Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-10-12
g1o.e of Things Abroad.

oveyed 10 you by telegraph, before this reaches its
Isinaton | was ever confident in the belief, from
Io dav the allies affected a successful landing at
Tnpatofa that the fall of Sebastopol inevitable,
i so uniformly expressed myself at Washington
d elsewhere The complete occupation of the
Crimea by the Allies, cannot now be long prevented
When this shall have been accomplished, then the
establishment OF peace may ensue, but II will be
,rrchased at ruinOus rates by Russia. She will
5robabIy be required TO defray the expenses of the
rar to let SehastOpol remain heap OF " blood
,aiued ruins, - and not to re-enter the Black Sea
Nth an armed marine, before her territory Will be
,acuated. To the less of her colossal prestige, i'm.
aired almost at the moment she commenced hosti
los humiliation has been added 10 humiliation, until
her name no longer inspires terror or commands ad-
rniralion even in second rate Powers. Never did
nIer commit such mistake as the late Gar in his
rrpnalure desire to hasten the = end OF the sick
man" He could have maintained his position as
me IF the first nations OF the earth without submit
ing his strength or rather his weakness, to prac
teal test.
The intellect of Nicholas was of gigantic nature,
rut an unrestraned ambition" that sin by which
the angels fell '-msgoverned his better judgment,
hurried him into eternity, he has involved his coun-
try in misortunes which centuries cannot extrlcae 1t
from 1t Is a remarkable fact that the war is attri
5utable almost solely 10 the London Tines and is so
regarded here in all we'll informed circles. 1t as
-aiIed with ability, scarcely surpassed by the pen
Of Junus the coup detat of Louis Napoleon, and the
him for British sentiment, he seriously meditated Il
hostile demonstration against Great Britain. | have
the best of reasons for believing that when Droun de
I,Huys was called to the Foreign Department of
france, from his mission 10 the British Court he
rlDnd Louis Napoleon actively War-like disposed
.owards this realm, and that it was with the utmost
ifculty that he dissuaded from his purpose.
The Car was aware of this, and, influenced by the
o3nions and views expressed in the Times, together
with the nature of the dispatches received from day
L
,gDposed influence welded by the Journal referred
20, be believed the formation OF an entente Cordiale
between the two countries was impossible, and hence
his subsequent action in the Princpalites.
But England has committed even greater plumbers
than Russia Her position today but little better
than that Of a French dependency. While she en-
lows the honor Of being designated as an ally of
France the glory is denied her of being regarded as
her equal In fact, her nerorty is universally ad-
mtted by her own subjects. She is as powercss as
child in leading strings, as the enforce
nen OF any policy that she might propose in oppo-
,,ou to the interests Of France. She must hence
forth do the bidding Of that nation, as the servant
oes The bidding Of his master, submit to the con-
,oquences. What melancholy termination to the
hopes and aspirations of the proud mistress of
the seas The ruler Of France visits her Capital
and dates his DEGREES from her palaces. The ruler
Of Great Britain, IN return, visits the French Capital,
and is RECALLED with nothing which did not begin or
end with military displays! The exchange of the
loyal courtesle8 resulted in convincing, am apt TO
bslevc, Victoria that the days of England's great
ess had departed forever. he sights which she
ehed the Champ de Mars and the Camp of Bou-
ogne will, dare say, escape from her memory.
II Louis Napoleon should tomorrow, or any other
day. say to England g | shall move my boundaries
up to the Rhine | shall place Murat on the throne
Oh Naples and Prince Napoleon the throne of
Spain :" her only reply would be- rs yOu please n
Thus that " balance of power" which she united
with France to maintain against distant nation,
and which she has been anxious TO establish adj
7erseIy to us on our own Continent, she abandons,
fact repudiates, in the instance OF her nearest and
most belcose neighbor If France says the war
with Russia must be prosecuted beyond the confines
of the Crmea England must say so too. If France
says It must cease, England can make no other re-
ply than our will be done"
From neither of these countries, from the
whole world, have any thing to apprehend as re-
ates to our own interests and security. They have
all full as much as they can attend TO in the circle
Of their more legitimate operations France will
give employment enough to all Europe, and have
lfHcency to employ her for at least a of years
The most fatal of all caamities that could befal her
and her ally would be interruption TO the intercourse
which they enjoy with our country. The loss of a
thousand Cubas TO Spain would not compensate for
The loss Of their profitable trade with the Western
world. The deprivation of our markets and supplies
would be a more formidable enemy to Thrones than
The best disciplined and most numerous armies. Our
present crop is not only essential to their we'll being
bat to their very existence If they have cause TO be
thankful TO the Almighty for one blessing more than
another it is that He created America for their
benefit when their fields ceased to yield album
lance and their granares were empty.