Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-12-02
The WARM the East.

"a
actual commencement of hostities between Russia
and Turkey, those received by the Canada, leave no
doubt that such commencement has been made on a
scale, and under such circumstances as almost to
ensure protracted continuance of the same; for
this much is certain, that the main body of the Turk
ish troops upon the Danube. under the command of
Omar Pasha, has crossed that river, and gained
some temporary advantages the Russian forces;
and also. that the first collisions between the forces
of the belligerent armies their Asatie frontiers
have resulted favorably to the troops of the Sultan
The military pride-the prestige of irresistibility
now dear to the naughty Gar, would render him
unapproachable upon the bject of reconciliation
while smarting under check inflicted by power to
which he had attempted to dictate in the language
of conqueror to vassa and certainly it is hardly
to be supposed, that the fiery Moslem driven at last
to desperate resistance, burning under sense of
injuries and insults to be avenged would in the first
moment of triumph, be willing to make concessions
to the insolence of foiled invader which had been
refused to the medatory efforts Of protested friends
We may feel we'll assured that Russia will fight,
and keep fighting, until she may be enabled to ne
gotiate under circumstances more favorable to her
pride and future influence less perhaps, with the
vantages in the present contest than of asserting
her continued moral supremacy in the East of Eu-
rope Turkey having assumed the offensive, is
bound to persevere in it, since, to act otherwise,
would he to abandon the declared object of the cam
paign, and, indeed, of the whole war-namely the
expulsion Of the invading Russian forces from the
Turkish Territories of Wallachia and Moldavia 1t
is evident therefore, that serious and decisive
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because of the Russian failure so far; SINCE had the
reverses dangers of the Turkish Empire called for
the active interference of the other powers, Russia
might gracefully have conceded what now she can
not submit to without humiliation.
1t has been regarded from the first, as next to i'm
possb for any serious difficulty to occur between
Russia and Turkey without involving the other
powers of Europe; and the consciousness of this
fact pressing upon the minds Of ALL has given rise to
the very perseverng efforts of diplomacy to effect
peaceable solution of the pending difficulties. One
OF the points upon which the British Government
and people are essentially sensitive is the safety of
their immense possession in India to which they ap
prehend danger from the movements and influence
of Russia in Central Asia A jealousy of this infu-
in 1889 lead to the invasion from British In
da of Afghanistan, and the setting up of certain
Shah Soojah, British puppet as King in opposition
to Dost Mahommed, the existing Ruler, who was
suspected of Russian leanipgs. In 1871, Sir VIM,
McNaughten the British resident at Cabul, the
of Government was murdered, and British force of
some six thousand set upon by the Mountainous,
under Ackbar Khan, son of Dost Mahommed and
nearly all put to the sword In the ensuing year. an
other Anglo-Indian army forced the passes of the
Mountains separating India from Afghanistan, took
and demolished the chief fortresses of the country
and after releasing the few English prisoners in the
hands of the Afghans, quit the country leaving Dost
Mahomed and his in quiet possession of the au-
thoriy from which they had elected the British pup
pet Shah Soojah Of course the feeling among these
warlike Mountaineers, is far from friendly to their
dangerous neighbors, the British of India which
gives probability to the report of alliance having
been formed between the Car and Dost Mahommed
providing that the latter shall declare war against
the British in India: in Britain persists in sup
porting Turkey Russian army was to invade
Bokhari, in Independent Tartary, which is in the
direct route from the Russian possessions the
Caspian, towards Afghanistan, perhaps with view
of supporting the Afghan attack the British pos
sessions What the immediate result of these things
may be, is somewhat difficult to say but one thing
at least is certain, that they tend to widen thu
: breach, and increase the mutual jealousy between
: Russia and Britain. somewhat similar movemen
on the part of Russia in 1885, led to the British ex
S petition against Afghanistan In that year Rus
: sian column had pushed forward to Kiva some con
siderable distance to the South and East of the Cas-
3 plan Sea, in the direction of Hindostan, which
caused the British advance to Cabu for the purpos
" of counteracting the Russian efforts and influence
as it known that Russian agents had been bus,
preparing the way in advance of the troops. A
e that time the Russian advance stopped
OF course, it is known that hostilities have com
: menced equally in Asia as in Europe, where tn
" Turkish and Russian possessions coterminous-
Tifis being the capital of the Russian province O
e Georgia, and Ezeroum of the Turkish one of Arme
nia both regarded the keys of their respected
. provinces. Both of these provinces front tn
IT Black Sea. The advantages which the Turks ma
have there that the hardy mountaineers the
o. friends and recruit their armies, whereas the Rus
slams only hold military possession of the Caucaus
sian provinces, nominaly subject to them. In truth
It the real strength and vitality of the Turkish En-
pire is in Asia, and there are its native seats
J., strongholds Besides, the possession of the sea
!, which British alliance would give to Turkey
= would be very great advantage, perhaps decided
r one
y The State ConvcntIon-The Time O Holding it.
> We notice that several papers of the Democrat
Il party in North Carolina, recommending the hol
y ding of the State Convention for the nomination
: Governor, and for other purposes connected wit
the organization Of the party with reference to tn
10 ensuing campaign, at a very early day,-some a
/ early as January or February. Weagree with ther
in ho oh tO he halj .