Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-27
(FrOm the London Times of November Is,)

A great army is a great destroyer, but it IL
also a great consumer. 1t is to be said, indeed,
of armies that the land might be as the Garden
of Eden before them, but it would become as tho
wilderness behind them; and Attila boosted that.
the grass would not grow where his horse had
planted its hoof But that was only true OF huge
armies, comprehending whole nations, which
kept always ON the move, ard, indeed, only sur
vived by the rapidty of their motion. An ar.
my fixed to spot, or moving about IN limited
area, is very different affair. The allies heve
altogether more than 800. 900 men. with an I'M
known multitude of servants and followers OF
all kinds, shut up in one inland sea, burning
and spelling every article of food or fuel, and
even every drop of good water. that they ma
before them, but taxing all the wealth ana IN
genuity of the civilized world to procure, OF any
cost, the very same things for their subsistence:
The latter influence is telling far and wide. %T
over the East there is such a demand for provi-
sions of all kinds as never was known before.
4 huge voracious monster must lie fed, aud
many nations and tribes are only too happy ~
eed him. The most fabulous stories reach US Of
brilliant speculations, incredible profits, mana
Nplous changes, and unprecedented activity. 1t
is the West gone to visit the East, and all Eng
land could not make greater stir on its visit to
the French Exhibition than the Western Pow
ers by their protracred sojourn in the Euxines
1t is true their primary object is simply 70 pro-
tect Turkey from Russia, but incidentally they
nave conferred upon ner u more SabS'SiA"a'
boon.
All round Constantinople, the shores Of Oar.
daniels, the coast of Asia, the islands OF the Ar
chipelago, Gambia and Greece, are verdant with
unwonted cultivation. Immense profits
made out of crops that oncs were hsai3y werta-
reaping. Even in Syria whole districts are be-
ing transmitted from rock and waste into tho
likeness of fessile Belgium, or the picturesque
Black Forest. As early as last spring we all
heard what was DONG at Hcraces. There tho
working of the coal seams had created roads, ~
railway, a canal, port, villages--in fact, new
county Of Dunham, with everything but asgood
bishopric and four golden prebends, on the shore
| of the Black Sea. The same process is going
on everywhere. Market stuff is almost as heavy
as coal, and there does not exist everywhere in
the East, line of road Rs direct and we'll metal
| led as that which conducts the produce Of Turn
hanl-grecn to Covcn. GARDEN SO water car:
riage is first sought for, hut roads to- the port
soon follow; and even rs you enast along the
shores of the ievapt you can easily detect every
where an unusual stir. In fact, the war has
proved Gallo rnia to the dominions OF the SUI
TAN, ard is opening ont regions which have
comparatively slept since the days OF GR0Ssus,
or at least of the Lower Empire. Market gar
dening is civilixing the East, end far better
process it is than gold-dgging; though the
youthful student may suffer slight shock when
he hears that 'the Isles of Greece" and so many
sacred spots in his imagination, are growing
magnificent crops of potatoes, onions, carrots.
and other food for man and beast.