for something,
particularly with American Republican editors.
These Roumeins speak feelingly, for they speak
from past experience of Russian usurpation over
them. Here is what they say:
THE DANUBIAN MUNICIPALITIES
One of our Paris correspondents has trans.
mitted to us address of the natives of the
Danubian Principalities, resident in that CAPT.
tai, to Lord Clarendon, of which the following
is translation:
To the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Great
Britain, &c.
My Lord: IL ioas ,cith lpely feeling of lou
nat me inhabitants of the Danubian Prin-
ctpatities saac England and France dra,c the
s,oord against Russia, aohose protectorate ,cas
tie primary cause Of all the miseries which
a6ttct this unfortunate country. Western Grill.
cation accomplished great act, and all gen.
erouS hearts beat nth hope IN seeing the faqs
Of England and France united.
Now, alas, the Joy of the Romance people is
mingled with many griefs.
And, first, when England and France sent
their armies far from their native countries.
why did they not think of giving arms to the
people of the Danubian provinces? Why did
they not call upon them to assist themselves in
the defence of their invaded territories Was
the contingent which people of fire millions
could furnish so much to be despised, under the
circumstances of the present war? And would
not the Romance have been proud to fight, by
the side of the English and French, for the de-
fence of his hearth and the conquest of his
rights
To this grief, which the Romance still feels
so acutely, are now added the not less painful
regrets caused by the conferences at Vienna.
when ne saw the negotiations set on foot, he
felt the reasonable hope that one of his people
would be invited that a man would be chosen,
independent as much by his position as his
character, who should give the necessary in
structlons and explanations of the wishes, the
hopes, and the wants of his country. Not only
was none invited, but matters were carried so
Tar as to dispose almost arbitrarily of the des.
times OF a Peoptc whose political independence
(aatonomie) had nevertheless been recognised
and solemnly admitted in principle by the con
tracing Powers themselves. Thus Article F.
annexed to Protocol 3, by establishing that the
Ottoman Porte would not permit the inhabitants
of the Principalities to take part in proceedings
dangerous to the tranquility of their own coun-
try, destroyed By q stroke Of the pen the ma