Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-02-01

ic frontier redeemed and the veiy portals Of
the East under Der control, she Is abou, TO
submit in complete humiliation to the de-
mand Of her foes. We cannot believe this
whatcver may be tbe crcduiisy Of British
journalists. Hence We have to anticipate
the fulfilment by England and France of
their apparent purpose TO enter upon the
ensuing campaign on y scale commensurate
witlIif. sA<s w O.
This design contempiates operations in
the Baltic upon gigantic scale. An az
sault upon Cronstradt md st. Petersburg.
4 landing Of troops in Finland and The sub.
jugatioll os that portion Of the Russian Em-
pire with the Baltic provinces. Probably
a campqign on the Rhine, mainly and per-
haps entirely By a French army. The main
tenapce Of the present positions occupie
on the Crimea. And Of necessity, for the
protection Of the East, and Turkey 10 Asia
generally, campaign against aIoirayief,
jointly with Omar Pacha.
How far the two Western Powers will b Q
aided in these things by the Gernanic States;
TO what extent Austria will be actively COM
mitted against Russia by the rejection of
the Vienna propositions: and in what man
nor division of.the German influence may
farther eomplicate the whole machine, con-
lecture isut.erly at fault in any and every
attempt to determine. The position Of En-
gland, therefore, with respect TO the future
and what may be required Of her in the war
can only be generally apprehended By her
own statesmen. Aud. certainly they have
reason TO expect an enormous bur;hen,
politically and financially in the obligations
before them. The principal work to be
done in the Baltic will unques tioDably de-
volve upon the naval resources of England
until the landing of troops introduces France
to her customary share Of duty. British
troops viii not be readily supplied in this
quarter, for England will no doubt choose
the East as the main field of operation for
her armies. and the point at which they can
be used II ost efficiently for her interests
It is quite apParany, then, from a general
and cugsory glance at the probabilities of
tie future, that the share of England in The
prosecution Of the war against Russia will
enlist all the resources she can convenient
ly, or even safely, employ.
1t becomes very natural question with
US, then, how it is possible for her to con
template rupture with the ULited States?
If under such circumstances she should
press violent and unnatural construction
of plain language to an issue against the
honor frankness and fidelity of our gorcr1-
ment, she must fall within the scope of the
adage ''.whom the gods wish to destroy,
they FIRST make mad As mere question
of fwar we may with unaffected surprise ask 1
how England can expect to carry it on eff
fectuaily as against us, and to result hon
orable to herself. As q military power She
can do nothing upon this continent AS |
naril enterprise, the United States would
soon have force aHoat sufficient to engage |
whatever she might spare from her Euro !
pean entertainments. While in comtner- /
cial aspect, BY far the most serious for her
contemplation, the disadvantages to which |
she would be exposed would SO cripple her
resources as to endanger her efficiency in |
the prosecution of the war with Russia, #,
Wilful and headstrong as the govern
ment of England often is, and bitter and
implacable as are the prejudices of Lord
Palmerstou against the United States, we
cannot believe that the just asd equitable
demands Of the Unite States, unier the fair
Of treaty obligations mutually
assumed, will be made g. cause Of hostilities
between two nations whose interests are SO
intimately blended, But, if is, we must
lose ne opportunity. to administer lesson to
England which will prevent any mistakes
the integrity and inaexlbility of
American, policy IN tha future, She has,
perhaps, but vague idea of our power to
wound, and is alike unconscious of her holp-
lessness to heal where We shall strike.
R1lfjDn3re S,sn