Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-27
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for man OF the people, read mass of the people,
for = increase pogeT, read immense power
Tie Z illc has arrived with news TO The othIoi
MAY The substance of wi4icl. is as follows; We
haze heretofore published this uews-Epsj i
IT,, Union OF Nav l9.h has the following re-
mari, under the head, " Tie Lessons oil Inc Euro
pean Wsr." :.
T,,s his is not the only lesson taught 10 the hui
,,sn race and TO ambitious princes, by the war in
,ho crirnea Men are not only startled by this ex.
,oaSit,re of blood and of treasure-in an age too,
Wien The Improvement Of our kind is one of the
boasted advantages of our lot, as compared with
past ge1eratons-but they are made sensible of
the hollow pretences that too often insuguraie and
M nain these awful sacrifices of human lie. If
the cause that impeled England and France to de-
clare war against Russia is at all understood by the
world at large, ii was that of protecting Turkey in
the possession Of her independence and her integ-
rIty lt IS this which first called ont the sympa-
thies Of the American people. They beheld IN
these two nations two great champions oil CIVIL
liberty, and they in the autocrat only an over
reaching and aggrandizing ruler, who sought to
urge TO extremes the aggressive dreams OF his an
cestors, and to drive the car Of oppression over
the necks OF an enervated and defen 'eess people.
This impression, so deeply made aad so generally
face Of the globe, rudely disturbed, and finally
obieraed, by the imprudent threats of the leaders
of public opinion in lgland and France and as
the scales fell from eyes, exposing the motives
CT the French and English in reference to Ameri-
politics. so, also, was our vision enlarged and
cleared as to the ultimate purpose of both upon
Turkey. As time passed on, and the military re-
sources of Russia began TO establish the fact that
the Anglo Frerch combination was not capable of
extorting terms from her fancied weakness, the
purpose Of falling back upon Turkey, and seeking
CONDENSATION for their losses in that quarter was
neither concealed nor denied. At last, and finally
the game il boldly revealed. The two great pow
eTs, despairing Of ] conquest over the Russians,
begin TO enact the very wrongs they were so ear
nest IL procaimipg it TO be their mission 10 resist
What they attributed 10 Russia es so worthy of
their ayenging -od they are now boldly ayowing
to be their own purpose.
have often said TO my friends in habitual inter-
course with me, ever since the war assumed al ear
nest character in Sep. last that tie Allies meant
TO pay themselves out of Turkish territory for their
enormous expenditures in this war; Nor is it diff
fcult to see some Of the leading features Of their
partilionine CT Turkey. They caunot conquer
Russia, nor bring her to their terms unless they
obtain the aid of Austria actively, or the aid Of
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have been coaxing and nittering Austria, to obtain
her acftce cooperation hut hitherto without sue
cess II they fail in that after oil efforts they are
so bent on curailing Russian power, aud indem.
nlying themselves out Of Turkey and Russia for
their vast expenses aud losses, that they will raise
the insurrectionary flag in the countries have
named. Then plan o. partiti n, supposiog Austria
not to join them, will be substantially as follows
an European Turkey viii be divided between
England and France by lire making, as nearly as
possible, an equal division, giving each separate
portion. Constantinople will be held in common,
separating the city, probably into two divisions,
the one English, the other French. The npossi-
biity from its importance Of giving it wholly to
either patty will compel TO this arrangement, with
all IFS Inconvenience The Sultan will be told
that the VIII Q! Asl. requires him to remove him
SELF and the Turkish population Of Constantinople
10 some place in Anetoiix-the province opposite
the Asstic shore. The Turkish population of Eu-
rorean Turkey, VIII FOR the most part, follow All
the seaports of Syria, of any importance, will be
divided between England and France
If the Allies wTest the Crimea from Russia.
that also will be divided between them. The
great BODY of Russia is impenetrsble, and they
neither eau nor will attempt 70 subdue it. The
object of the Batic expedition is, very probably,
not in any expectation Of taking Cronstadt or St
Petersburg, but TO prevent Russian commerce, and
to direct large Russian forcs TO the defence Of
these places, and Others similar with the adjacent
provinces.
There arc sixteen millions of Christians in Tur-
key, ard it Is directly through this population that
the Allies meal TO operate the dismemberment Of
the Turkish Empire.
The grand question which remains is, can Eng
land aud France continue friends after the division
Of the spols? Ny answer IS, if France is reyolu-
tionizod and becomes republican, they may; not,
they will quarrel. And hen-the sequel would
lead me into complicated discussions, which may
as well be postponed fer the present. have ce1-
tainly cut out work enough for various specula-
tons in the remarks now made-remarks, how
ever, which grow ont of actually eristiag facts.
i the Allies could remain a. peace with each
other, the incidence and ncorrgible stupidity and
gross misqovemment of the Turks would render
their possession Of the Turkish territory indicated,
q boon to mankind.
Moreover, there is another most important ca.
rolory from The execution Of any such plans on
tbeir part Their heads would he 80 full with all
the important questions connected immediately
with it-with the jea!ousies and connections which
would inevitably surround i; that they would have
neither means nor incliuation 10 interfere with US.
SULPICIUS.