The New York herald., 1867-04-23

EaDire they look for none Every Greek knows and
cotats upon this inevitable tendency he calculates that
II the population OF any province do but assert their
claims h sufficient energy; II they do but fight boldly
anu cry out Justify they sure very soon TO have on
ther SIDE that public sympathy OF nations which courts
ana cabinets must needs obey.
rhe Canadians have OBJ aimed this unquestionabls sue
cess They have interested all the great continental
Powers their behalf and the result shown in Of
the strangest and most significant diplomatic movements
the Ministers OF all the chief States OF Europe 70 oede
Gambia and to recognize the success OF the nsurrecon
which 1t has virtually crushed N. Bouree, the French
Ambassador has been the principal spokesman and has
used all his influence 70 induce the Sultan 70 part With
this important possession. That influence 10 ordinarily
great for since the Crmean France undoubtedly
mad the first place at Constantnople The ChrstiAns
generally have installed her their protectess the
place OF Russia while the Turks swed by her power and
refused anything she has asked In the present instance
however the representations OF the French
have been frutess We may suppose that he urged the
disturbed state OF the island the impossby that could
ever again bs loyal TO the Sultan, and the certainty that
efforts Hs NAV have also reprasensed that the cession
would secure the good will Of France and insure the
Sultan against further dsmanda But the Turkish Min
listers bad made up their minda They returned abs0
lutte refusal Fuad Pacha Is said have declared that
they would yisd TO such demand only when enforced
the representative OF Russia Austria Prussia and
Italy, one after another, repaired 70 tho Grand
vi,ier and Fuad Pacha, and made the same request
as NJ Bouree. They were met with the same refusal,
Faud Pacha told them that Turkey would never yield
Gambia TO Greece unless constrained by force Of arms
tiement Of the question. The Grand vzier s said 20
have declared that he would resign rather than bring
ss9se s' sss vote % Rnsss
Minister 10 said to have proposed to Bour6e that the
Ministers Of the Powers should visit tho Sultan in q
body TO press their demand. This however, not
coded to, and the matter Lord Lyons had
ceved from his instructions abstain from
joining in these representations and in to
abstain Is oppose It be doubted that Turkey
has been encouraged In this refusal by the conviction
ina. sne S would nave a. least one supporter among the
Whatever may be the future destiny OF Gambia, We
cannot wonder that the Porto should rejected
proposition to ccde to those who have been for months
engaged IN armed resistance to the government Fuad
Pacha might have observed that the Powers which these
dplomasts represented not conspicuous for their
readiness to yield territory soen demanded By their neigh
tors RusssG ciH Il is true, sell useless tract the
North Pole for good round bat her course for
generations has been Of dezaton and the only resi
tuition she has made imposed her by force
feto years ago. France would call all her immense
and deuge Europe with blood rather than give
up single village. The world indeed at this moment
In doubt whether peace will not be disturbed by the
ambition of great nation to possess itself OF
patry province the inhabitants Of which steadily re-
pudiate It's designs IL We turn to Austria we do not
fnd that she showed any Willingness to part with what
she considered her own She held on TO Italy with
grip which was only relaxed when the sword was at
her throat So long as We can remember every Aus
trian politician soldier declared that Italy neces-
sary to the greatness of the empire and shond not be
independent as long as Austria had men in the Held
paper in her treasury Nor Is Prussia at all remarkable
for cessions OF territory. She has gained great DEAL
and has, by successive annexatons, grown to be the
leader Of Germany and first class Stae but the Danes
Of Scheswg have not found the government OF Berlin
very willing TO listen to proposals for giving up any
thing that it possesses. Indeed. the only natiOn
wacse practice gives IL right 70 preach in
lonan Islands to Greece unsolicited nd unmenaced by
any Power and purely in accordance with the wishes Of
the people. Turkey therefore, must be excused for
following the example Of its advisers, and refusing
abandon Gambia until fairly vanqused As far as re-
CARDS England, we cannot regret that Lord Lyons alb
stained from Joining in the representations OF the other
Powers no for as 10 hasten The do,0nfaIof Turk
ash posoer for ioe are nc prepared Nth anything 10
me from internal dcson that il may be accom-
pished until the other political elements are so combined
a. TO give hopes Of lfe vigor and stability IT, how
ever inc Turks have any OF adapting themselves
10 the new circumstances Of tho empire the time
TO display IT, for their conduct now will probably deter
mine their fato