Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-25

| too necessary 10 her greatness and her thr
! reaching designs-to allow to suppose that
sho would ever desi, rom hrr endci, or Ia re-
conquer il. ling a. II held hy powrr
whom she had been long accustomed 10 lnok up
on rs her proved inferior and her destined prey
To give the fiimea to Turkey would therefore
+ be only roundabout way If restoring il io Rus
sin yet, long n Eu--ia possesses it, Constan-
tinople never be secure. nor the Caucasus AT
peace. Probably the only solution OF the dliii-
eulty-und that not very satisfactory one
will be- 10 allow Russia 10 possess the Crimea on
condition that scha stopol rhali lr a free and
tortifed harbor under the joint guarantee ut all
the principal European powers that the fleets OF
all nation, -hHll have free access tu the EpAine
and that any attempt on the part Of Russia T. r.
build the dsmnntled Notifications shall he re
gnrded act uf hostility against all the
guaranteeing powers.
The case Of Georgia il attended with some
Int similar difficulties. For many generations
the Prince of Georgia. or Nally. as be WIS cal
lei. haC been II sort of hereditary Nceroy at
Persia holding. in fact, something of the same
relation 10 the Court Of l,pahan that the Prince
ot ~erNIa or the Sovereign Of Egypt now bears t"
he Court of ConstaHtinope. lie received his
inyestlturc irau 'rrsa, aud did homage for his
crown, aud Persian garrison occupied the eta
del IF 'lihis The Gcorgans were very much
harasscd hy the attncks Of the Lesguis aud the
adjacent moantainccrs, and tPeren, after the
death OF Narir Shah, being torn by discussions
and unable Ia aid her va-saI.) ihc.c in AN evil
hour I'm l152l applied to Russia for Assistance.
IF course it wa- granted with alacry and from
tint time forward hussia pressed with perseyer-
ing activity her intercourse with these dependen-
crs Of her rival.
few ycnrs afterwards, in 1873, the existing
A1c,,py. llcracin-, was persuaded by the En-
pres, to take advantage of the troubles of Persin,
4fY .i.v1 H.,
she engaged toinnintnn him in his present pos
sessions and in any he might hereafter aequire,
and to guarantee the sovereignty of Georgia Ia
linn and his hcifs forever. Seventeen Yea af-
ter,in lSOO, ukasc wns publshe Incorporating
Georg,a into he Russian Empire. The deceiy-
81 aud wrctched sovereign died of II broken hcnrt.
Perslu, of course, rndcuyured to rc-conqurr her
lost territory, but III vain; and il finally &c
ded to b, thu treaty of C.ullstnn, in 1911. Thus
Georgiu became IA pro vince of the Gar, who oh
tuned what he had 50 long de-ireG-a firm foot
lng south OF the Caucasus pted-d-terre whence
he could oyerawe Persia and menace India.
1t Is clear tint our future peace and the indr
peudcncc of the Gircnssian mouutninecrs de end
materially GA the eHpuI~ou final aud complete,
ii the Russians from their trims Caucasian pos
sessions. suppose. then, that expulsion ELECTED,
now nro these possessions 10 be disposed of!
fewqncstons are more puzang. 1t is evident
thai our interests require TINT Persia should be
strengthened rs much possible, in order that
she nInv be able to make hcad eiectunlly against
Russian cnroachmcntS in future, and may prove
"A useful outwork and barrier to our lndnn en-
pre. II we could make her powerful enough 10
sthnd alone, she would be the natural enemy of
Russia and our natural ally. But it is by no
means certain that the restoration Of Georgia To
her crown would thus strengthen her The
Georginns are Christians and might resist being
placcd under Agssunnu dominion. They still
cherish some reeollcctions OF their independence
and might not arqucsCe in being transferred
from one dospot 10 another. At all events, such
an arrangement would leave open all the usual
doors Of Russian intrigue: she would fonent
qunrrrls between the rcalelilant province and
its jealous snzerian; and on the occasion of every
qaarrcl would offer citherher msidious nedi
ation or her open Parti1anshp;-a the old
eame would he played over agnin
On the other hand, II declared Georgia
independent, how is her independence to he secu-
red! II the nountnneerS assaulted hcr she would
call in the aid of Persia az kus sin. whichever she
could obtnin most rcHdilv and most cheRpy- and
Rn~-ia alvnva does this sort of work gratis ii
shr bad any dispute with Persia-and disputes
are al perpetual recurrence between contiguous
Statos--sh would be certain Ia apply to Russia
tor assistance, in spite OF past experiences and
feeling that she Ind 50 willing an ally AT hand
would be especially disposed IL bully and to quar-
rel In either case Russia, we know would give
no rest to either party, Sho would be perpetunlly
intriguing with the court of Tehcran and with
the Tribes of the Caucasus to make the position
of unhappy Georgia quito untenable. Only in n
close alliance and real friendship, and SENSE
OF common interest between the three menaced
nations, could peace and security be found: and
is this to hoped inrl Parties more intimately
acquainted with the character and feelings of
tle,c people Than we pretend 10 be, must answer