The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-29

complexion of Prince Mensehikohs demands IL boots no
to relate circunstan daily all that followed There
thoee who believed that European would be ne ~
suit and those who dsbeeyed in such catastrophe
Even our wel-nformed neighbors Of The intlgmosr >
late the 18th Of April 1858, secuted the idea of war
attributed the ware apropehsiy 81 the Esq
sh and American press exaggerae difficulties and kesp
up excitement aud said that there guarantees for Rus
sian forbearance which ambition could MOI disregard kng
lend and France seemed also to share this belief for their
first preparations quite lukewarm and ardy and the
time wasted by them in diplomatic appliances steadily
improved by Russia who although she also dealt In those
expedens lost sight of her main purposes and aba
ted little or nothing Of her firm demands The London
Times had intimated that the part Of England and
France and the former especially the game worth
the candle and had rdiculed the idea of European a.
pomncy interposing the Turkish government from
dissolution but it still avowed its belief that it not
the wish of either the Emperor of Russia the En-
peror of Austria urge matters TO extremtcs Il was
affirmed by the official newspaper Of France Ls Nor
iteu that Prince Menschikof in demanding the main
enance Of the quo at jerusalem did not demand that
the privileges accorded the Latin Church should be with
drawn but that he had however demanded the concu-
sion Of treaty which would place under the guarantee OF
Russia the rights and immunes of the church and clergy
of the Greek rite The first Of these statements proved to
be nexact since man absolutely obtained restrict
ing those privileges but in regard TO the proteeorate
which Russia insisted in her ultimatum The advice
Of tho English and French ambassadors il was rejeeed
and Prince Menschkoff withdrew from Consaatinope
We know what followed The Russian army crossed the
Pruh and invaded the principaltes Of Moldayia and
Wallacha The Russian navy sunk the Turkish feet at
Thn and Turkish
waters, and thence moved into the Black The war;
not only between Russia and Turkey but between Rusa
and the allies at last began in earnest and with the inn
mense ornaments forward by England and France
one year ago what he's since been the standing
theme of the war the siege of sebastopoa drama Of
tedious DURATION but which, long, obstinate and bloody
as it has BEEN has last reached its obstinate aud bloody
catastrophe.
Numerous opinions have been offered as to the probable
duration of this war; and now that Sebastopol really
taken speculaons than rife as to the pur-
poses for which it is wagcd and what its ultimate results
may be- Will the fall of Sebastopo put end 70 the war
or will it materially affect its final results? These
questions in regard to which there will be conflicting
opinions The character of the Emperor Alexander has
much to do with the solution OF these questions II he
shall prove to be Of cool nerve and iron will like
his father the end Of the may be years distant and
the allies eventually if not soon be compelled to evacuae
Sebasopol and other ports the Black sea which they
may have captured The victory OF Sebastopo If It has
the allies than it has Russia has at least cost
them what they could less afford to thousands
Of men and it yet remains to be whether If Russia
stand firm England and France in deficiency Of SO ma
teral requisite of war induce their capitalists large
and small continue draw from their Golfers the sin
OF war and whether making every allowance for their
patriotism their strong boxes will be able to stand the
drein--wheher in fact an impoverished people and a
languishing trade and in each of those coun-
tries may check the desire for such dearbought vic
tories.