Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-15
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY Is, 1858.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY

o'is TO ncnns ui arriving at any definite conclusn -
'cst adviccs Justify The belief That the Russian forces
crossed the Prulh and entered The Danuhan provinces
ana The whole procedure Of Russia wears the aspec, Of de-
elimination for war Al the same time the military prcpa
ia'ons 'oughou, Turkey The advance Of the British aud
FRENCH fleets 10 The Bosphous the popular enthusiasm ma
infested throughout The Ottoman domains indicate lha, I'M
cs'ue decision Of The Porte with general approba
!. '''h at home and sympathy abroad.
"hen both parties display equal willingness for h
sht II is dicu. discover any means OF arrcsting l
""hcnt explosion The only hope, apparently, lies in ht
'a nature Of the oscnsib!e demands of Russia and il
''e evident impossibity OF Turkey conredng The caims
which arc thus disguised without rcuouncing her position
as an independent State.
There indeed another element Of pence in this perpcxd
Controversy not directly connected with the question
on" certain 10 b. operative regulating all further develop
ehis o tn" difficulty Russia we'll the other anwes
involved is perfectly that hnw struck NJ Turkey
MS line is Tho commencement OF universal war through
"u Europe, the issue WHICH no man can tell Peace j.
al lh" Tine the great and interest Of all The leading
otts "i uroic-t0 some il is the sole and necessary
'"n o inc cohh"anct OF their present existence France
i' hsh expect advantages from general war provided
were wal oi OPINION; pui she IL mol prepared tVr it,
""ud II accord WIN me hca aud uiterior projects vi
Louis Napoleon 10 enter upon such undertaking at This
time Russia has little gain BY disturbance; her ,,ue no
hey is unqneslionahly the maintenance Of mastery mac
.lsy. Tie hour has yet sounded Tor the cnnrnence
men, Of her career ol cnnqurs she may lose much she
may postpone defeat the leading objects of her ambition
hy any premature violence She afford 10 wait lor Tar
Scy 10 drop like ripe apple into hands do
at some day very distant; and il would BE- madness 10
copadisc ether interests n the anxiety 10 realize al length
This hope so long entertained ard so long deferred
II iiyp rlv, ,I ,I, g.,
from the heart o Muscovy descended tho Borystrncs and
The EuXnc in the rude dug outs OF their savage
warfare and appeared in hostile array before Golden
Horn OF C0nslannoplc II is nearly thousand years
since the prophecy uttered that the Russians should
day be the Of the city Constan,incpe-
u the Ry2antium Empire. During thai long millennium the
prophecy has been believed and the ultimate hope of its
aizalion steadily entertained. ln the midst OF adversely
Of prosperity, from the days OF Ruk and Olga during the
domination Of the Golden Khan and The ncursons Of the
ncighnnrng Poles the credit Of the oracle has wancd
and the hope has faded from the hearts Of the Rus
SLAMS By slow stcps. rainplly protractcd through the
o. centuries the frontiers Of the Russian Empire ha
been advanced toward, Bosphorus The line Of the Dl
nb an! the mouths Of tha, river have been secured tic
defa Of The Cnncasas have been partly conquered partly
Invested 10 open the way to Hank movement int" THE A
:c Provinces u! Turkey and strong party, founded On
community OF religion and interest, and linked herself
BY naiincve ani hereditary opposition 20 Turkey has been
lyun,d - Russia in The bpsUn OF The Ottoman uInion.
hy the assumption u the pr0Iec"raIr OF the Christians, ana
the auogaci supremacy over The Greek Church. Such
s1Htccs Of inaencc Gs day gis" Russia the absolute
comAnd =" Turkey They have been carefully cherished
an slowly acquired they have al,cay been extended by
time nnd require only b. camc:.icd and consolidated by
patient perseverance, ana digeu application o al! ayln
h, In h.
r"y wholly foreign 10 The cau,:ou. sasacy o Russia
Sic Emacrnr Nicholas eEdaugcr this future tain:y bl
premature attempt 10 grasp the prize which has al
iead, crcn long and 30 patiently coveted.
Rut hcsd,s mp"Tilns the chances The eagerly d.
Qu.iinn p Cnnslannnlt and The Turkish govnccs th
Russian woni cniangsG and probably destroy entirely
the position assumed BY the Gar in The late ogtatirn &"
h nntnGnt the ehai high constable and keeper OF In
palcc This p2silun l. i more Importance 10 the dig
ny The ow"r anil he agsran!zcnlcn! o Russia, tlaa !h
immediate acquisition .: a Turkey even il II could BE- Suc
Ccssfuy absorbed woud by any rnsSihity airf 10 her
Throughout nearly the whole cf Europe certainly in ~
whole Of Eastern Europe Russia is power behad th
thrones sustaining and mcnacing al ir same time nu
ain. her Inucnce through the governments ana HE na
tons supporting thr former !nr the tne and ngraIlans
herself with The latter and thus preparing the way 10 profit by
any and all future contingencies and laying down the !"h
tiuns for ultimate ind absolute dominion over all wa
with Turkey w0ni destroy the present powerful enc!nt
nenlii il would disturb oil existing relations, and wont
throw allied and hostile powers into attitudes Of cihc: dubi
friendship oi open ammosity 10 herself 1t would re
eyc the revolutionary spirit pressure and coercion b
which hcy kept down; il would revive rehcli0Gs an
revolutions and comps d eta and would recall The hsrd.
oucted agitation which Ru-s, more titan any nhc pow
cr had Iabured 10 suppress.
mol per,aUs hnvc been encountered by
Russian war with Turkey if The latter power had hcen con
signed over without help counicannce, or sympathy 10 th
tender m, tcs Of Russian despotsm but it appears sn obvi
ccru that she aa France and England hvorih
her resistance the Muscovc demands, and even ansr
protect her from The nggressions oY "c sue
mcnaccd that hope Ike war may be aVeTted ny me poc
O. Kussi which is not prevented by either It's justice OF ge
necessity The interests Of all the great powers incindn
Russia herself are so clearly connected with the arrest
hosri!ities against Turkey that VIC cannot but nope Una
there will yet be no serious war. The circular oil Coun
Sesscrodc with all its ingenious assumption OF an air
cool determination md osenIaons 'obcarance may
merely preparation for The equally agTant assuhP"o
of excessive m0Gcra on on hG hrs laV"aoc "''o''u"
Russia strong enough stable enough and acute eno"s
no able IA ronceLc the points in dispute and withdraw iron
the controversy, with pretended resafu lot ' Pcuo'
Europe and 10 profit by the skuI and only apparent hum
ation And after she has taken this course sue may c'J
by intrigue deception show o violence the weakness
If Turkey int, concession OF nearly all her Gehahus
wh,n exhibited in less offensive light, or when presse'
without The opposition Of England and France.
Turkey is doomed yici,n-but she may escape ms 'l
and Notwithstanding the menacng aspect oil the haser'
question: We think that escape from the present CON
nl,cated difficulty will be discovered in good me ana VI
kew will revive honor, sink again "hen he ao"na'
will be least apprehcnded.
/ the BOARD OF PUBLIC WORkS.-"e nndeEsian
,h,t This bodv adjourned Tuesday afternoon last alter
,,orous session Of seven days They "" meet again o
the frs, Monday in August next
All communications intended Tor them should he addrrss'
"a The "Boari of Public Works, az TO their Secretary,
Richmond
our contemporaries Of the press will serve their irar=
Giving publicity the foregoing.
| p1isINEss AT WASHINGTON.-I is TACT vel
:.-n nd admitted al Washington, that TIC business 10 I
cc d Inc Auditor Of Postcfice Department vas il
and involved 10 much CONFUSION on the accession
,ho n,csrnt administration Wha, its condition nov Is
v he inferred from the following extract q e''ef fo
, ,l,imorc Suns correspondent dated the ~ June
gv ,np 2Ulh June ten days before The expiration 81 l
mi