Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-04

sir is it not the most ridiculous ignorance to be-
lieve that the Turkish question: or rather the Eu-
ropean question involved therein can be disposed
; of by some miserable adjustment, which leaves.
right, international law and popular liberties in
Europe oppressed, and the field Of Russia open, to
become yet the master of the world, by renewing
the war at more favorable opportunity? If really
such be the destination of the presence of your
feet in the Bosphorous, then, profess, it would
be better for Turkey to see the wooden walls of
England steering back to Portsmouth. s-ire
! Ifthe British men-of-war would sink or capture
the Russian fleet, and lombard Sebastopol and
land Turkish army at Odessa, and secure the
line of communication for the Turks, they would
be assistance, Sir. But the passing presence
of your feet before Constantnople is only an enz
barrassment to Turkey, check to her energies,
of an impedimentt to her making use of those means
defence which every political consideration points
out to her as the most unayaling and the most es-
sential. 1t is, in fact, nothing else than the prac
tical assurance that, in case of success, turkey
should be prevented from reaping such fruits other
victories would finally settle the great Oriental
question, open for more than a century; and in
of defeat, to make her die, not like hero, by
glorious death, but to pine away in consumption,
brought on her by slowly, but certainly, killing
diplomatic negotiations. sf.asst.} as a35sra sE
The falacies of this false situation are result
ing from the want of sufficient reflection upon the
real nature of the struggle vetween Turkey and
Russia. - The Holy Shrine, the Greek Church,
the asylum afforded to Hungarian and Polish ex-
lies, theswounded personal dignity of the Gar,
and all party considerations of similar kind,
having nothing in the world to do with the pend
ing contest; and therefore no ARA ngements upon
such petty grounds settle it. The real motive
of the contest is the necessary consequence to the
position of Russia, and of all that agglomeration
of events which were. sheaped up in the lapse of
more than $50 years. n sA .5sgt tsa....r -
Prophecy in political matters, Sir, is nothing
else but a sound appreciation OF the logical chain
between causes and results. It is, therefore, not
from any ostentaton of political foresight, but on
| ly from wish to show the correctness of my
statement, that beg leave to refer youto the coll
lection of my speeches in the United States, re-
Gently edited by my friend, Prof Newman. There
you will find that, more than eighteen months ago,
have not only foretold that war between Tur-
key and Russia is inevitabl ble-that it will be the
next war in Europe, but likewise have foretold
that that conflict must happen in very short
time-probably this year-because the conflict
being inevitable, Russia must hasten to bring it
about or else Turkey has so much grown already
in strength in twenty -four years, that every day
delay would weaken the chances of Russian sue
If the citizens of Glasgow desire to understand
as we'll the real issue.of the ending contest,
as also the grounds which enabled me to foreteH
it's early outbreabk let them recall to their mem
ory the so called political will of Peter the Great
| which / beg leave to inclose copy, though in
Ii. Be that document an authentic one, or be it
post facto record of history, you, will find there III
the natue of the Russian contest, explained. The
? whole matter may be resumed in these few
= words; Russia, being great continental Power
must desire likewise to become great marintime
f Power and this she can only become, either by
r conquerning Constantinopie, or by establishing
d in the way of treaties, predominance if not g
# protectorate, over the Turkish Empire. 1.aa
This is the question at issue. But no man, car
doubt that Russia in addition to her continental
}, strength, grows likewise great marintime Power
j. really the mistress of the world, and even the
y greatestof the other European powers will soor
I see itself reduced to that position in which new
t, Austria stands to Russia. Moreover, nobody car
# doubt that any patching up sof the question
It without raising real barrier to the dangerous en-
e croachments of Russia upon, not Turkey alone
n but upon Europe in CT General, would be no settle
e ment, no security of real peace but only the en-
If deavors of Mrs. Partington to steam the sea by
J her mop. azssszs;.l le.s.lse esss,r- szf .agg
However, such is the logical fatality of taking
false starting point in politics. that it is from the
n want Of having taken broad view of the 'cast
r that every step Of your government in this ques
l. ton till now has been not only unsuccessful, bu
at went on absolutely in an absurd direction. Wha
= has been endeaVoring to reconcile what is irrec
ut oncilable, viz I: to make Austria agree with Eng
land in checking Russia on her way to the sea-
Mt Why, my dear Sir that is ridiculous absurdity
IN That is positively much as if Great Britain
s. would have tried to enlist the ssmagnanimou
IN Gar himself against himself Austria, though
ii England, France, or whatever power on seart
r may promise to back her against Russia, can il
le no case dare offend her MASTER the Czar for thi
De simple reason-because single word of the Cza
es would raise all the Selavenic population of tn
:; Austrian Empire to punish Francis Joseph for hi
to gratitude. Besides, let me quote passage from
ur my speech at Syracuse, New York: f@sTs' q
u 81 AS to my nation, declare solemnly, that sho'
or we be left forsaken and alone to fight once NOR
at the battle of deliverance for the werld we shal
tie rather choose to be Russians than to remain sub