Washington telegraph., 1856-05-21
TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS, IN Adv A
Russian Imperial Manifesto,


The following is a translation of the I'm
pcrial Manifesto, published at St. Petersbur.
on the lst of April, to announce the signing
OF the treaty of peace. a brief notice of whiel
we had by telegraph ..
The obstinate and sanguinary strurolt
winch. for nearly three years, has subvertet
Europe, has at last ceased It was po
Russia that commenced it. Even before !;
broke out, my late august father. Of imper
iIshable memory, solemnly declared to hi
faithful subjects, and to all the foreign pow
ers, that the sole object of his desires and o
his efforts had been 10 protect the rights O
our co-religionists in the East. and to put al
end to the prosecutions to which they wer,
subjected
/ A stranger to all interested views, he
never expected tba; his just complaints (gc
cleDsGtsons) would have resulted in the
scourge of war; and considering its calami
ties with a deep feeling Of sorrow as 3
! Christian, and as the father of the people
entrusted by Providence to bis care, he did
not cease manifesting his inclination in favor
of peace. But the negotiations which were
opened shortly before his death, on the sub
Ject OF the conditions of that peace, which
was necessity for us all, remained without
success.
The Governments which have formed a
hostile coalition against us had no: discon-
tinued their arnaments pending the ne
gotiations they had even increased them
the war had to follow its course, and we
continued it with a firm hope in the protec-
ton of the Most High, and firm confidence
IN the mistaken devotion of our well-beloved
subjects. Our expectations were Justified.
During that period of hard trials, our faith,
tul and brave soldiers, as well as all our
people, without distinction of class, proved
themselves, as always, worthy of their high
calling. Along the whole extent of our
empire, from the shores of the Pacific
Ocean to the shores of the Baltic and Black
Sea, one single idea, one single impulse,
animated all, and made them spare neither
life nor fortune in the defence of their couu-
try. Laborers leaving the plough and their
fields. eagerly took up arms for our holy
cause, rivalling in courage and self denial
our veteran soldiers. New aud striking
deeds of renown have marked this last strug-
gle with powerful adversaries
The enemy has been driven back from
the coasts of Siberia, and from those of the
White Sea, as we'll as from the ramparts of
Sweaborg; the heroic defence for eleven
months of the Notifications of the south side
of Sevastopol, erected in the face of and
under the fire Of the assailants, will be
handed down as record to the remotest
posterity.
In Asia, after the glorious victories of the
two preceding campaigns, Kars was COM
PEELED to surrender with its numerous garri-
SOD. forming the whole army of Anatolia,
and the elite of the Turkish troops sent to
relieve the place were compelled to retreat
Nevertheless, by the impenetrable and wise
DEGREES of Providence, fact was preparing
conformable to the wishes of our we'll be-
loved august father. to our own, and to
those of all Russia, aud which realized the
objects of the war The future condition
and the privileges of all the Christians in
the East are henceforth guaranteed The
Sultan solemnly recognizes them, and, con-
sequent upon this act of justice, the Otto
tJdi bpi-N OEANiS iAlO tA-I loliLy VI
ropean States.
Russians, Your efforts and your sacri-
fees have rot been in vain a great work
has been accomplished, although by other
and unforeseen means, anu We may now
with quiet conscience put an end to those
efforts and to those sacrifices, by restoring
to our dear country the inestimablc bless
ings of peace | hasten the conclusion of
the treaty of peace. and to dispel even for
the future, the very idea of ambitious views
or projects which might be attributed to US,
We have consented to the adoption Of GER
tain precautionary measures, destined to
prevent a collision of our ships of war with
those of Turkey, in the Black Sea. and to
the establishment of a new frontier line in
the Southern part Of Bessarabia, nearest to
the Danube.
The concessions arc not great when put
in comparison with the charges of prolOng
ed war, and the advantages promised to us
by the tranquility of the empire, the desti-
nies of which it has pleased God to entrust
to u.s. May all these advantages be OBJ
tanned by our efforts. united to those OF our
faithful subjects. May, with the aid of the
Almighty, who has always protected Russia,
its internal organization be consolidated
and perfected. May justice and clemency
preside over its judgements-may the ad-
yancement of civilization aud Of all useful
activity spread with renewed force-and may
every one enjoy in peace the fruit of his
labor under the protection of laws equally |
Just and watchful for all Finally, and
this isthe most important and the ardent most
of our hopes-may the salutary light of faith,
by enlightening the mind and strengthening
the heart, maintain and improve more and
more that social morality. which is the
surcst pledge of order and happiness.
Given at St Petersburg the 18th March
(3lst.l 1856, and in second year of Que
reign. ALEXANDER.
Buchanan P1esidentialky Considered
Ia PennsYlcania.-The late American
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