Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-11-03
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE.

The momentous events Transporting in Europe
deserve the serious attention Of Christian men,
whose trust is in Him who is "Governor among
the nations,'' aud who have learned to look up
on history as Providential development, and
upon its great events as subservieut TO the pur
poses Of Redemption. What is TO be the is
sue Of all these wars and fghtings. these strange
negotiations and stranger alliances The lead
ing power Of Protesiantism, and the leading
power Of Romanism--herediiary enemies for
long centuries-fghi shoulder to shoulder, and
together bring the Cross in close union with
the hated and ntolerant Crescent. The rulers
Of the earth marshal their forces TO the battle
with nnheard Of appliances for the work Of
death, while the people in both hemispheres,
whose intelligence and love Of the free pursuits
and pleasant arts OF peace have been noursked
through lifetime of comparative quiet, look
on in hope Of future still more bright. The
lovers Of prescriptive privilege and hereditary
power doubtless expect their hands TO 5estrength-
ened by the glory Of triumph. The friends
Of liberty silently wait their time, and watch
for the expected opportunity. The Christian
asks what these things may mean, and prays
that all may so work together that the Gospel,
now so shut out from one spot and SO hamper
ed in another, may have fiee course and be
glorifed everywhere.
A Paris paper, the Steele, lately had an ar
ticle upon the fall Of Sebasiopol, which produc-
ed great sensation in that city and has fixed
the attention Of statesmen and cabinets every
where. Much Of its importance arises from
the fact that such an article cannot have been
published without permission, and that il prob
ably al least passed under tho French Emper-
or's own eye and received his appreciation. Il
is discussion Of the position Of the allies and
their general plans for the future. The fol-
lowing synopsis Of il is from the ". Y. Cour-
Ter d Engnre:
''li is claimed in this manifesto that no sier-
lie victory must be won by the Allied arms,
and asserted that the fall OF Sebastopol turns
back the advance of the Russian power a cen
tury. This is avowed as the object Of the war;
for il is added that the success Of the siege has
affected no change in the demands ofihs Allies
which were chased on ideas of civilization, and
liberty" and sought TO free England andFrance
from the inheritance Of the German Powers -
Before the fall of Sebasiopol the four points
were declored the insufficient basis Of dura-
Bile peace as not protecting Europe from new
savage aggressioas on the part Of Russia ;
then the cause Of the Allies was proclaimed as
the cause Of national independence, not 10 be
secured merely on the Black Sea, but in Asia
and on the Baltic, cause in which Poland and
FINLAND and Italy were interested the war was
asserted not to be one Of State policy, but one
which concerned the regeneration OF Europe;
these declarations and assertions are now reii-
Grated with redoabled force. Moderation and
generosity toward Russia IN her assumed ex-
'remiiy are secuted. Give Russia breathing
time, il Is said, and she will use Il 10 begin
new intrigues. The Allies have not poured
out blood and treasure for the destruction Of
fleet or the reduction of stronghold, but 'for
right, for justice, for the independence Of peo-
piles and re-esiablishment of nationalities. ~
1t is claimed that Russia has lost her mil