The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-20
Our London correspondence.

Rssssta in the East--St0ts OF 6vr0Pe-G0rtows
Prospect.
The armed heel OF Russia has been set again,
like the black imprint of the death warrant, upon
a new track of civilized Europe. Transylvsnia
has Just experienced the fate of Modavla and Wal
lachia, from that impudent intruder, to whom Is
common everything, which 10 others sacred.
The Hunganans, as well as the Turks, in their
turn, are coming under the protection Of the
Autosrat--" that protection which vutures give to
lambs covering and devoring them" Step by
step, the spOiler approaches. Day by day. Europe
advances to her censummation through the ordeal
of every element In no country can the crisis be
looked upon with indifference; but in the United
States its solution will be the object of countless
hope and wishes. You are, at least. the specta-
tators, if not actors, IN the most sublime catas-
trophe of the drama oil humanity. With the OPEN
ing of the spring, in shor' month or two, oul
race will have the vast tragedy which records the
war OF principles and In the next circuit Of the
seasons, 1t will be decided whether the old world,
emulating the new, shall be republican, or falling
INTO chaos, become Cessack. Oae or the other
sinevitable, in the profound judgment Of Bona
paIe; but only the first OF the alternatives s possl
bic in the opinion Of any American. 1t Is certain,
and 1t Is just as undeniable that England attends
him and that the Thieves Alliance will soon span
he continent.
The neutrality of the Germa States and France
indispensable to the grand design, OF which
Russla's movements are distinct outlines. lhat
design Is to crush repubhcanlsm and drive 1t out
of Europe with ignomInous haste and slaughter
and also to make monarchy certain tor the future
by acquiring for Russia a place tor ships and Tor
naval rendezvous, with England, on the Mediter'
ranean. II necessary, Russia Will not only rob the
Turk Of his intervening lands, but also of the
splendId marine built near Consantnople, by Mr.
Eckford, ana now lying comparatively useless
shout the Bospherus. 1t cannot be too often re-
peated that these two great enemies OF the human
race are actually In predatory cOnclaye tor this
detestabe object That the fact is not at all known
in the United States, nor even to the small portion
of the English people W ho have any knowledge OF
politics. amounts to little, and falls far short OF a
contradiction. France Is the only country now, In
Europe, where there Is a vivid intelligence OF To-
reign affairs, and America is too distant to chal-
lepge the grosssst robbery, while yet rests chiefly
The sang fro,d of the British government, while
the recent Russian spoliations of Turkey were GO
ing forward, was most edIfying. Al home, utter
silence was observed but TO the unlnltlated, the
conduct Of Mr. Canning, her representative at the
court OF the Sublime Porte, was even more asto-
nishing 1t has Its parallel only, with the case of
ordinary contederates in petit larcenes-thefts
tenuon Of the owner from the vigilant protection
OF his properly, by false pretences. Every thief
knows that by such contrlvance the aspOrtatiOn IS
comparatively easy tor HIM to whom Is assigned
that part of the adventure. Hence, "hunting IN
couples" not more frequent than ealing In part
nership. II diminshes the risk, il it does divide
the profits, md therefore, ID an especial resource
with the chick hearted, who prey only upon tho
weake st of society. What, then, was MI. Canning
dong all the time at Constantlnople while Rus
sla was making this honest acquisition from
the turbsned TuIk-as it were, despoiIlng
fashion, keeping the commandments The
answer is, that at all events, he apparently
gagged IN sacred studies. tor he was profoundly
scanning the Koran itself, with the mind OF cri:
TIC, and the heart OF a patriot. In the midst OF
these abstract pursuits, how could he hear OF the
fall Of Jassy and OF Bucharest, and OF the sangun-
AIRY brutality of the Tartar or the Cossack. HIS
at least lowered upon the furthes confines of this
wretched existence. He was at home, alone with
MahOmet and his creed, bordering upon the de-
luslons OF that countless host which fills the ranks
Of the faithful In Oriental chimes He truly seemed
mar apart--a scholar In pursuit OF curious but
almost forbidden lore, shaking his thirs. by stealth
at new fountains OF knowledge. But neither the
love OF Learning nor the pure spirit OF controversy
nor zeal OF prosely tism, animated his inquiries
In the midst OF all his studies, he was still an Eng
hshman and he was scrutnZing the Koran, 1t
appeared, with the eye OF one who felt the respon
sibllities OF that most concerted OF diplomats any
where-the British minister. And like all men
intent upon an object, he soon discovered what
he sought, VIZ something to distract the SHALLOW
Sultan, while the confederate (Russla) swept OH
Moldavia from the empire with his lett hand, aud
Wallachia with his right. II any thing, the stu
dies of her Christian Maesty's representative be-
came at that very moment so intense as to be all
absorbing. His conscience had been prlcked by
most grevous discovery. He found the enor-
nous iault In Mahomets theo-p9itical system,
that Christians were not only IN danger OF future
damnatlon, but that not one OF them, at present,
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follower OF the prophet. AS come courts of justice
in the United States distinguish between the adj
mission OF testimony given by negro and that OF
the white man. so 1t seems IN Turkey the Turks
do not place unbellevers upon the level OF compe-
tence with themselves. Here was invaluable
discovery-most Serious opportune, and OF an ur-
gency 10 EnelIshmen which required the Immedl-
ate and, If necessary angry expostulatlon of their
penipoteDtiary True, the enormous evil had
long existed but that was reason for Its prompt
redress, II not tor most extensive reparation. BY
this ume the learned British pundlt had probably
heard OF Russian ravages, and the jeopardy OF the
splendid Turk lsh provinces on the Danube. But
was he, Christian man, to hesitate, when 80
clearly IN the line OF his duty, demanding redress,
because another power, equally Christian with his
own. harrasslng the wrong doing Turk He
did his duty with a zeal becoming the ancient
fame OF Smithfeld, and the exlgency of com.
mon cause which brooked no delay.
Mr. Canning carried his seasonabe, as well as
reasonable, complaining to the immediate atten.
ton of the Sultan. He was strong In the right,
and supported by the appreciation OF all Chrlsten-
dom He clamored tor justice, not after the Irish
fashion OF nstalmeDts, but jus Ice, without denial
or clay, and at once. The feeble young man,
Abdel MeJd, who, at sixteen, IN 1889, assembled
the throne of his ancestors, ten years after, at
twenty.six was startled from his seragllo, where
Russian tenors had driven him for consolation. -
The divan was assembled, and day after day the
British minister absorbed their twilight faculties
in canvassing the civil disabilities Of his country
men on the confines OF Europe and Asia. The
world I5 not ADVISED OF the result OF this maQnl-
cent appeal for the impartial admission of witnesses
from all countries to testify before the Turkish
tribunals But one 10 almost tempted to ask if
Christians were made competent witnesses before
such judges as flourish under the appellatlon OF
Cadis, and how much better would stand any OF
the interests which happened to be brought in
question How can you force the unbeeving Ma
hometan 10 put his faith and trust IN the credbity
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