The Shasta courier., 1867-01-12
Russia. the Ogre of Europe.

Russia is in alliance with Prussia. The
Czarovich has recently welded the daughter
of King Christian, of Denmark, who has
been betrothed to his elder brother, now de-
ceased. A son of King Christian is King Of
Greece, and Prince Hohenzollern, of Prussia,
| the creature of Russia, and at Russia's insti-
CATION. is made Hospodar of the Danubian
Principalities. 1t has been said, says the
Alta, that the foreign policy of Russia never
changes. because it has but one object, and
| that is to hasten the day when the Czars can
| iismember Turkey and seize ConstantiDople.
But the way of Russia to Cons,an;nople lies
through the Danubian Principaitie., nnd
that i. the reason her creature is now lIospo.
dar there. lie i. paving the way for Rus
sian army to march, while the Danish ally OF
the Gar is stirring up revolution in Gambia,
and aiding it from his Kingdom Of Greece. =
England understands the game, but is neu
| tral. France and Austria also Legin to com
prehend it, and they grow nervous. France
prepares for a grand struggle, which the
Emperor secs impending, by doubling her
army, and We have tho news from Europe,
per cable. that Austria is preparing for al,
armed invasion and occupation Of the Prin-
cipalities.
There is, We are told, almost fraternai
feeling existing tetwecn Saxony, Austria,
and Prussia, notwithstanding Baron Beust,
late the Prime Minister OF insulted Sa1ony.
and the leader of the ti-Prussian Diet is
now Prime Minister of Austria, and notwith-
standing the fact that the political antago-
nism between Buest and Bismarck is mortal.
In view of this antagonism. there are those
who look for another trial Of arms between
Pruss and Austria for the ultimate suprem-
acy Of Germany. There are others who think
the "impendng war" will be upon the East
ern question that Russia will be the
aggressor, and that Austria will be com
PEELED to fight for the Sultan's right to the
Principaities or sink back into a mere de-
tendency of Russia. Twenty years ago a
shrewd English dplomati>t declared that the
" Cabinets and statesmen Of Europe are the
tools with which Russia works :" and the
London Diplomatic Review is OF that opinion
now According to this authority, Russia is
the sole and common cause Of all the Disturb
ances Of Europe. The Gar and Mazzini are
working together. Each is mike interested
in disorder. Following up this idea we are
told that Russia was the real promoter Of the
Danish war, and of the late war between
Prussia, Austria and Italy. The real fight
was not on the Po or the Elder. bu, on the
lower Danube. Russia only thrust Italy and
Prussia forward that they might weaken
Austria, involve France in the struggle. and
possibly in the end, exhaust all the combat
ants. Russia could then have march ell on
Constantinople with no enemy but the Turk
in her path. But this easy programme hav
ing been deranced by the needle gun, the
rapidty of the Prussians md the incompe
to tie expedients of diplomacy and intrigues
in Greece. amid the smoke of the late
great battles, she can now revert to the one
grand ohiect-tbe dsmemberment of the
Ottoman Empire"
1t is the further opinion of this Review,
which argues shrewdly and from history,
that Notwithstanding the efforts of France.
if England maintains her nvowed neutrality
on the Eastern question, Russia will uti-
mately succeed, though DO very high opinion
is given of the military power of that nation.
These views are entitled to great weight, and
the signs arc that the inevitable struggle, so
much dreaded by Napoleon the First, is so)n
to begin. The first Napoleon in 1906 de-
clarcd that lac would rather allow Russia to
occupy a department Of France than put her
foot on The Principalities. Z" the gate through
which the barbarian had always entered
Europe" But Russia persisted in demand
ing the passage to Constantinople, and broke
with France when she found that it could not
be granted. Then came Moscow, Ell ba. ruin,
and finally St. Helena; but the Calmucss
did no, reach Constautinople. Louis Napo
leon. deeply imbued with the IDEAS Of bis
uncle, recently declared with much empha
sis that the Russians must be hurled back
into Asia; and this declaration insures
France as the ally Of Austria whenever the
troops of the latter and the Gar come into
coils on on the Danube. Then, if Prussia is
really the Russian creature she is repre-
sented to he. great European war is inevi'
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north. east and south, France will overrun
the Rhine provinces, England tout of the
fight) will grow rich on trade. and if Bis
masek can unite Germany under Prussia.
Austria is likely to emeIg ge from the contest
about as g sick as Turkey
ABSTINENCE OF ROMAN WoNEN.-The an
cent Romans. in some respects. were in ad-
vance of the present age in their practical