The Nevada journal., 1854-05-26
For the Nevada JouFnaI
The War In Europe.

war against Russia, and as we &C that time pre-
dicted, this declaration of war has caused q
similar one by the western powers. France
and England pretend to defend that balance Of
power in Europe which the Vienna congress
established and the s'holy alliance" sanctioned.
But this SO ostentatiously put forward purpose
is Lot the real aim of these powers, it conceals
but feebly their thirst for preponderance and
for more possessions The struggle commenced,
the spoils will belong, as usual, to the victor.
The maintenance of the Turkish empire will be
lost sirht Of it is only dead political body
galvanized into shamlife, and the lion and
yulture will soon feed on its carcass. There
has been already put forward feeler of public
opinion in pamphlet, written, it is said, by
the French emperor himself which advocates the
transformation of the continent, besides the
curtalment of the Russian domain. The analo-
gies Of the pending struggle to the revolutionary
war at the end Of the last century appear most
striking. Then the pretext for going to war
was TO sustain the statu quo endangered by
the FreE ch revolution, and to protect the Prin-
ces, Dukes, Archbishops and other species of
the nonarehical tribe, against the impending
|secularizltion. The real object for England
was to get possession of the French colonies
Of some ports in the Mediterranean and by
it preponderance in Southern Europe, for Rus
sia unchecked TO pursue the acquisition of
Poland, for Austria and Prussia the Lorraine
and Alsace, and for Spain the Gascony. Now
the pretence is to sustain Turkey, but the OBJ
ject-sone new division Of the dismembered
continent.
When all Europe was 10 arms against France
the convention oalledlto it's aid power which
enabled it to Withstand the allied powers. 1t
was the political fanaticsm which made the
entire French people rise to repel aggression.
Nicholas, as first patriarch Of the Russo Greek
church, may and will call on kindred power
on the religious fanaticism which has been tried
with effect in the crusades, the thirty years
war, sc. The only chance for the western
powers then, would only be to call on the lib
eral party of Europe to unite with them. Con
cessions and privileges granted will constitute
the basis of this treaty. The liberal party viii
be more apt to accept, considering its we'll de
fined antipatby agrinst Russia, as Russia was
always opposed to freedom, progress and civi
lization, and has reduced its newly acquired
territory to state of semi-barbarity A look
on the map will make the position of Russis
! clearer Russia extends from the far north Fir
mostly straight line) to the confines Of Tur
key, where the Danube and the Black Sea form
her southwestern line. The neutrality Of th'
bordering states of Sweden, Prussia and Aus
tria protect it all along that line, and the onl,
points of danger for it would be the Back Sc,
and the Danube on the southwest, and the Bal
tic on the northwest Russia will act of course
on the defensive, as best adapted to its situation
Suppose now the Russians, beaten on the Dan
ube, Cronstadt and st, Petersburgh taken, thi
never will or can decide the war; when we con
4 Napoleon took Moscow, point 400 miles far
ther in the interior, and Notwithstanding al
his victories he found himself compelled II
retreat Russia is unlike to France and othe
continental countries where the fall of the cap
ital decides the fate of the Empire. 1t has SOM
analogy to the United States, where the fall 0
the principal sea-ports would only cause tn
people to recruit anew in the interior countr.
ready to fight new battles. Such peopl
may be beaten but never vanquished by tn
ordinary means Of military tactics.
I Austria and Prussia, with the sympathies Q
their governments for Russia will, if not sid
with, at least not side against it, the same unde
existing circumstances. But let England an
France call on the trodden-down people of Fir
land, Liefand, Poland and Hungary to unfur
the banner of freedom Let them throw tn
fre-brand of discord in the enemy's own hous
and the glory of Russia is gone, it has see
its "Mene Tekel, Upharsin" written by tn
hand Of European Democracy. l.. A.