The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30

Dle and = ner creed the innael populations of
he East D.. destiny win be fulfilled and she viii
Il cp-.e and die out lik. her Roman proto
type.
The spectacle presen ed to us Of two great
Christian nations like France and England
combining to prop up and defend the rotten
fabric Of Mahomedanism, Is an anomaly Of the
strangest kind, and can only be attributed to
the influence of those contrary currents Of
civilization which sometimes disturb the pro-
eress Of each other. 1t shows that the states
men Of Western Europe are ignorant of the
past history snd the future destinies Of the
faith which they profess. There is, in truth, no
real spirit of Christianity amongst the nations
of Europe. There is form, or rather ashadow,
Of G. urc ), but it is without faith, without
energy, and without any great purpose affect
ing the future. It is imp ssible that 1t should
be otherwise, when we regard the springs OF
action by which the social and political life Of
Europe is moved. Il is verned by sectional
and dynastic Influences, having no root in the
convictions or sympathies Of the masses. To
them we vainly look for that vitality Of Chris
tian zeal and of fraternal love which constitute
the essence of our holy faith. True Christianity
is, in fact, only compatible with the democratic
sentiment, which, in Europe has as yet to be
developed.
The desperate courage displayed by the allied
troops before Sebastopol cannot, therefore, be
said to proceed from any feeling Of religious
enthusiasm, or any conviction OF the justice Of
their cause, like that which animates the
Russians. It is the natural result Of the
rivalry of two great military nations, who
have been for three centuries enemies,
and may be compared to just the
same eager spirit Of competition which pits
them against each other at Newmarket or at
LoDg-champs. National vanity is at the bot
tom of it, and the feeling will, therefore, be
evanescent, whilst the faith that animates the
Russians will carry them, like the Romans of
old, through long career Of military conquest.
Whatever may be the results Of the prodigious
efforts that they " l have to make to carry
out their objects, we do not apprshend any dan
ger 10 liberty or to democracy from them.
Towards the East all those efforts will be d-
rected, and the antagon'sm Of any influence
which Russia MAJ exert in Europe will prove
rather favorable to the popular liberties than
otherwise. Whether, therefore, the present
war continues only for brief period or is pro
tractea during the life of the present genera
ton, Russian destiny and the onward march of
Christianity are certain to triumph over the
conventional and unnatural combination Of two
Christian empires league together 10 secure
the perpetuation Of Mahommedaa infdelity
and misrule.
The MnDEw AMONG THE NEWSPAPERS
Some mon his ago several Of the New York
daily journals boastei Of their increased size
and great prosperity. They compared them
selves with those among their cotempo aries
which had not thought fit to enlarge their form,
and rung the changes on the prayer Of the
Pharisee OF old. Since then we we been
somewhat struck with an apparent diminution
in the size of these papers. DESTROYS Of ascer-
tanning the fact, we have measured their form,
and we find the following result
The Times 80 inches by 40, and is now 81 by 43.
The Tribune was SO inches BY 4s and is now "a by A.
The Sun "a inches by 81, and is now % by 80.
Thus the dimunition in size has been as fol.
ows -
The Times has reduced its size 139 square inches.
The Tribune g I" 1873 /"
The Sun I" 22S /"
In endeavoring to account for this startling
evidence of decline on the part Of our cotempo-
raries, one cause which strikes the eye at the
first glance is the anti-slavery tone they had
adopted. During the past few months all these
three journals have at some time or other and
to the best of their ability assailed the institu
tons Of the South and striven to disunte the
two great sections Of this republic. The ylo-
lence of their language while the Nebra ska
bill was pending was eminently calculated
had it been adopted by the masses-to produce
an entire alienation between North and South,
and to break down the consti 'ution ITSELF We
cannot doubt but this has been one main caus,
Of the disfavor with which they have been re-
ceived by the public For, while the Times,
Tribune, and Sun have been compelled by
their diminished receipts and increased ex-
penses 10 curtail the size Of their daily issues,
our own circulation and our receipts from adver-
Using have increased over thirty per cent.
This is simply q fresh example of the danger
which inevitably accompanies unconstitutional
and reasonable practices in this country.
The press is free: we may advocate any form
Of sedition without fear of punishment by
courts of justice but when we d. the public
interferes, and inficts penalty far more effect
ual than fines or imprisonment There will be
less talk of disunion in the North when 1t is
clearly understood that the masses will not
give bread and butter to it's advocates.
THE UNFORTUNATE ARCTIC AGAIN-The
public have been astonished and reused
to indignation by recent attempt on the part
Of few petty demagogues, aided by a small
daily newspaper. to SOW dissension among the
unhappy survivors Of the Arctic disaster. 1t