Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28
0bf % a lip spy.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER rs. 1853.
war im Europe.

The Gar has accepted the Grand Turks chal'
lenee, and has issued declaration of war. II has
always seemed to us that Nicholas declared war,
somewhat earnestly, he occupied tue principal
ilies but not being posted the laws Of diplomacy,
weprobably have been mistaken.
An I,ish gentleman once Kicked an obirusive
visitor down stairs, and, upon being asked if he
meant to insult him, replied, "Oh mot at ALL only
meant to give him hint To leave my premises."-
Probably Nicholas occupied the municipalities with
an equally innocent intention. lthas, however, led
to war, and blood has been shed. Men to whom
this question Of Armenianism US. Mohammedanism,
has no moral import whatever, have been brought
face TO face, and in the frenzy of their murderous
passions, have been melted kill one another either
for the glory Of the or the crescent.
There has been fighting, in various instances, and
the Turks have, so far as we know, signaily PEE
vailed. liza just cause has any occult influence up
on victory, we think the Turks deserve to prevail.
The rumors in relation to the alliances Of Russia,
and the contemplated movements Of her allies, are
important, if true. 1t is SAID that the Gar has
formed alliance offensive aud defensive with
Dost Mohammed. Ii will be remembered that Dost
Mohammed is the Afghan Chief, who drove the
British troops under Lord Sale from his native coun
try, and destroyed $4,000 of them IN the Khybal
pass, and other lortresses Of Afghanistan. His
counirymen divided into tribes who are often at
feud with one another, aud who have very little of
thar principle Of cohe sion amongst them, which is
called esprit da corps. We do not believe that Dost
Mohammed 4 40 ~ RI,
except a predatory leader cheftain. Great
Britain has nearly 400, 900 troops in India, the ma
tive portion Of whom hate tie Afghans with true
Braminical fervor OF course she can depend upon
the British and Irish troops.
lis said that the Shah Of Persia has, at the in.
sdgalion Of Russia, Iakenup arms against the Porte
The Persians are Mohammedans Of the sect called
sheahr, while the Turks are sunnites. These two
sects are rancorously opposed to one another upon
the question Of prophetca succession; the Persans
holding to the right Of Ali. the son in law Of Mo-
manned, and his descendants, and The Turks sus-
tanning the first three caphs, Abubekr, Omar, and
Gilman. Sectarian luminosity might induce the
Shah to quarrel with The Porte; but, on the other
hand, his hatred OF the Giauurs is more likely to
Induce him TO keep aoof from the Gar. Persia is
not very formidable power, except in general
fight when every robbers lance is of some avail. -
United with Afighanistan, Persia might prove an
noying both to the British and the Turks.
But the most important feature OF this European
and Asiatic war its probable influence upon West
ern Europe Many men are now looking anxiousy
beyond the immediate aud ostensble issues of the
Turkish war, TO the important issues of the
freedom OF the nations which are now crushed by
the tyranis Of Austria, Russia, SC. The war in
Turkey has no interest for thousands, both in this
country and in Europe, except as the prelude to a
series Of revolutions, (which shall either result in the
overthrow Of the European kings or the deeper de-
basement Of the European nations.
We shall look for the movements Of Kossulh,
MazEini, and the other great pairiols of the East,
with much more interest than the movements Of Rus
STA and Turkey. We hope that ''the might, with the
right and truth shall be;'' and that the people will
come out Of the terrible ordeal Of blood with FL.
ture Of liberty before them.