The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-17
The Prussians are sending more artillery


Austrian and Hungarian journals
unanimously denounce Russia for hel
proposed violation Of solemn treaty obh-
Tribune Cable Special
LONDON, November 16.-There has been
great excitement but no panic, to-day
change and elsewhere. This Russian step
has been so long expected that the pupllc
were partly prepared for IL. 1t Is the for 10
which created surprise, rather than the
demand itself Notwithstanding the war
like tone of the Times this morning
great doubt was felt whether the English
Government would repel Russia's preten-
sion to abrogate, by her own act, the treaty
morrow by the publication of GranYillss
reply. The yiews expressed In this note
are shared in, and VIII be supported by
Austria, France and Italy, each OF which
sends reply substantially identical, and
will follow the same line OF policy. This,
and all which follows. state on authority.
Prussia's attitude remains unknown, or,
at least, the English Foreign Office is an
able to satisfy itself what declaration may
be expected from Prussia. Odo Russell, :
mission was to exchange direct communt-
cations with Count Bismarck. but Russell,
when last heard from, had reached no
further than Sedan, having by Burnside's
Belgium. at Sedan, he was buying horses
and carriage to proceed on his journey.
Communications with other governments
has been free and cordial. There is moth.
ing yet like talk about war, but the Eng
Iish Cabinet is in no mood to be deferred
by the prospect OF a collision, in which,
however, it does not believe. There is no
body who says that ENGLAND Will not In
any case go TO war. Both here and, per-
the sense of the ImpossibiiIify OF permit
ting open declarations by Russia, is upper
most four days ago Gortschakod circu-
lar was unknown at ST. Petersburg.
The following correspondence has
passed:
Earl Granville to Sir A. Buchanan, British
+ ambassador to st. Petersburg.
FOREIGN OFFICE, Nov. 10, 1870.
SIR: Baron BrinpOW made to me. yes
terday, a communication respecting Abe
convention between the Emperor Of Rus
forces In the Black Sea, s'gned at Paris
on the Both OF March, 1856: to which you l.
lude In your telegram OF yesterday after
noon. In my dispatch of yesterday, |
give you an account of what passed
between us, and l now propose TO OBJ
serve upon Prince GorrschakoR' dis
patch OF the 18th and 10Th ult-, commune
Gated to me by the Russian ambassador.
On that occasion Prince Gortschakon de-
clared, on the part Of his imperial Msles-
various respects TO the prejudice of Russia,
and more especially IN the case of the
Principalitiess against the explicit protest
quence OF these iBfrRctions, Russia Is en-
titled to renounce those stlpulations ofthe
treaty which directly touch her interests.
It is then announced that she will no
longer be bound by the Treaties which re.
structure the rights OF sovereignty in the
Black Sea. We have here an allegation
that certain facts have occurred which, in
the judgement OF Russia, Ere al variance
with certain stipulations OF the treaty and
the assumption Is made that Russia. upon
the strength of her own judgment as to
the character of these faezss ts entitled to
release herself from certain ether sttpula-
tions OF that instru ment. This as.
sumption is limited in It's applaca-
ton to some of the provIsions OF
to renounce any one of its terms. Involves
the assumption of a Ttght 20 renounce the
whole. This statement Is wholly tnde-
pendent OF reasonableness or unreasona-
bleness, on Its own merits, OF the desire Of
Russia 10 be released from the observance
of the sttpulations OF the treaty OF 1856,
respecting the Black Sea, for the question
is, in whose hand lies the power OF releas-
ing one or more of the parties from all or
any of these stlpu ations? It has always
been held that that right belongs only 30
the Governments who hkVe been parties
to the enigmal fnstrumeEt.
The dispatches of Prince Gortsehakoff
appear to assume that any one OF the pow
ers who have signed the enigmal may
alsege that occurrences have taken placs
which In its opinion are at variance with
the provisions of the treaty and although
this view is not shared nor admitted by
the consignatory powers, we may found
Governments for the consideration OF the
case, but the announcement to them that
emancipated from any stipulation or
treaty which it thinks ut to dtsRpprove.
Yet IL is quite evident that the effect OF
sucn doetrlne, and OF aAy proceeding
which, with or without avowRl, is founded
upon IL, is to bring to the entire authority
and efficacy of treaties under discretion
ers, who may have signed them, the
result of which would be the. en-
| tire destruction of treaties in their es-
sence; for whereas, their whole object
/ is to bind the powers to one another; and
for this purpose each one of the powers
surrendeTa as q position of Its free agency
by the doctrine and proceeding now in
/ question. One of the parties, in its sepa.
| rate and individual capacity, brings back
| the entire subject into Its own control and
/ remains bound only to itself. Accordingly
/ Prince Gortschakon has announced IN
| those dispatches the intention of Russia
| to continue to observe certain of the pro.
| visions OF the treaty. However sStisfacto-
/ ry this may be in itself, it is obviously an
| exercision Of the 1ree Will OF that power
which it might at any time alter or with
| draw, and in this IL Is open to the same
objections as the other portions OF the
communication, because 1t implies the
/ right of Russia to annul the treaty on Ght
| ground of the allegation of which she con
stitutes herself the only judge. The aues
tion therefore arises, not whether any de
sire expressed by Russia ought to be care
fully examined in a friendly spIri
6y Inc Cons ,GSonsignaLory aIe powers, ,ron 09
her the announcement by her own act
without any consent from them; she ha
released herself from solemn covenant
| need scarcely say that her Majesty's gov
ernment have received this communica
tiOn with deep regret, because it opens
discussion which might unsettle the cor
dial understanding 1t has been their earn
est endeavor TO maintain with the Russial
Empire, and for the above mentioned rea
sons, IL is impossible for her Msjasty's gov
ernmenb to give any sanction on thet
part, to the course announced by Primo
GortschakoR. 1finstead of such declara
ttcn, the Russian government had ad
, dressed her Msjesty's government and tn
other powers VINO are parties TO the treat
, of 1885, and had proposed for consider
7 alton with them whether anything ha
| occurred which could be held to amount {
an infractton OF the treaty, or whethe
! there is anything in the terms. whtc
fromi altered circumstances, presses will
undue severity upon Russia, or which ii
the course of events, had become unneee:
sary for the due protection of Turkey, he
Mejesty's government would have refuse
, to examine the question in concert wit
the conSignator1es TO the treaty, whatevt
: might have been the result of such con
munications; risk of future complies
/ tions and very dangerous precedent as
: the validity of the Intentional obligation
} would have been avoided. am. etc,
n. B. You will please read this dispatc
and give copy OIL to Prince Gortschl
. Tribune Special
LONDON, November 16.-The following
| the full text of Prince Gortchakod's circl
: lar to Baron Breunnow, and cOmmunt
Gated to Granville by BEeunnow on til
4 9th of November:
, PALACE OF TzARKoEsCLo, Oct 9th. 1870
Z BARON: The successive alterations WhiC
i the compromises considered to be Il
: | foundation Of the equilibrium OF Europ
| have in these last years undergone, haN
> | Obliged the Imperial Cabinet TO examiE
d the influence on the political position
Russia resulting therefrom. Among the
q compromises, that which interests
March, 1856.
: Annexed TO this treatyis an enzagsmel
) on the part OF Russia 20 limit her nav
I forces to 1nconsiderable dimensions.
i return this treaty offered her the priucIp
8 of the naturalization of that sea, in vie
:. of the signatoPy powers. This princ1p
v was to remove all possibility OF cOnhl
4 whatever between the powers borderiT
o on the Black Sea, or between them az
the maritime powers. It was to increa
a the number OF territories called by Il
7. unanimous agreement of Europe to epjs
v the benefits of neutrality, and so TO ur
q tect Russia herself from all danger of a
gression.
i The experience OF fifteen years b
a proved that this principle upon which d