The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-24
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THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY.-oUR
INTERESTS REQUIRE THAT THE FORMER SHOULD
BE sUCcESsFUL.--oUR SYMPATHY WITH THE
LATTER MISPLACED
not to be denied that the sympathy of the people of
these United States is with Turkey and her allies England
and France The former regarded decaying nation,
struggling for existence against ambitious and powerful
neighbor and the latter generous medators, who,
having failed by diplomatic efforts 10 ward off from their
ally the impending ruin resort TO the power OF to eff
feet what the ingenuity Of diplomacy failed to accomplish
Kindred and neghborhood, ancient associations, and n
common faith in very many political maxms doubt in
fame this sympathy with France and England while on
the other hand thorough conviction that they have in
erests of their in view qualities somewhat its inten-
s and prevents il from attaining the degree of fever
The object Of this paper is to show that this sympathy is
merely ascr and that il is in opposition to the inter
ess Of the world in general and especially 70 those OF
America.
The writer is no apologs of Russia He knows that her
government is desposna searching, peryadlng terri
be despotsm that ramifes itself into the occupations
pursuits affairs families and around the hearths of its peo
ple but he knows that IT is intelligent desposm that
seeks to exa the people by the cultivation of arts and let
ers and science and the promotion of commerce that
wherever it shall dispace Turkish rule it will extingush
pure unmitgated evil and establish comparative prosper
y and happiness in its place in word if you please it
will substitute European for Asatic despotsm despotsms
antpoda in their naurethe perfect when
the people most wreched and most debased the other
never perfect sufficient to crafty the longings
Of ambition, when the people most enlightened and
most accomplished in all those arts that build up and
absh national greatness Peter the Great Catharne the
Second and Napoleon each in their time illustrated this
The present is the result Of aggressive policy but
not an aggressive policy entertained alone by Nicholas
The aggressive policy is manifest in England and France
in Russia They struggle for commercial aggrandize
mentfor commercial supremacy Russia aims to enlarge
her territories for the twood object first of increasing
her territory thing desirable TO her in itself and
ond that she may counteract the efforts of England and
France for supremacy the seas reduce their already
dundan power there and herself become sharer in the
benefits of an expanded 1t is war; then, TO
which each Of the four powers is party for his in
teest England Napoleon, and Nicholas introduce them
selves into this drama upon equally dsreputble footing
Nicholas denies that he aims TO any part of the
territory Of Turkey his dominons- He find
credulous enough to admit his moderation. Napoleon
regns in France because the fracture of the most solemn
VOWS is not perjury in Emperor and Lord Howden,
acting British ambassador has just been convicted in
the American Senate by Mr. Slidel of falsehood; while
the ministry Of England, for than year. have given
their people Of good prospect Of peacea-
bic adjustment Of the Turkish difficulties when they all
the time knew that war was inevitable, and actu-
ally engaged in making preparations for it.
This dseputabe disregard of truth almost induces the
belief that TRUTH well liberty has fled from Europe
and taken up her abode in America So far We thank
Heaven blanieless government in palering with
ruth.
One Of the most remarkable events that have occurred
during this centryone that considering all the surround
ing circumstances deserves the most deliberate anxious
Consideration of ofstacsmenonc that cannot be too often in
vegaed too deliberately pondercds the recent union
Of France and England in this war
hthese nations learn any lessons from experience
from the painful experience of four centuriesthey
hare learnt that between themselves while it
rh neither must impoverish and distress both. From
Tarhey have tried it often enoughthey can extract
nothing but mutual injury While jealousy is an adequate
cause of TO nation Of soldiers il is passion which
nnot be expressed in by nation of merchants and
manufacturers. The day has passed when the love of mill
Ay glory, the piques Of cabinets lead
ether OF these powers into war different rivalry will
nctuae them henceforh Merchants do not compete with
each oherwth swords but with energy ingenuity enter
prise and industry They sometimes form combinations to
promote private gain at public expense We shall not be far
wrong for amoment regard these two powers great
neGchans-two of the greaest-and their markets the
World And shall not do them injustice if we suppose
mat IT is possible for them to combine for purposes
trade, as private merchants sometimes do
We find them, then In aance-and by the way, Louis
Napoleon could do nothing which would signaze his
dnnistraton to the past policy Of France and
y The establishment of firm friendship and common
policy with England, make each mutually minister the
Welfare Of the oher-we find them say, in alliancc-we
Ind that the merchant marine Of France and her navy
have grown with such rapidty and TO such size as 70
pace her sond the list of the naval powers Of the
World and almost equal the with the first
II Is further to he considered that France and England
snd in position midway regards political principles
between the absolusm of Russia and the extreme liberal
Of America dreadng each and scarcely able to decide
which most to fear
II now, the reader viii take his map-for without a
lose observation Of maps it is impossible to examine this
nestonhe will find that Russia is cut of almost entirely
nom communication by water with the world Sweden.
Norway and Denmark lay between her and the Atlantic
and there England and France win always keep them, as
impassabe barrier in the way Of Russia to the western
waters Through the Baltic she Is blockaded by ice du-
g eight months of the year and for the remaining four
may easily be blockaded by half Of the English fleet
nom Arehangel on the White sea- she has way TO tho
n only FOR about six weeks in the yeara way troubled
storms and fields of ice and icebergs To the Mcdcr-
esn she has admission through the Bosphorus
W only by the sueranoe Of that power those powers
aete iorts arm It's sides; in word she is land-bound
'n Prussia and Austria stretching between her and
'oee her oonyulsons and struggles may wound or ox
ust herself but inaict harm on the two powers
SOW struggling in conjunction with Turkey, to keep her
en up from the seas
the reader win again look at the map he win find thai
sediterraneen and the Mediterranean countries art
"mpe'ely in the power Of England and France and
Ina 50 as long Turkey is upheld, and Russin con
a 70 its present dominons As enter the Mediierra
'ne hTst thing that sautcs sight Is the