New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-09
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
I" Geology
By DR.. sOLGER.


On Wednesday evening DR. Soger delivered his second
lecture above in the small Chapel of the University
He began by observing that the latest news represented
the Russians defeated but several former occasions
their defeats eventuated In he had sympathy
with the Turks far themselves concerned. and
thought in abstract right they had not good claim %
Constan,inopie and European Turkey the Russians,
because the majority Of the population Christian and
Slavic and though he feared the Russians he feared az
much the European Governments, including Englasd and
France. In European Turkey there eleven and half
millions Of Greek Christians TO fourmionsof Mohamne
dams: the Christians have the examples of oeryia and
Greece 10 hberafe themselves from the Islam yoke
they not likely to favor Christian Russia their nearest and
most natural fTiend against the suan They have long
looked the Gar for aid and be has accepted the mis-
sion. The reforms granted by the Porte spoken Of
but governmental reforms never arrest nations decay
conquts. alone urging the masses can renew he glory OF
Turkey Whot is Turkey TO become II she pashrough her
present cs Either the majority Of Slavic Christians in
European Turkey win overthrow Mohammedan rule
yey unlikely the Turks VIII become Christians al int
gfel MomGmmedan Empire viii be establshcd-Yhch IS
not 10 DO desired; for the Mohsmmedan civilization
though has had its utility be useful again. and
therefore has No longer right TO existence Constantine
pie the historical capital Of Greek Chris.end0m Bat
Ia important point Of view the ssue is not between
Russia and Turkey bat between Russia and European
freedom ard in his view, the possession of Constantine
pie by the Gar would be great evil. Rnssias million Of
soldiers is email item among her material and Immoral
As Denmark protects Prusse tbs Baltic,
Greece protects Turkey The EuxiEe. RGssas naval
and military power these points forms her Strategic
position Her diplomatic position il sl stronger it was
explained in the first Lecture and Austria then
Turkey for the sake Of the corner Of her territory Dor
deDg Austria in word Russia stands in the diplomatic
position Of being abe To embrol any Of the European
Powers with another This she has used to gain many
cessons il i dangerous than the strategic position.
Next in n0rGl position. she stands forth Is the great
champion Of legitimacy this opens to her way into the
councils 81 al mousrhcal governments a. against their
people There remains fourth-her National position;
IN she has the ads an,age OF blood relationship with
not only the majority Of the inhabitants Of European
Turkey bat also with many Of those Of the Austrian
tons, Of Bohemia Crotis, Northern Hungary, Slesia
the interior Of Prussia and sgx0ny Now the best
hGrrieT against Russia the Poles and Hnngarans
The Poles are Of the Slavic race; but being early
converted 10 Catholicism, have ever since been Ei0ent
crmity With Russia During the revolution OF a. the
Poles saw their postiCn-ther liberty depended on the
destruction Of the Austrian and Prsisn Empires fo-then
they could rnie raise successful instruction in Rus
s,an Polnrd None OF these Empires could be injured
without tiecrg the other But theoretical views Of the
Ereifh Constitution took up mems minds, and then the
res oniion lost. because each Of these dynsstie
csfatsl menis then 10 BE- nation with is Esng
pant Il The constitutional balance Thus il treason for
The PGs Of Prussia to seek their liberty in the fall OF the
Prufsin kingdom and 80 the Prussians hunted them