Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-28
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THE EASTERN co rs srtON.
kg,as he.tns-1h he Treaty Of lsS6 70 be
Bfekeu-Preoable Allissce OF frsace
and Prussia against Ru>sia-Ra.siaa
Agents Creating Diss~nsien i'm the thris-
hsh Pr oNihces Of Turkey.
Ttffe Sic nnmf, ssstIe syn,Srrsrrs anrosd
thar Enssia il emerging from tnt stafr of APP
psTni sraihyf as irssrcs tore,pn ana re. IN
wss eios.d by thp irtaty ~ Psr-s. HSr7 rev.
rrnmsni has bsfn aroused by the extnts Uf the
last two .esrt, and Joe msy rxprcf shortly 20
rad dIploma,ic cirenlar from 'e- 81 Pe srs-
burg fore eu ofice, IN which n very urcidrd
tore will be taken. rhe Russisn joarual re-
Err, 10 by your Nitpns correspondent; IN the
Tines OF The sih .nst., SCENE 70 have bad an
inklirE OF this wheF u boldly declared tha,,
IS The settlement Of Europe msde In 1878 has
te,n complsItly upstt. there ls no reascn Why
Ru.sis stOuld De bound ey ibe Treaty of Paris
Of lSs6, that the Black Sea m ust be FREE 10 hsr
again, end that The ininrtcus obligations in
osed on her by a Coalition or the Western
fostrs are DO longer elndinfH 4 NsniLre 10
assure on that thIs will be found 20 re very
much The strain Of fbe circular I'm question IN
Nhieh ihe hpssIsn goNerImPEi rrmarks on
me slsh m OF proCteding by violence that has
OF cisl nito qnestiont, Instances the casrs OF
the Dhnnh DuchIes, tie Dunubi PrInctpai-
ines. and the recent var ana anuexaftOns m
GefmhhN, and declares her intention OF acting
in future as her Interests dictate. aud without
showing greater regard TO tr-aties than has
been shown by her neigheors. After ten
NfhiS int lrthlt OF farie le as CALLING 10 Rus-
ria as on the first day, and even more so. be-
cause he sees that Others haNs re belied against
and broken similar norus. That treaty. as n
thIewd oiplomatist ianfy remarked 20 me,
hpmlIaitd hutsia without weakening her.
and so far II was a mistake. But since then
hussia has revived and rgSined strength
She sees fhe political waters OF Europe
troubled. and she is disposed TO nsh In them.
Many persons imagine that in n years time
when the great Paris Exhibition is drawing 10
elose, we shall be ON the oriak OF a war be-
ND "a
OF that. we saw The Eastern question opened,
and France and Prussia I'm alliance The
tendency seems IN that direction. We cannot
imagine France attacking Prussia for the mere
pleasure OF bsatlng her, and then retreating
within her former iimits-always supposlng
1er victorious, which Is by no means certain.
The object ofeuch war must be an extension
Of frontier, ana such an sttempt would array
The whole Of Germany against franee-the
Austrian Germans not excepted Germany
feels her strength, and will relinq uish none OF
ber territory On the other hand, there are va
rious indications that The Eastern question
will again before long become prominent.
and very probably the canse Of war. Russia -
concentrating troops al kharkoy, good central
position, convenient for n start in various
oirectIops- In Seryls, we learn from Vienna,
large srmamenis have for some time past been
making, and great number Uf rlfled cannon
have been obtained. National committees are
eaid 10 be active in The Christian provinces OF
Turkey, aud only wait signal TO bring about
an ins nsurrection. The hand of Russia Is dIscov-
cred in this, and Austria is on her guard. The
Austrian Consuls at Belgrade and Bucharest
have been summoned TO Vienna 10 supply in
formation. According TO a letter from Vienna.
IN the Patrie, the Emperor of Russia lately
said 10 the minister Of a foreign power that be
could not behold with indifference the estab-
lishment in Europe OF The principle OF the
predsmipance Of force over right" On the
same authority we learn that orders have bern
given TO finch. in The early months OF 1857, the
railways which are TO connect Kew with
Lemberg, Odessa and Balia; the line from
Kew 10 Balta TO be handed over TO the govern
ment on The Let Of November next The con-
cession OF \ double line which will put Kew
IN direct communicaiio on with two mportant
points OF Galieia has just been granted, al
though he Austrian government 10 said 20 be
not yet agreed with that Of Russia on the
strateeical direction TO he given TO those two
new lines.