The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-04

E1ropean Politics-Reriep Of the Eastern Question
Crars Position and his Resard-Ronan Afairs-A
Rumble from the Eternal Cay-Ensland ead Sanisvv
Lusss. &c, &c.
At length begin toobtain some defnite data -
which to found Judgment with regard the Easter.
question The mooted POINTS of this indeed have bssn
long enough before the public and if they havenot ~
come "household worcs" it is simply because tAe sub
ject altogether is recondte and dstastef Indeed the
main novelty and interest in the matter arises from ths
stubborn vacllaon and equivocations of tho ana
the increasing fears of any other than peaceful settle
ment.
The Sultan has had an abundance of sympathy and -
the stronger party the Car has the general feelne
against him. whose policy throughout has employed
color his nvaons and encroachments hypocrisy being
the homage thst vice pays to virtue.
The Russian, demands originally bore semblance oe
plausiby. The movement with regard to the Holy
Places indicative of zeal in the faith afforded ampla
room for arbitration, backed but by apparentkI
protective and fatherly supervision for the rights
of the c-thodox Christians, of which exten-
sion sought. Tie Sultan comedies to tho
first religious immunity and equality, in the second
place those of his subjects in whom Russia sup
posed 20 be concerned. Had the relations of the two
coupte been dependant simply the concessions Of the
Porsa nothing to justify the supposition S
coasaquent breach Ia their integrity
u is certain these concessions granted Whether
freely has little to do with the question They
allowed So and the law of nations demanded thaa
Russia should abide BY them No difficult uatter
would think for surely requires neither threat per-
to induce to accept the very terms he has
busted himself to obtain This would suppose to 10
the fact but what the facts in reality The perma-
nent invasion Of the Danuban principAties which has
lent animus to the question which fear all the
diplomacy in Europe will be powerless now to dispose o.
From article Of most recent date in the Cologne ca
zee bold uncompromising face, has been put the
question The Gar intends 10 maintain his position In
the Prncpaltes and await the Of events. We
should like to know what Is the Of events They
be effects Of which the Russians themselves
the II requires great insight into political
science discern that this abiding of eventualtes is
thing than making permanent this hoe INVASION;
and remains be whether the religious fury o
the approaching armies the booded disregard se
all right by the Csar will frst give the signal for terri
BILE war.
Whatever be the issue of this mentable state Of ain
the disgust of mankind will fall ION the Gar He clothes
his invasion under the cloak of caring for his digny-n
want moral guarantee behalf Of the Greek Chris
tianseluding all moral guarantees himself by appealins
the sword and the advance Of migratory feet to Bs
Bay itself belonging to those Powers to whose arbitrA
tion the matter confdsd
1t is not by his defenders sought to be disguised
but even admitted that the Gar not only objects
origin Of the amended propositions even to the propo-
sitions themselves. In plain point of view Russia H
lot immediately certainly decidedly intends to appeal
arms in pretextng the enforcement of concession Al
ready freely granted but in reality to dsmember the Turk
sh empire and extend his dom Mons south Of the
The result viii be the though there
were the issue at which the ncps TO qsestio has
rived and this ISSUE not to restrict much has
retrodraded to the point where diplomacy was
ployed and Is purely and simply, whether Turkey viii
consent TO Prince Menschkos demand and If it will not
whether is strong enough to back its independence
by the at its disposal
There in politics, in nature II look at his-
tory, kind Of moral gravation of lesser towards
greater state always at work. though perhaps inhnen-
ment OF Peru the overthrow Of Cordova, the union Of
Portugal under Philip Of Spain demonstrates the gradual
though absorption Of minor states and pncpahtcs
to contribute to the aggnndzement OF some superior
country The Romans grew hourisIed and do
cayed ancestors long since had heard no more OF
| the Huns the Goths the Visigoths The Gauls have
submerged into Germany and France. Now II is thu
turn of the Anglo Saxon and we cannot resist the
cluson which strikes especially the phologist that all
annexations and In accordance with
natural laws over which policy has but little Il any con-
troll question of scarcely less magnitude than the ag
Russia at the Turkish expense is tha Of
the dsaecton towards the keeper keys of heaye
and hell at St Peters sufficient infusion OF the Nort.
ern spirit TO have descended into the souls ef -
inhabitants of Rome to fill them with restleas disaf.
fecton, and 1t IL doubtful whether even the l2On
Fenchmen installed in the town will be sufficient kssp
the citizens in order The Turkish and the ReuAa @