The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-25
The NeMa from EurOpe

The news brought by the Humboldt and Niagara I'M
doubleday presents aspect more watlke than that 81
any previous arrival The gathering Of the Russian
armies in great force toward the northern provinces OF
Turkey-the mission Of a special courier by the En-
peror TO fix early day within which his demands
be complied with by The Porte-the prodigous mil.
i,nry preparations SET foot in Turkey and Egypt 10
counterac these hostile denons,raiions-b eimuItane-
advance Of the Mediterranean fleets both OF England
and France to the OF action followed up by the
unusual and unexpected order OF the British channel
fleet into the Mediterranean, TO be within striking
distance in any emergency all these prove
beyond doubt that in the judgment of the leading cabi.
nets Of Europe war may al any moment be expected.
VIVA, real hope Of peace there is rests upon The join,
action OF England and France, arising on, OF common
perception Of The interest of these two powers in the
preservation of Turkey Such. a, least, is the name
given, both by the British and the French statesmen to
the jealousy with which either would see the Turkish
empire made the spoil of any other European power In
this sense, the most npor,an, fact 10 the intelligence
brough, by the Niagara Is the official announcement in
the French official Journal ,ha, the combined fleets Of
France and England permanently offered for The pro-
lection OF Turkey.
On the other hand not easy to see what opportu.
nifty the Russian governmen, has left itself now TO re-
cede with any appearance Of dignity or in fact whoa,
an open confession OF its fears.
1t is impossible TO suppose the Russian Autocrat igno
rant of the fact that his aggressive demands upon the
Sultan would be viewed with disiavor and in the last re
probably resisted both by France and England His
per,inaeiy therefore, pressing his preenson. his per
empory and The military stir by which thus far
he has backed up his movement, appear altogether mex
pcabe txcep, upon the assumption that be means 10 90
through with his undertaking In any other view Of BIZ.
course he seems TO have omitted device TO render his
whole policy matter OF ridcue.
Something has been said OF proposed mediation Of
Austria TO compose the differences between the Gar and
the Sultan is Of impossible 10 foesee fully the
result of such inerpostoa but ia is FIRST asrec, ii
would not appear propious for the adjustment OF the
difficulty Austria herself ia fresh from her Hungarian
refugee Dispute, and her Monenegrine dispute with Tur
key She H. moreover, provebially under the influence
OF Russia, and that influence great a. is in fact upon
the Austrian counse even exaggerated by the public
opinion OF Europe Less than any other grea, European
power therefore, is Austria in position to mediate eHec-
tuay between Russia and Turkey. No, improbably she
would be the mere tool OF the Czar Certainly from the
first she would be suspected OF being so,
Meantime in the present threatening aspect Of events
in Europe and while further detais OF intelligence
be waited fof 10 determine The question OF the possibility
Of preserving that continent from general war; the peo
pie Of the United States iorcbly reminded OF the wis
dom Of that policy which rejects the idea of an inter-
ference by government in The hosiies OF Europe
under The urgent necessity OF scfdeience, and
which in retarn demands involable immunity from
European interference the American continent In no
respect has the pablo opinion OF our country made
saluary progress than in It's present foil grasp Of
this great principles and in respect has the present
administration shown itself more fully worthy OF the
popular confidence than in the calm and unos,en,aous
courage in which has made that principle cornerstone
of its whole foreign policy. L.