Minnesota weekly times., 1854-06-13
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1854.
The War In Europe.

The War In Europe.
The news which we gave yesterday, although o.
not a very definite character, forshadows stirring
events in the future. The combination of the va.
rious elements of dscord are rapidly tending te
focus, and the volcano now slumbering mus
soon break forth, scattering in its course terri
BILE tide of death and destruction. How soor
this will take place, it is impossible to tell but
it cannot be long. -1e
Russia is a formidable power. Her soldiers are
Injured to the hardships of the camp, and not.
withstandng she has concentrated on her frontie,
large number of men, she has still in reserve nc
mean army to defend her from the inroads of the
enemy. Should the Commander-in- Chief of the
Anglo-French Army decide to enter the interior OF
Russia, he will find that it is no easy matter; that
to accomplish his end, it will require very large
army, and soldiers such as the French and English
cannot muster. Still, by raising an insurrection
in Crimea and Circassia, and attacking simulta-
neously the towns and villages on the frontier,
he may succeed in drawing the enemy into direct
conflict, and very soon test the quality of the
Russian soldiery. Something of this nature must
soon transpire, and then will commence in earnest
the great battle which is to be fought in 1854
So far the Russians have been defeated-the tide
may turn, and sweep the allied army from the
field but right will eventually triumph, and Rus
sia must fall.
Another new feature in the news is, that the al
lied powers have required the adherence of the
government of Greece to the protocol of Vienna.
What effect this requisiion will have upon Russia,
it is hard to tell but Nicholas must see that the
allied powers are determined to hem him in with a
wall thick, that it will be impossible for him to
move beyond the confines of his own dominions.
With the Anglo-Freneh h-Austrian-Prussian-G Gre
clan alliance, on the one hand and the Turks on
the other, the autocrat may we'll pause ere the
powerful blow is given which will shake his throne
and possibly be the first step toward the emanci-
patton of his selfs and the down fall of tyranny.
So far as right is concerned, it is all on the
side of Turkey and he, allies. How far the de-
sire to see right prevail has influenced the course
of the allied powers, let their past history say.
of France and Rome answer for Louis Napoleon.
Hungary and Italy copd speak for Austria, but
scarce groan can be heard from the deep, dark
depths of her charnel prison house. In Prussia
a betrayed people can point to a murdered con-
stitution and an enslaved country as an example
of the love Of Justice which characterizes the
house of Hohenzcllorn. England, too, though
far in advance of her allies, has yet her Ireland
whose centuries Of wrong and oppression have
cried to Heaven in vain, and India, too, bathed
in blood and tears that an avaricious monopoly
might fill their Golfers with the sswealth of Ormus
and of Ind.'' Still, Of all the allies of Turkey,
England has acted from the most praisworthy
motive. True, England has an immense interest
at stake in the preservation of the integrity of
the Ottoman Empire; but even this interest would
have failed to involve her in so great war had
not the government been forced by the people to
act; for the English people love jastice, and that
is the reason why we see the British flag unfurled
in the east in defence of national rights, rights
oft trampled under foot by her own government
at the call of mammon and the dictates of a
vaulting ambition.
What the result of the war will be is problem
time alone can solve. What it should be is plain
to all who are familiar with the history of Turkey
and Russia. The boundaries of the latter should
be fixed where Peter the Great found them, and
the rich provinces she has since wrested from
Turkey should be erected into an Independent,
constitutional government, to which might be
added, with the consent of Turkey, Moldavia and
Walachia. Poland, Hungary and Italy should
be declared free, and the whole confederated un-
der the guarantee Of the western powers. The
balance Of power would then be restored, and
Russia rendered powerless for future evil. This
was what we had hoped for, but the willy Austrian
by joining the alliance will prevent the consum-
nation of so desirable an arrangement.
Under these circumstances the war may be pro-
longed for an indefinite period, and when both
parties are tired Of slaughter peace may be made
on the basis of the treaty of Adrianople, which
established the present boundaries of Russia. In
such an event, though England could boast a NOM
inal victory, no real advantage would be gained,
as Russia, after recruiting her exhausted energies,
would sieze the first opportunity to renew the
war under more favorable auspices.
GES1N.-All know Genin, the celebrated New
York Halter. Well, he is nominated by the Tri-
bune, for Mayor of New York City.
We knew Mr.. Genin several years ago, when
he was poor man, with scarcely ten dollars in
his pocket. He commenced small, but by judi
cious advertising, he gradually began to rise. 1t
will be remembered that he gave several hundred
dollars, for the first ticket to Jenny Lind's Con-
cert. Subsequently he distributed several thou
sand fans through Broadway, on each fan there
being printed in bold letters, ssGenin, the New
York Hatter," &c. A little later he offered to
give one thousand dollars for charitable purposes,
provided certain sum was raised and but lit
tie over year ago he proposed to the authorities
of New York city, to build bridge at his own
expense across Broadway, at the head of Fulton
ST., his object being to relieve the great amount
of travel which usually blocks up the passage al
this point. All of these enterprises were herald
ed through the press, without charge, and the re-
suit was, that Mr. Genin put into his pocket thou
sands of dollars by little extra management
His name is now before the public for Mayor oi
the largest commercial city in the Union.
Truly
ssHonor and shame from condition riseyc
Act well your part,-ihere all the honor lies.'
wThe Pioneer states that Col. Bush has re-
Gently entered two thousand acres of land neal
Pleasant Lake, in this territory, and intends t
erect on the grounds some time during the sum
mer splendid residence. The Col. s'has Travelled
extensively throughout Europe and America ant
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