The Loyal Greek Newspaper:
On the one hand, seeing that our Ottoman overlords are as benevolent as we believed them to be is excellent news. This proves that our position is correct. That being said, a compromise must be reached - war is good for no one, after all. The Greek people as a whole will only suffer from prolonged war. The fact that our overlords are willing to negotiate provides us with an alternative to war, and it is one that we should seize.
On the matter of Ali Pasha's revolt in Epirus, if a Greek state of any kind is to exist, it must be a united Greek state. Granting independence to Epirus alone is bound to annoy all Panhellenes, and it will set a bad example. If Epirus is allowed to gain complete independence from the great and powerful Ottoman Empire, then other areas of Greece will inevitably be encouraged by its success. Give up Epirus, and all of Greece will seize the opportunity and force the Turks to leave their lands. If this happens, the results could be disastrous.
For one thing, any hope of a united Greece might be lost. Even if the Turks can be convinced to peacefully grant all of Greece (including Constantinople) independence, if the Greeks are divided, this newfound sovereignty will mean nothing. The Greeks will destroy each other, and other nations will take over its ashes. The Greek people will be oppressed far more than we were under the rule of the Turks or, indeed, any conqueror that came before. Some areas in Greece might be completely purged of Greeks. Why should we allow that?
If Greece is abandoned, it also shows weakness on the part of the Turks. This could quite possibly lead to our protectors losing land - and, far more importantly, soldiers. That will make the people of Greece far easier to oppress if anyone decides to do so. Of course, this will also disrupt the European balance of power, and doing that could lead to a massive war. It is likely that thousands of Greeks would die in that war.
In addition to all of this, Ali Pasha is not a Greek - accepting and supporting his rebellion is simply trading one Turkish overlord for another. If that can happen in Epirus, what is to stop it from happening in the rest of the lands inhabited by our ancient and noble people?
Also, this rebellion should be defeated so that the united Greece may rise. War is useless, and the united Greece - the Great Greece, the Magna Graecia - must include all of Greece, even Constantinople itself. These terms can never be achieved through war - not all of them, at any rate. If negotiations occur during peace, on the other hand... the Greek position would be much stronger. If that can be achieved without forcing the Greek people to lose their protection - the great and mighty Ottoman Empire - so much the better, then.