The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-21
puas;a and the Allies.

~.oral SHERMAN has Deen ihtcaNN"e..
~ s,,h;ect Of the European "sisuatioh'
Sr., rosnonses show that he has not been an
.s,o s,actator OF events. He has very COT
,ect views OF the tendencies OF european
Diplomacy and dispositions
General SHERMAN makes strong po'h'
when. speaking Of Russia, ne declares
..you can't hold such powerful nation IN
" ,nreas and compel them forever TO re-
:. strict themselves 10 avoid the use OF such
So h;rbuav as the Straits Of the Lar
..doneI,es and the use Of the Black sea.
This il true. And yet the European allies
have been patching up peace at olnefeh'
ncriods BY imposing restrictions unenoura =.
tIa ouch as those forced upon Russia. II
;s no. good policy to cover up thus hres
,rh,ch cannot be extinguished, and when
will surely burst out again. Even the num-
h,est farmer is entitled in law to right OF way
on, Of his farm. 1t is an acknowledged neceS-
CITY, and we can't see how the world can
jeny such right to one OF the greatest ma
tions in it.
General SHERMAN says truly that great
nation cannot be held in duress and forever
restricted in the manner attempted upon
Russia. Great Powers are as oVerbearlng
as they are arrogant in victory, and are
ever essaying impossible stratagems for per-
manently humiliating and Gripping their
anniversaries. In all great wars we see this
illustrated. Peace is patched up, not COM
Melted. Wisdom and justice would lead to
terms that would not stand as constant
provocation to resentment and hostility.
Even this country, in the infancy Of its bis
tory and its experience, has not avoided thls
sad error so common to mankind.
General SHERMAN blames Russia for not
proposing convention of the allies to con-
slider the Objectionable points of the treaty
of SO. In answer, Russia says that they
are fairly abrogated by their violation IN
the introduction Of war ships and fleets OF
parties to the treaty into the Black sea since
the treaty was made; and Prussia adds
strong argument for her, which is that one
of the parties to the treaty-France-has
no recognised Government, and could not
be represented in the convention. New
ertheles, Russia has declared her in
clination in favor Of such conven-
ton, and has disavowed any inten-
ton Of disturbing the Eastern Question.
Nor does she propose to disturb treaty
existing before the Crimean war between
herself and the Ottoman Porte, by which
the number and the dimensions of war
vessels of each nation in the Black sea were
limited. Upon that treaty the Car pro-
poses to fall back.
We repeat that this mode Of Gripping
Russia was adopted to crafty England.
That kingdom has deluded the Powers act
ing with her for fifty years. Russians navy
must be dwarfed to crafty England, and
Russia must no: be allowed to get to Con-
stantinople because lit is assumed) that
would give her the road to India, and thus
seriously threaten England's interests there.
For these reasons the Allied Powers have
fought as allies with England under the
idea that they, like her, had great CONNER
cial interests as well as political, at stake.
But the road to India is by the Suez Ca
nal and the railway from the Mediterranean
to the Indian Ocean, and the preteXt for
Gripping Russia is sham.
We do not believe England will 90 to war
If the proposition goes no further. Russia's
demand is too reasonable-as some Of Eng
lands statesmen have confessed-to bede-
MED. War costs too much these days, and
such war as there would be if England and
her followers open upon Russia, has never
been witnessed in Europe. We think, from
signs, Prussia would join Russia, and the
fire and venom that would be poured into
the conflict from ranking resentment and
hates, would greatly aggravate the passions
enlisted.