Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-08
From the Ohio Statesman.
Shall the World Become COssack..

From the Ohio Statesman.
Shall the World become COssack.
Napoleon, in his exile at st. Helena, said that
within half century, Europe would become either
cossack OF republican. His great mind foresaw
the mighty power of the Northern Autocrat, n.ov-
ing over the plains and overtopping the mountains
of Europe and breaking down liberalism and pop |
ular sovereignty. His vision could see no limit
to that power save a great popular uprising, in
defiance of this wholesale absorption of the peo-
ple in the dinasties of God annointed absolutism,
and recreating the governments upon the repubh-
But Napoleon's foresight was confined to Eu-
rope alone. He did not dream of the immense
inroads which Russian diplomacy and arms have
made within a few years IN Asia. The most acute
diplomatsts in Europe are startled at the magni-
tude Of the Russian projects, and their near con-
summation. Turkey is virtually in the Russian
grasp. If England and America be not alive to
the matter, China will fall into the hands of the
Gear. This immense Empire is about to tumble
to pieces. Russia has been long lowering near
its borders, and will, unless restrained, seize the
gigantic prize. So, s-z2Sz< 5ia war;
The last N Y Herald, contains an article upon
this subject which presents, better than we can,
the recent movements of Russiai in Asia, and their
stupendous results: az ft la, .;,H.z * a 4
"Meanwhile, with less show but not less atcual
activity Russia had eyinced mastery skill in the
arrangements of her plans. While England was
strengthening her position on the south, Russia
resolved to eneroach upon Central Asia on the
north. Three points were chosen as vulnerable.
One was on the frontier separating Siberia from
China, near longitude ITO degrees. The second
was on the borders of the Sea of Aral. The third
was port in the northern Caspian To these
three points expeditions which set forth with the
ostensible purpose Of exploring, but which were
really small armies, had been despatched The
first was ready at moments warning to pour down
on Mongolia and the northern China provinces.-
The second had vessels and boats fully equipped
to ascend the rivers flowing into the sea of Aral,
and would march through Bokhara to Thbet, and
the Chinese border on the west; while the third
was ready to operate diversion by arresting the
progress of England in the Punjaub. Independ-
emily of these expeditions, larger military and
frontier than Russiaehad been able to muster in
1912. Difficult as it is to ascertain the real move
ments and intentions of the government of the
1 Gar these matters were well known to politi-
cians and their net results were anxiously looked
for. ei-e
The Chinese rebellion has changed the face
of affairs. With the rapdity which usually char.
acterizes the Russian government, an envoy, with
extraordinary powers, was despatched to Pekin as
soon as the news reached St. Petersburgh. Al
our last accounts he was at Kiachta, on the Dor.
ders of the empire, where one of the "explorine
purties" we have mentioned are mustered. Mean
while the Emperor of China had acknowledged hi.
inability to cope with the insurgents, aud appealed
to this country, Great Britain and Russia for sue
cor. So far as we are concerned, the appeal wal
of course futile. England will take SO long t.
I make up her mind and despatch troops to thu
scene of action that the conflict will probably b.
$ over before she>has come to determinations
Russia is already the borders, asks for nothin.
: better than opportunity to interfere, and coul
e quell the insurrecton in few weeks. Oppose,
to such misera BILE foes as the Chinese, the well
: trained bands of Cossacks would be inyincbe
:, and the kingdom, tapped at Kiachta, would b
u overrun by the men of the north in a few weeks
'The mind looses itself in wonder when it il
: suffered to speculate such themes as the prob
u able results of Russian Intervention in China
: Forty thousand Cossacks-who could be taker
: from the standing army of Russia without being
missed-would not only restore the Emperor ant
crush the rebels, but would retain the governmen
in spite of all the Chinese in the empire. Thei
arrival in Pekin would be tantamount to the con
quest of China Russia would thus come int
possession of province containing about ont
half the whole population of the globe. Vast al
are the Eastern possessions of England they
would sink into the dimensions of petty colony
when compared with the Russian province o.
China. Added to his present domnions, the Czal
would find himself the sovereign of more than hal
; the habitable earth; foe that could cope singly
on equal terms, with all the other nations Of the
world"
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