Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.

Messrs GALES & SEAToN In this war-loving
world the present epoch is remarkable giving an
unusually long pause to this fayorite human sport
But the lovers of war may be comforted Evidently
the calm is now troubled. Distant hoarse sounds
are heard in which be distinguished the angry tones
of the GOTH Hun, Cossack, Frank Turk and other dis
cordan voices These premonions ought not to be dis
regarded They have their meaning dark as it may be-
The of history, if it does not by its data give
calculate the recurring phenomena of the poll
teal world with astronomical precision, assures us OF
the certainty that existing peace must be followed oy
1t is time only which distinguishes the cases In
former ages have human affairs been SO complicated
Within last century and half and the extremes OF
the civilized and christian world great Powers have
risen. The one is commanding Power IN North Ap'e
rca extending its domain from the Atlantic on the easy
to the Pacific the west, embracing three millions OF
square miles and on that space already sustaining TWEEN
ty-three millions of inhabitants with an ascertaned
ratio of of onethrd in every decade Of years
Russia on the other eastern extreme, is not IN any
new Power; but with the nucleus OF great ma
ion though in barbarous state she sumoered anu
reused by one Of those men who make epocha IL the
history of nations Peter the Great however has re-
ceived undue credit for the awakening OF RUSSIAN evil
cation That great phase in human power is due rather
to house of Remanzov thar to any Of its individual
monarchs which it has produced.
Let the be whatever they were the two Powers
have now the residue of the Christian world beEeen
Them the apprehensons of other nations Rus
sia extensive empire, though in barbarous condition
before the birth of Peter the Great has since sweed and
expanded and now in the middle of the nineteenth
tury extends its power the most part of Northern
Europe and Asia and into Northwestern North America
and is in extent of territory, the largest on earth
Those two great Powers, politically as regards other
nations have more in than is usually supposed,
will is
they essentially differ from each other in every attribute
of nationality history laws language government, and
manners There is, however, in respect strong
sembance Each is situated in regard to foreign
have great power of annoyance if disposed to
use it. while no external danger seriously
either except its enemy exist in its own bosom
Applied to the United States safety from great danger
either domestic foreign, is well provided for while
he other sde Russia made up of vast fragments from
Europe and ASIA dssonant in organic properties as
hey coul be made by difference of language, habits of
fe and grades civilization have proven beyond easy
contradiction her ability to await meet resist and tri-
umph over the most formidable dangers.
Leaving out of view speculative theory, and in
ancy placing the worlds map unfolded before us,
what field does it display We nvoluntariy exclaim
What futurity is here concealed but ready to be
displayed with all its realities y The element is in
very large scale; it is concoctng; and the
longer the delay the violent the explosion Such
have already been the perfected improvements in nayiga
ton that we may regard seas and
straits and therefore regard armies movable machines
to any point where required Thus the United States of
North America on one extreme and Asiatic Russia on
the other are one military theatre. On this great
field Of action we promised amongst the giadatoral
operations show which power short Of inspiration
could have foreseen.
Auy person of even moderate historical reading must
know that the Turkish Empire in Europe and Western
Asia occupies the primitive seats of Christianity very
instructive volume might be written, and ought to be
written and published detailing the facts which have
tended place from to twelve millions Of Christians
under MahOmetan rule and changed the first Christian
Empire both in Asia aud Europe the 0tomas Empire,
and enlisted large part Chiatie Europe Under the
The question may be asked, How did the Turks
obtain dominion the primitive Of Christianity
both in Europe and Asia, and twelve fifteen mil
lions Of Christians? few historical notes will be the
best answer.
At the advent Mahometanism the Christians were d
vded into hostile sects and worse nationally
Latin and Greek churches, with the most ehbttered
and rreconclable hatred. In regard superstition and
fanaticism, there nothing to choose between Latin
and Greek Greek gave title TO the age by saying he
would the turban Of the Turk than the Popes
tiara the steeple Of st. Sophia.
1894 (A.D First Turkish Empire within the Christian
world was founded at Iconium, in Lesser Asia, by
Sultan orchan.
299 Gilman removed the Of his empire Prusa
in Bthynia.
1885, Sultan 0rchau the first who assumed the title
OF Sultan fixed Prusa as his capital; defeated the
Greek emperor Andronicus took Nicomedia 1927
and Nicea 1888 In 1859 Solyman, Of 0rchan
made the first ncurson Of the Turks into Europe and
took Gallippol and laid the foundation Of the Turk
sh Empire in Europe. 0rchan formed and estab-
lshed the corps of Janzaries, which re-
gulary organized in the subsequent regns, and
tnued for the two centuries the most formida-
bic infantry in the world at that period
1860 Amurath L. removed the seat Of his empire from
Prusa to Adrianope.
1889. Bajazet Qdcrm, the Thunderer) in 1898 de-
feated sig,smund, King Of Hungary, in Bulgaria,
but himself in 400 defeated by Tamerane at
Angora, in Galatia, and died in captivity.
420. Amurath H. took Thessalouica in 1444 Mt Varna,
in Bulgaria, defeated the Poles and Hungarians and
among the slain Ladsaus, king Of Poland and
Hungary.
453. On the 29;h Of May Consantinope was taken BY
storm. and the primitive Christian capital became
that Of the Turkish srltans and remains such The
Turks in 1896 repused at Belgrade by Hun
made The whole Morea WIS however, overrun in
1853; Trebisond fell in liUl, Lesbos in 1862, Cara
mania l1G4, Nccropont l470, Albania 1900 Itnly
was invaded in l40o and, though no permanent con
quest made by the Turks in that country, the
people of IL kept in constant terror for rsore
two centuries.