The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-01-03

At"co'1 oht A1INoys no ilpiy cnrcuee, the
Greek Church tho asylum afforded the Hnnga-
finn and Polish exlles, tho wounded personal
dignity of the Car, and all petty considerations
OF similar kind, have nothing in the world to
do with tho pending contest; and therefore
no arrangements upon such petty, grounds
can settle it. Tho real motive of the contest
Is the necessary consequences of the position OF
Russia. und Of all that agglomeraiion OF the
events which were heaped up in the lapse OF
more than hundred and fifty years.
Prophecy in political matters, Sir, is moth
ing else but sound apprcciaiian of tho logical
chnin between causes and results. 1t is there
foro, not from any ostcntation of political
foresight, but only froma wish to show tho cor
rectncss OF my statement, That beg leave to
refer you to the collection of my speeches in
tho United States, recently edited by my friend
Prof. Newman.
There yon will find that more than eighteen
mouths ago, have not only foretold that a war
between Russia and Turkey is inevitable
that it will be the noxt war in Europe: but like
wise have foretod that the conflict must hap
pen y very short time, probably this year;
hacatsso, slio VsufiiV, being ;.~r;s-Li-, n---;-
must hasten to bring it about, or else Turkey
has grown so much already in strength in
twenty-four years, that every days delay would
weaken tho Chances of Ressans success
If the citizens of Glasgow desire to under
stand as we'll the real inlcrcst of the pending
contest, as also the grounds which enable me
TO foretcl its early outbreak, let them remem-
ber the so-caed political will of Petor the
Great, of which beg leave to inclose copy
though in French.
"As tony nation, 7 declare solemnly, that
should we be left f,rsaken and alone to fight
once more tho battle of delverance for the
world, we will rather choose to bo Russians
than to remain subjects 10 the House of Aus
tria; rather submit 10 the openly manly force
of the Car, than to the heart revolving PERU
ry Of the Hapsbnrgs: rather be ruled directly
by tho master than submit to the shame Of be-
ing ruled BY his undering. The fctters of
force may be broken once, but the affection of
a mortaly offended people to puriurious dy-
mast ycan never be restored.-Russia wo ha;o
with inconceivablo hatred but the House Of
Hapsburg we hate and dispise.
Believe me, dear sir, that such is tho condi-
ton of the socallcd Austrian empire. and that
such boing its condition, very effort to detach
Austria from her su lection to Russia would
never save her, but would give only the sor-
rowful satisfaction of English mispolicy of hav-
ing together with the House of Austria, buried
the liberties and national independence Of ma
lions worthy OF bettor fate, and wtaont the
independent exstanco of whom tho great ques-
tioh pending now in tho East never can be set
tied finally thus, as your own future and all of
your interest required it to be settled.
IL appears that, though not avowed openly,
the shadows of these events are fluttering be-
fore the eyes of our statesmen. Hence il comes
that despairing OF sincere and active union
with Austria in the present struggle, they
quench their fears with another idea, not less
absurd than the first hos been; they cndeavor
to persuade themselves that though Austria
may not be possibly induced TO side with tho
Western Great Powers against Russia, she will
at best remlin neutral. Aud yet,an impartial
neutrality of Austria, from her very position to
Russia, equally impossible, as would bo her ST.
ding opealy with Turkey. More yet, Sir: that
neutrality does not actually exist any longer.
Ii is scarcely nine monthas 90 since Omar
Pacha, at tho head of only 10000 men. was
marching against Montenegro for checking n
revolt which was stirred up by Russia; and
Austria Immediately despatched an envoy ex-
traordinary to Constantinople to inform the
Sultan preemptorly. that she could not allow
such largo force O. to be concentrated SO
near TO tho Austrian fron,ers-that, therefore
it must BIO Withdrawn, or else Austria shall con
slider it legitimate cause of war;
And what is it that the Same Austria does
now? She has concentrated 10000 men in
western frontiers of Turkey; and has she Civ
en- any satisfactory guarantee of her neutral.
ty, accompanied with such threat ening alti-
tude? No, sir. Mere words!-empty worts
words of that dynasty which has never yet
held sacred even an oath. And even these
words pledged her only conditionaly. say, in
so far las her interest will permit her to re-
main neutral" Or has Great Britain and
France guaranteed an impartial neutrality of
Austria: No sir, they did not-thcy cannot,
and they dare not do it, therefore, what il tho
result? The result is, that the Turkish Gov
ernment was forced, in contemplation of tho
hostile attitude Of Austria, 10 garrison tho for
tresses Of Servia on war footing and 10 keep
idle an army Of observation in Bosnia. BY
this necessity, $4,000 men have been abstrac-
ted from the active army Of Omar Pacha; and
that is positively so much as IT Austria had
sent 10000 men as n reinforcement to tho
headquarters of Prince Gortchakolf. Nav, il
is worse since the sending of such an auxi-
ary force would have relieved tho Turkish
Government, from tho difficulties of an absurd
diplomatic convenience, preventing her until
now of making use of the heroic willingness
of tho Hungarian nation to afford such aid as
soon would have made Austria unable to harm
Turkey or help the Car; whereas, by her false
neutrality, she abstracted such force from the
entire Turkish army as her open hostilites
could not abstract. Therefore. please to tell
me. Sir,are these diplomatic ondeayors of Great
Britain, backed even by parade of your fleet,
up to tho Bosphorus, which had no other result,
and no aim, but to uphold this position, are
they of any assistance TO the Turkish Emprel
No. sir. il is no assistance; it is worse than
Indifference. 1t is tho entry of guest who,
with his very presence, absorbs tho indcpen-
dence of the house owner.
Fortunately, tho force Of events has so far
favored justice and right that there can be no
more harm done by expressing it openly
that the Turkish Empire can neither in its
present Struggle have moro valuable allay
than the Hungarian nation. nor its future can
get any better guarantee than the restoration
of Polish nationality and Hungarian indepen-
dcnce.
Without this, Turkey will have always to
fear in the present struggle that Austria might
at such moment throw down the mask of her
false neutrality, when the Turks, though VIC
torous, will be worn out by their Victories
II is not for the first time, that Austria will
have played such foul play. I'm 1897, in