Show til rW E DABIAN PRINCIPAL I 1 1 the the tho of moldavia Mold avla avia and Wal wai lachia lie on the north bank of ortho the tho ba bo DIn in thenn the angie angle le between the black krimont bhea on the tho c east cast and the tho austrian dominions lon ion on the west russia oil on the north and the turkish empire proper on the couth the principality pi ity of servia hervia lies on the south bank of the da danube and to the westward of the two others moldavia and Walla maila ehia chio which are rener gener generally zilly spoken of cs as the provinces cove cover ft vast plain of about aw miles long lout by broad bicad stretching stretch izig from t the he DA danube nube and the sea to the car carpathian ashkin mountains and formin forming the land barrier between russia eursia and turkey ur proper the political situation of these theeo provinces has been for nearly one hundred years anomalous they have been under the nominal sovereignty of turkey and at it the some same time under the wd protection of russia rubbia tho the inhabitants all being christiana they have enjoyed under the turkish goi aoi dominion ninion very larga political and religious immunities including full liberty of trade the ex enjoyment joy of religious freedom and a nation al and independent InO pendent administration and exemption from all taxation by tho turkish empire in consideration of tho the payment of fixel nixed fixed annual tributes and all are excluded from settlement or owning landed property tho local executive was exercised in each arinel principality by a ruler called tho hospador who was elected for life by the assembly called the divan and the legislative power was exercised by the I 1 hospador and the general the election of the hospador roe Hoe required tile the confirmation of the sultan suitan of con neing being in this thia loal situation towards turkey and by various treaties between that power and lluis tit lit having been placed under the protecting guarantee of ruma llusia these thesa Provi provinces neet huye have been the fruitful source of jealousies and strife the chief mani manis of which was MW the Cil bead mead war 1 at the tho of paris of 16 which closed the crimean Crini war frau fran france Iro proposed joseI josel that the provinces should be united under a n here hereditary eil ill ay iy christia christian n Pr itice ilice to be chosen fro from among the WO reig reigning houkes houses of europe but austria lii iii opposed the behem scheme c and great britain aio nio alo also gave c her voice on the bide side of turkey the rhe people of the provinces were v alin 41 unanimous for the change in 1859 1850 tile tle tie same bame individual was elec electea elected teil first of moldavia and eoon soon ter aud und uio ulo sifter after moine tonio hel hei tation turkey unfed upon the recommendation equivalent to n command of the five jive great powers to correr upon Colo coloniel liel couza the ture tune arboth both tiem ties the trat loti of the tun tuo however to be kept kepi distinct afterward in ili 1801 1861 tiiu the pro arld were ax into one state W with 1 itil a coin eoin nimi under auder the ohe ilo llo S 1 tidor conza rhe the pa viuca Is iss separated separ in ia its ad iid from those thole of if Wal wai lachia anti inci MI malavin lavia lavin but wit its ity ilon tion to kussin russin att and uil turkey Tur lev me nip alik the fania we a ai isalio 0 lije the manner r of ing it its ith pratie 8 forlifer forli roel ire irv fr bf leies iiley clr tiie tiiu oc clion emlon ca aion lion to the c m of paria the tho entire bum bus been the tic tie of con dinong the tile eurol eurel Euro ivun ienn lenn eun cun ez |