Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-16
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A Enronenn War.

European War.
The last accounts from Europe intimate that war
between Turkey and Austria is imminent, Ii Is IN
necessary to say, to those familiar with European
poitics, that such war will inevitably involve The
whole Of Europe For fifty years il has been fa'
vorite scheme of Russia to weaken and hnally de-
stroy the power of Turkey, in order that she may
no longer be barrier TO Russian aggression and
tension in the East Great Britain has been equally
intent upon strengthening and sustaining the Sub
lime Porte, in order that1he Turkish Empire might
stand as 6ul~ark between the Car and her Indian
possessions.
Russia has endeavored by every means, to hurt
the interests Of Turkey. Crcassia was at one Pc
fiod profitable of trade to the cloth and
salt manufacturers of Conssntinople and Yanina.-
1t almost as much to cripple the of
Turkey, to embanass the bold warriors OF the
Caucasus, that Russia destroyed the towns and ba
zaars of Auapa and Sajsk -Kaeh; and that she has,
for twenty years at least, maintained the strictest
blockade of the Circassiah parts Of the Black Sea-
Russia instgaled and assisted Mehemet Ali TO rival
the Sultan in power; aud to threaten to divide the
MosIem sceptre with him. Ibrahim Pasha, the sou
of the Viceroy Of Egypt, was prevented from upset
ting the Sultan, only by the guns of Admiral Napier
and the other assistance Of Great Britain
Ii was Russia who instisaed the rebellion Of the
Montenegrins, and it Britain who urged the
most prompt and energetic for the suppress
sion Of that rebellion 1t is Russia who pushes Aus
tria forward to hector Turkey, and provoke her to
hostilities, and in such event, Great Britain, in
order TO maintain her darling idol of the Balance of
Power, must sustain Turkey If Louis Philippe
had reigned in France now, he would probably have
sought 10 mediate and keep peace; and Great Brit.
ain would have preferred such an issue to war. II
war had broken out, no one knows what would have
been his course.
If the Gar had acknowledged the ruffian who
now rules over France, 10 be legitimate mon
arch, he doubtless would have Joined Austria aud
Russia, in their crusade against Turkey, but, be-
ing treated as parUenu,by the naughty races of
Romanoff and Iiapsburg, he may throw his iofu-
ence into the scale against them, from revenge.
A war between Austria and Turkey must involve
Russia and Great Britain, aud probably France
and Russia, in its activities and consequences.
Of coure,we mean that the governments of those
countries will participate in this contest, for pow
er and influence abroad. The people will take
no interest in this quarrel, any further than TO
make the endorsements of their tyrants their
owR opportunities. When Austria and Russia
have their hands full, with Turkey and Johnny
Bull, the people will then rise, and the surges of
revolution will sweep from the Atlantic shores to
the banks of the Danube. This Turkish question
mayhem be discussed by exed kings while the ma
lions make one more grand effort to solve The prob
lem of human rights ami free government Who
knows what few months may bring forth from
this incpent quarrel between Austria and Turkey
1t seems as il the hour was drawing nigh for The
final struggle between despotism and the Europe
an democracy. The news from Europe will be
looked for with much interest, for some time 10
come, for events of the greatest moment may be
expected to uanspire on that continent, SO long
as the affairs of Eastern Europe are so complica-
ted as they appear TO be now.