New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-13

ject of respectful attention everywhere. 1t is
when We look at the war as a whole-and espe-
cislly as political whoe--that We feel doubtful,
lspguid and skeptical
You have heard the eternal Points 30 often that
you must shrink from being pncked with them.
need only say which are those considered in So
ciety and the press the most important. That
there 10 to be an end Of military maritime fort
resses In the Black sea and Of Russian Back
Sea fleet AID of Sevastopol-that is the great
point. About NicolaeG, which, standing on the
Bug, could Of course seud vessels down to the
EuxEe ut Once-we are told that il, too is beng
dismantled. The Car, they say. is behaving hon
Orably. Russia has certainly made great cOnces.
sions, so far. Turkey has made, by freeing and
eQuaying her subjects at a stroke, great conces-
sons too. And this is most important matter:
Russia, anyhow, must grow, and be great and
greater. But Turkey is in full change, and
though we leave her independent" aud
make her one of ourselves, we have changed
her as much in friendly way as if we had in
vaded her. II is probable that the ultimate up
shot of the war will be gradual transformation
Of the East by Western Influences The Christian
subjects of Turkey are far beyond Turks in their
adaptabty to what is called " civilization'-that
is, trade, science, newspapers, French trousers,
consttutionasm, colored prints, &c.--as every
body who has travelled in the Levant knows The
lows of Turkish dominion though in certain moral
particulars the pure, original Turk is far beyond
them. Well now that these and other subjects
are TO have more chance there than ever; now
that English capital will find its way there, and
Englislmen into the Turkish army, perhaps; and,
considering that the Ottoman race itself is abso'
lutey decaying in numbers, (Which is iact,)
what else can we predict but a gradual de-
csy-frst, of Turkish peculiarities, then, OF
81 In time the
Western Powers will have more and more
influence there-and it would seem that they are
more likely to plant Themselves there-than Rus-
STA; ALWAYS subject to this diflculty-that where
as Russia must long have strong Government,
Furuesn Governments get weaker and weaker,
and the conjunction of Philip at ST. Petersourgn
with revolutions in Europe, might leave CONSTANT
NOBLE bare to the Russ sword. At all events, now
ever the difficulty has been postponed. That ID
the essence of the Treaty. We have not an
swered" the Eastern Question; but we have nm
dered Russia from answering it too soon: MI.
Urouhart. as usual, is preaching that Russia has
had subtle friend in the traitor Palmerst9n. But
every body is agreed that Urquhart, though clever,
is cracked; and Scotsmen don't wonder at either
phenomenon since his ancestor was the Urquhart
who translated Rabelas-published his pedigree
from Adam without a missing link, and died OF
laughter when he heard of the Restoration
And how. Won ask, about the traitor Pam In the
chaotic state of parties of which constantly tell
YOU. Pam keeps getting beaten on little twopenhy
questions, so, yesterday, he called bis members
together and told them he must be decenty sup
ported, or pust dissolve Parliament. AT the same
time Lord Derby summoned has men, ana IL ID
supposed that we are to have some proper, Orth0-
dox, Parliamentary fighting. Last night MIR. White
side brought on Kars, and the debate l suppose
will fill columns for dsys-till the American pa
pers are absorbed into statesmen, and that light
comes off. Whiteside is Belfast OraDgeman OF
the yellow est hue, who first became famous on the
O'COnnell trial-aDd is great speaker without
being great Parliamentary speaker-like other
LAWYERS. He had got up the case like brief; and
spoke for many hours and made what is called an
elaborate effort. 1t reads heavily, and is louder,
fancy. as a report, than deadly as shot. The
public have not taken heartily to the Kars row.
Kars was too far Of Government can show that
they kept sending dispatches, and they inquire
what they could have done mOre' Blame if you
please, say they, Lord Stratf1Id or the turks, or
ANYBODY: ,ee did what we could. The public, sick
of controversy and ignorant Of geography, can only
wait till the is over. think that after pro-
per amount of disputes, we shall have dlssolu-
tiop, but what people will 60 to the country, ION,
/ confess puzzles me. Nobody hasa poiicy. Inc
peace is not enough. Lord John Russell is at the
lowest ebb.
Meanwhile. the warmth of the French allianceis
ysibly cooling. 1t was one of the hundred passions
of the war-like the love of Turks with which the
war began, and which has long since vanished
We now suspect that Napoleon has gained more
by the alliance than Ourselves-that to him Is
really owing the somewhat premature peace-and.
after all. Epelishmen don't love Frenchmen, and
there never needs much to make them fall out
Napoleon has been bullying Belgium, through
speech of Walewski's, and the Liberals here are
fast rising in wrath against him. The war has
Gas was always predicted) left a latent amount of
ipfammatory matter in the public mind, and when
the occasion presents itself, at home or abroad. it
will find its outlet. The lull Of the moment is as
much from the want of an object as from anything
else: and partly, no doubt, from the absence of
conspicuous agitating men-a fact very noticeable
Just now.
Ihaye occasionally informed you of the progress
of the Crinean Inquiry 1t presents nothing new
as it goes along, and it seems likely to be Of i'm
meDse Ter 9Th at it's present rate. The world OBJ
stinately persists in remembering that the cavalry
died. and cannot see how the gallant commander of
them can have done his duty. The wives sisters
ard daueh of military potentates come down in
force to hear the proceedings, and it is rather
hard task to give evidence against the system in
face of them, it seems so hard to wound the feel
ipgs Of Annabel-and we are a domestic people.
A man with large family always carries the day
in England We stuck up for Louis Philippe 20
the last: Napoleon will find it easier TO preserve
support here, now that he has son. There is a
GOOD deal of kindness in all this. and some cant.
The Corporation Of London are struggling for
their ancient rights as they inform all unsymps.
thizipg world frequently. You can have no idea.
| fancy, of the dignity of an Alderman A friend
Of mine called on business at the house of one of
the ard asked for Sir W. "See STR W.
Sir 2" said the porter Yes" said my friend,
derman!r "You cannot see the Alderman. Sir +"
renl;ed the nffical with deep. calm earnestness