The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-19


ston Fargos express packages, caught fire yester
dsy morning between Cleveland and Columbus
Ohio. The mail was entirely destroyed, but por
ton Of the express freight was saved.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Two
men, one named William Mulholland alias bii'y bot
lie, was acquitted of the homicide Of the infant
daughter of Mary Anne Stephens, aud the other,
John H. Holt, was ais, acquitted OF the mansisnsn-
ter Of Wallace Parker, whom ne killed IN seiIde'
fence in an ARRAY in one OF the Water street dance
houses some time ago. In the latter case theJury
found verdict Of "justifable homicide"
The letter of Mr.. John L. O'Sulliyan viii IN we
publish to day in reply TO certain illusions in the
late communication Of Mr.. c. Edwards Lester to Sc
cretary Marcy, We trust viii be read by all parties
concerned and that it will be perfectly satisfactory
to Mr.. Cushing. OF the present plans Of the Order
Of the Lone Star we have no information .
The American Christian Bible Society commenced
its annual convention at Cincinnati yesterday The
venerable Alexander Campbell is one of the dele
gates.
The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, is now due,
with three days later news.
Position OF Great Britain IN the Turkish
Question-Fate OF Turkey.
We must be cautious lest incorrect impress
sions on the subject of the present position OF
Turkey be suffered to go abroad. Much misap-
prehension exists on the point in England. A
large portion OF the press seems to regard the
Aberdeen ministry and the Times as the friends
and supporters OF Russia; and our contemporary
and the Cabinet are accordingly denounced for
their supposed affinity with the great Northern
despot. in language of unmeasured severity.
All this is sheer nonsense. Neither Lord Aber-
deem nor the Times have any livelier affection
for the Gear now than they had some months
ago. when he was threatened with war. Moth
ing that Nicholas has since done has operated
to change their views on this subject. Nor has
any event occurred since the first crossing of
the Pruth which could justify any material
modification Of the apprehensions which Eng
land then felt. Both she and France still re-
gard Russia as their natural foe in the East
England still sees him spreading his power over
his Eastern boundary, and gradually approach
ing nearer and nearer to the confines Of her
Asatic empire. She still realizes the paramount
Importance Of preserving the control Of the
route to the East in her own hands. She is still
as thoroughly convinced as ever that without
breakwater in the southeast of Europe, the tide
Of Russian power will soon sweep away all the
existing boundaries of Asiatc nations, and that
the empire it has cost her two centuries. so
many brave men, and so much expense to build
up, will be shattered in a single campaign. This
is her earnest her only concern in interfering in
the Turko-Russian quarrel.
Yet she will not stir hand or foot to save
Turkey. The reason is simple. Turkey is a
decayed effete power, without vitality enough
to last another century even in the midst of
peace and tranquility. Her religion is hostile
to the development of a nations energies Her
manners and customs are obsolete. Fear and
weakness alone restrain her natural tendencies
towards the persecution Of the Christians. Her
form of government is bad; her institutions rot
ten; the public feeling of her people base and
depraved
Now, were England and France boldly to es-
pouse the cause Of this power against Russia
were they to place the matter in its most favor
able aspect to check and prevent altogether,
by their menacing attitude, the accomplishment
OF the Russian designs. what prospect is there
that they would attain the only end they care
about securing-the erection of breakwater
against Russia in the Southeast of Europe
Why. Turkey would require similar interven-
tions on her behalf on every case of emergency.
Use she could be none; if she could not save
the Principalities in 1853 she would not be
likely to save Egypt in 1856. What would
Great Britain have gained?
She would have undertaken the support of a
miserable kingdom, which, even with all the
powerful aid of the Western Powers, would fall
to pieces from sheer rottenness in the course
OF few years and over whose corpse Russia
would advance with whetted appetite and
sharpened ambition, to Egypt, Arabia, Persia,
and finally Hindostan.
No such short sighted policy was hers. To
make Turkey worth defending, she must be able
to defend herself Accordingly, England and
France are giving her an opportunity of show
ing what she can do, and of what service she
might hereafter be to Great Britain, in the event
of an attempt on the part of Russia to invade
Egypt or Persia
The result can hardly be doubtful. Should
fortune, however, by some unaccountable turn
Of its wheel, favor Turkey-should the Russians
be worsted in one or two confcts--should the
Turks contrive, by courage and skill, not to
drive the foe out of the Principalites, but only
tohold that which they can now call their own
there can be no earthly reason for doubling
that England and France would forthwith
enter into solemn alliance defensive and Often
sive with the Porte. The Sultan might then
safely rely on the firm friendship and material
assistance Of the Western Powers; for such
bond would be clearly as much for their inter-
est as for his. On the other hand-and this is
obviously the most probable issue of the diff
culty--should Russia succeed in her ambitious
designs, cross the Danube, as she crossed the
Pruth, and pour her legions over the plains
which lie to the north Of Constantinople it is
puuallv obyious that Mother ENGLAND nor