New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-11
THE EUROPEAN WAR QUESTION.

Our correspondence and journals by the Atlantic add
not much to our information with regard to the great
question OF peace war in Europe. The believers in
tace seem TO place some reliance the fact that up
10 the 18th ult there had been no movement Of the
Russian forces for the occupation of MOldaya and
Waacbia but they forget that the last uti natum
not rejected by the Porte until the 10th and that the
consequent march Of the Russians could scarcely be
commenced before the 25th As there is doubt that
the occupation had been ordered to follow the relec-
ton Of the ultimatum we must expect to hear by
the next steamer that the Russians have crossed the
Pruth and the Danube.
From Paris there is unofficial report that Louis Ma
poeon has agreed the English view of the case, and
when the occupation of the Prncpaltes takes place,
will not insist on regarding IL as declaration OF war
Whether this be- true or only stock obbers invention,
public confidence in the preservation of peace appeared
rather stronger at Paris and London when the Atlantic
sailed than it Lad becnpreyiousy. Sill mercantile OPP
erations we're proceeding with extreme caution and
in the commercial world there evidently nothing like
frm assurance on the subject For though in the u
matum sent from St Petersburg 10 Constantinople
Count Nesselrode who now for the first time appears in
the negotiations with the Porte declares that the Rus
sion troops will enter the territories of Turkey 70
"cessons which he has refused to grant by
"way Of an smicable UNDERSTANDING" it is hardly
rossbe for one who has studied the whole progress Of
the affair from MeDchikoa7s debut at Constantinople
10 Count Nesssrodes circular TO doubt that the Car
means 10 make war and thar his obect is the desruc
ton Of Turkey In fact the utimatum expressly SAYS
that i, is in consequce Of Lis soctude for the pre-
seryation of the Ottoman Empire that the Emperor
once more urges the Sultans Government TO reflect
"on the disastrous consequences Of its refusal -
clearly sgnh ing that for the Porte to persist in the
refusal would result in the downfall OF the MIslem
power In view of these facts, We may be assured tina
the recent decree of the Sultan emsncpatng his Chris.
tan subjects and guaranteeing 10 them all the Greeks
il cusyey all that Russs asked for the Greeks alone
viii not be accepted as satisfactory by the Emperor
but that he will continue demand an act of the ma
ture of treaty with himself giving him the right to
interfere as he may choose in the internal affairs of
Turkey Up to the present hour there is nothing in
the public Of Russia TO indicate the slightest dis
position to yield anything in regard to this question.
VIA may be brought about BY the efforts Of Austria
toward mediation remains TO be but very much is
not TO be expected
When we consider the interest Of France and En
gland in the preservation Of the Turkish Empire as it
is it seems unlk ely that they should consent 70 the
occupation of the Prncpalties by Russia. And they
DO consent, what then VIII they then advise the
Porte to grsnt the very demands which they have a
alorg advised it TO reject or will Russia abandon
hose demands ~ the very moment that she y,torousy
takes possession OF the PrinciPaities Neither of
these is probable.
But it is useless to speculate the chances of such
an imbrcsuO. Only, as general war lies clearly among
these chances, we may appropriately inquire what
would be its effect upon this country. No doubt
that, as first, il would be disastrous, especially TO
enterprises Of a speculative nature IL would AZ
rest our impetuous career in the contracting Of
debts abroad and would at first produce sdereachns
ard disastrous pressure On our money market. Such
would be the immediate effect, but ultimately the United
States would be benefited. The disasters of the be-
ginning would result in the establishment Of tariff
which would at last raise American industry and GEN.
merce out of colonial dependence on England by the