St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1858-09-09

ers assembled in conference ut Paris have COM
pleted the long-talkcd of, and apparently ard
uOuS task Of the Reorganization of the DInu-
biau Principaities Moldavia and Wallachia-
and have now only ., arrange as u the navi-
CATION of the Danube, which VIII completely
settle '.the Eastern question They have de-
cilcd that there shall be 4 sort Of administra-
tive union of the two provinces, and that they
shall have q representative assembly based Oh
a very high electoral qualification; but the po-
litical union. the independent government. and
constitutional monarchy, which :hc Rouman
people demanded and which France and Rus
sia seemed at one time anxious 10 grant. have
hccn completely ignored. and the rule Of the
Sublime Porte left ut siaiu q"o. aS ahs,'ttc as
ever, and as obnoXIuuS to the Mullaviaus and
WallachianS
There were many good and coEcnt reasons
for the adoption Of this course by the Euro
pcan Powers. Tie great object for which the
Crim"an war was undertaken was IT, protect
the Turkish Empire; when after two years
cvh,usti"" and wasting campaign. peace was
concluded ore Of the chief article, in the trcl-
y was al agreement to preserve and guar!
the integrity of the Turkish Empire If the
Powers which signed that treaty had ac,l
two of the richest and most important provin-
: Ccs Of that Empire in shaking off ti," S;Iitan'>
yoke. and forming State totally indepcndcu:
% Turkey, except rs regards the payment oi
an insi significant tribute TO the SuZcrain; il
they had disrcg tr'isd the Snltln', protest
against this proposed diSmcmhcrment Of his do
niuionS, and thus not only deprived him ot
the PrincipaiticS. but encourage all the Chri--
tian provinces Of Turkey 10 ,!''>.arc their :ndc-
pcnd,nce and establish governments of thciI
own. how could they have rcroncicd sucl
conduct with their previous promises so solemn
" given and would it not have Teen a practi-
cal qualification of :hc policy by which Sabas-
topooI was beSicgcd and Russia driven beyond
the Pruth2
The union Of Tic Prncipalitics as an indie
pendent constitutional monarchy would have
bN~ Svno.lr nlI' nuSatis - story l.s.Gs>r
OuS to Austria, inaSmuch as it would almost
certainly. have lei To widespread discomfort
among the Roumln subjects Of his Apostolic
Majesty. and probably umong lis Sctavonial
] provinces. England which had no direct in.
F.! tcrcSt in the matter and only desired to pre-
serve peace and avpid creating tnturc cause:
/ of contention, by strengthening the Porte anC
weakening Russia, saw that were 4 R}umau
/ kingdom 10 bc set up on the boiderS of Rus
I sia, Austria. and Turkey, the last named wuulC
/ be essentially and seriously injurc,i that Aus
internal strife and diSatlrctirn; and that Rus
Sia would take advantage Of that state Of thing
/ t. make the new kingdom a second Greece
whence she could intrigue against Turkey ant
injure her rival, "un9ratctul AUSTRIA Sht
knew that were Il is to be the result the ohec
for which the Roumans were contcnding name
Is, independence, freedom and material prog
reSS. would not b" attained. and therefore sht
resolved that it was safer. wiser ana better 10
to disturb relations between the Principaltic.
ard The Sultan but % coniiue her exp'tions t,
obtain some substantial amclorati'n of tht
administrative system hitherto practiced by
the Porte. Aftcr considerable NEGOTIATION sht
has at length persuaded France that her view:
were wise and ought to bc adopted; and the rc
suit is that the Conferences have rcorganiZco
the PrincipaticS rs England thought it shoulC
be done Russia j., said to be Clls pleased anC
Mollavia and Waachia are ready. "witi
( arms in their hands, to declare their ndcpen
dencc.' it is not likely, however, that Rus
sia's displeisure will assume any very danger
Gus form, and pasr experience OF Roun,an in
surrections tl648l justitics the belief that they
are Lot much to b.. drealed.-JowY7.@ 2f Com
mc,re.