The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-15

The Cambria did get into Halifax at last, yes
terday morning, with news to 10Th ult.-three
days later than the Washington's. The chief
point of the news--which will be found else
.where-consists in the removal of the difficult
ties which were reported by the Washington
as impeding the conclusion of treaty of
peace.
These difficulties undoubtedly arose from
Turkey. They referred to the internal re-
forms in the situation of Turkey, which are
demanded by the Allies, and, indeed, the
whole enlightened sentiment Of Europe. 1t
is proposed for instance, finally and forever
to abolish the injurious distinctions existing
and recognized by courts of law in Turkey
between Christians and Mussulmans; to place
the civil government of the Principalities on
q footing that will be likely to ensure to the
people an opportunity of developing the re-
markable advantages and resources of their
country; to put an end to the more scandalous
of the corruptions which pervade the admins
tration Of justice and every other public de-
partment in Turkey, and generally to ena-
BILE Turkey-which does not appear capa-
BILE of efecting the work for herself-to
enter the family of European Powers on an
equal footing. The government of the Porte,
when called upon to make these concessions to
the civilization of its neighbors, invariably con-
SCENTS without q murmur; frman issues of the
strongest and most authoritative kind; but after
few weeks the frman is forgotten by halt the
Pachas in the empire, and the work is to be
done over again. For instance, four or five
years ago firman distinctly declared that the
" information of Christians (the Sultan did
not dare to 60 so far as to say :" the oath,')
should be taken in courts of Justice yet half
a dozen travellers tell u.s. even since the war
broke out, that no Armenian Christian in the
Asiatic Pashaliks is listened to for moment
by Pasha or court.
To prevent this, the European Powers as
sembled at Paris now, propose to incorporate
the reforms projected in Turkey in the treaty.
The consequence of this would be, that each
Power signing the treaty would acquire sort
of right to see that the reforms were carried
out, and something more than privilege of
remonstrance in case they were forgotten. In
Hindostan the East India Company has usual
ly followed the came plan. After war with
q native chief it makes peace with him, and
makes him stipulate in the treaty that he will
govern his subjects we'll and humanely; then,
as none of these princes are capable of doing
anything of the kind. the company, when it
chooses, annexes his territories when the PRO
per time comes. This is, in brief, the story Of
the annexation of Dude.
Turkey, it seems, is too wide awake to agree
to SO dangerous bargain without struggle.
The Sultan did not wish to include in the
treaty stipulations relative to the internal
government of his dominions But what can
he do, poor man? He has no choice left aud
it is not at all surprising that the Cambria
should have brought intelligence that the
difficulties we're settled, or, in other words,
that the Allies had bullied the Sultan, and
that he had yielded. No true friend of the
Turks or of humanity can regret that these
precautions have been taken for the reform oe
that unhappy nation. At the same time, one
cannot close ones eyes to the fact that the
Allies are now doing at Paris that which
they went to war to prevent Russia from
attempting.