The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-18
The Paris Protocol.

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Constantinople letters and journals to the 2OEl
have reached us. The Levsnt Herald publisEe
the folio wing as the text of the protocol agreed
to at the Paris conference
Justly concerned for the dangers which ms,
result from the breach Of relations between TurkeJ
and Greece, the powers who signed the treaty.o
| 1856 have come to an understanding to make IN
the quarrel which has arisen between the two
States, and, with this view, have authorized their
representatives at the court of his majesty the
| emperor Of tie French to meet in conference
After careful consideration Of the documents ex.
changed between the two governments the plen
potentiaries have agreed to regret that, yielding
10 impulses by which its patriotism has mised It.
| Greece has given ground for the complaints pre-.
ferred by the porte in its ultimatum addressed on
| December III, le68, to the minister for foreign
affairs Of his majesty the king of the Helenes II
is n fact beyond doubt that the principles Of the
law of nations require of Greece, as OF all other
nations, not to permit the recruitment of bands on
its territory, that ships should be armed Ia It's
ports, for the purpose OF attacking q neighboring
State. Persuaded besides, that the cabinet of
Athens cannot misunderstood the thought which
inspires this appreciation on the part Of tbs pro.
teciing powers OF Greece, as on that of the other
powers who signed the treaty Of 1856, the con-
ference declares that il is incumbent On the Hell
lenic government to observe for the future In its
relations with Turkey the rules Of conduct which
are common to all governments, and thus to CON-
ply with the demands preferred by the porte as re-
CARDS the past, by at the same tins resssuring IL
for the future Greece should, therefore, for the
future, abstain from favorng or celebrating the for.
nation, within its territory of all bands meant to
act against Turkey, and should take the necessary
measures to prevent the armament In its ports Of
vessels intended to aid, in whatever manner, any
attempt at insurrection within the possessions oil
his majesty the sultan.
las regards the private damage incurred By
Ottoman subjects, the cabinet OF Athens in no way
contests the right of Turkey to recover judiciay
whatever compensation may be due, and Turkey
on its side having accepted the jurisdiction of the
Hellenic tribunals, the plenipotentiaries do not
consider themselves called on to investigate
crimes, nor TO discuss complaints preferred on
this point. As to the demand OF the sublime
porte, which concerns the return home of the
Turkish subjects who have taken refuge on Greek
territory the conference takes note of the declara
tons made by the cabinet of Athens In its note of
December 8, and is convinced that II will, SO far
as depends upon il, facilitate the departure Of
such of the Cretan families as may wish to return
TO their country.
"Tbe conference cannot doubt that, In the pres.
ence Of the unanimous expression of the opinion
OF the plenipotentiaries on the points submitted
for their Considerations the Hellenic government
will at once reconcile It's acts with the principles
which have now been recalled to its recollection,
and that the complaints expressed in the ultima
tum OF the sublime porte will be definitely re-
moved.
This declaration will, without delay, be
brought to the knowledge Of the cabinet at
Athens, and the plenipotentaries feel convinced
that the sublime porte will abandon the measures
announced by IL as the result Of the rupture OF
diplomatic relations"
A final sentence concludes with the expression
of hope that friendly relations may soon be re.
established between the two States. As regards
the suggested abandonment of the measures of
coercion begun by the porte, the journal quoted
from declares that 1t has to believe thas no
change will be made in this direction till the
ans NJ n Cree frov M Ia