M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-11-01
EUROPEAN WAR!
It's Prospective Results.


Thr Citizen, published ia New York,
and expressing the views of the e1ies
/ from lrelOnd, has some very interesting
comments upon the Eastern War. 1t
satE
IN Europe general expectation see ms
! ins lining to the belief that nothing
more will be attempted by the western
powers till the ensuing suminer-and
that they will conteaI themselves with
Leaving garrisons at Kerlch and Dalakla
va, watching the ruins of Sebaslopol by
small force, under protection Of those
two poiuts, and withdrawing the bulk
OF their armies to Scutari aud Constan
tiuope, where they will be glad TO seize
any decent" preiext for the conclusion
OF peace. We ourselves also incline to
this beliel-for the mountainous south
Of the Crimea Offers a succession Of
natural fOrtresses to the Czar-and If
the Russians we're even expelled from
there, it would only be at loss so rnin
Gus to the allies that il would cripple
their farther advance, while the bleak
stsppes OF the northern Crlmea would,
even il unoppJs7d, prove, in winter,
tn, gave Of the uViding armies.
Tire capture" Ol ST. bas.Opot is there.
fare frniilesS, aud must remain So
whrie 'he ultimate result OF the sttug
gle appeals as plain as ii was before,
Russia will defend herself with proud
IenaCity and, however chequered the
aspect OF the war may prove, she will
lie. her assailants exhaust themselves
against her colossal strength, aud when
they ore worn out-when bankruptcy
or internal troubles, or both, force them
10 retire from active hostility, then she
will pour OH again, with irresistible
Iorce, deluging the PROSTATE world be-
lore her, TILL, mayhap, the barriers OF
democracy shiyer the lsnces Of her Cos.
sacks in their western charge.
A remarkable fac; deserves to be no
ticed--and this is, that the Commerce
aud internal lrSde of Russia has not
propOrtlOnaOly suffered through the war.
Pdtly the enormous resources Of the
coantry aud Its vast extent, partly the
irienuly attitude OF Prussia has pro.
dU'ed this result aud these who are
competent to judge, affirm that the man
ulaL tures VI Russia will receive an I'm
| peius from The contest. The Russian
] people have been compelled 10 Iall bdCk
7 On their own resources, ana one year .
] war will have done moe 10 stimulste
thelr dormant energies, in this respect,
than years OF peace. Now, il is h well
known lact that the reyerse has beeu
tDe case with England, According to
tue returns recently published. il ap
fedro that the value ut British produce
dnd manufactures exported IN July last.
Was j. ,2S9 ,26U less Than for the same
,perOu ol the preceding year, and that,
LOT the sevea months ending July last,
ItIs e. ,34Y ,UdI less than tor the same
period vi lo54-NhlIe the quantity Ul
hOur aud gUrn imported, also shows d
marked aud fearful decrease. That this
decIease is no! Caused By home prosper
lily is sufficiently evidenced ia the great
growth vi pdupeIisn and the decline Ot
the coasting trade, which shows d de-
crease OF 50, 06 tons inward. and S9.
6S5 tons ouiwards. These facts speak
Tor themselves. IL is therefore paln
enougi, which side will SIep, every way
victVflu us ,olt'Ol the struggle stltsrnd
The protvssed tout ieignrd) object ul
the waE 10 not attained any batter thau
the res aud sc hoh one; The safety aud
Jude fyuuence ol Turkey is placed under
no NJ trrg guarantees lhaa before, The
SAME Creek population remains in It's
hearl--the same SlavUnic aud religious
sJmpa hies auimate las breast-lhe Rus.
SIAN rIrment is as strOu8 as ever. But
is the rurklsh element stronger? No!
the reverse. The Sullan's best armies
are NO mOre--hls exchrquef is empty,
aud soddled with fresh an0 crushing
load OF debt. War--and iheSer5 main
tenamce OF the armies vi bis allies has
exhyu.irJ his dumIuIUns,. while the old
mdG.g .i.st alone C6tfIed sne uresCenl
aero, ME DJslhOius, upd a!oue .naiu
tam. us'e 80 tons. Ieiislnts uniY,
Is u, "!.rt; ne Oii lurMsh parl,
looks e.,h Horror un The "prulaue" in
nOvo'lJus ut tue sultan; The population
is DIVIDED into two hostile fLcliOns, the
devout anu the ialitudlnariau. and the
fast etement Of the Turkish -force Is III a
State OF dissolution, while every day
adds TO ,he numbers and tha cohesion ol
the Greco Slavonic Subjects" OF the
Porte. What. then. will be the condi.
ton Of Turkey when this struggle sub.
sides into SO called peace2 -
The Sultan will find himself with
out aIlies-for the western pow ers, ,
(then become western weaknesses J
will have neither ability nor inclinat
ion 10 advance toiis rescue; his entire
domiuions will be in stale of ruin aud
anarchy,vs are much mistaken he not
himself compelled 20 invoke the aid OF
the very Car he is now being projected
from, TO resrUrs something like peace
and cIyIiizationIo his empire-thai is,
always pro, ided that a peace be not
patched up BY an honest partition Of
the realms OF heir 'all, bstweeu Nap
oleon, Vicloria, aud Francis Joseph. with
q prUpU tionale cesslOn 10 the Emperor
OF RussIo-a contingency we. have sod
reason ior beiieving not to be altose,h-
er beyond The pale OF rvJs! and imperi,
al contempid ZION 10000. ........,
Thus much Tor the attainment OF every
object sought, aud pretended TO be
sought b. The allies. But the politi
risnis called to ioUk further stiil; every