The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
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THEASFERN QUESTION.

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ENGLAXD'S POSITION CLEARLY DEFINED.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-Earl Granville has,
| in communication to Sir A. Bschanan,
British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, re-
latng to the avoved purpose of Russia to
abrogate the treaty of 1856, nys: THE as
sumption Of Russia to renOunce any one of
! the terms of the treaty involves the assump-
ton to renOunce the whole. The right to
release one or more parties to q treaty be-
longs only TO the governments who have
been parties 10 the original instrument, Rus
siA has not asked these governments to con-
slider the case, but has announced to them
that it has emancipated itself, or holds itself
emancipated from certain stipulations of the
treaty. The effect of such doctrine would
bring the entire authority and efficiency of
treaties under the discretionary contract of
each of the powers who may have signed
them, the result Of which would be the en-
tire destruction of treaties in the essence. The
question, therefore, arises not whether any
desire expressed by Russia ought to be care
fully examined in friendly spirit by the
contracting powers, but whether they are to
accept from her the announcement that by
her own act without any consent from them,
she has released herself from a solemn cove
nant. l need scarcely say that her Majesty's
Government have received this communion
ton with deep regret, because it opens dis
cussiOn, which might unsettle the cordial I'M
derstandings it has been their earnest en-
deavor to maintain with the Russian En-
pire. and for the above mentioned reasons it
is impossible for her Majesty's Government
to give any sanction on their part to the cause
announced bv Prince Gortshakoff."
The Earl then proceeds to..say: ''That had
the Russian Government asked England and
other parties tosthe treaty, for consideration
whether any infraction Of the treaty had Oc-
CURED, or whether the altered circumstances
made the treaty press with undue severity
upon Russia, or that Turkey required fur
Their protection, Her Majesty's Government
would not have refused to examine the mat
ter in concert with the other parties to the
treaty, and whatever might have been the
result of such communication, a risk of flu
ture complication and a very dangerous pre-
cedent as to the validity of international OBJ |
legations would have been avoided"
The British Ambassador is instructed to |
give copy of this communication to Prince |
Gortschakof.
AUSTRIA WILL FIGRr IF ENGLAND WILL. |
LONDON, Nov. ia correspondent of |
the New York Tribune writing from 81. Pc
tersburg on the 18th inst, says: Gortscha-
koff's demands are generally approved by |
the Russians. All others are greatly excited. |
1t is confidently believed that Austria will |
fight if England will. The Russian Gov
eminent must feel prepared for any event or
il would not have ventured on steps SO bold.
Russian officials say they have carried out
for fourteen years the humiliating conditions
IF the treaty with scrupulous fidelity, and
hat now is their time or never. They be-
ieve England will not fight. The Queens
is expected on Thursday.