The Russellville Democrat., 1876-11-02
The Situation in Europe.
From the Irish World.


 The Situation in Europe. From the Irish World.
 The coming war in Europe is re- garded here as being the most gi- gantic which has ever been waged. England will be compelled to fight, and if she does she sacrifices herself to the incursions of American priva- teers. Washington telegram to 'sNew York Daily Graphic"
 We read of seven great empires in ancient times, They are Baby lou, Assyria, Egypt, Macedonia, Persia, Greece, and Rome. stand on the site of one of these empires. The ruins strewn about amid the rank weeds are massive and even beautiful. But the spectacle is q bleak and sad one. The sun is set. The light of science is fled. Whole cities have crumbled away. The abodes of princes have surrendered to the wilderness; and grim Barbar- ism wields his scepter where q luxu- riant Civilization once had reign. The spectacle is a sad one. But don't weep over the fall. Shed not one tear. These vast empires-stu- pendous monuments of iniquity- denied God and man; and they de- served to fall!
 Come out of the twilight. Go back into History--back into the golden ages of antiquity-open the bronzed gates of one of these em- pires and enter. Behold! Grand cities. Immense fleets and armies. Shining palaces. GIittering thrones. Forests of spears. Everything is cast and shaped in the heroic mold. The splendor of the glory of all this magnificence dazzles you, and the iminensity of this towering power overawes you. "How did this won- derful empire," you ask, chow did this wonderful empire ever fallI How could it fall?
 Examine the foundations. The superstructure is very fine; but go down to the bottom. Is that all right? No! Slavery is the founda- ton. This gorgeous marble editice, with it's ponder0us and majestic pill lars, rests on wood. When the wood rots down goes all this mag nificence into ruin! A slave empire can stand but for time. If you design building in the political or der, take hint from the wise build CT in the physical order.
 Those monster empires were like the giant statue in Daniels vision: The head is gold, the breast and arms, silve-, the belly and thighs brass, the legs, iron, and the feet part iron and part clay.
 And now we shall behold the tum- ble-down of a3other Slave Empire Turkey. This empire had it's birth in the seventh century. Rising in Arabia, it moved westward, like q dark and threatening cloud, until it reached the Bosphorus, where it poised in air and overhung Chris tendon. The powers of the earth were moved and the nations trem- bled. In 1453 the crescent was rais- ed aloft again. Constantinople fell. Thousands of Christians were put to the sword. And Mahomet H., with crimson sword in hand, ascend- ed the throne established on the ruins of the Byzantine empire. Large portions of Asia and Africa were conquered by the Turk. He subdued the Hungarians, and win fire and sword devastated the great CT part of Southern Europe. He overran the Crimea and shores of the Black Sea. He conquered Egypt; made slaves of his captives; subjected them to the most cruel indignities; and put to death the grandees of Tunis, Tripolis, and Al gicrs. In the middle of the 18th century the Turk was the great "Boss" of the world and the terror of all Europe. To-uay--a feeble "sickman"- he is not able to defend his own territory!
 A dark, portentious war-cloud now hangs over Europe. On what nation will the dread thunderbolt fall? Turkey trembles. England, too, quakes. Russia has her eye cn Constantinople. She is determined to have possession of that long wished-for City of Magniticence!
 Within the Sultan's dominions there are ten million Christians who acknowledge the Czar as their spiritual head. In '64 Russia ad- vanced to protect them. She was checked. The cross and crescent were arrayed against her. But now Russia, like q giant rising refreshed from sleep of twenty years, buck les on her armor and is about toI move in force. And Russia will win! The sword of Mahomet will be broken in pieces, and he himself, with his wives and his concubines, and his slaves, will scud out of Eu- rope amid the misses and generations of disgusted Christendom
 After Turkey, then follows British India. Russia is half Eastern, half Western, power. With her head q. St. Petersburg, her body stretches from Asia to Europe; and she is growing at both ends. Our sympathy for Russia is not great.