The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-25

suspenss, contradictory and uncertain
intelligence Notwithstanding the aid of the telegraph
compelled to wait day after day accurate
ledge of events which have undoubtedly occurred o this
side of the Danube and the information which actually
arrives by this the whole truth il lis the
truth at ALL We do however, in the present case
anticipate any decisive effects such neeats of tn
contest publish today, unless indeed they should
operate BY contsgon the other States Of Europe
presence of an Ottoman army in Little Waiachia NAV
kindle the combusble elements Hungarian
and thatin this respect the movements Of Omsr PAshs
may have been ciousy calculated We do not deny
the risk OF the contingency but hardly think that any
but professsd revoutonis could regard prospect
Turks may accomplish, though how they obtain any
successes properly called except the supposition
that Europe has long been hborng under prodigious
delusion, We cannot well see.
The assumption Of European governments has always
been that the Turks could resist the Russians in the
fed that the forces Of the Sultan Inevitably be
demolished by the forces of the Gear, and that
the consequences Of this struggle the vanquish
Europe, it became their d1ty to interfere-to pre-
Aent Collision, and ,mplish the desired end BY
other means But the contrary assumption this in
reference ridiculous, and armaments and confer
ences are nothing but monuments cf folly When
the Czar made upon the Sultan the Sultan
When Sultan refused the Car the
lanuban PrHcpalties, in order to him But II
by driving the Russians back again their terrific
res the dispute would have been terminated
il was begun, and Europe might have remained at
II short there Is any probability that Pasha
completely defeat Prince Gors hakof to bring the
Danuhian provinces again under the authority OF the
felves horously about the matter seeing that the
fre'umed result is exactly such they would DESIRE
1t will be said, perhaps that though the Turks may be
successful in their present eperatons they never
pect to resist the whole strength of the Russia empire
and that the forces therefore Of the Western powers are
Car But in this what Is the benefit to be derived
from advantages thus momentariy obt, ned? If the
success OF Omer Pasha only secure him in the pos
session of Waachia until the strength Of Russia Is
exsrted more ectuay to expe him again, and if the
respective positions the the Sultan are soon
to become what they at rst where is the utility of
contest which only be tantamount to agyrava-,
ton of the difficulty and prolopgaton OF the war2 II
the Porte indeed make head against Russia, the
statesmen of Europe will be relieved Of per-
plexty if not, the waachian campaign is a gratutous
the natural imoses of the Ottomans is enough
but if as is also to be anticipated it should cOmpcate
ultimately, the work of pacifcaton the indulgence will
We observe It earnestly maintained that the chances
Russia has greatly exaggerated aud tina. !, is far
from certain hat Prince Gortschalof or even Prince
armies Of the Sultan The of to day avors this
idea. certain that battle has been fought
and that the Turks ave at least not been defeated We
abstain from gng the results of experiment
at hand but ely all the lessons Of psrence, all
the pesumptions Of reason and all the proofs of CON
not be maintained 1t is true that do not
rately know what the Russian armies are, but
know that they were among the most powerful in
Europe forty years ago, and there is no reason to
suppose they have dsteriorated We know also
that when Turkey stronger and Russia weaker than
at present. the Russians superior to the Turksso
superior indeed that they commenced that very system
of upon Ottoman territories which
opposing at this present moment. Russia has robbed
Turkey OF the Cnea the provinces OF Kherson aad Bsss
arabia and the mouths of the Danube; although at ths
period of these conquess neither the domnons ha
Of the Cars what they have become since
We also know that nty five ago Russ ia advanced
far as AeTanope and we cannot forget that as iAtsy
tentae than the Emperor of all the Russias-wouh in
falbls have conquered the whole Ottoman empire
himssK If Europe bad not intsrpcssd to prevent him.
With such evidence before the word is difficult to be-
heve that Turkey can now prove match for Russia.
We at Some loss Indeed 10 understand what pur-
Iose be answered by gnifyng the of Tur
key, accusing of Russian productions all these who
appre sobeIy power the Car and
gions To 1t appears that such arguu directly
Gale culated to njnre the which they doubtless
intended to support is precisely Russia is
the interests of Europe engaged in opposing her progress
II she is not powerful her nab .on can be of little
quence ard may disregard her policy altogether Ii
the Emperor Nicholas and his only such
hav lately them represented and the any
to anticipate that Omer Pasha will visit the nruders
with eondien there s no ground for trou
bling Europe longer about the designs prospects of
Russa or for icing at such extraordinary pains to
prop up a ruin like the Ottoman empire, for fear
Of the Cars becoming still powerfully Of its
spos
Our belief s that the Russians could undoubtedly
maintain the possession of the Danubian prncp pstes
against all the efforts Of the Turks and it is this
count that think the material obstacles of Eu
ropean resistance should be oppoed to their progress
We oxe indeed apo gy the reader for dis
cushing such question it admitted any doubt but
Arguments Of singular character been founded
Omer Pashas passage of the Danube and the two
three naecsve which have taken place. that
II becomes desirable to place the sube:t in its true light
The TURKS have anly crossed the river, and they
have undoubtedly splayed certain spirit which
shall be better qualified to characterize when
it more severely tried We do expect that they will
ultimately be able to make head against the Russian
army of occupation but, il they should succeed
thus far they will merely have exhausted the strength
q
da,nne of their antagonist. For these reasons anti
cpate lasting the part OF Omer Pasha and
though entirely admit the immediate Justice OF the
Turkish opposed to the Russian, cannot but
lament that the whole question not left without this
pr0tless interude of to the management of those
who must ultimately be responsible for its issue.