Smyrna times., 1854-08-09

manly thoughts, freedom of action, and even
tually freedom of government.
Thus Russia will improve, and thus it is des-
tined she will improve. England may oppose
and France may recoil, but Progress is giant
far more powerful than man. "But | see not
the men that can do all this!' | answer to
this, that Rome was first peopled by tillers Of
the soil, and that it was the turner's of Mas
sachusetts that defended the heights of Bunker
IIill-the tillers of the soil have always been
the first people Of great nation, and from
these spring the first wealth, followed by trade,
intercourse, knowledge, and power, and dOmn-
ion. Block Russia in by the Turks, and we
may ever weep over the enslavement and posi-
ton Of our felow-creatures; open the Medit-
erranean, and we give them a fair position to
become, as they have right to do, free pco-
ple-an educated people-a wealthy people,
England may preach the doctrine Of despotlsm
till she is horse, tut she cannot refute-trutf-
that where knowledge is, there is freedom; and
she cOntradicts her own assertions when she
refuses to permit despotism to be crushed in the
only way that it can effcctually be crushed-by
educating the people through intercourse and
commerce.
Besides thus opening to the world the great
resources Of large empire, it will also bring
i'll more close contact and eventually destroy
the two great enervating religions of Christen-
dom-the Romsh and Greek Churches-and
will give that check to Romlsh sway which Ma
polcOn commenced when he gave Constitu-
more difficult one, and though, in my own mind,
| feel certain of It's truth, yet am too young
and inexperienced to present such arguments in
such metaphysical clearness as may also satisfy
my readers, so it is better to acknowledge ig-
norance than to prove it by failure.
This advancement of the world, consistent
England strives to check-like Rome of old
she must be the centre fall progress and power
and this is her actuator to battle! With all
her philanthropic feelings and kind-hearted
sympathies for Turkey, she permits the green
hills of Ireland to cast shadow in her uncultl.
waited fields, mourning over de. oution, without
seeking to give any OF that philanthropy to hel
who so much stands in need OF it. She recelv
ed a check and acknowledged a master, ii
I776 and 1912. She, with all her boasteC
prowess will find that there is another able t,
cope with her. What harm has the battle
done to the Gear! He calls them skirnnshes
Wait until the armies meet in great conflict
where thousands and thousands shall be en-
gaged-that will be called battle"
This war is no common war--the world i
interested in its consequences-the condition c
man is nttrcsted-the advancement of educa
tion, of science, of art, are all Interested
miles and miles of land, now covered wit
desolation, are interested-an empire of igno
rance is Observation-Disclosures it is not the strug
gle of nation with nation, it is the struggle {
the future with The past. If the past conquer
Russia will lay in despotsm if the tutur
ovcrcomes, Russia shall yet see freedom and tn
downfall OF the Car and autocratic institutions
it may take years--when, if the Past succeed
it would take centuries. 1t is death to thol
sands and thousands of brave souls--but, mar
E me, 1t is the birth of great--a glorious iutur