The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-07

the Holy Pla3 Of Palestine, TO Turkey now?
Mere nomin- il dependencies, sub ect to En-. land,
with the consent Of France, without further
trouble. The Sultan is but th dependent of
his western ali 4. His fate is in their hands;
aud if they expel the Gear from his territories,
they must divide them upon the plan Of Nicho-
las, or continu their protect on ov r e Sultan
as the yiceroy of Englnd and France. The
fate of Turkey is sealed Size cannot be aban-
doned by her present allies without being alb
sorbed by Russia. Henceforth she must form
dependency Of France and En- lad or part
Of the Russian empire, n s:.ny event, the reign
u Asiar -,sm IS extinct and Christianity, for the
future, is pre- ,ominant in the East. As between
the Cross and the Crescent, the struggle is al
ready decided.
The polite i issues OF this continental ccn-
test, however, are the questi ms in hand. War
begins Tie fleets Of England and France
scour the Russians from the Black Sea and the
Baltic. The armies OF France and England i'm
part terrible ecergy to the resistance of the
Turks upon the Danube. The fame spreads:
Prussia and Austria are irresstibly drewl into
the general strife. All the great Powers are
involved; and the murderous missiles and en-
gines OF war invented during the last forty
years ofpeace, m Ike the wholesale slaughter and
destruction on land and sea II ore appalling than
the bloodiest battles Of the fercest barbarians.
IN this complicated and deadly struggle it is
yet undetermined whether Austria and Prussia
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with France, their ancient and hereditary enc
my. But, side as they mcy they only change
the seat of war to their own dominions without
impairing the vigor or the unity Of Russia. The
prospect is that they win be compelled ulti-
mately to join the Gar, in which case they will
leave the bulk Of his armies free for the occupa-
ton Of the Turkish doninions in Europe and
Asia.
But there is to be third great party in this
Continental war, which appears to have been
entirely overlooked in the estimates of the
French and English journals. 1t is the revolu-
tionary party-the party of the socialists and
republicans of France, Germany, Italy and
Hungary, to say nothing of those of the British
islands. These revolutionary elements are
dormant; but they are only slumbering and
smouldering like the hidden fires of living vol
cano. The first shock of arms in the heart of
Europe may provoke an eruption compared
with which that Of 1913 will appear compare
lively harmless explosion. We see that in
Prussia, for example, there is an omnous diff
ference of opinion between the court and the
cabinet on the one hand, and the people on She
other, upon the question of neutrality. I'm
questonably as in Prussia, SO in Austria, Italy
and Hungary, the popular elements Of revolu-
ton are but waiting the signal Of fight be-
tween their masters, to spring to arms against
them ALL
Taking this widespread revolutionary CO
alition into the estimate, is it not idle to count
upon the defeat of Russia in this grand and
complicated imbroglio, and the re-estabishment
of the balance of power upon the new pro-
gramme Of Lord Clarendon Far more moba-
bic is it that while the Central and Western
powers of Europe shall issue from the exhaust
ing struggle, subject to the balance ofpower o.
the revolutionary alliance of their subjects
the Gar will be found the lord paramount
over the smoking ruins Of Turkey. Nothing
but permanent cohesion between England and
France can prevent this consummat;on; and
the history Of the last five hundred years al
fords no sort Of guarantee that the present fra
ternal alliance between the French and Eng
lish can be Of any heightened duration. The
two powers united in the first attempt to colo
nize the East Indies, but they soon quarrelled
over the spoils, hostilities followed, and the
French were expelled, leaving to England the
whole of those magnificent dominions-So
now, even if successful against the Car,
the issue may be reversed in his favor. in a
rupture between the two protecting powers
upon the partition Of the plumber.
Thus, from past history, existing facts and
present indications, the prospects are that Rus
STA will finally succeed in falling heir to the
sick mans" estates, after his death shall have
been duly celebrated. The other probable con-
tingencies of the war may lie partly con,ec-
tured, as We have attempted to show, from the
parties, the complexities, the tremendous
agencies, and the radical issues involved Upon
the verge of a continental earthquake which
threatens to shake the thrones, the dynasties.
the traditions, and the religious and political
systems Of thousand years, into rains, the fate
of Turkey tecomes but an incident in the COM
prehensive issue Russia is the front figure of
the tournament, and in the end she may emerge
the only champion unscathed from the general
melee. We are now only at tire beginning Of |
the end.
Canada and Cuba.
While the great Powers Of Europe are ne
gotiatng md preparing to fgt about
Turkey and the disposal of tn remains