The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-24

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The Danubian Question.
BRITIsK OFFICIAL HIsToRY OF THE SECOND DAM
CIRCUS COMPLICATION IN 1UR0PR-rHu SULTAN
LIKELY TO LIGHT A wARYLAME ON rHE OTHER
sIDB-rH1 "LAMENTABLl" CONDITION OF Ar
In the House Of Commons, on the 9Th Of June. Mr. D.
0MvvrH put some questions TO the which the
Conference on the Danuban Principalities taking in
the history Of The Prnoipstles and Of the sangsmsn
Hs % ns e. Length a
quoting u passage from speech Of Mr.. Gladstone IN
this sense made eight years ago. and recommended
Mr. LAyARD in reply 70 the questions Of the honorable
gentleman said the subject 70 which they related had
been very much misunderstood IN this country and still
more 80 abroad and he not sorry TO have an oppor
uniy Of placing the matter before the House In proper
light The honorable gentleman had altogether mis-
spoken Of them = though they had long been conquered
and governed BY the Turks; Whereas In TRUTH those
provinces distant period Of time for reasons Of their
" Of the Porte. At. nrst the Turkish Sultan
S" Of s claimed sa ss
right OF slectng their princes That right was con-
coded to them BY the Porte and the two provinces had
for long course Of years themselves through their as
sembes selected their hospodars The Russian govern
mont who always felt professed 10 feel great inter-
In Of they considered TO be the improper
conduct Of the Turks towards the principaies It was
however but fair and just to the Turks 70 that during
the whole of their long connection with Moldava and
walacha on no occasion had they nterfered with the
nterr self government OF those provinces There exist
which was not the case in the other Christian pro.
vinces belonging to the Turks where the
land was almost entirely in the hands Of
Christian landed arstocracy the provinces far ad
vanced in civilization and were the richest and most
prosperous Of any Of the suans ny VARIOUS
Porte right Of protectorate over the provinces, and
right interfere in their internal affairs The Cedn
frontier Of the provce Al the termination Of that war;
by the treaty OF Paris the suzerany OF the Sultan over
the provinces was solsmnly recorded although was
from among the natives Of the provinces and that treaty
further declared that the exclusive right OF protecorate
over the provinces claimed by Russia should be
transferred 10 the great Powers jointly who we're
parties TO that treaty AS the interests OF M0ldavia
and Wallacha wore not we'll understood in Western
Europe sort of joint diplomatic commission was sent
by the great Powers who parties to the treaty TO
inquire into the Affairs OF those provinces Eventually.
consequence Of the report of that commission an adj
ditonal convention entered into between the great
Powers, whereby it stipulated that while the sze
rnty Of Turkey over the provinces was fully recognized
the inhabitants should have power to oect as hospodar
each province native not less than thrtyave years
OF age whose father also native Of the province
No doubt there had existed party in Modavia and
Walacha who anxious for the separation Of the
provinces from Turkey The first object OF the party
In endeavoring to carry out that design was .,.t 70
prince az Hospodar. That attempt not having
been successful, they contrved TO elect the same
person hospodar for the two Princpalties BY TAX
ing this step they had violated the Paris Convention
although it was certainly infringement Of the spirit OF
the treaty. and the parties 70 that Arrangement repre-
sentcd TO the Turkish government that would not be
worth while to insist upon the provinces eectng separate
hospodars. Tho Porte voluntarily accepted the recon-
mcndations of the great Powers but made this reserva
tion that in Of Prince Couzas death doposition
the two Assemblies shall DO convened and the people
should have the opportunity Of deciding freely whether
tn
The Porte made this stipulation from no interested mo-
tive but because 1t entertained Arm opinion that the
q small minority and that the greater portion Of
the population wero In favor OF separation. Whether
that opinion was right or wrong ne would not
discuss but many persons acquainted with the frnci
palties still believed that separation would be more con-
ducive to their prosperity and there was undoubtedly
very large party oldavia who objected TO that prnci
paty being merged into wallachia which what tho
union really amounted TO- The reservation OF the Porte
accepted by all the great Powers he would not go
into the events OF Prince CouZas reign but OF his
FIRST destroy the landed aristocacy by taking
away their lands and dividing Thorn among the people
rising against him. and he forced TO leave the
try Now, the proper course for the Prncpalites 70
have taken would have been 70 wal. ti the Porte
decided what steps was right TO adopt In order 70
settle the future government OF the country Instead
cratic party that had deposed Prince Couza called upon
tho people to declare by pbsc who should reign over
them without any reference treaty engagements with
the Porte and the great Powers he had heard with u.s.
constituent his honorable friends remark against what
he called pQosh ADHERENCE % treaties which be seemed
to think Characteristic Of some members Of the gov
eminent This very dangerous doctrine and one he
afraid that had TOO nseA prevailed Of late years IN
No respect for treaties ers would ,s ne nsoa danger b
c.vattn and liberty The present dreadful adte Of En-
rope, the muster Of t'oo and haY milton: Of armed men
many days might take place. eniely o.Utno q TIE
disregard Of w6ai ais honorable friend tssd propi
odsesence 10 treatics His honorable friend seemed to
IN hat had In n
II chose except the Power specially affected for he left
altogether out Of consideration the position OF the Sui
the Convention Of 1858 soiemnly ratified the
ranty OF tho Sultan, and prescribed the manner In
which the Hospodar should be elected Whether how
ever, we might think It advisable for the Principa-
ties to be separate united was not the question,
for bound by this treaty, and II 1t was 70 DO
set aside only ten years after being soemny entered into
what treaty he would ask, could be regarded binding
What, then, had the Powers donef On the supposed
election Of Prince Charles, OF Hohenzollern by the
Moldavans and Wallachans, their representatives as
sembled in conference at Paris and CONTEMPLATION
France contrary TO what bis honorable friend supposed
acted with usssued directions 70 their consus in the
Pncpaltes not to take any steps which might commit
them to the recognition OF Prince Charles The Powers
were bound BY treaty to take this Step and they could
friend seemed to think that the Porto had right TO
interfere without the consent OF the other Powers; but
In that he quite mistaken. II true that
tcle the treaty stipulated that in Of tho disturb
OF internal ordcr In the Prncpaes, the Turkish
government should not interfere except with the consent
Of internal order but was an Infringement OF the SOW
eregn rights OF the sultan Suppose for instance Aus
Russia should send troops into either Of tho
provinces did his honorable friend think that the Porte
could defend its rights without the sanction OF oil the
parties TO the treaty. mr. Darby Grilh--'t cannot
interfere alone " His honorable friend was entirely mis-
taken to the Interpretation OF that article, for what
IL laid down that the Porte should not interfere In
Of any internal revolution whereas In the present
case the inhabitants acted In defiance OF the treaty
and had violated the sovereign rights OF the Porte I'm
doubtcdy, therefore, the Porte had right TO interfere
but then the question whether was advisable or
prudent 10 exercise H. and the British government so far
from having advised the Turkish government TO insist
upon their right had advised them TO act with the utmost
moderation and 10 endanger the peace OF the Prnc
paties by military Intervention. His honorable friend
asked whether the government had received any inform
alton with reference 70 tho entry Of Turkish troops into
the Principalites His reply that though hc saw
the In the public that Turkish troops were
about 10 the Danube they had received ocal
information to that effect and he earnestly hoped that
the Porte pod not At Ne prssex hxs take step wAfch
wight light up 0s fames qf vdr IN tAof part " Burope
Ne BrtisA government did not deny kk undossed rgh
the Purs % ineeye but phtIs recognizing ne proviroVH
Of az treaty. ey espous ne side Qpudencs and ocrltd-
on by advising the Turkish government not 10 take any
measure which might add additional complication 10