New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-17
THE STATE OF EUROPE


that the signing Of the protocols nay take place to
Doro~, before the erpifstion oil Inc Af"'1ee'
though it is not impossible that this important ACT
ma, be deferred for one week more The presence
Of the PrussiSn PleBipotestsfiss eos'faeed 'oe
netiop of the Conferences for . ie" dsys sinee
R.ru NspteafTeI refused TO sign anything before
having studied eli the protocols and minutes Of the
proeeedipe, including the stenographea reports Of
the previoo. meetirgs. WHIP, at la't be had sat
issed his diplomatic eOnseientioasness, and was
ready 20 append his signature 10 the decuusnts the
Turki,h PleniDo.entsries protested against some
resolutions a. regards the future administration OF
the Pripcipalit;es. They did 50 in consequence Of
the most positive orders Of the Sultan, who has BOT
vet learned to understand, that though the AIlles
made war against the Car for the q" nGssfeSsa1s
"of The integrity and ind<pe1d<EeS q tie IA'S1sA
" Impure be has now 70 submit 20 their dictates'
which 20 much further than the original demands
of Prince Mebehikof. The question o. the ffnea-
pslites a. indeed beset with many fheaiues- nc
most epHght. ned patriots among Ire hlgsef ess-
sfs led by Prince Gkiks, the actual h"sP0osr %
Medavis. desire the consolidation OF hoHa'la
and Wallschia into one state. Ihe Russo AUS
TITAN Boysrds, under the dietstion OF surrey, 'no
,rsusl Hospodsr Of Wsllschls, are opposed 70
,u9b T. scheme. but would not object 70 heredl-
tary Prince, in each Of the Provinces. Lord
P.1elj6e and oil the English statesmen dresm OF
tL4 introduction Of constitutional parliamentary
goseureBt On the lower Danube, and Austria
wishes 10 get some preteXt or other Tor continuing
the occupation and for getting reverslonary IN
terest in Moldo- " allsehia. The Sultan declares
now that all these schemes, which were 70 be
cons;d.red by a special Conference ad hoe after
the ,isnipg of peace, are emiDeDtly revolutionary
and eBcroaeb upon his sovereign rights. The
PrincipaIifies he says, were not conquered Dy
the Porte: they subjected themselves 70 his an
cestOrs voluntarily by treatits which were con
scienciopsly kept for upward OF four centurles.
Any alteration Of the present relations must
therefore remain an entirely domestic affair be-
tween the Sultan and the Provinces; at any rate,
he denies the right Of the Paris Plenipoten-
tiaries to dispose Of the Princpa'ities without
consulting either the Sultan or the inhabitants Of
Eojdo- Wallacbia. He therefore proposes that 10
order "a exclude the undue influence OF the HOS
podsrs. DO new election should take place in May,
when the term OF Office Of the Princes expires, but
that Lieutenancy (Ksimakania) should be ap-
pointed by the Porte for settling the future cOnd-
ton of the Principaties by new treaty between
the Sultan and the Principalihes. Any other at
tempt for altering the existing relations of the two
Provinces he treats as an Infringement upon bis
Independence and sovereignty. 1t cannot be
doubted that the Sultan is theoretically right, aud
the English statesmen who see that this betrayal
Of their Ally il coming TO light now disparage the
Porte and speak Of continued occupation OF
Turkey In order "t0 protect the SRtten who re-
ouires no such protection-ag against the necessary
results Of their own policy which forces reforms
upon Turkey equally unpalatable to Turkish
pas has and Christian bishops, and not appreciated
by the bulk of the population
The Sultan likewise objects 20 the insertion Ofhis
famous Haiti HamayOun into the text Of the treaty
Of peace, not being willing TO give handle for the
perpetual interference Of the European Powers
in the domestic affairs and administration Of Tur-
KEY. Still the PlenipOtentaries do not doubt that
Lord Radcliffe will be able to bully the Porte into
the acceptati0n OF whatever may be determined at
Paris and hope 10 finish their business without fur
ther delay. The integrity and independence of
the Turkish Empire will be incorporated into the
code OF European international law, while foreign
armies will occupy the principal towns and STRAIT
egic points Of the Empire, and the poor Sultan,
under the Joint guardianship Of the five Powers,
will be treated much like those Indian Princes and
Maharaiahs who have had to accept the protec-
tion Of the Hon East India Company Indeed
the Oriental question has become but more con-
fused and more threatening for the peace OF Eu-
rope since the negotiations for peace have taken up
the regulation of the internal condition of the EN-
pire. Lord Clarendon is quite right in saying 1t
Is pesce but not the peace"
The Times 10 preparing the public for a bad
peace. "Our victories and our undiminished re-
"a sources are our own reward" says the great
thunderer. Russia has lost the prestige of her in
vncibility on her own territory; the alliance OF
Sweden has been gained; and whatever be the
condition Of Turkey she has not TO fear aggres-
sion from Russia for the next twenty years. Such
reflections are employed to reconcile Englishmen
10 the results about to be announced at Paris, and
convince them that the blood of their cOuntrymen
has not been shed in vain. Still, The Times 4" re-
"grets that the weight of the burden OF the war
" on our allies (the French) and their an,cse and
=" undigRifed demonstrations in favor OF peace have
given TO Russia better terms than she had reason
Ito expect" You perceive Napoleon has al
ready seen the best of his popularity in England,
and Punch begins again to be witty at his expense.
England is recovering from its paroxysm of despot-
worship.
The Prussian tragedies, Hinckeldcys fatal duel,
the suicide of NJ. Won Raumer aud the theft OF the
Potsdam dispatches, have been Enthusiastically com
mented upon as signs of Internal decay by the
English papers, who seem to forget that within
the short space ola year we have witnessed here
the trials and conviction Of Sir John Paul, the
great churchman, for fraud; of the highly CON
nected Rev. Mr.. Beresford for forgery, AMI of the
relative of Lord Aberdeen, Mr.. CosmQ Gordon,
for gigantic swindles. We have seen the flight of
the Hon. FIR. Yilliers NJ. p; while the telo de sc
cf James Sadleir, NJ. p. and the frauds of John
Sadleir, NJ F.. are still more scandal0us than all
the former cases. If crime in fashionable society
should really be the test for the health of nations
then England must indeed be the sick man.
In Parma, political assassination seems 10 have
become on of the peculiar institutions OF the peo
pie. Since the time that the reiguing Prace was
stabbed, FIVE cases Of political murder have al
ready happened; aud notice has lately been served
on the Prime Minister that he may prepare for
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