New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
THB PORTE AND THE VERS.
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS IN TURKEY.

LONDON. Feb. 3-The Eastern outlook is in some
respects brighter than at the end of last week
The prospects Of immediate outbreak of hostilites
are less definite and the Porte has apparently shown
that II has learned at least some lessons from the
Conference. 1t was no sooner left to diplomatic
solitude than it appears TO have recognized the
fact that something must be done, and accordingly
the most pressing necessity has been taken in hand
first Communications were opened with the
Princes Of Servia and Montenegro and direct nego-
tiations are now pending for peace between Turkey
and the revolving Suzerain States. Midhat Pasha
and his colleagues appear to some extent to have
abandoned that bOmbastc attitude which they as
sumed at the Conference and to have offered terms
which if not altogether acceptable, are at least a
striking contrast to his representatives. observations
at the Conference the protocols Of which have beer
published this week. The insurgcnt Suzerain
provinces offered the ante-war basis: they will
not be required to pay any money indemnity, or 70
submit TO any occupation Of their fortresses but as
regards Seryia the Porte claims some kind of guaran-
tees to be defined hereafter against tie recommence-
ment of hostllite. Servia is naturally reluctant to
yield there guarantees, aud Montenegro shows a dis
position to maintain her claims 10 addition of
territory. Prince Milan and Prince Nicholas have
both sought the advice of Russia in the negotiations
but there does not appear TO be any defntive inf0r
nation at present as to what advice is likely to
come from It. Petersburg.
But the establishment Of peace with Seryia and
Montenegro, if effected il obviously only a set
tlement of half the question the Conference met 20
consider Bulgaria and the other Christian prov
inccs can only be Indirectly considered in these ne
gotiations. The of last summer are still
unavenged. and ia the midst IF this hopeful news
from Consrantinople comes an announcement Of the
fact that the brutal AcEmetA gha the Bashi-BIzOuk
leader has appealed against his sentence of death 10
COnstantinople thus entallmg further delay and
possible immunity from punishment in the long run.
The Porte however does not appear TO have carried
ont the policy of ignoring the existence Of evils for
redress in Bulgaria which the Turkish ambassadors
speech al the Conference would lead US to suppose
was its intention. 1t is very careful still TO point
10 the new Constitution, and to make good deal of
parade of what is going to he done under it. The
debates Of the newAssemblies We told, to he
on the model OF those of the English Parliament,
and are asked by the pro-TuTkish journals To in
fer that future discomfort is well nigh impossible.
The Porte" they say, is really in earnest this
time, and if you only give them a few months, 1t
will show you that it s.'
On glancing around to-day il seems not unlikely
that the Porte will have these few months accorded
to IT, not because it is any more believed now than
it was before that il is in earnest but because the
chapter of accidents seems to work in its favor and
to give it the required time. The concerted action
of the Powers having failed, public opinion fell
back upon the Moscow speech and looked for the
Cars independent action This independent ac-
ton does not, however from some cause or another
make itself visible. Meanwhile a few facts come
10 hand upon which can base an impartial Judg-
ment We are told that the Pln-Sayist enthusi-
asm which threatened last Autumn to carry ALL even
the Petersburg Government, before il, has very
much cooled down, if it has not oil bat died out
This no doubt. is 10 some extent true, ard it may
account for the other facts that the mobilizi-
ton of the army Is proceeded with, with
very much less energy than before, and
that a large contingent of the Russian army has
beon Withdrawn from the banks OF the Pruth
The publication of the circular note which the Rus
sian Government has addressed 20 the Powers
abroad may well therefore be looked forward To
with interest. The Time, of to-day however, has an
editorial article on the subject which is apparently
insnirrd by some one who has had sight OF tho
note if indeed il is not written Dy some one VINO mas
tbe document itself before him. The writer thinks
il right to warn the public against placing 700 much
reliance upon this document for. ~ he nightly says
notes and memorandum do not necessarily reveal
the purposes Of a Government and diplomatic
writing serves TO conceal thoughts even more
than diplomatic speech We may, however
take TO ourselves such grains Of comfort as
We can find within It, and if Inc ImcSs colJecturcs
"a 10 what il contains are a. they appear TO De-
ased mon actual sight of the document II Is clear
that so far as the Cars intention u Indicated
thereby be no longer intends 10 act lndepeHd-
entIvD Indeed he explains that his resolution TO 30
Al was only arrived at when all ms suggestions lor
mediation had failed and before the conference was
srggnsted He ascribes the moderation OF Ms toy
arnment and the attitude Of his ambassador AT the
Conference TO his desire for peace and anxiety not 10
bre,k the Eur,pean concord. He asks for a cOntln-
nance Of this cooperation the part OF Europe IN
ocrruO the rights of the Christian subjects OF tine
Porte. 90
In regard 10 Turkey, | have already spoken. she
nnears 70 recognize the importance of attending to
tI,s words of warning which the Russian EInOassa-
dor gaye M the close of the Conference, and evil
5nc. il not wanting that she shrinks from the re-
snons,bllitles of war. 1t transplres, however
,hot upder the guiding hand Of Midhat the Porte
M NOT lost its old habit of lying, and of lying in its
old audacious style. The official accounts OF the
Grand Council, which decided to reject the proposals
of the Conference all stated that the pariarchs of
the Greek and Armenian churches were present a'
Tho Coun.ii and that they were as enthusiastic as
ANY of the other subjects of the sultan III urging
tber rejection. Mr. Gallenga. the correspondent OF
The Jimcs at pera writes in dispatch puDilsheu III
that journal to-day that these prelates were not
prescnt at the iCouncil except by proxy, many Oh
Them pleading indispostion and MouIguor hItlulios
the bulgarian Exarch, fatty refused even to send
substitute.