The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-03

! Asbehdeh Turkey is secure against
the independence Of Turkey was the
watch word ofs thd Western alliance. They
went to war. to ntain the sovereignty of
Turkey from the q roachments Of the Gar.
fhcy have accom- shed that but the pro-
tectorate, Or rather he dictatorship Of Russia,
is exchanged for Mother, which is not at oil
more reconcilabie with the idea Of national
sovereignty1 Turkey, which was the prin-
lcipml in the war4-the Others being only her
aliies-was so little considered in the adjust
ment Of the terks of peace, that all questions
relating to, her are left for separate adjust
ment, after the peace shall have been declared.
Her allies have settled the European qnes-
ton after their own views of interest," and they
came near Incorporating into theif treaty
that is, they would. have done so but for the
energetic protest of Interpretations tregu-t
lating the. domestic concerns II Turkey us
though it wasea a dependency, to be governed
at the plaque of q mere peace ,gress, and
not as m e.apire of itself, vii the evident
power Of mai.agingits internal nfairs for itself
absolutely. The peace 5subs1 Entially disposes
of Turkish territory and III kish boundaries,
and enters into arrangement for the Turkish!
policy towards portions q the 1Sultan's sub
iects, which exclude the ID Of Turkish indie
pendence altogether, and The rather establish
her as an imbecilc Government, tolerated and
upheld, because those who coveted the spoil
are afraid Of each othel and cannot agree on
1.-THE division. Another main ~lesultsof the war
is, therefore, the introduction of Turkey into
the European system, not as an equal, but tas q
decaying inferior which is to, be watched jeal-
ously by rival capabilities, until the time shall
come for a partition of the fragments, or some
strong hand shall succeed in Selling and keep
ing the lions share, in defiance Of the rest
Evidently there is nothing permanently adjusted
on the Turkish. question in its European as
! poets, even if the combinations in the West
have restrained for a while the conquest of the
Russians. .}--.y i{FN I1G. 4[ttsI. g.
The war has. had two other results whichare
not very propitious to a permanent quiet in
the relations of tile European Governments
towards each other. 1t has brought the posi-
tive alliance Of England with France to a
close, because the .ostensible object was the
prosecution of the war and it has developed
q state Of feeling between Russia and Austria
which betokens the breaking up Of the ancient
confidence between the three Northern powers
which have hitherto held domination over
Central and Northern Europe, and dictated
the policy Of the Continent. The breaking up
Of the entente eordiale between France and
England, and q permanent and rancorous
alienation between the Emperors Alexander
and Francis Joseph, are confidently prognosti-
Gated and with these, new combinations, Oh
which o multitude of speculations are based,
none Of which actieipate a long season of
peaceful good understanding among the late
belligerents or among Che r lilies.
The peace leave "itancc Of
all these doubtss THAT it
has done for tM -
oppressed-for 1. !
condition OF SUBJ Ieir
comforts, the enlarg an
addition to their total
forgetfulness amongA jour
nalists. H.. k IL
That record is a blank. ME Ministers
and potentates have been pnrcc!ing and distri-
buting among themselves their various shares
Of the loss and gain in the battles and costs,
for which,the masses have paid in their blood
and toll, the masses themselves have acquired
nothing but increased burdens, heavier taxa
ton, a more rigid system of repression upon
their desire for progress and entranchisement,
and q consolidation of all the dsnasties to sup
port each other against the danger Of popular
movements. a.}}-1eI ..fS .HtG I
Such is the gloom which the peace leaves
hanging over the prospects of freedom in En-
rope. 1t would be disllcartening if we did not
believe that under this apparent quietude of
successful despotisms there are elements of dis
cord among despots, and a living principle of
advancing en%lightment, and a growing knowl-
edge and force of popular opinion among the
multitules, which will make it impossible for
Europe to remain permanently at peace, or
long in a state of rest, while the cravings of
the popular heart for freedom and self-goverl-
ment are unsat isfied.