The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-22

listess indoleDce2 On the other hand, With Russia
at ConstaDtinople she will inevitably take her plaza
among the first powers of the earth, in her CONNER
cai and military marine; and our interests bid us
welcome her to that position.
We then shall have power interested equally
with ourselves In cheeking any ambitious or pre-
sumptuous claims Of England and France in regard
TO the maritime laws Of nations. And We sh Ill like
wise see spring up fiourishing commerce between
two nations whose geographical positions will for
ever prevent any serious rivalry or ground Of rup-
ture and war.
The simple introduction Of Russia into the family
OF commercial nations will In itself be suspicious
event. as On additional guarantee to all the nations
against the encroachments Of any one, or any two,
allied together Indeed, had Russia bean great
maritime power In 1850 and 1882, when, in conunc-
ton with nearly sl the European powers and our
own country, she, opposed by England alone
adopted the just and cherished American principle
free ships, tree goods-thar principle, Instead Of
being now conceded temporarily aa Il has been dur.
Ing the present war would long ago have been In.
corporated into, and become q part OF, the rscog-
nizsd law Of nations. But in 1880, when that prin-
the armed neutrality, England alone. against the
world, succeeded In crushing 1t out With Russia
on the Bosphorus, we should have most powerful
ally IN the establishment of that principle among
The present alliance of France and England Ia,
admittedly, not league in behalf Of liberty or Of
religion. On the contrary it presents tina extraordi
nary spectacle of q free nation like the English,
Napoleon, the former with q vie to ward of what
she fsncies threatened danger to her trade, and
the latter to preserve the balance of power In Europe
both nominay Christian nations, and both fighting
under the Crescent against the Cross Il ia simply
struggle for power on the part OF Russia strdg.
gle to free her fresh and vigorous race from the ob
stacles which now check their proper and full dave
lopement, on the part Of France ana England a
struggle to keep that race in tine sTaddIing clothes
of infancy. AS secondary and necessary result Of
the policy of the Western powers the efete race Of
the Turks to be maintained in neeess occupation
useless alike to themselves and the word-ot one OF
the finest parts of Europe.
Who can doubt the ultimate result Of this strug.
gle?
The arts Of diplomacy, desperate vslor, and pro-
digal waste of blood and treasure, may delay it for
o time. But there are Laws in the DEVELOPMENT of
nations, there in the workings of nature; aud
lythng points as clearly to the conclusion that
Russia is to become power on the high seas. as
that the United Statesre to expand and abs orb all
that is 6esirsble Of the North American continent
and it's dependent islands,
These thirgs are not so much the result of diplo-
macy, and Of the design and forecast Of statesmen,
az they are the spontaneous, natu al and majestic
march of nations in reaching the rank which Pro
viderce has assigned them In its organic ation-in
other words, they are their manifest aost n.y..
NJ V,B.W,