Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-25
From the London Economist, September
The Disposal Of our Conquests.

1t seems easy 10 gain victories than 10
/ turn them to account. We can MAKE conq0c~ts
bat arc sorcv embarrassed To- know what to
do with them when mnee. We have, at great
expense IN ipoucv AMI at some cost II lfe, cap
turcd thr \ land Islands aud ~torued Bomarsund.
The NoHifeW now informs ia" world, officially.
that these acquisitions are To- be- forthwith III
nAutled md abandoned. We about tc 2. 20
Schastopal aud already the pcrpleKity stare as
III the face. "IIow gu earth shall dispo,c OF
it when tsleui' We hope that those blow may
be followed up 10y eXpelling the Russian, from
Georgia; aud the ultimate fate Of Georgia will
then become n new prrpleAty.
1hcse di1icultic- arise from three concurrent
causes. In the first place. ENGLAND aud France
hunt ia couples; and the appropriation o the
prey IN such case l. proyerhlally difficult. II
Is scarcely possible 10 hold foreign possessions
in common: il is scarcely more possible 10
range for their de-, sion. France might indeed
have held Bomarsund aud England Sebastopul
for the common good bat much knntty and peril
Gus negotiation would have had to he transacted
hoiore an amlonble arrangement ut this sort could
hay" been effected. In the second place, both
powers hive Promised Ia be dl-lutrIested, Earlv
ii this alliance they agreed upon "-eli-denyug
ordnance entered into solemn engagement
that neither should seek or accept for itself any
territorial acquisition. As far n- their own ug-
graudi-ement Is concerned, therefore, no con
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the third plaee, they have not come to any such
public uBnmhiguous, irreyokHhlc determination
To- r"Pies- tie ambition aud I" curtnll tn" power
ct hussia n to mak" any al the Suites whom she
has drsPoiind nnNons to be again put IN posses
sl"n '' the terr'.n,7 "hleh eh1 "rested from
them. They feel that, unless Russia Is to he
cticctlally crippled, they would be unable 10
keep thelr restored property, while the nccept-
ance Of II at The hands OF her conqnerors would
be sure IN bring down upon them her deadly
'HH' o''' u ehP ''"S''s'H,'n' WIN" '''I
""y ~ P'N'' s"""'" ae'uh UNIV Tue announce
men, III in' iho"'''"' VT ihhN assume toll'"nh'e
tnat sweden wa NOT prepared l" lneuf the nos.
I''lN "l inc Hhr "y accepting oa' * What ne hhu
stolen ifeh hor' without guarantee ifom th'
western powers 'llh'f ihAt ihel "onld mMntn'h
nor ~ IN Pass'75,"n oil IL OF tH"' ta'y intended
:" IN, ,e weaken hua>la as l" ',lhn'e sweden I"
"''" nv n'' """ s'l''ls'l' M" 'uii u' "''l'9
were h"' P''P"I'u l" give TINS "sTurahee. DOUBT
less sweden ""uId hafe perh Ehd enough I" nc
e'pt the Aiahd Archipelago tr"h fRtdad-wlth-
out tniand, It would mYe been futile and
dangerous present
i Is always unWise II "connt yopr chickens
before they ar" lm'ehel,' Or 10 consider how tao
cook the hatr winch l. not yet chught. Never
thcless, everybody teels That 1t IS impossible to
avoid Specializing on the disposal OF ebrstOpul
and the trmea, though the speculation mny uP-
pear n little premature.
IN the Black sea is necessary a. winter station
for the allird fleet; 1t Is known that an oNpcdl-
ton has salled I" attack II; and no one doubts
that Whatever the united forces ot rance aud
England attempt, thai they will do. Therefore
we can scarcely regard ourselves as very rash II
consider the Crimta rs conquered, and its
great harbor ms in our possession the posses.
sion, that is, of powers who have sworn not to
appropriate or retain it and We cannot help
ndulging in some cunicctures rs to the ultimate
disposal If 50 magnificent and important a CON
i quest Ii will be n glorious achievement and
/ ought not To be IA baIren one. 1t will cost the
! lives of numbers of brave men-and the use made
/ of il ought 10 hc such rs will Justify the price
/ paid for it. Are we to be content rs nj Romnr.
! sund, with Ill smantnr Sebastopul mud cnpturinr
the fleet Are We 10 retain it as n =, STRAIT, re
position aud a port af refnno ,uriug the war.
and allow Russia TO resume it ON the conclusion
/ of peace Are we content ourselves with
| troyiur the fartihcations. and leave Rnssn T.. h.
build them from the ruins. stronger and none
/ mcnaeing than cycrl Are we to rest, re her that
possession which gives 10 it. owner the command
Of the Euxine. and almost inevitably the mastery.
over Canstantinoplo This surely would be to
/ stutity ourselves
Are We Ia declare the Grimca inaependout or
to restore il to its former suzcrnln the sultan J
| What hope could weentertain that either of those
ARRANGEMENTS would be permanent or self sn4-
tanning! Let Us look back for n moment ON the
| history of that >inpularly situated province. -
| Whom the eastern rmnirr E,I Ia uieccs fine
| Crimpa was seized by n tribe of the inynders and
| hecnmea seporntc mud nuasi ipdenendent state
under n grandson of t,engbis Khnu. The Grim.
Tartars, as they were chilled. were tribptary to
the Porte lint wern governed altooethc, NV ihei,
own soyereigns or khnna proyince So ynlun.
bile both from climate and nosition could not. al