New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-17

and twentieth uitImo, which we're commit
ncs.ted to me by the Rnssian Ambassador.
On that occasion Prince Gortachakoff de-
cL,rc- on the part Of hi, Imperial Majesty,
That the treaty OF lS3t has been infringed
in various respects to she prejudice of Rus
ri;s, and more especially in the case of the
priuc;palities against t1le explicit protest
Of h. representative. and that in conse-
Hrcnc" of the therein tgactiOns, Russia is
ent.ttd 70 renounce those stipnlations OF
the treaty which directly touch her
irL..-e-te. II i. then Announced that she
will no longer he bound bv treaties which
cr-tl1ct~ her rights of sovereignty i'll the
Blnck sea.
We hay" the allegation that CO r;ain facts
having occurred, the Articles, i'll the iudg-
lnent "t Russia, ara at Variance with Ger
tam -t!piatIonI of the treaty. and the as
sumption i. made that Russia, upon the
strength OF her own liGgment "a to the
Chnract.r Of those facts, il entitled to re-
!ei,r ,ler,tlt from certain other stipulatiCns
"t rn,. instrument. The assumption is Inn
it'd ~ IT. practical application TO some Of the
r"Nsioio"s oi th. treaty, put the assumption
OF IL" ~ g.Lt Z" rtnouucr any act of its terms
nNs.iIdatc- the "hVlc. This statement is
wholly independent of IcasOnahlcnesa or
| ui,rt;'-nnablrnee~ in it, ov merits of desire
fuc hir~ IA to be released froIn obscry aton Of
the -t;pGlations OF the treaty Of 1856 re-
-peetne the Black sea; for the question is,
in = ho~e hand lies the power of releasing
one " nor" of the parties from all or any
palt of le -tipulatirnS. 1t has always been
held that that right hiUngs TO the govern
mtnt- vho have been parties to the original
in-tJUint At
Tl., dispatches of Prince Gortschahoff
| app,Ii assume that any one of the powers
VIII" aA'o Aligned the engagement Mdg
! ali.., tat occurrences have taken place
which, III it- opinion, are at variance with
oil ,,.xtx
| :hi> yN, is not shared nor admitted by the
| con-i -natory pow ers, We may found upon
that ale alton, not a request 10 those gov
| ernmeut- for consideration of the case,
! hr: the announcement to them that it has
| "inanciE.ated itself, holds itself emanc-
| patcn from any of the stipnlations of the
! Il, utv slich it thinks tit to disapprOve.
! Il !, cutie evident that the effect of such
| doctrine and of any proceeding which, With
| or without avnval, aud founded upon it, Ia
| ~ bring The entire authority and efficiency
| of treaties under discretion by control of
| apcl, one Of the powers who may have signed
! them. tis. result OF which would be the entire
| IL + ruCti0u oi the treaties in their essence,
! Tor, Vita cas- 'hrir whole object Is to bind
, the ;,"r, r. 70 one another. and for this pur
! y,,--,' "Ici one OF the powers surrender5
! portion f lis free alicncy 10y the doctrine
! and preceding now III question, any party,
! in IT. separate individual capacity, brings
| back The entire subject into ltS own control,
| and remains bound only to itself.
scCc3 dingly Prince GottschakoE has an
n"uur..i II the-. dispatches the intention of
! hti-.i;. t, continue to observe certain pro-
! lL,lcns. the treaty. However satisfac-
tory IDi- may be i'll itself, it is obviously
| incSp-r- tvo of the free will of that power,
I which III 1ht at any time alter or withdraw.
! ana in III II l. open to the same objections
4 a., the nj .ler portions Q! the communication,
| yipi,lj,s the RIGHT pf RulaIa n :.
| uni III" t.eaty on the ground of an ailcga-
! tlnu, If yFhicL sue constitutes herself the
only lud-e.
| Tie ~, ,tion therefore arises not whether
| any desire expressed by Russia ought to I've
! r2:Ict,;il; examined in IL friendly spirit by
| tn, cons ;1natoTY pO. Crs, but whether they
| are - accept from her announcement that
! by IL, pEn act, without any consent from
| them, -hc lag released herself from the
| sUlt ru coFrIant | need scarcely say her
| Mu,r-ty- government have received this
communication with deep regret, because it
| opens discussion which might unsettle the
! cordial understanding it has been their
| ci..Uc-t cndcaYur To maintain with the Rus
sian Umpire, ard for the above mentioned
| rea-pn- L is impossible for her Majesty's
| government to give the only sanction on
, their part to The course announced by
! Prince GcItschakoft.
| II. instead OF s;ich declaration, the Ruc-
| sian government haG asked the Othef
! por.Y9 Hho are parties TO the treaty of
| !S.'1, and mad proposed for consideration
| with them, whether anything has occsrred
| which could be held to amourt to az ".
fraction oil the treaty, or whether there Is
| anything III the terms vlieh, from the
altered cTcum-rsntts. PRESSES with undue
5iFtr!.y lpon Russia or which in the course
of events had become unnecessary
for the due protection of Turkey.
| her h,aie-tys government would not
| have ~etuoed to examine the question ia
| concert With the co-1ignatures TO the treaty.
Whatever might have been the result Of
! such CoinInunication, a risk of future COM
| plicntion- and very dangerous precedent IA
| t" the vaiidity Of International obligations.
f, would i;,>r tr-n avoided.
GRANVILLE.
cti (" th. S-E York Tribune.l
, trr>j'n>. November l6-There was great
! CNtlltm nj here to-day, but no panic over
. III" Eu--lan news. Some Russian step hrs
he@o 'o !"ng expected, that the public was
! part. prepared for it,. 1t is the form and
| p-rcmp'crinc of Russia's declaration
! which have created surprise rather than
| the demand itself There i. nothing yet
| like = talk about war, but the English
| Cabinet j, in no mood TO bo ,letcfrt n =S-s.the
| prospect Of collision, in which, hi y. NJ.
! il doas not believe. There is nobody who
saws that England will not, i'll any case, 90
to war. Both here. and perhaps still more
| in cont:neEtal cabinets. IA sense of the i'm
! possibility Of pcrnittin. open dictation by