The New York herald., 1867-04-23

Empire ey can sook for none Every Greek knows and
couas upon this inevitable tendency he calculates that
II the population Of any province do but assert their
claims With sufficient energy II they do but light boldly
and cry out Justify, they sure very soon 70 have on
their side that pubic sympathy OF nations which courts
and cabinets must needs obey.
The Candlans have oh aimed this unquestonabls sue
cess. They have Interested all the great continental
Powers on their behalf the result Is shown Of
the strangest significant diplomatic movements
OF the time The Porte has been actually requested by
the Ministers OF all the chief States Of Europe 70 cede
Gambia and to recognize the Of the ssurrecion
which II has virtually crushed N. Bouree the French
Ambassador has been the principal and has
used all his influence 70 induce the Sultan TO part with
this important possession. That influence 10 ordinarily
great for since the Crmean France has undoubtedly
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place OF Russia while the Turks awed BY her power and
aso we may suppose grateful for her help have seldom
refused anything abe has asked In the present iusance
however the Of the French Ambassador
have been fruesa We may suppose that he urged the
disturbed state OF the island the mpossbty that could
again loyal the sultan, and the certainty that
the maicontents would from time TO time renew their
efforts he may have also represented that the cession
Sultan against further dsmanda But the Turkish MIN
listers bad made up their minds They returned an abso
Lutte refusal ruad Pacha said 10 have declared that
they would yield 70 such demand only when enforced
BY second Navarno The next day. the 30th OF March,
the representatives Of Russia, Austria Prussia and
viaer and Fusd PscSs , and made the e same request
as h Boures. They wore met with the same refusal.
Faud Pacha told them that Turkey would never yield
and begged the Powers aid In more admissible SET
tement OF the question. The Grand Vizier is said
before the Sultan tho propoeal for vote BY universal
suffrage. After these unsuccessful efforts the Russian
Minister Ii said to have proposed to Bouree that the
body to press their demand This however was not &C
coded TO- and the matter rests Lord Lyons had re
ceived from his government instructions TO abstain from
joining In these representations and in such case to
abstain Is TO oppose II be doubted that Turkey
has been encouraged In this refusal by the conviction
StA hoUn
Powers, which influence the fate Of the East
Whatever may be the future destiny Of CANDIDA We
proposition to cede TO those who been for mont
engaged In armed resistance TO the government Fuad
Pacha might have observed that the Powers which
dpomatiss represented are not conspicuous for their
readiness 70 yield territory cen demanded by their neigh
bors. RussG acH il is true, sell useless tract near The
North Pole for good round sum but her course for
generations has been Of dnneration the only res
tuition she has erer made imposed her by force
JO years aga. France would call all her immense
resources and deuge Europe with blood rather than give
up single village. The world indeed is at this moment
ia doubt whether peace will not be disturbed by the
ambition OF tne great nation TO possess ITSELF Of
paltry province, the inhabitants OF which steadily re.
pudiate It's designs II we turn to Austria do not
fnd that she showed any willingness to part with what
she considered her own She held TO Italy with a
grip which was only relaxed when the sword wss at
her throat So long remember every Aus.
tran politician soldier declared that Italy was neces
sary to the greatness of the empire and shoud be
independent long Austria had men in the Held
paper in her treasury Nor Prussia at all remarkable
LOT cessions o territory one mas gained great deal,
and has by successive annexaons, grown to be the
leader Of Germany and first class State but the Danes
Of Scheswig 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
uh0se practice gives 10 right 10 preach in
such case is England which yelced the
Ionan Islands to Greece. unsolicited ind unmenaced by
any Power and purely in accordance 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 IRON join in the representations OF the other
Powers. 'o for 10 hcsen The do,cnfaiLof Tark-
ish poaoer. for nat prepared scM anything to
subs ttse for IT, The change soaensper 10 comes should
me rom internal dcon so that il may be accom-
psbed until the other political elemeus arc so combined
as TO give hopes OF lfe vieor and stability IT, how
ever Turks have any power OF adapting themselves
10 the circumstances OF tho empire the time
10 display it, for their conduct will probably deter
mine their falo