The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-10
The pesiEna Of Rusaia.

test between Prussia and France,
which it may be assumed is about
determined, there are not wanting
indications that point to further
complications before the sky OF
European politics shall have again
cleared. The next important issue
to be considered is the demand OF
Russia ior the abrogation of q part
of the Paris treaty Of 1856. It is
hardly to be doubted that the Lon
don Conference, called primarily to
consider this question, will result in
perfectly amieable arrangement, to
the satisfaction of Russia, for Eng
land, however vigorously she ma,
oppose the demands, is in no condi-
ton to make q forcible resistance,
more especially as it is highly prob;
able that the influence of Prussia
will be thrown into the scale in favor
of the former, and without the aid OF
England, Turkey will have to sub
init; but if the views quite generally
entertained regarlling the purposes
of Russia are not wholly at fault,
and the symptoms apparent are not
wholly misinterpreted, this is but
the initial step in a contemplated
movement OF an extensive character
which is calculated upon to very
materially enlarge and strengthen
the power of Russia. 1t is a pretty
widely accepted belief, which is not
without justification in apparent cir
cumstances and numerous sound
reasons, that Prussia and Russis
possess a very thorough understand
ing of each others purposes and pol
icy, and that there is no disagree
ment between them. 1t is not diff
cult to see that these two powers
are to be in future the arbiters il
European affairs, and it would bt
placing poor estimate upon the sa.
gacity Of the statesmen of either to
assume that they will fail to com
prehend the advantage and necessity
of their action in such way, either
by pursuing pOlicp Of trscit per
mission or open cooperation, accord
ing as circumstance shall render
expedient, as to contribute to the in
tsrests and strengthen the power Of
both. The position of these nations
renders them peculiarly susceptable
TO an alliance Of this character, for
there is and can be no anta9onism
in their careers. Their roads to
power lie in different directions, and
however great either may become in
its respective domain it viii in no.
wise trench upon the interests of the
other. Such an alliance is natural
also, since these two nations are the
strongest and most progressive on
the continent OF Europe.
1t is necessary to premise thus in
order to arrive at an intelligent com
prehensiOn of some recent outcrop-
pings wIich the glamour ofthe pres
ent exciting war has nearly conceal
ed from view. The first of these is
the recent declaration of independ-
ence by Roumanis, composed Of the
two prineipalities Of Wallachia and
MUluavia, and belonging TO Turkey
The possession OF this territory BY
Turkey is a thorn in the side Of Rus
sia which has irritated her for many
years. In its contiguous position,
it may be said to occupy the same
relation to her as to Alsace and Lor-
rsine to Prussia, snd furthermore as
commanding the mouth of the DaRa
be it maintains in a yalueable posi-
tion vital point of the Russian em.
pire. In obtaining the freedom OF
the Black Sea for her war vessels, il
becomes necessary in order to rem
Ter such a concession in the largest
degree serviceable, that she should
also get complete control of the
mouth OF the Danube, and this is on
" attainable by the absorption OF
Roumania, fhis fnality, it can
hardly be doubted, is what is aimed
at by the declaration of independ-
ence. The RoumaDia would not en-
ter upon a course Of this kind, with
the certainty to contend against the
whole force of the Turkish empire,
the assurance that the move.
ment will be supported by some
power strong enough to render
success probable, is a reasonable
and since the only DOW
er that is Immediately interested in
such an issue is Russia, the cnnclu-
sion is equally inevitable that she 1t
is under whose promptings Prince
Charles has taken this extreme step.
There is seen in this small speck,
then, the possibility of recurrence
Of the struggle between Russia and
Turkey, of which the result, if left
to be decided between these two en-
pires, could not be doubtful. The
hope and ambition Of Russia, for the
last thirty years, has been to witness
and contribute to the dismember-
neBt Of Turkey, which 90 far back
IS 1854 the Car Nicholas character
zsd as "tRs sick maa Of Enrope." /"
This hope, it seems probable, she is
rot far from realizing; at all events,
t would APPEAR srtain that to this
md she is now directing her diplo-
macy. Will she find any resistance
% this policy2 is the question. Con-
,eding that Prussia is committed 10
Russia's purposes in this direction.
Ind regarding France outofthe anes-
ion, the only powers which are like
y to present q serious Opposition
ire England and Tur. ey, and it Is
~ no means sure that England can
'e counted upon; on the contrary it
5 much more probable that in such
controversy she will go no further
han a harmless protest. The whole
'urden will then fall upon Turkey,
md in a contest Waged by her sin
lie handed against Russia, the re-
iult could not be otherwise than |
Igainst her.
This would seem to be now the |
vident drift of Russian diplomacy |
n Europe. But she is not confin-
ng her efforts to this limited sphere.
n Asis she is found to be steadily |
trengthening her power and build |
lg up her infuence-iu this direc- |
ion threatening England. Some
ecent statements and view of Pro
sssor Vambary, the distinguished
oriental traveller and a recognized
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