The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-22

norance, feebeness, and trepidation, its domestic
! policy has been simply disgusting.
| But as the Nep York He3ed was the first Journal
to bring General Tay Tor before the country it will
net, without good cause, abandon him. We have
full faith in his abiding honesty and purpose to Tay-
lorize his administration, if it be necessary to
Tylerize his cabinet. The time Is at hand
state of Eurore--The Threatened General
War.
Since TIE receipt of the intelligence that Russia
had demanded the surrender of the Hungarian re-
fugees, of the Porte, with the avowa that refusal
to comply with his summons would be treated as a
cGsrs bMi-that the Porte, with the countenance
and support of England and France, had peremp&o-
ry refused to deliver up those refugees-and that,
in case of the Emperor Of Russia resorting to
compulsion, the Porte would have those great
powers as allies IN the struggle-the condition of
Europe, end the probability OF general war being
the result, has been earnestly discussed by all
classes in this community. The question, 1t is adj
mitted on all hands, has assumed form of great
moment and importance. After making such an
avowal as he did make, 1t is insisted by some that
the Emperor of Russia is not the man to retire
from the position which he has taken, even if he
could do so without losing caste in the estima-
ton of the whole world and again, others
contend, that England and France cannot do
otherwise Than support their ministers in the
course which they have taken in the matter; and
II the ultima ratio regu be resorted to by Russia,
that the army and navy of both those nations must
be employed IN aid of the Porte, and against Rus
STA. All admit, however, the great Importance of
the subec and unanimously of the opinion that
10 prevent an European war-of a sanguinary
character, and Of long durahon-either Russia on
the one hand, must back out, or that England and
France must, on the other. Hence, intense anx-
iey exists TO learn further from the old world to
be informed of the results of the important cabinet
councils which have recently been held in both
France and England on this very important subject.
The next arrival from Europe will, III all proba-
bilty, put us IN possession of what those powers
will do in the premises-the course OF action which
they have respectively determined upon-and will
solve the great question, whether a collision is
about to take place between Turkey, England, and
France, on the one side, and Russia on the other;
not only 10 resist Russian entertainments on Tur-
key, but, we will show, by and by, to settle the
equally important question, whether Europe shall,
in the language OF Napoleon, be republican or
Cossack.
There can be little doubt, we think, that the de-
mand for the exradtion of the Hungarian refugees
/ is a mere pretexi for producing difficulty between
| Russia and Turkey-a mere excuse for going To
war with that country for the purpose, partly of
efiecng, II possible, the ardently cherished designs
which Russia has for oges entertained towards
the Ottoman empire. The desire to cncroacl upon
Turkey il not enterertaned by the Emperor alone
"From the White Sea TO the Black-ffom the
shores Of the Baltic TO those OF the distant Pacific
there is, upon tins point, but one universal feeling
among all classes OF the Russian people. Constan-
tinoplc, TO the Russian, is the land OF promise
The conquest a the ancient byzantine gIlds the
ambitious visions 81 the army, gratiies the pride
and aysnce oi the nobility largely administers to
the pIous aspirations of the olerpy-lghtens the
chains Of the s,rf-soaces the dreay existence of
the Siberian exile-while, to be buried on the road
leading to it hehtens the rarg of death itself"
Indeed, II is fact that. in The year fs2o, Rus
sian general, who died at Adrianople, left orders
fer hls body TO be buried on the great road leading
&c Ccnsiantnope. such the feelings Of the
Russian nation towards Turkey; and such always
have been is views in respect to territorial ag-
Prsndzement. Within littlc more than half
ocnlury, that ambitious power has nearly, If not
9u,e eoubled lie territorial area, by Incorporating
the Crimca, the Ukraine, Courland, Finland,
Georgia, INERTIA, Miogrela, Armenia, Poland,
B,rsarsba, Wallachla, sad Moldavla; and, within
the last two years, che has succeeded. to all pur
poses, in converting TO a mere province, Austria,
the nation which, Of all the powers Of Europe, has
the greatest stake in preventing Russian encroach
ments on Turkey. Nichslas perhaps, thinks, then,
that now Is the time for him TO carry the dar-
ling proect Of Russie, which has descended to him
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the fulfmcnt Of when would, he thinks, send his
name down TO posterity, encircled with glory.
But the Emperor has other views than those Of
conquett. lie cannot but see that Napoleon's pro-
phecy must soon be fulfilled, one way or the other
that before many years Europe must be either
republican or Ccssack. To remain passive, at a
time when liberal opinions are making such vast
sitides among all nations, and are extending even
to Turkey itseli-at time when whole CONT
IeIti convulsed with them-would be 20 court
destruction to himself, and the government over
which be pfesIdes. The Lesson taught by The
vulsions, revolutions, and ercutts of the past
eighteen months or two years, throughout the
wioe of Ebrope, Is not without n moral ,o him:
and II he did not attempt to grapple with aud over
cone ideas enurely hostile to the existence of his
own empire in ITS present organic ition. end which
have penetrated his own doninioos, and when re-.
publican coDspiFacies are discovered even in his
own csptal-not 10 assume an attitude hostile TO
the further progress Of liberalism under such cir.
oumstsnces, and with such facts before him,
would he TO voluntarily relnquish the field. aod to
eli down and wait for the storm to overt,ke and
cirsh him This he is aware Of beyond all doubt;
qua hence, in all probability, he wishes to prcipl-
tate and hasten the great struggle between liberal
lem and sbsolurlsm- which Napoleon foresaw and
whitb IN the cp,nlon of every ssgacous man Of
the present age, cannot be very far distant at a
tim" which he considers auspicious The present
situation of Austria II favorable carrying out his
views, for, BY t,rveniug between her and iiun.