New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-23
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.


THE TRIBUNE, come years back, at the time
of the Crmean War, stood almost alone among
not simply American journals. but all Journal Z,
except the few in Russia, on the side 1t took
in that struggle Our habltual readers need
not be reminded how We uniformly opposed
the spirit and policy of that contest; con
siderng the whole thing in the light OF
CHASTITY comedy. in which died by thousands IN
the trenches, and BY tens Of thou.ands in tho
hospitals-perhaps a quarter to halt million
Of men. both sides included. And for what
To prevent Russia marching South, extending
her boundaries, and her progressive, maileabie
customs, faith, and polity-Christianity in-
cluded; the last tawd:y article to bo sure,
but suited 10 a people NJ a particular stage
of their development, 10 be slmplIied strength
ened, and improved in good season-to forbid
this. and 10 conserve Mohamedanism. the re.is-
ION OF the sword, Of poygamy, oi inertia, OF
barbarism. Not that there are no; monstrous
brutalities under the Russian system, aud many
compen.ating amenities under the Turkish rule;
but the after is the Oriental rcarguard OF ad-
yhncing civilization ard the former represents
the Law of blind historical retro.pection, unen-
curing fatalism. and hatred vi change. That
the pitess mutllation OF men, and the hopeless
degradation of women; that the Circasslan
slay,-trade-the palace.eunuch tho haren, the
aucton.block for feminine beauty-aud the law Of
the bowstrlng might not cease, was al involved
in the attack on tho Russian southern frOrt.er
and the menace-the Napier ialure-in the
Baltic.
Russia was assaicd wherever size could be.
She came out Of the contest wounded. but
most wounded in spirit. Time has been heal
/ ing her sores; the inefliciencies vi her
southern railroad system for the transport of
troops and supplies, and the general purposes
of commerce and civilization have been stead y
mendlng But what does not mend is her ami
mostly against-F'rance No, not France. She
and France were enemies OF so long standing
that one war, more or less, would not AFFECT
the chances Of better feeling between the
parties, if the politicians Of new generation
could devise q common policy by which both
would be aggrandized-that ia, aggrandzei
according to the wisdom OF Cabinets, which
h,,ory shows to be fallacy as rule-steady
peace and the growth of capital, establishing
" annexation where constant war and waste
impcyersh and repel in such territorial add.
tons. Russia is not embittered against France,
but against England, for having broken the
lo-Russian alliauce-rent suddenly the
entente eordiais of half century, to oppose
her progress into the more genial regions OF
Turkey aud find port on the Mediterranean
worthy Of Der rank. We are assured by gen
tlemen recently from Russia that the hatred in
that country Of England among tho leading.
controlling men, is supreme; all the former
! hind memories are blotted out and the utmost
rancor takes their place. 1t is too late now
10 enter into the discussion whether the En-
gliSh people forced the Government into the
war, or if it was the preference of the Cabinet.
The war was made. and England and Russia
became honceforth estranged.
But what has it brought forth Has il ces-
tainly saved the sick man ?" Is Turkey To
remain Turkey-shleldod by France-for En-.
gland alone cannot do sO--or is she to he
invaded, conquered, appropriated That quos.
ton seems to be approaching a solution. For
the same reason that, to borrow Turkish
word, we consider as iosi the war in the
Crlmea, leading to nothing but strengthening
eventually RuSsia-notw outstanding the enor-
nous power put forth by France aud England,
with the weight Of Sardinia thrown in--we
consider equally Josh the ability of Turkey to
sustain herself against Russan arts and armies
If only Frsnce holds aloof Ii the Emperor ol
France enters into u business transaction with
the Emperor Of Russia touching certain lands
and movables under the Crescent domination,
the end will be fastened aud perhaps precipi-
tated. The latter probablity-a natural Sc.
quence Of the diplomacy which substituted bate