Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-27
The Attitude of the BelHgerents.

We give in another column the details oil
the principal news by the Baltic. As we
have said before, this arrival brings intelli-
gence of no great event in the war, or indica-
ton that anything of the kind is near at hand
in the future. It is to be remarked, however,
that the Allies are making active preparations
for another winter in the Crimea. The OBJ
jec:s of the campaign are apparently no
nearer accomplishment than they were when
the Allies landed something more than a
year ago. SsbastOpol frowns defiance moro
grimly for the unsuccessful bombardment to
which it has been subjected, aud shows NO
sign of weakness. The demolition of LAY
is repaired by the labor of night and on
the following morning she is ready to belch
forth seemingly exhaustless shower OF all
kinds of deadly missiles. The Allies, too,
exhibit equal pluck and fertility of resources.
Nothing, however, has been done which
promises to bring the struggle to speedy
conclusion. The great and tangible fact IL
the extinction of some two hundred thousand
lives on both sides, and the making of per-
hsps an equal number of cripples and inva-
lides for life
The bloody work goes on, but to what
end? The world by this time understands
that the Crimea is only the dice-board, with
human heads and bones for counters, where a
great game for the mastery of half the world
is Ia be decided. The ''baance of power in
Europe" and the fright Of Turkey" are terms
which have so lost their power that diploma
fists even are almost ashamed to use them.
Meantime, as with the clutch of destiny, each
''great power holds on to its purpose. That
of Russia il to obtain the free outlet to the
Atlantic which the possession of CONSTANT
nople would give her, and which would also
enable her to menace Europe, while present
ing an immense bulwark for the defense of
her Asiatic possessions. She also has an eye
upon the Persian Gulf, which she could east
ly reach by the conquest of Arabia, if success
full in her present struggle, and from which
she could, with large advantage on her side,
settle with Great Britain the question of Ash
attic supremacy. England will never yield
possession of the Black Sea so long as she
can hold it.
Once moro give Russia free ingress to il,
and she will have no scruple in taking pos
session Of the Turkish Capital with all conye-
nient dispatch. Then not only would Eng
lands road to India be DISTRACTED, but India
itself would be in danger. The interest of
France in the struggle is moro European
Louis Napoleon has had great luck as an adj
venturer, and he is waiting to see what will
next "turn up" In the general scramble, he
is quite confident that he shall get his share
Of the spoils. lie garrisons Rome, which is
a convenient point d'appai for demonstrations
upon other parts of Italy; he has an eye upon
Greece, and would not object to few prov
Of frrri-ax- ~ fairly
unite her fortunes with those of Russia,
(Which she will not do if she can avoid IT'D
and Louis Napoleon will pounce upon her
Italian possessions, and possibly appropriate
two or three German principalities.
The struggle of the belligerents possesses
one very noticeable feature. Ii is not only q
struggle between great natonalites, but be-
tween two distinct orders of human society
the European and the Asistic The exist
/ ence of the Turks in Europe, is one Of the
accidents of war. They properly belong in
Asia, and their life is going ont pari passu
with that of the semi civilized millions Of
/ that continent. Every where these races
Mahometans, Hindoos and Pagans-are yield
I ing to the men of European origin. The
/ East India Company bears away over hun
dred millions of people, and is continually
making fresh conquests. Russia, in addition
| TO her immense possessions in Northern Asia
has appropriated about third part Of China
and is eagerly watching the turn of events
that she may appropriate still more. Thus
Russia and England are competitors for tho
ultimate control of whole continent; au6
in the light of this fact we see that the
objects of the war, as between these two
powers, lie much more in Asia than in En-
rope. The sick man. is only one of lsrg'
invalid family, soon to pass away, and I'm
gland, France and Russia are eager for {
lions share of the estate.