The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-11
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Iitaolf. bleodyinhunan sseras, Sdon btlcSs,
will lie sIfs 10 and SO. Out spf all Europe
sisfancc seoras to- be the uiat com a
strange retfss spect II six months back. Eng
land, allhougll qftet within tne confines Of
her island, is meeting @itlifeyerscs ii Indie,
tand doubtless must feel theF funds
and commercial relations. Ireland is, driven
by famine, into passive inaction which cam can.
not last long Hos,iIties tliave been renew
cd between Denmark and Germany Liberty
is s,'AYaagipg warins Austria, Italy,spain, Portu-
gal olil tbs German States. u Russia, tSip
had remained inactiveewhile itsanoiglborinr
states have nbaltling yvitheatll other for
me establishment oftrree principles who
/ Ehnd Watc he'd with unwearyleye the whole
Intestine connections of Europe, untiIhe con-
celyed the smomenttrp for his movements,
When nidis required TO! settlean,lz atliustlE all
the family ,quarrels ofitlle nations, now steps
forward wiihEa force of52, 900 tried men, bar.
gains with Austria 10 orerrun the country
and force the. people into subjeciion. Not
satisfied with this he plants a7large army on
the confines $off Turkey distributes 10,GOtI
stand OF arms to tho people of Sesia and In
cites tue Transylyanians to throw off'the OF
toinan yoke. a large flcethad beesis, prepar
ed in the Black Sea, and we are now iassure,,t
that demand has been made of the Ottoman
Porte to- allow that fleet to pass through the
Dardanclless into the Med terraneap, destined
to, carry troops to Italy. The Divan, on con-
snlting the representatives of Foreign powers
has refusedito grant this permission. and i is
supposed Russint will force ,herJway through,
In the refusal, Turkey does not exactly threat
enswar but she implies she is ready, in her
defence; which is precisely what Russia most
ocsires. z She wants war with Turkey, but
does not,wisll to declare it herself! That Tho
Ottoman Porteiwill carry her threats into exc,
cut,on if Russia should attempt tos force the
passage we have not the slightest doubt,
With the request Of Russia, at tile same time
Austraapplied to the Porte to allow Russian
meet TO pass, to assist in the reduction of We
NICE, which was also refused under the pro.
test OF France and England against granting
permission. Thus the two great powers bor-
dering on Turkey have received serious di.
plomatic rcpulsc, which undobptedly will be
m'de the prctext Of war;, a long and bloody
war OF determination, for Russia wants nos
session of Turkey in Europe 70 aid him in his
plans against Georgia and Caucasus. The
result may be the expulsion Of nalomctan.
Ism from Europe. But Turkey Of the pres.
ent era is not like ancient Turkey. They
have liberal and educated monarch, are
practised in all the modes of ciriliseI warfare,
possessing SIMPLE means, large army and
doubtless, under the Fastening care Of Eng
land and France. We do not believe, how
ever that Russia will force passage, al leas,
at present, not because he is intimidated but
that the time is not yet ripc for action, but
VIII turn his attention to the promotion Of in
testinc quarrcls which will divide the atten-
ton and forces OF Turkey and, then she will
rush on and perhaps dcyour that hapless
country. The passage of the Dardanellcs, b.
the way, would prove no easy matter, there
being two very powerful for.resses on each
side of the Bosphorus, on which are mounted
several hundred guns; some Of them of i'm
mcnse caibre, capable of thowing stone balls
of l,5OO lbs weight. Ii the wind should fail,
and q fleet become bccamcd betweenthc fire
OF these forts what terrible slaughter must
result.
By the Steamer Niagara we learn that the
Russian Ambassador has demanded his pass
ports from the French Government. It an
pears that tho Emperor OF Russia had prom
iscd to acknowledge the French Republic in
case Gen. CAvIGNAc was elected President,
but since BoNAPARTE's election he declines
to do SO, as he thinks it an evidence of the
continuation of spirit Of conquest The
French Ambassador had left ST Petersburg
in consequence. More boodslied
While we look on this frightful picture, let
us turn to our own continent. Troubles arc
brewing in the Canadas, and sympathzers
will be found at the North ready and willing
to aid them in throwing of the yoke of Eng
land. What bright and bcautous picture
does our own federal nation present, when
contrastcd with Europe. Nature and art arc
daily developing their hidden treasures and
the earth is yielding up heretofore hidden
stores OF precious metals Harmony prevails
throughoutthe land and We trust, spirit of
tolerance will soon exert beneficial influence
over the minds and actions of those dissatis-
fled beings, OF which the world is rife, and the
vcxed questions of fright and wrong defini-
tcly settled, while tho obnoxious feelings will
remain buried in the deep gulf Of oblivion.
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