The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-10
TIARKtf SEi.t, Oct. 20.

TZAHKbE S;Eio, Oct. 20.
B>l;"N: In making the counmuni-
cation othe principal Secretary ofState
of her Brittanic Majesty, presented to
you by the orders of his Majesty the
Emperor, you will be good enough to
make its import and object clearly UNI
tcrStOOd. When at the commencement
OF the year 1866 Il conference wuS talked
of for the purpose of preventing the
War then imminent in Germany by the
assembling Of !, Congress, i'll discussing
tn" basis of il with Earl Russell, you
were able to point ont to him the COM
prnsation and the guarantees which
certain CVcntualitieS of Il nature to
modify the status yuO existing in the
East would render necessary to Russia.
This was recognized by Earl Russell
with the utmost fairness. ii" did not
deny that every alteration effected in
the text and
THE SPIRIT or TIL: TREATY Oh iS'H
must lead to the revision of that uOcu-
mcnt. Although these rVcntualitics
have not been realized, Lord Granville
will not deny that that treaty has suf-
f"reG grave notifications i'll ono of its
essential parts. What cannot but i'm
press Russia in these qualifications is
y
toward her of which they bear tho
stamp; it is not the consequences that
may result to Il great country from the
establishment on her frontier of Il small
quasi-indepcndent state; it is, above
all, the facility with which, ten years
after its conclusion,
\ SOLEMN TRANSLATION,
invested with !, European guarantee,
l,n ,I,.i, lot Il ,i,f
under the eyes Of the very Powers
which ought to be its guardians.
In presence of such Il precedent what
value can Russia attach to the efficacy
OF this agreement, and to the guarantee
of security that she believed she had
found in the principle Of the ncutrali-
zatiOn o! the Black Sea-. The c1uili-
briun established in the East therefore
is destroyed to the uctrimcnt of Russia,
and the resolution taken by our august
master is to rc-rstablish il.
Her Britannia Nl;,jcSty's Government
! would never consent to leave the sccu-
rity of its coasts to the mercy of an
agreement which is no longer respected,
and it is too just not to recognize that
we have the same duties and the same
rights, out what we especially desire
to establish is that this decision implies
80 CHANGE IN THE POLICY
his Majesty the Emperor follows in the
East. You have several times already
! been madc to enter into explanations
| with tho Cabinet of London upon the
! general views the two Governments
hold upon this important question, and
to point out Il conformity of principles
and of Interests which we have noted
, viii, much satisfaction. We have de-
Il hnt &c, l,n,.
England nor from Russia that tho dan
gers can come which could threaten the
Ottoman Empire; that the two Cabi-
nets have ;,n equal desire to maintain
its existence rs long as possible by the
settlement and Cancellation ofthc differ
cnrr- between the Porto and the Chris
ti:ln subjects of the Sultan and that, in
case :: decisive crisis should occur not
WithSt;nuin| these efforts, both are
equally resolved to ask the solution
above all in Il genera! agreement Of
TIE: tHE.Ir POW I:IiS OF EUROPE.
We have not ceased to entertain these
views; We believe that their complete
analogy renders Il serious understand
ing possible between her britannia Ma
icStN'S Government and ours: we at
tac!i !hr utmost value to ii ats the best
guarantee fer prt,SCrNinG the peace and
The equilibrium of Europe from the
, dangers which may result from the
complications in the East.
by order of his Majesty the l:npc-
ror, your tIXccIlrncy is authorized to
rritrratr the assurance of thiS to Lord
Granville. We shall sincerely con-
grItililt" ourselves if the frunl<nrS- OF
these explanations should contribute to
it 10y removing all possibility of miSun-
drr~tnnGiig between lIrr Britannia
MaiErtE'~ Government and us.
am, Nc., i;oI;T,'IIA I<DF'E.
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