New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-20

on tne gravity of the situstiOn. He suol,e
OF the departure of the plenipotentiariaS
tne possibility of war, the horrors attenh.
log u, tne injuries it would do to the inter-
ne nst enalis or the country, the impossibility
~ ~ prTTcuIhR Iunds for war; and the fact
tnae AuTkey could not rely upon any alH-
anee. Several sDeeohes followed. the most
noteworthy being made by the Greek and
Armenian patriarchs. ''-'O
All the speabers repelled the idea of an
cepting the European proposals.
mlohat Fasha again pointed out the
gravity of the crisis, and the distress Tb;cb
wonld result from q war.
Inc council, after hearing all the speak.
ers. unanimously rejected the proposals
amid shouts of "Desth before dishonor.D
Newspaper Comments.
Inc Times to-day, referring to the result
OF tne conference, says: This event will sur-
prise nobody; those whom it will disappoint
a. ate re lever imam they may have been, even
az tne opening of the new year. The friendE
OIL the Tarks are naturally delighted at the
spirit and courage displayed BY the Porte,
and rejoice at the humiliation which has be.
talIen the diplomats who presumed to tres
pass on the sovereign rights of the Sultan.
W nat VIII be the effect of the Porte's de-
clslOn on the peace of EurODeq There
are those who declare themseIves ahao-
intely certain that Russia will not attack
turkey. There are those, on the other
hand, who profess to detect consummate
astuteness in General Iguatieff's modera-
Lion, and who will now say that he knew
rom II the nrst how surely the fanaticism of
Constautinople would force the Porte to
open defiance on the subject We shall be
content to form judgment on the events
diction.
There can be no doubt that Russia is in a
most difficult position, between war, from
n q n lnNrnaa 49,
tage, and pledge which if not redeemed
VIII dlscredit the throne. In any case il ia
not to be assumed that decision for peaea
or war will necessarily be made at once. It
is quite possible that weeks NAV pass amid
new diplomatic Overtures before Russia
thinks II convenient to announce the final
resolution. Perhaps the dissolution of the
conference marks the beginning OF . new
phase, IN which certain powers will be for
time inactive, and three imperial oourts
Will once more concern themselves with the
business. -
The Standard says: We are not sure
the decision OF the council is wise The
proposals had been reduced so far that n
IL aseertained they would not have been
further softened had the Porte consented
to discuss them. The question now is, what
will Russia do, deied by the Porte after
memor1aliztng her demands again and
again Will che eat the words of the
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regiments and preserve the peace There
are signs pointing in that direction. All
our intelligence is to the. effect that the
enthusiasm for war has cooled down,
and that the public are waking up to sense
of the risks of an inyssion Of Turkey.
The press seem to be preparing the public
mind for retreat by representing the fail
ure OF the conference as a defeat. not Of
Russia, but of England. 1t is possible all
this weakness is assumed. At any rate it
is certain the work Of mobilization shows
no slackness.
ROumania's Neutrality.
The Standards Vienna correspondent
says: ROumania has resolved to declare
her neutrality in case of Russian Turkish
war.
In Spain,
BnBoA, January I9.-The Governor has
forbidden Biscaysn journals from DISCUSS
ing the question of tuerOs, under pain Of
suspension,
IL is probable the municipality of thi,
city will resign in body.