The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-14


the sligbtest injury rom tho suzerain PoserY At
eI och has The sultan contemplated withdra wing
the concessions 81 b's pr~dscsaorss When ala Fr
Epsh nd, sno Austria manifest any other dSsiru
that Of maintaining and improving the regime Of "a
ID 'rative independence, rhsh, Il has bs<n too pucl
gotten, vas Deltbsr in waiacha nor Moldavia q
conquest, bot the result o. sgreenent freefy
clsdsd centuries see, and WHICH was nodded oil
the day on Which the hospodars began, IN
WAYS Q, the eight = snt hn century, 70 eonssrt
blime Porter IL vas thus III t Moljavia Loaf hsN q
territory which bad been guaranteed 10 her b
ssltans II vas thus that this provincs and walla,
instead OF remaining What they ought to have -
respected barrier between the 0stoman empire and
STA, wire, evtn after the treaty Of Adr,exopl8,
seemed 70 Ieeosp me IN them better defined rights
verred rather by agents Of the cabinet OF st. Peters
than by IL own cbisfs, apd that In fun peace,
ttey were Only pfolopgat,on OF the Russian SOIL
fou,d u, m.s'vss sud isniy occupied BY foreign
ties OF the Danub. bave sufered-such are ths dax
viii ch menace lbsm incsssantly. 1t vss the ssIs d
on srs i Wh,ihsr sSs pus an sps 70 one AL
Prush bss not exercised under the lsgai TIT
protectorste,",s not the question, and 70 lay II
as Count &c Eessslro'e ba, Done wonld DO 20 cause
degenerate INTO q quarrel OF words History pr
what Nodavia am Wslisshia have gained by thei
lent relations with the Court of st, Petersburg,
land and Aui tia RAYS endeavorsd TO prevent
J pare over the teeopd guarantee: the bases for
iatiDg It srs gtot. win confer myself with oeser
that u the pavisst on Of the Danube, i.pedsd du
twenty FIVE .ssrs, spsn recover its freedom. war
requisite to induce Rpssia not to leave useless In
bands one Of the most magnificent deboashes II
world. II Germany tains this fpmanee Advant2g
her commerce ale wil owe II to the blood shed BY Fr
ard Ergl.nt.
Before coming 10 the prir cpaI point must 6rst
70 q r. prosch which Count oe Esssslro.e ADDRESSED
the penipott ptsres VI the Western Powers. BE
cuses them Of having deisye ed the examination n
which ought or tie contrary, to have occupied the
place in tho &c iberstions or, TO speak more CORE
Of not bavirg tssen into consideration with the
they ought 10 have dcpe the condition OF the Chrid
sublsc,s Of the SDbl me Porte. No discussicn Ia poe
hout rules, and 1t agreed that the fou- qua
tees should Do examined regular order. No
the discussion stopped ut the third, tbs obj
was not raised by us; it Was the .plenipets1|
ries Of Rufsia who raised 1t, and our plez1
tentiaries only eonformet to q programns Of
up befoIes snd Count de Nessslrode b imssif, howe
justhss their rtervs, which was, moreover sxplA
by the announcement Of the proxiate arrival ct VIZ
q the Minister 70, Fore'Rn Alta Is Of tho Sultan.
)isious question, spvenoned by the preteBsons Of
sis, was the capse of the war ID was natural tn
shcuId not DO entered upon except in presence Of
Pacha. and, moreover, it DO logger stood on the !
ground on vb ch it had been 6rst brouS ht forward
Cabinet Of ST. Petersburg had demanded a formal
gsgsment, which, although only apparently spplic
initiated the Porte, stacklsd Its administrative aet
and paraly xed all tfnescious reform. France and ]
land loudly declared that the Turkish governsnt on
to iefue to 70: NIT to such conditions, which NJ
have been the rp,n Of ts independence; and, II I'd
ence be made to the text OF the fourth guarantee,
easy to perceive that Russia RETAINED from again 6r
friendly advice Of lis alles the initiative Of neas
for the moral and material interssss Of his
jssts; 1t was not therefore, for the Conisrs1
OF vienna to discuss systems Theoretically,
only 70 proclsim principle exactly contrary
that the triumph OF which was tae5 object
the mission OF Prince MepschikoG TO Constantino
Count de Nesse!Ioce has said enough on this subject
doubts to be permitted as to whether the pienippt
tiariss of Russ would have confined thsmselves ri
sion reiavs to the baouSi.n prncip.tiss, have
mistake as to the motivs OF the fourth gnnantee,
they NO lid have forgoten that the only thing IN qu
ton was an exaction BY Kussia TO which Europe %
not sut init. The IA ut reforms effected In Turxey,
the eagernefs which the Sublime Porto evineed
listening TO our soviee, prove that ths heart Of |
Sultan Is open to the most generous Inspirations.
that 10 necessary that these inspirations sho Md
folio wed up without trouble and that ae who eonse
them should have the merit Of them ia the eyes Of
subjects anc OF the wosld ana in order that this res
be Obtained, 1t il ,Ddi penesble that RnssiA should
the future abandon The seapons which she by I'd
made Of, eiths chscR uReful reforms 10 q
the feelings OF the populations against their severed
Such ID the sense ng of the fourth yuaran(
ard on reacire the oespatch Of Count de Nessekods
may b supposed that 1t Is regarded in that light
] now come to the question Of the Black Sea. STR
the enc hand with the nsuficiency OF the treat
the 18th Of july ls41, to secure permanent place
the Ottoman empire in the European family and ON
other, with the Dangers which tie incrssss of the
.ian forces IN the Back Sea entail on rarkey, Frsr
England and Austria declared that the coavention Of
straits must be revised or, IL thould rather b ID
ecmpeted; AND at 1t wss necessary, BY putting
IJGpOnGeHlnge a..
establish between her and the other countries havinl
territory on that that bs,avce OF power which
bee broken by Succession Of disastrous events Pr}
Gor,scbafon, alter fret hest atiou, adhered, in
preliminary corfereDcs Of the 7th Of January to the
terms OF that Yropcsi,ion which explains ttseh and
rot open TO any ambiguity and it Ii fhs faith Of d
at vierna were Turn sped " tn their fui, powers.
severn ment Of tse Emperor add that OF Hsr BrtaAi
Majesty had rspeat rig Mt 70 suppose that tho oab
OF St Petersburg would take ispert5n the sacrifices
led for by the state CT affairs, and in tat expectat
the plenipotentaIi.s Of Russia were invited u ASSN
an initiative iDteneed to protect the dignity u ID
Court On ths refusal OF the Cabinet Of St Pctsrs
to to the FIRST to Announce the concsssoss to which
would be dfpceeo to mt the allies OF the Su bli
Pcite IN accordance with it, put forth tbs condi.io
which have been stated in Of the Of the II
protocol.
shan not eneavor to justify our demsuss; their n
oeraton is evident: Beiihsr shall enter into detail
point ont the interests Of Europe Ia the Bask ga,
afterwards to mine shetber the double solution pl
by Russs gives to those interests thst satsact
which 10 81 our Object TO Obtain for them
Exclusively lolStr.d BY ths coasts OF the two neghb
ing States and cloed TO the naval forces OF other Pc
era, the Black Sea hae become closed arena, where
the weaker at the mercy Of the more powerful.
formidable fortress conta ned within its c sdel and
stead sp army always READY to embark and feet awd
ready to take on bosrd and put TO sea rhs warke st,
Of preparation unnecessary for defence hsc but pos
BILE object II COZ stitu,eu permanent sinst
capital of Turfey ard the sery which surrounded
alarmed the vnols of EUROPE. Constrained, In spite
Efforts which history W II appreciate, to have reconrse
aims France and England owe 1t to themselves, a
also TO Europe, not Ia, them down ubt,l their v,
shah have been accomplished Il is necessary that
peace which they slal have obtained shall be sOllos
by tecpTe rsrese.
Would lueh security be The cons quence OF either
the two comhinst ems Recommended bj Count de Ness
roeef in WORD. wtuld these two systems put an Z
to the preror de,ar Of Russia in the Bask Sea?
hrst-thst tased on tie principle Of the complete o
reciprocal ep4niI Of TIE passages of the Bosphorus
Of ,be Observation-Disclosures the aboutoa of . r
which the Ottoman empire hae always considered as
Safeguard snd which, since 1871, has bes,me part
the public law Of EnreIe. At present, Russia, who
fuses to reduce the number Of her vessels In allsg
the exseneies Of her honor, emo the prssoy at,yes
her toveregnfy, Goes not hesitate to apply
the Sublime Ior.e for tie ebdicat,on OF its in
pendsnce In its internal wsters--in the great art
which passes through it's capital She claims
new passage into the sedi.errare an--thet Is to VI
the means and The pTeient fer ntirg IN prop
tions her maritime development, and, In compsnsat
for these advantages size confines herselt 10 giving
consent tfat foreign squadrops may IN failure ente
ssa whsro they would 1nd neither port Of refuge
an arEena Of fupply In order TO exercise the surv
laIce, the right If which would be indrsSly soncet
TO them France and England would be obliged to INN,
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