Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-20
THE RESULT.

by the Congress of Vienna
after the career of Napoleon had
closed at Waterloo. A comparison
Of thiStreaty,with that of San Stefa-
no, which 'was the concern of the
and no other power"
will show how efficient was the OPP
position raised by England to the
victorious Russian empire.
We have seen that several of our
contemporaries speak oft as batch
of concessions because the integrity |
of the Ottoman power is no longer
insisted upon. But before the war |
had broken out between Russia and
Turkey the English government
had distinctly disclaimed the pur-
pose of going to war to secure that
integrity. Lord Salisbury's mani
festo is entirely misunderstood
when it is interpreted as taking that
position; it does indeed set forth
thatthe Turkish power is completely
destroyed by thewar and the treaty
of StefanO, but does not make this
by itself the gravamen of his pro-
test; that is grounded upon the fact,
not that Turkey is destroyed, but
that Russia has everywhere substi-
tuted herself in Turkeys place;
and, if the treaty of Paris is made
the basis ofdeliberations, it does not
at all follow that the restoration of
all the clauses of that treaty is an
object aimed at; it only implies this,
that whereas the treaty of Paris
settled the affairs of Southeastern
Europe by compact of the great
powers it required the cooperation
of those powers to make the new
settlement, should the carrying
out of the'old one be found no Ion
ger practicable. But the signifi-
canoe of the Berlin treaty is only
fully appreciated when we consider
it jointly with the AnglO-Turkish
treaty which was negotiated at the
same time.
And what have the two together
proved? Several things, but the
most significant of them all is that
D'Israeli knew what he was doing
when he advised Queen Victoria to
assume the title of
EMPRESS OF INDIA.
India, which had been a source of
danger to England, becomes to her
a source of power.
THE TREATY.
ARTICLE bulgaria is constituted an au-
tonOmous tributary principally under the
Suzerainty of the Sultan with Christian
government and national militia.
Art. 2-The principally is limited on the
Art. &The Prince shall be elected by the
peoDIe and confirmed by the Porte and the
powers. No member OF relgnlng Europe
an dynasty shall be Prince. In the event of
a vacancy, a new Prince Will be elected I'M
der the same conditions.
Art. A plan of government Will be pre-
pared by an assembly of mobiles cOnVOked at
linoVa before the election OF Prince. The
rights of Turks, ROumanians, Greeks and
others will be taken account Of III Whatever
relates to the election or government.
Art 5-The following shall form the basis
of the public law of Bulgaria: Distinction
of religious beliefor confession shall not OPP
crate against any one as reason OF exclusion
or incapacity in what concerns the enjoy
ment of political rights, admission to pub
lie emplOVment, functions or hOnOrS, or the
exercise of different professions and indus
tries Liberty of public profession OF all
c-eeds shall be assured to all the returned
population of Bulgaria as well as to Stran-
gerS. No trammeI shall be imposed on the
hierarchic organizations OF different COM
muniOnS or their relations with their Spiri-
tual chiefs.
Art, 6-Until the permanent organization
is completed, Bulgaria shall be governed by
a provisional organization directed by Rus
sian Commissioners, who will be assisted by
delegated consuls o the great powers.
Ara. The Provisory system shall not be
prolonged over nine months, by which
time the organic government shall be settled
and a Prince elected.
Art. S-TreatieS o. commerce, etc, between
the Porte and other powers are TO be placed
on footing of equality.
Art, g-The tribute to the Porte shall be
settled by the signatOry powers at the end
of the first year 0t the new organization.
Art. l0-The principally shall carry out
the existing railway conventions between
Austria, Hungary, Servia and the Porte.
Art. 1.-THE ottoman army shall eVacu-
ate Bulgaria. All the fOrtresseS shall be de-
stroyed within year, and new ones shall
not be erected.
Art. l2-MusSulmans who removed from
the principally can retain their real proper
tv by allowing it TO be administered upon by
third DartieS A Turkish Bulgarian Com
m iSSiOn shall be engaged two years with the
regulation fall matters relative to the trans
fer of state properties and religious fOunda-
tons.
kanS the province of Eastern Roumelia, un-
der the direct pc itical authority of the sui
tan having administrative autonomy and a
Christian Governor General.
Art. l4-FiXing the limits, is missing.
Art 1.-THE Sultan shall fortify the from
tier, keep troops there, employ no lrregularS,
nor quarter troops on the inhabitants. In
ternal order shall be preserved by the ma
tive genS-d 'armerie and local militia, in the
composition of which account shall be TAX
en- OF the religion of the inhabitants where
they are stationed, the officers being named
Art. 1.-THE Governor may call on the
Turkish troops, if Security is menaced.
Art 1.-THE Governor shall be appointed
for five years by the Porte, with the assent
of the powers.
termine in three years the powers of the
Governor, and also the judicial, financial
and administrative requirements of the pro-
Art : 10, % and p Provide that all inter
national arrangements applicable to ROu-
melia be continued in force, and insure re-
Art. 22SThe Russian army in Bulgaria
and ROumelia shall not exceed fifty thOuS-
and men. They shall begin to eVacuate the
territory in nine months, three months be-
ing given them to complete the evacuation.
Art 2-BOsnia and Herzegovina snail be
occupied ana itllillnlSitEth ny AuNlIO-l1uH-
gary, with the exception of the SandjalI of
Art 2i~The independence of Montenegro is
recognized.
Art. 25--Applies the conditions of Art. 5
respecting religious liberty, to Montenegro.
Art. 26-FiNes the new frontiers of Monte
negro.
Art. 27-Antivari is annexed to Montene-
gro. No Qualifications shall be constructed
except to protect Scutari. Montenegro shall
have the right of the free navigation of the
BOyana, but shall have no flag or ship of
war. AntiVari is closed to war ships of ali
malta. The cOnSulS of Austria shall protect |
the merchant flag of Montenegro, the latter
adopting the Dalmati3n maritime code.
Art. p PrtScribeS for Montenegro the same !
provisions as Art. u, except that the TurkO- |
Montenegrin Commission continues three |
years.
Art 29-The MOntenegrinS shall evacuate |
within twenty days the territory beyond the |
new limits of the pIincipality.
Art. ;aO-MontenegrO shall bear n share of |
the Turkish public debt,proportionatet to her
new territory.
4 ~ 3l-The Independence of Servia is rec /
ognized, on the conditions prescribed in the /
article:
Art. - is a repetition of article D.
Art. 3D. laying down the new frontier of |
SeTVia, is missing.
Art. 81 and % provide that the present |
relations, etc, Ofthe principality /
with foreign countries, shall continue in |
force until new arrangements are made.
Art. SO and 81 make the same provision |
for MuSSelman property, private and public, /
rs art. y.
Ant. SS--Servians shall be allowed fifteen
80.