Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-11-11

At last the vexed Oriental Question has approach.
ed a solution. though of what nature remains yet to
be seen. It is more than likely that war. in some
form or shape. already exists between Russia and
turkey at any rate, the state of war has been in
existence since the 25th ult. ins accordance with
the manifesto of the Sultan and the announcement
made in pursuance of it by Omer Pacha the Com
mandeF in-ehief Of the Turkish forces on the Dan.
ube. although the occurrence of actual hostiities
may for some time be postponed by the nature of
the The low countries on the Danube being
impraciicable for the movements of troops in the
late Fall and Winter, the roa Is being too deep and
marshy TO be passed with anything like military
equipage, aud only possible for predatory cossack
irregular Turkish cavalry. If active operations
commence this season. they will. we presume chief
ly be confined to the borders Of the Black Sea
1t would seem that British diplomacy has again
been successful in neutrazing the influence Of Rus
STA at the Persian Courtand is detaching that pow
from the proposed Russian. alliance ,insemuch
that, If Persia does take any part in the coming
struggle. it will rather be- in favor of Turkey than
Of Russia. No doubt arms and material of war will
be largely distributed among the tribes of the eau.
now at enmity with Russia, and efforts made
to stir up those till neutral, quiet, by the prom
Use of efficient aid All these things, however, are
of minor consequenee-usefu diversions, but
scarcely affecting the grand result, The final and
decisive battle must be fought out on the plains Of
European Turkey. on the lines of the Danube and
the Balkan or before the walls of Constantnople -
The symyathies of most mericans re with Turkey
in this emergency. and if that fat sufficient
to carry her through, victory would surely perch
upon her banners: but there is no concealing the
fact that all the probabilities are against her. and
that enthusiasm alone cannot win victory for dis.
organized and sinking state, in heightened struggle
with vast. growing consolidated and well organ
lied military empire. Without foreign aid, Turkey
must succumb-and even with it, she must Iose be-
ing of the mercy either of her aEowed enemies or
her interested protectors. Her existence self
dependent power is equally at end in either event.
If Russia triumphs she will dictate her own terms,
and large slice of territory will change bands
If France and England Interfere they will require
that Turkey repay the expenses insured in her SER
vice. This repayment must be made in territory or
in concessions. since she will be too exhausted 10
make it in money Turkey seems to be doomed at
any rate.
few days since happened to meet with a
gentleman just returned from visit TO Europe, q
COnSideraDle portion OF winch was spent IN France,
and confess to have been somewhat surprised by q
remark he Tnade..,eHe said that while in France he
had made the enquiry frequently how strong Louis
Napoleon was,-what was his popularity and the
chances for his government being permanent, and
the universal answer was, that it was simply ques-
ton of time how long the present Empire would
stand-the fall must come, sooner later-thot
much seemed conceded. Our informant was a gen:
tleman of education, understanding the language
of the country. The wonder to US is, that. in the
present state of things in France, men should speak
SO plainly.
Perhaps his being American citizen was the rea-
Whether agree fully with the opinion ex-
pressed it certainly shows that Louis Napoleons po
stion is sufficiently delicate to demand from him the
exercise of the utmost crcumspection, and therefore
the course of the French Government in the Eastern
difficulty, must depend more upon It's strength or
weakness at home than upon abstra ct consdera
tons of Foreign National Policy. Move eventually
we suppose. France must, for her space in Europe
is 90 great to admit of her remaining an idle spec
tator of Russian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; but the how and
the when no man can,ell. And in some respects
the san thing may be said of England. A com
meree which demands peace. and debt which is A
stan ing protest against extravaganza. will long
strain her, bnt come she must in the long run. II
not to Turkey at least to share in the spells d
her dismemberment