Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13
SHALL THE WORLD BECOME Co.'S
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Napoleon, in his exile at ST. Helena, said that
within half century, Europe would become
either Cossack or republican, His great mind
foresaw the mighty power Of the Northern Au-
tocrat, moving over the plains and overtopping
the mountains of Europe and breaking down
liberalism and popular sovereignty. His vision
could see no limit to that power save great
popular uprising, in defiance of this wholesale
absorption of the people in the dynasties of
Gods annointed absolutsm, and re.creating the
governments upon the republican basis.
But Napoleons foresight was confined to Eu-
rope alone. He did not dream of the immense
inroads which Russian diplomacy and arms have
made within few years in Asia. The most
acute diplomatists in Europe are startled at the
magnitude Of the Russian projects, and their
near consummaion. Turkey is virtually in the
Russian grasp. IfEngland and America be not
alive to the matter, China will fall into the
hands Of The Car. 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.
The last N. Y. Herald contains an article up
on this subject which presents, better than we
can, the recent movements Of Russia in Asia,
and their stupendous results:
Meanwhile, with less show but not less act
ual activity, Russia had evinced a mastery skill
in the arrangement of her plans. While Eng
land was strengthening her position on the
south, Russia resolved to encroach upon Cen
tral Asia on the north. Three points were cho-
sen rs valuable. One was on the frontier sep
arating Siberia from China, near longitude / 10
degrees. The second was on the borders of the
Sea Of Ara The third was port in the nor
thern waters of the Caspian. TO these three
points, expeditions which set forth with the es-
timable purpose of exploring, but which were
really small armies, had been despatched. The
first was ready at a moments warning to pour
down on Mongolia and the northern Chinese
provinces. The second had vessels and boats
fully equipped to ascend the rivers flowing into
the Sea of Aral, and would march through Box
hara to Thibet, and the Chinese border on the
west; while the third was ready to operate a
diversion by arresting the progress of England
in the Punjumb. independently of these ex-
petitions, larger military and naval force had
been assembled on the home frontier than Rus
sia was able to muster in 1872 Difficult as il
is to ascertain the real movements and intention
of the government of the Gar, these matters
were well known to politicians, and their net re.
suits were anxously looked for
of affairs. With the rapdty which usually
characterizes the Russian Government, an en-.
voy, with extraordinary powers, was despatch.
ed TO Pekn as soon as the news reached St
Petersburg At our last accounts he was n,
Kiachta, on the borders of the empire, where
one of the exploring parties" we have mention
ed are mustered. Meanwhile the Emperor o
China had acknowledged his inability to cope
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try, Great Britain and Russia for succor. Sc
far as we are concerned, the appeal was of course
futile. England will take so long to make uT
her mind and despatch troops to the scene o
action that the conflict will probably be over be-
fore she has come to determination Russia
is already on the borders and asks for nothing
better than an opportunity to interfere, anC
could quel the nsurrection in few weeks
Opposed to such miserable foes as the Chinese
the well trained bands of Cossacks would be in
vincible, and the kingdom tapped at Kiachta
would be overrun by the men Of the north in q
few weeks.
"The mind loses itself in wonder when it is
suffered to speculate on such themes as the
probable results Of Russian Intervention in Chi
ma. Forty thousand Cossacks-who could be
taken from the standing army of Russia with
out being missed-would not only restore the
Emperor and crush the rebels, but would retain
tae government and the country in their hands
IN spite of all the Chinese in the empire. Their
arrival at Pekin would be tantamount to the
conquest of China. Russia would thus come
into possession of province containing about
one half the population of the globe. Vast a.
are the Eastern possessions of England, they
would sink into the dimensions of petty colo
ny when compared with the Russian province
OF China. Added to his, present dominions the
Car would find himself the sovereign Of more
than half the habitable earth; foe that could
cope sngly on equal terms, with all the nations
of the world