The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-08

because under the name oil moral sup
port, as much has been done as might al
1ome not distant day be done in the
name Of protection Of British interests
The squadron sent to Besika Bay 10 pro.
tect the Christians had been increased "a
heet 10 oyerawe the seaboard provinces
OF Turkey. For the last two or three
months we seem to have been relapaing
into position where outrages were 10 be
regarded Us matter Of
SENTIMENTAL REGRET
the action IN regard to which was to be
determined by what might be considered
British interests. The reforms in the
Turkish Constitution, in which Lord
Derby had expressed disbelief, were re.
viewed in Earl Derby's answer to Prince
Goatschakofl's circular. In that answer,
Lord Derby's note, expressing the feeling
OF the country, had yentured, in the name
Of the country, to rebuke the power
which had made itself the organ OF limit.
ed governments and the solemn conclu.
sions Of Europe, and he (Gladstone)
looked with some suspicion on the
movement Of Russia alone. The
settlement Of the question by Austria and
Russia would be unsatisfactory, because,
as neighbOring States, they are exposed
to great temptations, and the conscience
OF mankind would no longer be content
with remonstrances and expostulations.
II We are unprepared to go further, we
must be prepared to see the duty pass
into other hands,
Gladstone declared that the Porte,
especially Midhat Pa'ha, directly in.
stigated the atrocities. 1t is incompatible
with the honor OF England to be content
with protests and remonstrances after
the atrocities had been mentioned in a
royal speech.
NO BRITISH INTEREsT ENDANGERED.
Russia was not mad enough to touch
the British interests. She knew we had
given her u magnificent position. She
could plead that what she asked was what
all Europe asked; but others were content
with 4 refusal and she was not. It was a
terrible thing to infuse into the minds Of
the Turkish Christians that Russia was
their only hope. The Eastern question
could no longer be trihed with. It could
only be satisfactorily settled by the united
actionot Europe. His complaint against
the government was that whenever they
had seemed to concur in promoting action
they had always done so under conditions
that rendered it futile. He personally
adhered to all resolutions he had origin
ally placed on paper, but was thankful
for Lord Hartingtons aid as far as il
went and would feel even more thankful
for the aid Of the Government, because
he fully recognized the importance Of
unanimity. The cause OF those who re-.
yolted against their Turkish oppressors
was one Of the noblest that ever animated
the human breast. Whether England
now defended or deserted the cause Of
oppressed nationalitieS,
THE KNELL OF TURKISH TYRANNY
had sounded its downfall, and come from
whose hands it might it would be gladly
accepted by Christendom and the world.
Sir Henry Wolf (Conservative) depre.
Gated binding the country TO a hurried
and fast line Of conduct. He moved that
the House decline 10 entertain any reso.
luton which may embarrass the Govern.
ment in its maintenance. OF peace and the
protection Of British interests, without
Indicating any alternative line Of policy.
SoTE.-Sir H. VOLTS motion ema-
mated directly from the Government.1
Sir Stafford Northcote having sugges ted
its terms during the preliminary debates,
Joseph Chamberlain, radical member for
Birmingham, said that the house had
right to know to what length the
government considered that Russia
should be gallowed to 60 without Eng.
lish interference. Mr.. Cross, Home Sec,
retsry, believed that the country would
be astonished at Gladstone, at the last
moment dropping the most material
point Of his resolution, the governments
policy had been throughout straishlor-
ward. There had been some time back
an attempt made to separate Lord Sails.
bury from his colleagues until the blue
books showed they were united, The
charge now made that there was power
behind which determined that Lord Sal.
isbury should not succeed should not have
been ventured by man in Gladstone's
position without some foundation. Glad.
stone dare not tell the House that he was
prepared to go to war against Turkey as
the ally Of Russia, and yet that was the
point to which his policy would tend.
The very basis Of the Constantinople con.
ference was that the independence and
integrity Of the Ottoman Empire should
be maintained, and it would have been 4
gross breach Of faith if it had been de.
clared, as Gladstone seems to think il
should have been, that the decision Of the
conference would be enforced BY war.
Turkeys reply to the protocol was blind
and foolish. She is now suffering for 1t,
but there was nothing to Justify Russia
in holding the protocol, like pistol,
to her head, and acting in contravention
Of the treaty Of 1871. The power
responsible for breaking the united &C.
ton Of Europe was Russia. Turkey il
now engaged in the death struggle and
God alone knows what might be result,
but the whole efforts OF the British gov.
ernment must be directed to localize war.
and preserve strict neutrality. II the
Car would keep his word pledged to
Lord Lotus, that he had no inten.
tion to take Constantinople, but only
to obtain amelioration OF the con-
diton Of the Christians, there
would be no question Of interference
with British interests. II theopposition
advocated war against Turkey they
should plainly say so, but II they only 10.
tended to bark loudly and not bite such
policy is wholly unworthy and could
never have the sanction Of the public.
The opposition appeared to attach more
importance to having the liberal party
united than having the country united n
view OF the dissensions OF Europe.
The debate adjourned till tomorrow.