Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-14

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government, to sustain Turkey in her
resistance TO the encroachments OF The
CzaL We copy the following from ,hs
correspondence Of the N. Y. lndepsn.
DENT:
The North British Review has sn
article on The Eastern question, writ.
ten in on unwonted spirit OF liberalism,
in which is a reference 10 Z possible
compact with Austria. to tho effect that
if tina. government would side with the
western powers, il shonld be secured
againts its own subjects, I
at has indeed, been hinted, that we
have held out something Of this sor, 10
Austria, as tho obvious prospect before
her il she sided with Russia; end thot
she had replied bs asking. will you
guarantee me against these things ifI
join with your We think it moro ,hen
probable she has sske,l this question;
what the answer Of England has been,
we can only conjecture. Il cannot be
in the affirmative. England can not
have said, IN that case We will aid you
10 kesp down your Hungarian and l,ali.
an SUBJECTS for no states,nan, If he ha.
stopped TO such infamy, would have do.
red TO do so in an official dispatch,
which, however secret, would have Ger.
taInly leaked out, and which, IL once
known, would raise against him q howl
OF de.estation such as no man would
have the hurdihood to encounter. She
may, indeed, have said, In that we will
observe complete and Memorable neu.
'ralily in the event Of aay internal
strife in your dominiens, as we hither.
to have done; or you wil give reason.
ably flee institutions TO Italy, and restore
10 Hungary her former constitution, and
honestly abide by these, we will be.
come your faithful and cordial ulliss,
and discourage all insurrectionary anil
democratic movements. More than
this it is impossible she can have said
it. |, is impossible that, for the sake Of
tbaffling one injustice she should mako
herselfa party 10 another; that ia order
10 re2el ono tyrant and agsressor, she
should have bargained to aid and sane.
tion another and worse." g 10
) In some respects it were desirable
that the Austrian government should
declare openly for the Gear. That
would make the issue plain. Englanl
and France would either have to hack
out and sink into inexpressible infamy;
or, Italy on the one hand. and Hunga.
ry and Poland on the other, would have
20 be aroused to the struggle. In tho
case Of retirement, the North British
Review supposes another contingency:
"The retirement Of England and
France from the scehe, to leave Turkey
10 such fate as her own unaitled resour.
ces could commanl, would probably
be the signai for The immediate inter.
ference Of our transo,lantic brethren,
not, perhaps. as nation, but as volum.
teers. IL Hungary were 10 rise, their in.
tervention woull be certain; and Hun.
gary would rise, il American aid we're
known to be at hand. We can state
: positively that men, money, and arms
are all ready-wai,ing, and anxious for
an opening. The whole natinn. as is
we'll known. land the government Of the
United States must seon follow the ma.
tion,) Is longing 10 obtain a footing 10
The arena Of Europeaa politics; and
Turkey, abandoned by het old allies,
and left to the mercy Of the great despot
Of the world, would offer too tempting,
too honorable and too Just an occasion
10 be neglected. Nor could We say them
nay; we have pronounced Russia TO be
wrong. and we could not interfere to
prevent assistance being offered 10 the
right. And we may bs we'll assured,
that if the Americans did come upon
the stage. their proceedings would b.
conducted in vry different mode. AMI
guided by very diferent spirit from our
scrupulous and :imid policy --always
hamPered by traditional ideas, always
bound down to Official forms, slways
restrained by .ae fear oftoo signal sue.
; cess, always confused, thwarted, and
enfsebled by ulterior considera lions.
! Nor could their SUCCESS be very doubt.
. full. They are the best sailors in the
world, and among the hardest soldiers;
J they could soon get together a navy
, powerful enough TO destroy that Of Rus.
sia; they have boundless wealth, aud
, would not spare it were the na,ionai
| zeal once fairly reused; and az ws ones
before remarked uadobtsdly they present
, the most formidable combination of
i. qualities which it is possible 10 enc oun.
/ ter-the utmost hardihood Of savage
. life with the most unbounded rs.ourc ss
. Of civilization and science. We ought
, 10 esrb Russia therefore IL only TO An.
. ticipate America In doing so." 1ss'
. The persistent falsshood Of tho Rus.
) sian 10 referred 10 in proper diplomatic.
style: s.~s "a q 's'''sle slsDua5
. "The solemn sssurances repeatedly
. given BY the Emperor Of Rassla. Il y u.
tai absence Of any just cause Of war,
and the terms In which Primes MenSiS7.
kof declaied bis 6nsi rssolution, would
! seem to forbid d fecoufss 70 isn.ncliSte
q hostilities. But ssms sipssssions which
. have occasionally escaped itssn his
Majestys lips. The sigssl want ofAai.
mony between eeftsin 'StateGhents' 1f
Count Nesselrode and certain ptoeseti.
/ ings Of Prince MsnchikoH. the .Gtiex.
plaiaed continuancsi in Bsesarahia OfA
I strong RussiaA torce oryupvinx alya n<4si