Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-19
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i at las, to the ultima ratio REGAIN. In OBJ
ihons on che relations existing between those
yers. w have heretofore expressed the eonyie-
ION tha. they would ultimately be submitted to
the arb;trament Of the sword. Such denoue-
mont has appeared To Us almost inevitable Aud
whilst the l4esent rumer Of a declaration Of VAR
and oi coli sion on the Danube may prove TO be
incorrect, Maze similar remor- from that quar-
ter, ne are persuaded that il VIII he so only in re
speet toiima.
Whom we regard all the circumstances of the
Oriental dspote-its inception and progress, not
fer the'last tan months only but from the rcYer-e~
Of Peter tie 6reat on the Prnth. aud tho amb-
tons designs Of the fiery Munich, down Ia the
present tnae,& when We look to ihe national elar
actcrs. policy, distinguishing purposes and rcla-
tive power Of the hostile governments, compro-
mise Of existing ISSUES, short of conflict of anus.
appears altogether an iaprebobiitY. It is tree
that very aeighty considerations have been mon
toned and rcicd on as operating in favor If an
adjustment Among thomas the mast potcnf,has
been presented modern a powerful element
but an element which. Influential "a. II Is in the
West unfortunately does not materially eNi-t
among peopleaf the East. Nenudo to the in
terests of ira l. unl Of commerce, which nov con
trul and direct the action-ef tho Cabinets Of west
ern Europe as powerfully as century ago would
have done The assurance o5 Inc conquest Of
kingdom.
Tho prices Of stocks and the fluctuations ON
Change permeate through every ether interest Of
the Western Power.. A. these are eoutroJIed,-o
are controlled the sources II hrend to millions
through the Prince merchant aud manufacturer 10
the retail merchant the operative aud the blouse
man. Hence tn auzety e'ince3 lay i'rnnce aud
Enelandeyen u- would appear, al The cost al in.
famous teuporisng with Turkey. 10 preserve the
peace of Eastern Europe. uu3 hencetbeu di-pa-
siton now to get mt Of the nny when tbcir in
teryention for nd usmout ha. failed. bat thoeo
are considerations, a. We hive said. which weigh
but little in Russia and still less in Turkey. In the
complicated and comprehensive working of the
mechanism of stocks aud credit systems, the
MASSES Of their people are comparatively oniuit..
ated Their transactions are more direct
The rates Of funds IN the Paris Boar-e aud the
London Exchange, which may bc t,lf in the
operations Of an Arkansas ldmtor effect hot
few Of them with either profit OF loss But on
the other hand ply seal conquest ia thu last Is
the known purpose aud policy OF ltuseju, aud in
veteratc national antpothy 10 the christian ag
gressors OF the Northis al acknowledged ehaac=
teristic of the fanatic and defiant Turk. Ii Is "A
cherished object Of the successor Of Peter the
Great to accomplish his daring scheme Of Rus
sian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Peter found an Empire
which had no communication with the eroat DO
SONS of commerce bat through Archangel; M.
successor is 1T present muster Of the Baltic, the
Caspian and Euxinc sens. For more Than ID cen
fury it is known 10 have been the deibeute md
ayowed aim OF Russia 10 command1he Aceeanal-
and have uninterrupted communication iththe
Mediterranean sen. This would give her The
best outlet for her commerce, aud the command
of the richest trade of southern aud Eastern
Europe.
Now what are the probabilities that Nicholas,
fully imbuod with the -prit ef tia house of Ro#
manow when SO much has alreudy been done to-
wards approaching them. viii ,ield Ia the feeble
threats OF Turkey the IRON hold he has upon the
Bosphorus aud the Aegcunl VIII thu interest
of his commerce, which would suffer by nwar.rc-
strain him Ne can draw no such Inference
from his disregard of the movements Of the In
glish and Freneh fleets during The last summer.
And moreover, since the opening Of the Diff
Guilty last winter he Inns takonao step backward.
An Interior purpose something heyeud thot eN-
pressed, has been apparent in all h- movements
towards Turkey, Tho demands with which the
difficulty first opened were of character which
forbade expectation thai they would mee with ne
quescruce They were Indignantly rejected
England aud France anchored their fleets iu
Bisika Bay to give greater force Ia the reioctou;
bus we find Ras@ia moving onward "a, dclb,ratc-
ly as though shose fleets had been riding At
Boulognc and southampton. She Ind threaten
ed AN armed occupation of ia, Turkish Prinei-
palties, provided the ultima 'am vas not accept
ed aud She followed up lis rejection hv the pas
sage ot2J1.01l troops across tar rruthT The mi-t-
ling Of English and French CANNON at the Durda-
nees was utterly disroearlel,and uow,siuee those
powers have fithlessly deserted thor ally and
left her to battle against her mighty adversary
alone, and when Busssia in defiance Of their uni
ted threats holds possession of two of the long
coveted and richest and faircst provinces of the
Turkish Empire when she holds them too be
yond the power Of any probable possible al
lance n -pas-c>s her,--we are at II los to
ooniecfue amy plausible ground on which to
base presumption ef peacaho aud voluntary
rendition ei them or her. That Turkey will not
peaeeahly acquiesce in the status quo Of tho. @
provinces, is equally improbable; aud hence we
only anticipate, earlier later, that result Of
which the telegraph has already brought Us Il re-
port But Of this we shall probably receive a
further account in dispatches before our paper
goes to press