Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.

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The details of the Europa's news relieves our
suspense in relation to the existing difficulties
between Turkey and Russia, but leaves us in a
far more disagrceable state of mind. We are
mortified at the result. Turkey should be held
up for universal contempt. She has made an
unconditional surrender of all the Polish refugees.
This act upon the part of Turkey is cowardly and
contemptuous, in the highest degree. She now
has no claim to the respect of the nations of the
earth, and certainly with them she has lost her
influence and power. In considering the act of
Turkey, we are veXcd, but in contemplating the
result, we do not know whether our fear re-
greet predominates certain it is, that there is
much cause for both.
In specializing upon the result of the surrcn-
der we are naturally lead to contemplate the
brave and noble struggle through which the UNI
fortunate, but patriotic Iiungarans have just
passed. The sympathies of patriots are enlist
ed in their behalf, but it is too late for such to
indulge hope-they must give themselves up to
regret. 1t is indeed to be regretted thata nation
of patriots, who, in the hour of oppression,
and, in their feebleness, fought bravely in de-
fence of their rights should not only be defeat
ed, but hunted by band of serve dependents
upon despotc might, and tamely delivered up to
their tyranncal pursucrs by the abjcct and cow
ardy ruler whose protection they had sought
But this surrender is fraught with great political
results. Russia is already the most powerful
nation of the old world, and is daily growing
more despotlc with her people and more unreal
sonabe and overbearng in her demands upon
other nations; and we fear that the tame surrcn-
der of Turkey will further initiate Russia with the
idea of her strength and greatness, and her flu
ture course will be even more impudent than her
former. Russia is growing too mighty for ma
ton entertaining the principles upon which she
acts. The crowned heads of Europe are awake
to this fact, and have already manifested a spirit
ofrestlessness, arising evidently from mingled
jealousy and dread. They will not permit this
great power to peaceably augment its strength.
They will, no doubt seize hold of her first OBJ
jectonablc act as a favorable pretext for war
Seeing this disposition, we had hoped, in view
of the fact that France and England would pro-
badly engage, with Turkey, in resisting Russia,
that Turkey would assume a bold ground and re-
fuse compliance with the Russian demand
If such had have been the step of Turkey Russia
might have attempted to force surrender by a
resort to the force of arms. A procedure like
this upon the part of Russia would have furnished
Just ground for war, in which the enlightened
nations of the earth would have been opposed to
her in sympathy, at least, This opportunity,
has passed but it is not to be supposed that the
Jealous nations of the old world will permit Russia
to remain tranquil long; though it may be that
the Gar will have wisdom and prudence enough
to remain in contented enjoyment of his posses
sons, quietly augmenting his power, until the
nations who envious of his might, become
entanglcd in difficulties with themselves, or ac-
tually engaged in war. He will then be enabled
to G i've the balance of his power to one of the
conflicting parties, and thus succeed in reducing
to submission, if not in crushing, the defeated
nation. He may thus cheat the crowned heads
of the Eastern continent, until he accumulates
power enough to meet their combined attacks
with such a shock as to defeat their ends; and SO
reduce the opposition, which would have eff
tected his overthrow, as to render it only source
of annoyance or ii may be that he will far
augment his power successfully to resist their
assaults. tits by the pursuit of this course that
he has succeeded in annihilating Qor it is annihi
laton) the nationality of Hungary He has moi
been influenced by any peculiar interest, which
he feels in the prosperity of Austria, to aid IL
quelng the Hungarans. He entertained NOR,
selfish views.
Turkey has not only gone this far, but the same
humiliating act is about to be repeated with Aus
tria. Both Austria and Russia have presented ;
list of prescribed individuals. In that of Russia
is the name of Benz and twelve others; Austria
commences with the brave and noble kossuth
and is not contented until she includes thirty
others. Madame Kossuth has escaped from Hun
gary in the disguise of a mendicant and joined
her husband. We regret to learn that there is
plot for the destruction Of this truely great ant
! lofty man.