New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-20
From The London Times, June c.


The West has arrived at that pout in human prog
rcss where it is hat the prosperity of nation Is
better consulted by tie development of its internal re-
sources than by the increase of ITS area OF population
when war cxacis such heavy sacrifices that it becomes
in reality as well as IN profession merely defensive,
and Teaceis surrounded with so many substantial ad-
vantaces the governing classes that the love OF
ay. and not an affectauOn. In the East az ines,
things are reversed. We there IN the Childhood
of nnons war and conquest, the playthings OF des-
uots and the idols of slaves, are there regarded as
The main business and occupation OF man. the only
rink is military rank, the only glory military
GLORY Patriotism has false direction; and instead
of making its country wealthy and happy seeks only
TO augment its limits and increase tho amount oil
sea and land that it can cat Its own. Inc STATE
is eyervthing-the ndiv idual is nothing; and men
seek for prosperity in their aggregate capacity
10 compensate them for social misery and domestic
discomfort Nothing is more impossible than thai TWO
Powers so essentially opposite IN every particular
should long coexs side by side without being brought
into violent and hostile collision. The estonlsmneht
ought rather TO be, not that the srug lie has come az
last hut that it has been deferred 80 long; ana now
that il is come our efforts ought undoubtedly TO he not
10 seek again TO defer IT, but 10 carry II TO gonons
and successful termination. 10 what end should we
seek for a momentary respte-to wnat emo palch up
hollow tmcel Have we not already gone lar enough,
ar even too far Ia seeking 10 aVolu the ou'y "hich
Providence has cast upon us and To devove our own
rsnousbilities upon our successors, IN ADDITION 10
those which their own position viii uOubless ehtdA
mon tleml SO far from having been premature
i'm this matter does lot everything couiolhc "
;uform ms that il is only the fortunate ras1ness OF
Menchikoif end the oyerweenlng arrogance OF
Nicholas already too sure OF his prey 10 conuescehu
10 any further assimilation, thh have aIousel US
IN timely sense Of our daBgcp aud our duhes
The massage from NJ. Theirs History OF Napoleon
which we recently extracted shows now constantly
rrosent 10 ie mind OF the discreet aud moderate Al
wander WAS the vision Of the seizure OF Constantine
ne Our last Crimean letter plainly proves that IL an
cxuediton TO India appears TO us Impossible 10 ussla
il did not Against power swollen 10 such pl'h .,
srrooance and audacty with one foot IN Calcutta ana
the other in COnsantinOpie, win one hanu on Nn'u
and the other on the throa! OF SWEDEN ana Norway
what would the Allies have TO oppose Nothing, aO-
soIrtelv notbjpc except the forces of two Kingdoms
ybose nni,ed area would hardly be missed from the
vast extent of territory which Russia already posses
ses VIC dream of four great powers IN Europe De,
sides Russia: we awake and find That there are pul
two Austria and Prussia are Just IN that lhioT-
mediate state which presents the appearance
of a scparate vitality but where the process
of assimilation has already gone 100 iaT 10 DC
arrested. 4 few wears they would nave oeen ouI
allies to-day they are neutrals, tomorrow tAey "ou
have been enemies. They are undergoing ne SUM
transformation as the caterpillar that takes the color
of the shrub lie feeds on, or the zoophte that be-
cones uIdistingushable from the rock he elngs 10.
Happily for us we were compelled 70 fight before
natter Lad gone any further. We have on our
hands hcTcul1 an task, but not above our pr st
strength If viii set ourselves honestly TO carry IL
through. But if this Is TO be done, must make mp
our minds 10 cast from all care for the compare
tiyev small matters which led 10 this war and resolve
not 10 conclude it until we shall have obtained from
Russia not only guarantees for present quiet but for
future secury-not only for the Independence of Iur
kew but for the integrity OF the world.