, 1876-01-23

party named. there are the Croats, It
the Bohemians, the Poles, ! and the
Hungarians. They hare dInelen'
manners, customs, traditions, ana !ansuaees.
and are so very dssmiar in spirit and cnalse1ol -
as to render their inclusion under ono ano tne
same Government decidedly Troublesome nos 1o
say hazardous.
Austlia'B available force is equal to million
OF men, which, it is thought. will IN tutnre e.
libit a capacity that it assuredly has not NTH
erto shown.
RUssIAs POSITION
Russia can, without difficulty. command an
army Of million and half Of men, WINCH,
with the forces OF her allies. will be s"elled 10
of,men. Admitting the magnificent equipment
admirable drill. high prestige, and qnnqnes, nsr
soldiers, the Gar is confident that
with this mighty combination. he can,
before long, dictate terms to william OF 70 Ine
reason TO believe that this is the great game
Alexander DOW has on foot, and that. gre manY
months-it may be weekH-EuTope Will he ouo
vast battlefield; that q tremendous stIngele
will be gong on, which, for extent fof1nlaapio-
ness, and desperation, the world has never be-
fore seon. ..-
EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE CONTEST.
Ruesia, OF course. expects to be victorious,
She believes that her victory will result IN tho
dismemberment of the German Empire, many
p1FL6 OF WHICH C0QHIA mOE0 Ut A0AAo sH.AAA 1890
nation in the Gripping OF England, and the
removal Of all obstacles to her own furthef az
vancement in the East; lastly, to her undaputed
control Of TUT key and her lone-deslreo ATTAIN
ment Of seaboard.
1t il likely that she will cede to Austria Ger
tain parts Of Northern Turkey, in consideration
OF tie assistance that Austria has lent With
such cession, tho humiliation OF Germany and
the largely augmented integrity OF hts own 10
minions francis Joseph ought certainly to be
satisfied.
France, for her share, will get back her raw
ished provinces, and propably snnex Belgium.
And then sue will have had her revenge on Ger
many. which will be the sweetest morsel she can
roll under her tongue.
POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
This, no doubt, il part OF the programme.
What its entirety MAY be it is Impossible 20 pre-
dict. The probability is that the map Of Europe
will be 1earranged; that France will gam all OF.
if not more than, her former aacenuency tnht
Austria will bo little stronger but not danger,
GUS to the other powers; and that hass'e VIII
the privilege OF developing to any degree she
chooses in the Fest.
WHAT IS TO PREVENT
tho execution Of this magnificent design On the
part OF Russia Who is to gainsa! it, Only
Spain and Italy are to be loft ont Of tho echeme,
and it matters little what their opinions OF feel
ings may ho in this reformation OF boundaries
It ia not impossible that France may be tempt
ed to take in Spain. so that she Ulll no longer
have reason to say the Pyrenees are the bounda-
not likely to clash; for, in the event OF their
success, Russia MIL become actually an Aelatlo
power, and France the dominant power of
Europe. England will be obliged to sink into
the secoud grade Of nations, and France. Russia,
and the United STATES will be the ruling States
Of the globe.
THE EFFECT ON AMERICA.
II this mighty con!est should come, whatever