New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-05

psted by the Russian Government; from the robot or
statute labor, and have received free, independent.
bomestesds- The nobility deprived by the scsuai
Government Of the power TO infct corporal punNh.
ment on the peasantry power which they once used
very Iavishly. For all these reasons the pesanry
doe. not feel tseh oppressed. The recruitment, TO
which the mass Of the people is subnitted u general
and existed from the formation Of the Dukedon of
Warsaw. Az infurrectionary or reconstruciing gov
erIment instituted and acting uncer the protection OF
WesteTp aiiet, would make more and by far heavier
CLAIM for men and morey the poor and then really
| Oppressed peasaLiry than Russia ever could have
core.
Revertirg to the question of the balance Of
power Count Gurowski maintains that neither
France nor FL gland means any thing by their pre-
tended Devotion to this principle. They neither
believe in it, nor wish for it. Their only purpose
lie to throw dust in the peoples eyes and thus
gsin power for themselves. Indeed, il the bal
ance of power were anything but political
illusion, Gurowski sptly argues, the nece salty Of
its establishment would be no less imperative on
the sees than On the land Bat the whole policy OF
England is at war with this icea. She extends
her msriiime usu-pations around the globe, aim
ing to establish universal monopoly. She does
rot dream of Transforming the res. Of the world
into provinces, but simply of subduiDg every spot
on the earth to her commercial interest. She
would reduce mankind to the state to which she
has reduced Portugal since the treaty of Metnuen.
Wishing to possess the whole globe for her e1-
| elusive market and to reduce the whole hlman
race to mere producers of raw material for her
ute, she would have 10 balsnce Of power snd no
cOunterpOise. Herce it is her interest TO avail
herself Of the miseres Of Turkey and OF the East,
prolopging them for her benefit, in order 70 pre-
serve her monopoly over those countries.
The globe must become hard toiliDg worker for,
end tributary TO- England This is the fatal condl
ton Of her existence. She must daily extend in ev-
cry direction the outlets for her manufactures or she
must break doen. AL the world must depend on
ENGLAND for its wants otherwise Englands mills aud
furnaces will stop and e1tngueh their fires, her little
ones starve, John Bull lose his rotundty, and the
parks and the castles Of her proud arstocracy bee )me
deserts, widernesses and RUNS
IL is for power, and power alone that England and
Frar ce have taken each other by the hsnd. They
already give foretaste as TO how they would exsr-
else it, il their sway by destroying Rusis should be-
come firmly established. 1t wouid grow more inlpe-
rous and ipeoleIt than any other power ever was,
M acirg the independence Of nations. UDier the
guise or flourish aud phraseoogy England aud traoce
ms every effort to Enforce actual war upon other
States or menace them With destruction, or the ruin
Of their interests their industry, their prosperity.
They will not sllog them TO mslD Iedtfal, but men
ace them with blockadDg their ports or Invading
II cir territories They will not permit other govern
ments choose their own course-to be the JUICES OF
their interest but enforce on them their own policy,
and this in the most insulting manner.
England is highly disgusted that others sre reuct-
tnt 10 fight her battles. Tney must come in 10 help
her out, whatever may be their inientlons or pre-
elections. Every one is 70 judge Of even.s uoder
English octalion, to look on them through an En-
gsh pism
Arrogance cements the Western Alliance Am
btion OF domination untes Eng land to FraI ce, since
they have found that Deiher OF them can gain toer end
alone France tries to resusctae old recollections,
and attempts to DO what II greatest genius and glory
have already once mscarried in England sn.ers
into the alliance and the war, IN order nnally 10 Sc
cure the extension of her manufactures tn destroy
every possible mpediment in the of her exports.
If the corflagration extends over Europa, England
will be partially loser; but the prosperity, the ~
6ustry tie commerce of others, will be utterly ruined,
and England will finally attain the object OF her sell
FITNESS and her ambition.
Since the peace of 1915, the United States on
the sea, and Russia on the land, have presented
tie most formidable checks to the progress of
Epgfh ambition. With inveterate Jealousy,
England pur.ues the expansion of American in
fuence, and especially Of her commercial pros
perity. France follows her ancient rival in the
attempt to throw impediments in the way Of
American interests. But the relations between
Russia and the United States present d,fferen:
aspect. No bone of contention exists between
them. Russia can have no reason to envy the
progress of this country. With no ambition 10
pass the bour dsries of the ancient Eastern Aslatc
world she can have only relations of friendly in
tercourse with America for centuries to come.
She will never be tempted to establish balance
Of power on this hemisphere, or to transform the
population Of the globe into day laborers for her
special account and benefit.
In regard to the claims of Turkey on the sym
psthies of Europe, Gurowski ofiers some striking
suggestions, which. backed up as they are by
ample historical facts, cannot fail to excite re-
Election in the minds of thinking men:
Turkey or Islsmism originated as an uorelsntiog
enemy Of Christianity. This forms its history It's
life and its religion The Turks are, therefore, BY
the reason of their existence without the pale OF
European civilization, of European notions, laws
and family Of nations Their aPparition 10 Europe
was sn evil, curse; and for centuries Europe has
tried 10 get rid Of them. Ii was as II If, and a. II
ever will be, an unreenting ant.gonsm Thich
| separates the Turk from the Christian, the Euro
pean This was felt by both the parties, and, gen
erally ueilher the Sultans the European powers
imagined that there could exist any communl.y be-
tween them. Thus treaties were rarely concluded,
but generally tIuces for limited number OF yeare
Neither Christian Statesmen, nor Sultans nor .Hers
ever thought that the preservation OF the TURKS Fas
ope Of the vital conditions of Europe. The first al
ways viled to extrpate the evil, the others cher
sbed an unmiiigated hatred, and knew that nothing
but brutal or military force preserved their existence
Oh European shores.
After describing the hostile influences which
are now brought to bear on the Russian power
Gurowski proceeds:
Russia can stand all this. The coalition OF Europe
sb can meet with the coalition Of the Ssvi and vi the
| oppressed Eas ern Christians. BeckoniGg them on
sincerely Russia ill have the hearty aid OF an armed