Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-12-17
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DALLAS. SATURDAY, DEC. 10
The FfamcO-Praassian
war.

The war cloud 10 the far east, which
has now and then obscdred the hori-
:zon ever since the great upheayal which
undermined the throne of the Bona
parties, has at last assumed alarming
proportions. Russia having for four
teen years submitted to the restrictions
placed upon her by the treaty of Paris,
now rises and declares that she will no
longer submit to those humiliating
restrictions.
q England, jealous of the forward
movements ofany power that she thinks
will in any way thwart her plans, or
endanger her dominions, sees in every
forward step taken by Russia, danger
threatening her supremacy in the
Indies, protests against.sthe violation
,or abrogatiou of treaty obligations,
sand her people are clamoring for
war. During the great struggle
between Russia and the allied powers
of Europe, the great point at issue was
The supremacy of the Black Sea. The
results Of that long struggle are well
known to ALL Russia lost her suprem-
acy at that time, and has ever since
been longing for an opportunity to re-
assert aud re establish her supremacy
there. The Black Sea is an inland sea
between Asia and Europe. 1t is
bounded by Turkey, Russia and the
Caucasian provinces, and is connected
with the Mediterranean Sea by the
Straits of the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus. Its greatest length, which
is from east to west, is about TOO miles;
It's greatest width from north to south
is 400 miles, and it has q coast line of
about 1000 miles.
The. waters of the Danube, Dneiper,
Don, Dneister, and several smaller
streams from Europe and Asia flow
into it; and these, with their tribu-
taries, drain section of country equal
in extent to about 100000 square
miles. The shores of this sea are known
both In fabulous and genuine history.
IL was on this sea that the Lydian, Per-
sian, byzantine, Turkish and Russian
powers have acted the events of their
history. From the time of Constantine
until the fifteenth century, it was the
centre of the Roman world.
For a time, Turkey excluded the
ships of all other nations !. then Russia
gained the supremacy, and excluded
the ships of all others, until the defeat
Of the Crimean war, which neutralized
its power, and resulted in the exclusion
from this sea of all, ships Of war Of
whatever nation, and the admission to
it the ships of commerce of all nations
1t ia to regain her lost supremacy,
that Russia now informs the parties to
the treaty of Paris that she will no
longer be bound by that Convention,
but insists that the Black Sea shall
henceforth be open to her ships Of war.
IE is evident that Russia has taken
advantage of the present difficulty in
Europe to insist upon her demands, and
feels that she may now, with safety to
herself, undertake to regain what was
lost in the Crimean struggle. In case
this com plication is not peacefully
settled, Russia will have arrayed against
her some of the strongest powers of
Europe, and the result Of such strug>
gle, of course, We can but conjecture.
The latest foreign intelligence makes it
almost certain that England will be
compelled to submit to the demands of
her people for war, and in the event OF
this, we may look for a long, protracted
and bloody struggle.
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