The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-14
COLUMBIA, s. C..
Thursday Morning. January IA. 1859.
The Ultfmatum,

Inc uHinadfun1 OF the Turkish Govern
ment to Greece, has been frequently spoke
OF within the last month, and except til
general idea that it was q declaration tlla
Greece must cease to take part in the Cretal
troubles, by assisting the insurgents, it
character has not been well understood, in
asmuoh as the telegraph gave us meagr
details. Late mail news brings the ultima
f,.aa n full, and we can now better under
stand what are the points in controversy
The declaration was addressed by Photiade
Bey, the Turkish Ambassador at Athens, t,
the Greek Government on the 10th O
December last 1t commenced with de
claration that the Cabinet of the Sultan wa
anxious to maintain peace. but that th
conduct Of Greece in the affairs of Cret
had been such as to render the maintenanc,
OF tranquil relations extremely critical
Among the wrongs complained of wer.
these: The aid and assistance given to til.
Cretans; the sitting of committees n
Athens, with tho object of fomenting anG
maintaining rebellion in Crete against tn.
Turkish Government; the sending of. ban
dts to Crete, under the name of "volun
teers;" the transportation of native Cretan.
into Greece, where it is alleged they have
been pressed by want, and where they have
been kept, in despite of their demands to be
carried home, while at the same time the
war In Crete was kept up by new bands ol
volunteers transported from Greece It is
declared that these statements are sufficient
to show "that the question is in no wise
one OF deliverance of mn oppressed people,
but of persecution and torture of whole
population in the ambitious interests of O
neighboring State" In addition to these
wrongs, which have been continued durine
two years, it is stated that the Greek Co
vernment had applied funds to the purchase
of the ship Crete, which is engaged in car,
rying volunteers; that a speech Of the Minis
ter for Foreign Affairs, had shown q resolu-
tion to persist in the effort to annex Crete
to Greece. The recital of these wrongs
brings the Turkish Ambassador to the abso-
lutte requirements which his Government
makes of the Government of Greece. These
are. that within five days, King George shall
engage to do the following things:
''First. To disperse Immediately the
bands OF volunteers recently organized in
different parts of the kingdom, and to pre-
vent the formation of others.
Second. To disarm the corsairs Crete
and Panhelene, or in any case to close the
Greek ports to them.
''Third. To grant to the Cretan emigrant is
the authorization to return to their homes
and to give them efficacious aid and protec
ton.
"Fourth. To punish, in conformity with
the laws, those men who have been guilty
of aggression on Ottoman soldiers and sub
jects, and to accord just indemnity to the
families Of the victims from those outrages
Fifth. To follow henceforth a line o
conduct in conformity with existing treaties
and international law
Notice is given that if these reouisition.
are not attended to, the Turkish Minister
and CUnsuls will leave Greece, and tha
Greek officers Of similar grades will be re
quired to leave Turkey, and that Greeks ir
Turkey will be ordered to leave within
fortnight after the rupture of relations
This is the substance of the famous ultima
ftm which the conference in Paris has te
deal with. The matter of the Cretan emf
grants is placed in position which it may
not correctly hold. 1t is doubtful whether
these emigrants desire to return to the
island and once more become Turkish sub
jects. If they do, they should be allowed
to exercise their own judgment and discre
ton upon the matter
The National hteNigenccr asks the follow
ing pertinent questions: Who can frame {