The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-11-04
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 1929.

the result OF the negotiations between the Rus
slams and the Turks, one thing is certain that
( the empire of the latter has received blow
| from which it can never recover. Its innate
weakness is now revealed to the world, and, of
even the portion of its ancient strength and
1 power which RENAME ed, it will have been, in a
great measure, despoiled by the successes Of the
Russian arms, and by the conditions which will
be imposed upon it as the price of peace. 1t
! therefore becomes subject of interesting spec
ulation, to consider the course which NAV be
adopted, by the other governments of Europe.
to maintain the balance of power, hitherto con-
sidered so essential to be preserved To the
jealousy of the power of Russia, felt BY those
governments, more than to any other cause,
may be attributed the fact, that Turkey has
been so long permitted to hold her rank among
the powers of Europe. She was considered a
strong barrier to the progress of the Russian
dominion to the south and west, and it was the
policy of other nations to strengthen rather than
TO weaken her. But now that she is humbled.
and despoiIed of her strength, will not some
new plan be devised to check the further aug.
power of Russia in that quarter An able writ
er in the Augsburg Germany Gazette, de-
tends the propriety and necessity of Congress
of the nations of Europe assembling to deter.
mine on the fate of Turkey, and advocates the
expulsion of the Turkish government from Eu-
rope, and the establishment of a Christian state
in its stead.
This writer affirms, that, notwithstanding the
wishes of the Cabinets of Europe, the Turkish
Empire has receiUed its death aoOund, and IS
lettering to its fall. Though it may drag on a
few years, its base is undermined, and its even
tual downfall is certain. He says, that, in the
outset, if France and England had taken de-
cided stand, peace might have been preserved.
| If they had acted as armed mediators, prepared
to aid Turkey if the Russians would not treat
on liberal terms, and on the other hand, to en-
force those terms if refused by the Turks, nei-
ther power would have run the hazard of re-
fusal to accede to the conditions. But by omit
ting to adopt this course, they have fastened
the event which they wished to avoid BY not
resorting to threats, the Sultan believed he
should be sustained by these powers, and thus
was encouraged to persevere in his rash and
obstinate course The writer thus proceeds -
| If those who govern had consulted their Dro-
gomans, if they had only listened to the coun-
sells of those who have lived in Constantinople,
if they had relied upon the reports of their am
bassadors, peace would long since have been
made; but it was written that the Ottoman
Empire should sink and, as if to prove to
statesmen their notaingness, Providence has
determined that this important event should
occur at the very moment when all the Cab
inets of Europe were DESTROYS Of preserving the
Turkish Empire in its integrity. How short
sighted the viows of men
( Whatever may be the peace that the Empe
ror Nicholas will consent to make, the Turkish
Empire has received its death-wound and we
I will proceed to prove it -
| The strength of the Turks consisted in their
religious fanaticism, their enthusiasm--the pop-
ular conviction, that they are as much above
Christians, as men are above the dogs! All
these illusions are destroyed, as it were, by en-
chantment The Turks can no longer fight.
! The STANDARD of Mahomet excites no more
either fanaticism or courage They acknowl.
edge, in fact, that the Christians are above
! them! They submit without resistance They
implore the protection of those Russians whom
they Getested; and the second city of the en-
| pire opens its gates to conqueror All, then,
that constituted the moral force of the Turks,
is at once annihilated !!
Now admitting that the Emperor Nicholas
may see his glory in being moderate, supposing
that this young monarch, designing TO astonsh,
by his magnanmity, those who would have
| been his detractors, should consent to treat
upon the basis first laid down, viz: indemnity
| and free passage of the misunderstanding
no power could complain of these conditions
yet the generous monarch who will grant these
terms, will have the right of exacting securi-
ties. He will say then, 1st,-I will occupy
such and such cities and fortresses as guaran-
| tees for he entire indemnity fixed by the trea-
! ty. I'd, will demosh the forts of the Dardan-
| Giles, or require that they should be occupied
by foreign garrisons, or will take such meas
ures will at all times insure to all the nations
| of Europe the free passage of the Dardanelles
| What, then, win become of the Ottoman
Empire, even if they accept these moderate
condtions9 Till the payment of the indemni-
! ty, Turkey will, in fact, be but vassal of
Russia, and tho slightest inexacttude in the
accomplishment of the conditions, will give the
conqueror the right of acting as master. Ad-
hitting, however, the utmost punctuaity in
fulfilling the conditions, on the part of the
| Turks, and the greatest moderation on the
part of the Russians while occupying the Turk
ish territory it is not the less true that, in the
LIST place, for five, six, or ten years, the best
part OF the revenue OF Turkey VIII pass into
the hands of the Russians; 2d-that during
this period, the Turks will gradually lose all
traces of their former fanaticism, pride, and
courage-and that the discipline, energy, and
frmness of the Russian troops, win destroy all
that constituted the strength of the Turks;
3dly-that the residence ofthe Russian officers
and engineers will facilitate any future inva-
sion. In fact, to judge from the aspect of
things, if this conquest be deferred during the
reign of SO just and moderate prince as the
Emperor Nicholas, it will certainly take place
twenty or thirty years hence.
| Is it not, therefore, quite time that the ma
| tons of Enrope should rive I'm the old nrai1-