The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-05
American Sympathy In the Eastern question


Ii cannot have escaped any close observer of the tone
OF popular sentiment in our country that the sympalhes
OF The American people have strongly inclined to the side
of the Sultan in his pending quarrel with The Gar There
is nothing, however, in the characters of the gov
ernmens Immediately involved in the controversy which
is specially calculated TO enlist republican sympathy
They are both unmitigaed despotsms, and neither pro-
fesses the slightest disposition TO relax the Iigor of alb
soue tyranny which now prevails in both governments
One, however pesk and the other ,rong-one seeking
to maintain its existence independent empire-he
other seeking add 10 its present overerown strength
by dismemberng and absorbing its weaker neghbor |, is
probable that these prominent features in the difficulty
have been the main causes OF the direction which Amer-
can sympathy has taken Our feelings have been naiu-
rally enlisted in behalf OF the weak agains, the strong
in behalf OF The oppressed against the oppressor.
Nicholas has secured credit for candor when he
has proclaimed that he contending with the
Porte for the protection and promotion OF the Chris
ian faith. In our country and everywhere else this
has been regarded from the beginning preence
transparent TO enlist any considerable amour, OF sym
patby from Christian nations This preence stands
confessed by the Gar himself in his late acknowledge
ment that, early 1884, he was secretly intriguing
with British ministers for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Turkey
ms disclosure made by way OF exposing the hypoc
rsy of the British government and whilst the exposure
has made complete by the confession of the charge
by British minister's The of repubicansm through
ou the world will be advanced The true character Of
monarcbical diplomacy is illustrated by this development
which attaches equal odiun 10 both parties The most
egseiua check given American sympathy for the Sui
tan has resulted from the alliance between France and
England to support his cause. Locking 10 our own
commercial interests might well become enlisted
against the allies OF Turkey. No one can doubt for a
moment that Great Britain, at least has selfish OBJ.
Iect in view IN taking up The quarrel Of Turkey.
She is actualed BY 10 regard for Turkey, but she
locking TO the extension OF The field for her own man.
ufaclurng enterprise and capital 10 that wide field for
commercial enterprise, which the real prize al which
Great Britain is looking we have powerful motive Il
prefer the success OF the Gar The one is our rival as
manufacturing and commercial nation. the other comes
not into composition with Whilst, therefore, our
sypsthies are with Turkey because she is weak and
is threatened by that is strong these sym.
pathes are ng that they may not be overcome
when our interests fully ascertaned TO be involved
by The disclosures TO the policy and object OF Grea
Britain The late numbers OF "Retirsd Statesman in
our paper have produced a sensible pnuence upon The
public mind in our country, willis, the late arrogant an
nouncemcnt OF Lord Clarendon as to The objects Of b,
English and French alliance greatly increased tina
influence Our Paris correspondent Today touches TN,
whole question with he hand OF master. His lette
canno, fail to attract attention. and happy to say
iha, we have made arrangements for coninsance o.
his contributions.