The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-22


The noble conduct ofthe Turkish Sultan in pro-
tecting, at all hazards, the Hungarian fugitives
from the revengeful pursuit of Russia, puts to
shame the barbarism Of European nations which.
boast of their Christian civilization. The infdel
Sultan seems to have loftier idea of the sanctity
OF his domnions as refuge for exiles, and the OBJ
legations Of hospitality to the stranger, than some
monarchs that write themselves most " Catholic
and Christian" There is in this spark of the
cold chivalry Of Saladin, and it warns towards his
successor the hearts of all who respect misfortune,
admire herOsm, and love true generosity and no
bility of soul. About this time, we believe, the
Grand Turk could get an army ofvolunteers among
the young men of this republic, if it would help
him to protect Kossuth and his comrades, and beat
the Russian bear back into his own domnions,
The Telegraph tells us that England and France
side with the Sultan and will defend him against
the Russian invasion. They may be too slow, for
the Russian fleet is at hand and might assault Con-
stantinople before France and England could send
a sufficient force and the Russian armies which
operated in Hungary are ready to be turned upon
Turkey on the instant. But will Russia dare the
Continental war which would spring out of such a
fragrant act as marching upon Turkey and Con-
stantinople on such cause, overturning all the
balances of power which are recognised as the law
Of European peace, with the assurance in advance
of the hostility Of the two most powerful nations of
Western Europe! We hardly think this consistent
with the astuts policy which has hitherto guided
the Russian cabinet. With an eye forever fixed on
the possession of ConstantinOple, their advances
have been steady but slow, sure and wary, so as
not to give cause for active interference to the ma
tons with whom the preservation of the Turkish
Empire is considered as an indspensab BILE nledge for
continental peace. Russia will hardly depart sud
denly from that long line of policy and sieze on her
prey with such bold defiance of all Europe. Diplo-
macy will be resorted to before such extremities
are tried, otherwise there will be Continental war
of which the end cannot be foreseen.
In domestic point of view the interference of
France, in this question: is interesting to US. The
French President has been supposed DESTROYS of
war with us, for the purpose of conciliating the
absolute powers and in Difference to the supposed
wishes of Russia, in taking open ground against
republicanism and republics. Such desire, if it
ever existed, could exist no longer, after an inter-
yention in Turkish affairs against Russia and in
behalf of the Hungarans. The natural alliances of
France, in that case, would be England and Amer
lea and, without doubt the sympathy between
these three nations would exhibit itself in nantes
talons power, which, if united would be irress-
tibie. Their combined fleets would not leave a
oock-boat aAoat in any part OF the world, which
bore the flag Of any nation not friendly relations
with them.
We only trust that the news may be truly re-
ported, and that the French Government is on the
side where the French people naturally belong
that of liberalism and progress, against the ad-
vance and agressions of Cossack barbarism.