Butte record., 1853-11-26
WAR IN EUROPE.


Such result would be startling to the Lon
don Change and French Bourse, but could
only reach the nerves Of our occident world
in the hopes which might glimmer through
the smoke of battles, for the advancement OF
human hberty-or the fear that this bloody
contest among tyrants will only more secure
ly enslave the people.
If a general war in Europe is to grow out
Of the present difficulty; it will be traced to
the question of political franchise to the Chris
tan subjects of Russia, occupying the north
ern principalties of Turkey. Turkey propo-
ses to award an enlarged liberty TO all Chris
tians within her dominion. The Gar says, by
previous stipulations. my subjects, residing in
your dominion, are to be subject to my will
you cannot set them free The Gar, to pre-
vent such an encroachment, occupies with his
southern army the principalties embracing
the northern neck OF the Turkish territory.
At the last advices, he had established his
winter quarters at Bucharest, not far inland,
on the north side of the Danube
The occupancy Of these principalitics by the
Emperor Nicholas was premature Turkey
was willing to exempt the Russian Christians
within the Turkish dominion from the objec-
tionable liberty so offensive to the Gar. In
deed, this concession was prompt on the part
of the weaker Power, and was accompanied
w'tl request to Russia to remove her troops
from the principalities. The troops remained.
Turkey declares this casus 6eiH. A conyen-
tion is called, in which Austria betruys her
treachery by a dishonest partiallity for Rus
sia Nicholas holds them all to his own con-
struction of the literal meaning of the first
ordinance respecting the Christians in Tur-
key. The Sultan becomes exasperated. Prom
ises are held out to him of aid from the West.
He grows bold in hope of ready suecor from
England and France. War is not declared,
but is strongly recommended by the Sultan to
the Grand National Council assembled al Con
stantinople.
The Principalities in disbute environ the cast
and northeast Of Hungary, and command the
mouth of the Danube. That river penetratcs
the heart Of Austria, and guards the Hunga-
rian trade to the Black Sea. Russia, some
times called the Polar Bear, is the greatest
physical Power among civilized nations; yet
she is, in manner, shut up in her northern
regions. Every outlet at the south is stride
of power, and every encroachment upon Tur-
key is a terror to the equilibrium men III the
cabinets of decaying England and recuperatei
France. The Autocrat loves power. He is
the greatest monarch of modern times His
intellect is superior to that ofhis cotemporary
sovereigns He has worn despots crown so
long that the servile fears Of his subjects has
been resolved into the love of soldier for his
conquering general. Such a monarch, who
has an Unsuitable thirst for military spcndor
and warlike achievement, is indeed to be
dreaded by the weaker Powers. Turkey is
decayed realm. The Crescent, the Scimetar,
the Harem, the Mosque, have stood like mo-
tionless statuary whilst Christian Europe has
been progressing around them. Turkey can,
when driven to desperation, inspire her mos
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allah with furious courage yet her power
is an empty bubble when compared with the
inexbaustible divisions and giant batteries of
her northern neighbor.
The London writers say that the news from
Constantinople of threatened hostility brought
her Ma iesty's Ministers and all heads OF Blu
reaus as well as all the leading talent in the
State which the emergency could command,
to a solemn conclave the results of which are
left to conjecture, at lest on this side of the
water. A conference embracing the Empe-
ror of Russia, the King of Prussia and the
Emperor of Austria, met at Olr utz, with the
genius Of Nesselrode, and the tried diplomacy
of Sehauenstein at hand, has sent forth a tone
of pacifcation and a promise of honorable
peace.
During these stirring scenes a council has
also been held at Warsaw with unimportant
cial messengers with private dispatches stimuli
taneously to st. Petersburg, The supply of
wheat from the Danube is short The Rus
slams have obstructed the navigation of that
river This makes Odessa an the Baltic--her
own port the chief outlet of bread for Western
Europe, particularly Great Britain. These
embarrassments will open a demand for
American bread beyond former precedents
The money market in Europe is trembling in
its vibrations between its rises to day and its
depressions of yesterday. Consols look up and
down with each telegraphic despatch from
Constantinople.
From these effects of rumors of war let us
see, one moment, what will be the consequence
of war. England is committed to interfer-
ence, not only from her ancient habit of med
ding in foreign affairs. but now more thorough
settled dread of the growing power Of her
superior rival, the Russian Empire.
She will seek to occupy Hungary, with Kos
suth TO take command of the insurgent Hun
garians, France will give liberty to Italy.
Lombardy and Piedmont will be eiuced to
rebellion. and after the people have been set
up and knocked down like nine pins till the
players are tired, then the generous crowns
will assemble by their representatives at a
convenient point and again adjust the equi
librium of powers. The great question of
human liberty is, will the people be benefited
by this melee' viii it not be better for the
people that the Autocrat should prevail: Why
not prefer the fulfilment of Napoleon's proph-
ecy, and let Europe be all Cossack' Then the
,rseevl4-ssill have oil the tvrapts heads on one