Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-19

ROPE-THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA
TIE POSSIBILITY OFAEUROPEAN WAR.
We advert with reluctance to subject which threat
only add serious of dissension to the
numerous controversies and disputes now alctinp and
disracng Europe, but which has already occasioned
some GOODNESS between the British government and that
cabinet Of the North with which this time our es
pecia interest TO maintain amlcable relations. But the
manifest alarm Of the Turkish government and lis active
prepare for defence-the attitude of the British Am
bassador of Consantlnepe-he language attributed to
the last Communications Of the Brrh cahinet-and A
above all the recently assumed by the Emperor of
Russia himself, are facts calculated to give far more i'm
poantare to the present state Of the Eastern question
han has Of late been attached it, 1t must be acknow
edged that period since the revolution il February
has the aspect Of Eurooe been less pacific In Italy the
outbreak Of hoses is daily expected in Denmark
the arnistice expires next week. with no immediate in
dcaton that the preminares Of peace will be siqned
within that period at Frankfort the scheme of Ger
man empire has been revived by Welker in the form
most hostile 10 Austria in Hungary the war is carried
with doubtful success and without the assistance
Of dangerous and costly ally; Gaea conferences are
about 10 open between the Catholic powers with view
the restoration Of the Pope by the force of arms All
Europe is filled with and rumors of wars save that
by marvellous exception. which sill gives us hopes OF
peace the French nation have learned by their recent
msortunes the necessity Of adherng to that pacific and
polean practices in concert with this country We had
hoped, and have not yet ceased hope that the En-
peror of Russia clearly discerning the causes Of the
manifold disorders of these times, would steadily reserve
the influence IF his government and the resources of his
EMPIRE to Uphold and assist by lawful MEANS the res
turaon Of those principles of authority and uht which
have been 50 openly violated and that, without DISPLAY
ny any arbitrary intention of interfering in the internal
affairs of other countries he would hold hmsefin readi-
to combine with other stable governments wherever
justice and the peace of Europe might require snch pro-
lection. That temperate and digned pulley which the
Russian cabinet has hitherto pursued would naturally
insure fair and useful influence the affairs of the
Battle in the alliances Of Germany aud even less direct
ly, in the arrangements Of Southern Europe and but
such policy is wholly at variance with the prosecution
OF selfish and ambitions schemes IN the East. If we are
to hold that the Emperor Of Russia is capable of taking
advantage of the present distracted state of Europe
turn his sgal?st the Ottoman empire he has a
direct interest in aggravatlng the confusion which has
paralyzed the world He must be perfectly aware that
such undertaking would estange his government from
every cabinet which is interested in the maintenance Of
peace and the restoration Of Of order He would himself
become the accompllce Of revolution. completely as
Alexander became at Isit the accomplice Of Napoeon
in his worst projects. The conduct Of the Russian conrt
in these circumstances will determine whether it is GOV
erned by prncp pies by ambition-by frm adherence
the of authority INSCRIPTIONS pursuit of
traditional conquest.
Subsequently to the disturbance which occurred Ias
summer in the Mold Walacian provinces and to The
occupation Of the III provinces by the Russian and
Turkish troops the Russian Embassy Cunstantnople
was instructed urge the Pore accede to modi6ca
cation of the existing regulations for The nomination of
the Hospodars of those prncpaes. By the treaty If
Akemann, concluded in 1926, it stipulated that the
Hospodars should be nominated for seven wears and
might be deposed by the suzlrain the protecting now
es; BY the treaty Of Adranupe, signed three years later
- th.tt hn I.1 &
The Russians required for Of their own that The
Sultan should consent to revert TO the former conditions
of the treaty of Akermann. We shall not attempt to ex
anime the precise merits of such question; but certain
is that this demand was vigorously resisted by Sir
Stratford Canning and was thereupon rejected by the
Porte. The Turkish Ministers We're probably well a.
Of the danger Of this species Of sition to the
cabinet Of ST. Petersburg for they Instantly proceeded to
the whole frontier Of the Empire looking at the same
time to England and to France to support them in the
course which they had been induced adopt The En-
peror of Russia, the other hand has signed his ex
IRENE dlspeasure and irritation at the taken by
Turkey and her other allies to oppose his views on
Mudavia and Wallachia and has minated. in in
direct language, that The time he makes cam
paign The Balkan,it will terminate at Adrano>
pie.
Although we do 1T entertain very lofty opinion Of
The military resources of Turkey it would be an Error to
estimate them no higher than they durino the cam
pagns of 1923 and 1899 At that period the fleet Of rhe
Sultan had just been destroyed Navarino and Admiral
Gre'gh was complete master Of the Black Sea The re-
forms OF he Turkish army We're in their infancy and
Egypt contributed little 70 the defence Of the empire
A. the present time the Turkish arsenals will send on,
4O ships. of which 10 are three deckers the army
now in preparation amounts to 3000)0 men, of which
about half are rregnlas, who already their way
from the AsIaIc Pashaios 10 Consannope;'he revenue
Of the Ottoman empire has prodigiousy Increased since
the abolition Of minpolies in 1888; and there is every
suppose that Abbas Pasha hereditary ruler
Of Egypt, who has just received the nvesnre Con
sfaniinupe. would place the whole naval and military