The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-06-08
A threatening of War.

The war cloud in Europe is growing
and black cning, and the note of prepar;-
ton is heard all over the continent. Eng
lands dockyards are busy in completing
anG fitting out ships, and in the north
great masses OF Russian troops are getting
ready to move. 1t is the old question over
again. Russia's traditional watchfulness
over the interests of Christian subjects
of Turkey is the pretcnce that wells, and
but thinly, her desire to seize the effects
of the Turkish sick man, and appropriate
the way to the Mediterranean through
the straits of the Dardaneles England
will fight, AS she has before. for her COM
s.l4u na'l4 auPlvlil..oy, a war
ensues.
She has repeatedly placed herself across
the path of Russia in this direction. The
same issue was made in 1853 when Rus
STA demanded Of the Sultan certain con-
cessions and guarantees for his subjects
who We're Christians of the Greek church,
the national religion of Russia England
and France allied. held the Russians at bay
for three years, and drove them back at
last, defeated and thwarted
The present condition Of affairs is he
lieved to grow out Of the secret influence
Of Russian agents among certain discon-
tented Turkish subjects, who have revolt
ed. Several European governments, par
tcularly that of Austria, prolessedly in
the interest Of peace. endeavored to take
an attitude which should assure it. But
England stubbornly refusing to join in
the movement, began to build iron clad
ships, and otherwise to show her teeth
Meantime the original difficulty, the re-
volt of The Christians from Turkish rule,
is increasing. Russia, it is believed, will
attempt to force the passage of the Oar
danelles with her ships. and England has
sent Admiral Drummond, with strong
fleet, to resist such an attempt. And it
really looks as though war was coming.
If it comes, the United States can keep
out Of ENHANCEMENT, and as neutral
power, recover to some extent the adj
vantages lost in our own great contest.
We have for sale grain, provisions, arms,
and a great many things needed in war.
Our ships will be at once in demand, at
high freights. And thus the whirligig of
time will return to lis our advantage at
last
In generous, lucid and able defence of
Speaker Kerr the Brooklyn Eagle re-
marks ''He is Of limited, exact means
He lives within them. His life is simple
His home life is perfect. His economics
are patent. His associations are pure. His
character is exalted. He is just the man
plot would seek to victimize, and Just the
man plotters would show themselves the
fools that all plotters are in seeking to
victimize"
The matrimonial market this warm weather is
very quiet-no marriage intentions recorded for two
weeks. Belfast Journal.
Perhaps it might stimulate the market a little
if the editor of the Journal-uh, fine day.
Portland Argus.
But we are discouraged by the expert
ence of some of the profession who have
" stimulated the market" and failed to re-
alize fine days or nights either.
The County Commissioners of Knox
County have obtained from the Supreme
Court writ of mandamus commanding
Geo. W. White, Register of Deeds of that
county, to allow the Commissioners to in
dex the records. They proposed to do
this some time ago, but George got into
his head the notion that he owned the
records, and therefore objected. Those
'seven fellers on bench" as David Bar
ker called them, think otherwise.
Uncle Peter Cooper of New York, up
wards of 80 years of age, has accepted the
nomination of the recent imitation Conven-
ton at indianapolis. Mr.. G., who was for
many years manufacturer of glue, will
of course stck-but it will require cen
tury's product of the commodity to make
respectable following adhere to him.
We are indebted to Hon. Joshua Nye
for pamphlet statement of the Life and
Casualty Insurance Companies doing bus
mess in Maine. Mr. Blaine seems to be
quite unprotected in this respect.