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entail of European kings. But Nicholas married his
exceedingly beautiful daughter and William, the pre-
sent King is brother to the wife of Nicholas and of
course will be slow to unite in any endeavors to sully
the renown of brother-n-aw, of whose greatness
and glory he is Justly proud. Russia and Prussia are
thus allied by the ties of the nearest and most afec-
tomato relationship. And in the event of war; the
court and the camp Of st. Petersburg and of Berlin
will probably be united.
Austria is greatly perplexed to know whether her
interests lie in aiding or retardng the conquests of
Nicholas The throne of the Austrian monarch is
founded on utter despotism. The spread of liberal
opinions from England and France makes that throne
tremble Austria, therefore, feels interested in the
expansion through Europe of the despotism of Russia
But the other hand the possession of Constantine
pie by Russia would be regarded by the Court of vi
emma as contributing most appalling strength to rival
power. THUS hesitating she remains an anxious but
inactive observer of the passing drama. The states
men of England and France most anxiously watch the
portentous increase of this gigantic power, and know
MT t1w e 2T-eet Yer career They zee her ycnr after
year absorbing new natons-the half of Sweden at
one time, the whole of Poland at another Crcassia
third, and they now behold her quietly and at her
leisure devouring province after province of Turkey
And about all they can do is to demonstrate through
theirambassadors, and wage wordy warfare in pamph
lets and reviews,
All agree that the only thing which can arrest the
progress of Russia, Is 70 prevent her from taking per-
manent possession of the Dardanees, Butt how is this
to be accomplished? One plan is to bind together the
dlscordant and crumbhng elements Of the Ottoman
Empire-to inftse new life and vgor into Turkey that
her political and military strength may be sudiciont to
nee. me encroachments Of Nicholas But single
glance at the present state of Turkey must show the
hopelessness of this endeavor. Indeed, nothing is
more surprising than the lingering adhesion of its
crlnnbling and perishing materials The Empire Of
the Sultan exhibits in all its parts every symptom Of
imbecility and decay The star of the Moslem has
long AGO passed to its zenith and is now rapidly de-
secnding Greece has eHectuay and forever broker
from the thradom of the Turk. The Barbary States
are no longer in subsection to The Sultan. Egypt ant
Syria, under Mehemet Ali, have rev2tod, cutting of
at blow millions of men and of revenue And lurg;
and populous provinces the shores of the Black sea
have passed from the sovereignty of the Turk to the
protectorship of Russia. year or two ago, SultaI
Mahmoud, aided by the gold of England and France
made desperate endeavor to regain the lost provinces
of Syria and Egypt But it was Turkeys last and dy-
ing struggle Mehemet Ali routed the legions of the
Grand Seignor-drove them into the Mediterranean
and swept his whole fleet triumphanty into his harbors
Turkey is crumbling to pieces in every direction
Once the terror Of Europe, she now exists only BY
suferance. The intelligent traveller through that mys
FERROUS land of strange manners andstHnge men, finds
tine crescent everywhere on the wane-the time-worr
turrets Of Ottoman power everywhere lettering from
their base. The spirit of destruction is spreading
pidly along the shores of the Levant The lazy Turk
lounging in his harem Supplied with tobacco and OPT
um knowing no Joys but those Of mere animal exis
tence, with religion whose doctrines deaden the in
teect and parayse the energies can never keep pact
with the nations of Christendom. A Turks fingers
says quaint writer seem all to be thumbs.