The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-01-20

TO her Of making use of those means of defen
20 which every political consideration point
out to her as the most avaling and the mos
essential. II Is, in fact, nothing else thar
the practicle assurance that, in case of sue
cess, Turkey should be prevented from reap
ing such fruits Of her victories as woult
finally settle the great Oriental question
open for more than century; and in case o
defeat, to make her die--not like a hero, BY Q
glorious death, but to pine away in consump
tion. brought upon her by slowly but certain
ly killing diplomatic negotiations.
The fallacies ofthis false situation are re.
sulting from the want Of sufficient reflection
upon the real nature o. the struggle between
Turkey and Russia. The Holy Shrines the
Creek Church, the asylum afforded to Hun.
garian and Polish exles, the wounded pers on.
al dignity Of the Car, and all petty consider
ations of similar kind, have nothing in the
world to do with the pending contest; and
therefore no arrangements upon such petty
grounds can settle it. The real motive of the
contest is the necessary consequence of the
position of Russia, and fall that agglomera-
tion Of events which were heaped up in the
lapse gilmore than hundred and fifty years.
Prophecy in political matters, Sir, is no h.
ing else but sound appreciation of the log-
cal chain between causes and results. 1t is,
therefore, not from any ostentation Of poiti-
cal foresight, but only from wish to show
the correctness ofmy statement, that beg
leave to refer you to the collection of my
speeches in the Uuited States, recently edi-
tad hv nv friapd Drnfassnr
you will find that more than eighteen months
sgo, have not only foretold that war be-
tween Turkey and Russia is enevitable--that
it will be the next war in Europe; but like
wise have foretold that that conflict must
happen in very short time, probably this
year; because, the conflict being inevitable,
Russia must hasten to bring it about, or else
Turkey has grown so much already in strength
in twenty-four years, that every days delay
would weaken the chances Of Russias sue
cess.
If the citizens of Glasgow desire to under
stand as well the real interest of the pending
contest, as also the grounds which enabled
me to fortelli its early outbreak, let kthem re-
call to their memory the so-caled political
will of Peter the Great, of which beg leave
to inclose copy, though in French.
Be that document an authentic one, or be
it post tacto record of history, you will
therein find the nature of the Russian con-
test explained. The whole matter nav be
resumed in these few words: Russia, being a
great continental power, must desire to be-
come likewise great maritime power, and
this she can only become either by conquer.
ing Constantinople, or by establishing, in the
way of treaties, predomnance, if not pro-
tectorate. over tho Turkish Empire. That is
the question at issue. But no man can doubt
that if Russia, in addition to her continental
strength, grows likewise great maritime
power, really the mistress of the world, and
even the greatest of the other European pow
ers, will on-see itself reduced 10 that sposi-
ton in which now Austria stands to Russia.
Moreover, nobody can doubt than any patch
ing up OF the present question, without, rails
ing real barrier to the dangerous encroach-
ments of Russia upon, not Turkey alone, but
upon Europe in general, would be no settle
ment, no security of real peace, but only the
endeavors of Mrs. Parting:nn =. s.e.. the
sea by their mop.
l. However, such is the logical fatility of
taking false starting point in politics, that
it is from the want of having takena broad
view Of the case, that every step of your Gov
ernment, in this question, till now, has been
not only unsuccessful, but went on absolutely
in an absurd direction. What has European
diplomacy been doing until now! 1t has been
endeavorng to reconcile what is rreconclea-
BILE, viz, to make Austria agree with England
in checking Russia on her way to the sea-
Why, my dear Sir, that is ridiculous absurd
ity; that is positively so much as if Great
Britain would have tried to enlist the "mag-
unanimous Gar himself, against himself.
Austria, though England and France, CT
whatever power OIL earth, may promise to
back her against Russia, can in no case dare
to offend her master, the Car, for this simple
reason, because Esinglc word Of the Gear
would raise all the Slavonic populations of
the Austrian Empire, to punish Francis Jo-
seph for his ingratitude. Besides, let me
quote passage from my speech at Syracuse,
New York; " ..
"As to my nation, declare solemnly, that
should we be left forsaken and alone to fight
once more the battle of deliverance for the
world, we will rather choose to be Russians
than to remain subject to the House of Aus
tria; rather submit to the open, manly force
of the Gear than to the heart revolving per.
jury of the Hapsburgh; rather be .'ruled di-
rectly by the master then submit to the shame
of being ruled by his underling. The fetters
of force may be broken once, but the affec-
sion ofa mortally offended people to per-
furious dynasty can never be restored
Russia we hate with inconceivabie hatred:
but the House of Hapsburg we hate and des-
pise."
Believe me, dear sir, that such is the condi-
tiOn. of the so-called Austrian Empire, and
that such being its condition, every effort to
detach Austria from her subsection to Russia
would never save her, but would give only the
sorrowful satisfaction Of English mspolcy
of having, together with the House of Austria
buried the liberties and national indepen-
dence of nations worthy Of better fate, and
without the indcpendant existence of whom
the great question pending now in the East
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