The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-02

found in to-day's Union He has made argument
thy ofhis steady and intelligent State and fully in accord
with the views Of the democratic party of which he
SO eloquent and so reliable a member.
THE TWO "sICK MEN"-CUBA AND TURKEY.
How long would Great Britain have submitted to the
Spanish policy in Cuba had she occupied position
upon this continent We have endured the vexatous and
tyrannica conduct of Spain for more than half century
England would not have borne it for year. She would
have forced Spain to give her the advantage of good
neighborhood she would have removed the bad neigh
Dor And yet, in the face Of this fact--udgng by the
whole course of British satesmanshipwe observe that
the ministerial journals in London greatly exercised at
the bare suspicion Of the acquisition Of Cuba peacefully
forciby by the American people, and great deal is said
usual, about the morality Of the thing.
Following out the figure of the Russian Gar in his
respondence with France and England in regard to Tur
key we can say with truth that there two sick in
the world and that Turkey is the one and Cuba the
other The fate of Turkey is already fixed and whether
she becomes the trophy of the allies Of Nicholas her
tionalty and individuality alike extinct The
raty of the proceeding either hand it would puzzle
the shrewdest logican to decide Necessity would have
compelled action without war; and necessity too
often overrules expediency and fear Already have the
allies Turkey been compelled to take Of themselves
The mbecy the Turk growing his habits religion
proves be unequal the relief of the
daily of his friends and he will probably leave
them to do the fighting we'll eating If they should
succeed they viii divide the pos throw morality into the
sea- and adopt the harsh rule which distinguishes the one
in Algiers and the other in India The Hck man win be
cured by process drastic than his eeminae cons
tuition can bear and the Turk win give way the Anglo
Saxon.
One sick man on our borders His disease is conta-
gous pestence He charges his weakness all the petty
insults and wrongs which he infcts upon Gradually
dying himself his last hours afflicted by schemes TO
make his estate miserable those who shall after
him; and be has the power in the moments Of
approaching dissolution do great injury his neigh
bors we the his boundaries feel all that he does
most keenly and deeply.
As the proprey and justice of this case elfpreserya
ton demands prompdtude and courage; and If would
ourselves from long and lingering troubles in time
come we should at settle difficulties in regard TO
Cuba This be done without violating any Of OBJ
legations SPAIN and win be- hope cordially seconded
by herself when she that II is her interest well
to ours that her restrictive policy should be abandoned
To show the fate Of Turkey and how the English mind
being prepared for the future copy the following pc
cuar article from the pen OF celebrated British writer
DR.. Canning 0good part Of the logic, If not of The
prophecy be applied to the condition Of the Queen
the Antilles
The special prediction under the Sixth Vial the drying
up the river Euphraethat is progressive evaporation
Of Mahomeanm beginning in 1920 and expected by every
student Of prophecy TO end in very short time indeed 1t
you will observe, 10 die 1t s struck down
II Is the evaporation OF destruction Of cit
ade blow. But while this power and withers IL
does follow that the Russian eagle have the mosque
Of St. Sophia for his eye The Turks may be
when they cease 10 be Mahometans. They nav become
Christians The oooo 900 OF eastern Christians
der the Crescent and subject to all its insults oppression
and its tyranny, may rise up glorious nstona mighty dy
nasya nober obstruction to Russian ambition than the de
crepit and dying Turkish empire which western nations
vainy try keep up. Turkey just az the period predicted In
prophecy, began 10 die out have already seen The
evidence Of this testimony respecting her Lamar
tine, in Of those ngacous aphorisus by which his clio
quence distinguished Turkey dies want Of Turl
This gradual decay Of the Turkish empire identifies the pc
Rod in which with what called in the Apoca
lypse the Sixth Vial Mr.. Habershon in his excellent work
upon the subject calculated in $780, that the Turkish en-
pre would exist after ls4o He was not very
far wrong. H. end IS hand. Every day I expect To
hear OF s stream dried mp, Of the Crescent waning and
Of Turkey nation that was, nation mighty and
longer able maintain itself Plague, famine pestlenoe
proagacy, fast drying her empires her exchequer
all but baukrupt her momentsry against
Is prognostic Of her destruction.
q Britain and France ike clouds may spread over The
Euphraes and try to prevent the evaporation Of It's waters
but all In vain The ruthless Crar has his stern mission
The echoes Of victory by the fleets OF the auocrat
ana the cruel destruction Of the Turkish resound
ing through Europe. The gradual decay Of Crescent
after the period predicted under the Sixth VIAL which com
menced in 1920 when the great river Eupbraes began to be
dried up, asuredy taking place Its final destruction
may DC looked Tor every day. has since 1850 and
now Russia like gigantic vuure poised in mid heaven on
outstreohed wings waits for the moment 10 descend and do
sroy Peace or war equally exhsusts Turkey Holm bor
tand u duty to aid the oppresscd) aud vor NOV ,of.
her fat but 90" miH her decay The i'm. y o.
o" Turkey from the map doors. The sure word ~
prophecy stronger than the combined Reefs of England
ana France We watch at this for issue, and
confess while dread and deprocste the ascencncy Of
ne long to the expiring throes Of empire
that has long oppressed the free crushed the
hear the last boom Of Msboetsn cannon 10 see tho
widespread land, sronnd Cop.sntnope 90 beautiful and 80
fertile, from the delnge 81 Mshornctan superson
and not Russia but Christianity ascendant as the result
thereby the prepared for the NJ the Kings Of
East to their beloved Palestine the land Of their fathers their
destiny, and their rest"