The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-23
The Alliance Between Russia
and Prussia.

If il is true, as indications point, that
an alliance, offensive and defensive,
has been formed between these two
great powers, the coalition is one that
may web create alarm. in Europe. The
population Of Russia is at least 80, 900
900 that of Prussia and the North
German States, whose military sources
she wields, is 10000, 900; total no.
900, 900 people. Thisis about equal to
the population of France, Austria, It
ally, and Turkey united. Russia has q
standing army OF, 100000 men, and
Prussia can put into the field an equal
number. Both ofthese mighty comba-
tants are I'M position TO act immedi-
ately upon the offensive, and n of
them, Russia, is almost unapproachable
in,her own territory.
1t is a very natural alliance. Both
are interested in keeping down Po-
land, the spoils of which are divided
between them. Russia is engaged in
blotting out every vestige of the Po-
Ilish name and character in her provin-
ces, making il Russian. Prussia is do
ing likewise in hers, makingit German.
Austria, on the contrary, is protecting
the Poles in her share of Poland, ap-
pointing a Pole governor of it, who is
filling up the administration with men
of the same race. Thus, Austrian Po-
land is the refuge of the Poles from
Russian and Prussian Poland, and is O
constant source of irritation to those
governments, against whom they con-
spire. Russia desires the incorpora-
ton. of Turkey in her dominions, and
Prussia aims at uniting all Germany
under her scepter, which would give
her nearly s. 10000, 900 people.
Austria is naturally the enemy of
both ofthese projects. Prussia would
despoil her Of her German territory
on one side, and Russia would close up
the mouth Of the Danube against her
on the other, and annex those provin-
ces where the Sclavonian race and the
Russian Greek Church predominate.-
She is thus threatened with the fate OF
Poland-a partitioning between her
neighbors North and East. She must,
for protection, therefore, draw near to
France, Italy and Turkey, the latter
of whom is in the same dangerous posi-
ton with herself being an exposed OBJ
jeet of Russian aggression.
England has very Enthusiastically con
sidered herself out Of any further sup.
port ofthe Ottoman Empire, and Rus.
STA has no longer to fear a renewal o.
the alliance which hnmbled her at Sc
bastopol in 1855, But, supported by
so great a power as Prussia, she nigh
disregard that coalition, even if it wal
practicable, at the present time.
If Turkey and Austria, the two sick
men in Europe, as the London Times
calls them, are to be kept out Of thu
grave Of nations, it must be mainly by
the efforts of France, which would have
to plunge into wars that would, il
magnitude, exceed any that have beer
known in her history. But it is doubt
full whether France and her Emperor
at this time, would incur the risks o
such a conflict, even for interests s,
|, vast as would be at stake, for with Rus
STA at Constantinople, and Prussia a
Vienna, whore would France be as
military and political power. Reduces
at. once to a third-rate position
Mighty events are evidently on the Ia
PTS in Europe that will throw into tn
shade any thing that has been know
, since Waterloo.-ICin. Enquirer.