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

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Believe me, dear sir, that such is the condition
of the .so-called Austrian. Empire, and that such
being its condition, every effort to detach Austria
+ from her subsection to Russia could never save
her. but would give only the sorrowful satisfaction
to English mispolcy of having together with the
House of Austria, buried the liberties and nation
al independence of nations worthy of better
fate, and without the independent existence of
whom the great question pending now in the east
can never be settled finally as your own future
and all your interest require it to be settled, 49,
1t appears that, though not ayowed openly, the
shadows of these events are futtering before the
eyes of our statesmen. Hence it comes that, de-
sparing of sincere and active union with Aus
tria in the present struggle, they. quench their
fears with another idea not less absurd than the
first has been; they endeavor to persuade them
selves that, though Austria may not be possibly
induced to side, with the. Great Western Powers
against Russia, she will at least, remain neutral
And yet, an impartial neutrality of Austria is,
from her very position to Russia, equally impos
sible, as would equally be her siding with Turkey.
More yet Sir, that neutrality does. not actually
exist any longer. :. sf-.--
It is scarcely nine months ago since Omer Pa
cha, at the head of thirty thousand, men, was
marching against Montenegro to check the revol-
ton which was stirred up by Russia ,andAustria inn
mediately despatched an envoy extraordinary to
Constantnop1e, to inform the Sultan peremptori-
ly that she could not allow such large force O.
to be concentrated so near to the Austrian from
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Austria would consider it a legitimate cause of
war.
And what is it that the same Austria does now! !!
She has concentrated ninety thousand men in the
immediate neighborhood on the northwestern
frontiers of Turkey; and has she given any salts
factcfy guarantee of her neutrality, accompanied
with such threatening attitude?s No, sir. Mere
words?-empty words--words of that dynasty
which has never yet held sacred even an oath.
And even. these empty words pledge her only con-
ditionally-saying, in SO far las her interest will
permit her to remain neutral Have. Great Brit
ain and France guaranteed an impartial neutrality
of Austria! No, Sir, they have not: they cannot,
and they dare notdo it,; therefore, what is there-
sult! szs l5.s. eeauEi 9lt r. 81 baesi 81 q u Il
- The result is, that the Turkish Government was
forced, in contemplation of the hostile attitude
of AUSTRIA to garrison the fortress of Seryia on
war footing, and to keep idle an army of observa-
ton in Bosnian =s& 80 $50 sag
By this necessity 80 900 menhave been abstract
ed from the active army of0mer Pacha, and thai
is positively so much as if Austria had sent So,
900 men as a reinforcement to the head. quarters
of Prince Gotschakof. Nay, it is worse since
the sending of such an auxiliary force would hav,
relieved the Turkish Government of .absurt
diplomatic convenience, preventing her until nov
of making use Of the heroic Willingness Of tht
4 Hungarian, nation to afford such aid as sool
would have made Austria unable either to harm
Turkey or help the Gear; whereas by her falls,
neutrality, See abstracts such force from the en-
tire Turkish army as heropen hostilites couldno
abstract. Therefore, please to tell me, Sir, ar
these diplomatic endeavors of Great Britain back
ed even by a parade of your fleet up to the Bos
phorus, which had sno other, result and no othe
aim but to uphold this position, of any asslstanc
to the Turkish Empre9 No, sir, it is assistance
it is worse than indifference. It is the entrygofa
guest who, with his very presence, absorbs thein
) dependence of the house owner.s2e q. 8 -E.i5t
Fortunatelythe force of events has SO far favore
Justice and right that there can be no more harr
done by protesting it openly; that the Turks
Empire can neither, in its present struggle, hay
: a more valuable ally than the Hungarian nation
nor its future can get any better guarantee thai
the restoration of Polish nationality and Hungari
an independence a5e hge.z c3 b,siietatea. e-qs
ii Without this; Turkey will always have to fea
in the present struggle that Austria might, at sue
a moment, throw dowa the mask of her false heu
trality, when the Turks, though victorious, vii
be worn out by their very victories. 1t is not 10
the first time that Austria will have played sue
foul play. In 1877, in that Turkish Russia
war Austria who took upon herself to act as me
: diator between the bellgerant parties. But Will
= she was medaHng at Niemerof She, Austria,s tn
mediator, concentrated her armies, upon the int
: ligence that Marshal Munich had taken Oezakof
t and Marshal Lasey advanced in Crimes, just a
t she does now, and attacked Turkey on the Who'll
t line, from Bosnia up to Wallachia, alleging thu
: the treaty, concluded between Austria and R1ssi
: in 1926, and confirmed in 1885, obliges her nc
: onlyto aid Russia in any war against Turkey, bt
should Turkey be the saggressor, even to declar
direct war against the Sultan. .si5 ri iego3s
5 You are we'll aware Sir, that from that time.
d the wolf and the lamb, whoever is willing to CON
b nit violence is never at loss to prevent trutf
n You are aware that the Czai, in his manifesto
Nov 1, declares bare facely, ev en- now, that Iui
r KEY is the aggressor in the present struggle
And that the treaty of 1926 is still ready for
S It may be taken out at will from among the diplc
motto rubbish. Since the spirit of the treaty ha
II been confirmed bv the so-calIedi Holy Alliance