The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-26

The following csrcuisr, sdfsssed 81 fTinos corsoh.
kon 70 the Russian legations aoroa4 spsa the Ned
ST. Pxnsnrao, Nay 20, lsso
The attention which the discussion upon the conditou
sious Of freeing from al error and lse OF exaggerated
Interpretation the part which the Imperial Cabinet has
taken and the object which 1t proposes TO Itself in this
matter .,..-..s.....-...
For more than year the official reports Of our agents
in Turkey have ade acqsinted with te Increasingly
of the Porte and especially Of Bosnia herzgovina ana
Bulgaria This condition does not date from to-day fer
during he s % mas " re
Majesty the Sultan received with confidence and gratitude
the positive promises of reforms but they yet wait
action Of the sovereign and the adhesion Of Europe haA
doubly consccrated Popular passions and hatreds, f
acs Of yoIencc' he suerings 81 the popustioos ~
finally the events which have occurred in Europe and
which have resounded throughout the East encou-
ragement and hope, have ended in producing agitation
II clear that such state of things cannot be proloua
ed without peril to the Ottoman empire and TO the gene
In this conviction after having on the one hand. ysin
~ sought 10 enghten the Turkish government on the
gravity of the circumstances by communicating 70
ms the abuses committed by local authorities and after
having, the other hand exhausted all means Of per-
to induce them to patience we have frankly and oy sy
addressed ourselves 70 the Cabinets Of the great Powers
Europe We have explained to them the circumstance
as described IN the reports OF agents. the immneno
OF crisis; our conviction that isolated representstions
sterile or palliative promises, win longer suffice g
the great Powers amongst themselves with the Porte
that they viii consult together to the measures which
can alone put an end to this dangerous state q things
TO be adopted We have confined ourselves TO showing
the urgency and indicating the object AZ the rst we
nave not concealed the Ac tia! appears p US " admit
II seems TO US 10 present two distinct phases :
First Of all an immediate local inquiry, with the psrt
reality Of the facts; nex, an understanding which Il .
reserved for the grc Powers 70 establish with each otbe
and with the Porte in order TO engage TO adopt tbs
iasicns with the Christian populations Of the empire
real serious and durable amelioration
There is nothing here then, in the shape Of inter.
ference wondng to the dignity Of the Porte We do not
suspect its intentions Il Is the Power interested in
departure from the present situation It 10 che result Il
Europe cannot but be useful TO the Porte whether
to enghten lis judgement to forti its action There
can no longer be question Of an attack on Its rights
which we desire 10 see respected Of creating copca
tons which II is our wish 70 prevent The understanding
which wish to see established between the great Pow
crs and the Turkish government must be the Christians
proof that their fate is taken into cousideration ana
that we are serousy occupied In ameloratng it, Al the
anne time II win be TO the Portea certain pledge Of the
friendly intentions Of the Powers which have placed the
conservation Of the Ottoman empire among the
sscnsia conditions Of the European equilibrium
e,he th Srsns 70 see ,d IN mo
ecurity, the Christians for patience and hope Europe
its part aer past experience, win not, in opinion,
nd elsewhere than IN this moral action the ruarantee
which question Of FIRST rank demasds with which its
tranquility Is indssolubiy connected, end In which the
Interests Of humanity mnge with those Of policy Our
ugust master has never disavowed the strsnr SYM
Iahy with which the former inspire him Hi5 Eaicstv
desires not TO burden his with the reprosch Of
having remained silent In The face Of such suriuRs
when many voices raised elsewhere under crcum
stances much less imperous. We are, moreover pro-
ioundy convinced that this order Of ideas inseparsbls
from the political interest which Russia like al the
other Powers, has in the maintenance OF the Ottoman
empire ~ PIT lt
We trust that these views shared by all the Cabinets
But We are also convinced that the time for Illusions u
past; that any hesitation, any adjournment will have
grave consequences In combining, with all our Efforts
10 place the Ottoman government In which NAV
avert thsse evenuates believe that We are giving il
proof OF solictude, while at the same time we faM
a duty TO humanity.
BY inviting the great Powers to associate themselves
with us for this object, are, believe removing all
possibility OF exclusive views exclusive interference
such Is the nature OF the overtures which have ad-
TO the Courts Of Berlin London Paris and Vienna
whatever may be the result, DESTROYS that the
motives which have actuatcd this matter should be
thoroughly understood You are, therefore, authorised
by the order OF his Majesty the Emperor read this de-
srstch 70 the Minister Of Foreign Asirs Receive &c,
(Sgned) G0RTSCHAKOFT.