The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-13
BAyorK-DERK, ION the Bospborus,)
March ~ lSrt

March 20, 1854
The weather is bad enough, but the aspect of the political
heavens still cloudy. To give you idea Of the
weather, viii state that the hills Of Corsica southern
Greece and Asia Minor s covered with snow and that
it every other day at Consantnople Even in
Smyrna, whore should have right to expect better
things the cutters often frozen at 10 o'clock in the
morning The tartars government courers say however
that the winter has been less in the northern provinces
Of Turkey and military men confident that the country
the Danube is III for immediate operations.
Political matters in most beautiful OF scmIlca
ton. There many different interests in the field and
each with tolerabc chance Of Each interest has
its good and IL bad points, and enss your ympahies
awaken your gnance, according the different points
Of view in which you look az H. Nothing however, be
hypocrical than the preenons extreme bcrality
generosity, and dinerestedness which put forward by
the English and the amusing OF all is the opinion
which obtains England control the war and
viii be able stop IL whenever threatens 10 pass
safe limits For the eyes OF most Englishmen the saying of
of danger from the British arisccracy is the climax OF all
righteousness matter whether Turkey abandoned by her
allies matter whether she be
what becomes Of the OF the world II all right the Brit
h sstocracy but retain their in the saddle Look
in the English and French papers and you win that Tur
key to be dictated to by the allies Turkey must do this
must do that must make such and such laws for the Chris
tians such laws for the Turksi All very wel but IL ur
key is TO submit djctation why Russian dictaon
Why should she prefer that Of England and France When
Turkey beaten by the Russians she win submit of course
the law OF her when saved
friends she viii be obliged to do what her friends command
the fact Of her being saved by herself but by
other shows that she in the hand Of the power that
her.
Three results possible the Turks may be well beaten
the campaign opening the Russians may be beaten
the two armies may make drswagsm Of
Suppose the Turks are beaten what viii the 100 900
French and English soldiers who win arrive the Dan
ube time in Jnythst say many days after the
fardo against the immense Of human force that the
Russian Emperor roll into Turkey How viii they re-
the strong positions that he viii have had time TO
by in advance One hundred thousand form magnG-
army but 100, 900 be destroyed in
ties and where tho English and French troops
from that replace those who killed and those
die Of disease When France sends 400 900 into the
field she win be exhausted and the power Of England fur
n troops Is very small when compared with that Of France
On the other hand Russia lose army after army and
st remain strong II that the feet in the Black sea
competent TO knock few small Russian forts and TO
take few Russian towns, bat it by competent
pede tho Russian army in is march towards
Balkans. II the Turks beatenare driven back-Eog-
land and France win have other available for
storing the chances Of that which Womb be AIR.
nished by insurrecop OF the nstonacs In case the
Turks are beaten therefore, the word Of win Of
necessity be spoken 10 Poland. Italy, and
that dead but sleeping and the crater Of the
uonary win be reopcned in order that the lava Of
democracy may inundsse Europe.
We have not vet seen The last Of the dupcy and
CRY the English government which, IL ANYTHING for
tho democracy win deserve thanks since II vim
from good motives bat from utter seshpess and in
the hope cheat the nations in the end BY come subtle
winde But you wonder At the conduct the British