Indiana American., 1854-03-10

der on the fOau, ana pald Tor tnem IN
Government tax-receips-which, as
they afterward fell due, the Emperor
was obliged to account for by fresh
loans. In word, Europe is as a whole
immersed in poverty, owing to previ-
GUS wars, which have diverted labor
to destruction, and prevented the
growth Of capital; and now she is 60
ing to rush into another war. One Of
its effects, and not the least permanent
one, will be to impoverish the masses
still further, and to glorify and signal
ize individual great men; and just in
proportion to the intensity and duration
Of the war will be the postponement Of
popular well-being and independence.
Prior TO the wars of the French Rev
olvtion, Mr.. Burke and Mr.. Pitt were
both Reformers; they aimed to make a
beginning. The war broke out, and
England, as regards reform. lost pre-
cisely forty years-the Reform Bill Of
1880 being Just what was impending
in 1897. Robespierre, who is hardly
known except for guillotine reputa-
ton, predicted all the evils Of war, and
did his best to avert it; but once in it,
and the question being life or DEATH
the Duke of Brunswick shooting
"every Republican, and razing his
house, il he chad one, to the ground, :"
while the suspect" were guillotined
in France, the peace-seeker was turn
cd into tiger, and Reform became a
dead letter.
Still there is no evil without its at
tending good, and if this war shall
force the Cars to mind their own bus
iuess in future, it will be gain to
Europe worth SOME part at least OF the
expenditure it will cost. There IS
reason to hope that such may be the
result. He challenges the world to
deadly combat. Even Napoleon
proved unequal to the requirements OF
such struggle in his German cam
paign Of 1918, and Nicholas cannot
surely regard himself as the superior
in Military capacity OF the first French
Emperor, however lightly be may es-
teen the second. Specifically, the
Auctocrat would seem to be rushing
blindly on disaster, and courting hu-
initiation.
But he doubtless knows what he is
about, or thinks he does. He knows
that every European despot, big OF
little, regards him as the only reliable
support OF what is termed Order, and
that the reduction Of Russia to hel
normal insignifcance in Christendom
would be mourned in every Court from
Stockholm 10 Naples. He knows,
therefore, that he has powerful though
covert allies in the very councils Of his
ostensible enemies-that il Francis
Joseph does not now declare for him,
it is owing to any thing but want oi
will, and that the blows Of all his ad'
versaries but the Turks will be berefl
OF half their proper force by a dread o.
damaging him too much.
And vet, we can hardly see how hC
can even hope to triumph in the wal
into which he is now plunging. Tha
his fleets are to be instantly swep
from the ocean or sealed upin his har
bors, would seem to be beyond doubt
And how then can he expect to seize
the great objectof his ambition, Con
stantinople? Suppose he can bring
into the field One Million men, sent
half of them across the Danube, In
stigate rebellions in Servia, and among
all the Christian races of European
Turkey. it would still be a miracle o
hardihood To advance To 'Constantin
ople with the adjacent waters coyere'
by the Allied Fleets and with On
Hundred thousand choice French anc
English troops united with the Who'll
force of the Turks in its defense.
, Russia has never yet carried her arm
10 the gates Of Stamboul when tn
Porte was without allies, who can be
! lievc that she will be able to do so i
/ defiance Of banded Europe?
; 1t is not likely that the War no'
begun will be a short one. If Napc
! leon could never consentto sit on dis
honored throne--thatis, to make peac
when his last battle had not been
: yictory--how can Nicholas afford
! recoil before the formidable combinatio
which now confronts him! To seel
: omnipotent in the eyes of the Ru,
SLAMS is necessity of his position; an
t humiliations abroad would very POI
$ sibly be fatal to his despotism at hom
$ And besides, War which one or tw
i battles is to finish is seldom so Ion
d in coming to head as this has been.-
The very fact that the Car has pr
: voked it so wantonly will render h
{ escape from it more difficult. To |
n moderate and conciliatory now wou
s imply the severest censure on all
/ has done or meditated for the last twel'
IS months. Either the war now cor
II mencing is to be one Of the me
r eyentful and memorable in History,
/ the age Of CORY conflict, of mutual h
D man slaughter, has passed, and th
9. of all-potent Diplomacy has replaced
y A few months must determine wheth
l. this is to be war of politicians or
5, war Of extermination. Present a
ot pearances do not favor the former h
N pothesis.-Iri6uRe.
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