The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-21
The VAR Clond IN the Ensf.

The rumbirGs are ominnu., TO say the
least, though hopeful people regard the
chances OF ultimate collision as le%s prom
inent than those Of peaceful solution.
The Scrvian question and Turkish atrcci-
ties IN Bulgaria would, in the event of q
generPl war, seemingly put the contest in
the light OF y MUslem crusade turned in
to Christian advance; but, though the
Turk u apparently ut the bottom Of the
trouble, If the struggle assumes larger
proportions the real issue will Do found
underlying other in ,resta.
A prominent English journal, one per-
haps rs reliable and of rs high authority
as any, says. under very recent date:
I'm the event of Russia crossing the
Balkan, our Government intend to act
with decision, and to employ both our
naval and military force, in resisting the
advance of Russia to Constantinople.
The plan Of operations would De as fol-
lows: Fifty thousand troops would be
sent to Verna, from which point they
could operate with great effect on t:.
communications OF the Russian army,
and perhaps cut it nff altogether from it's
base OF operations Tie feet you'd at
once be moved W to the Bosphorls.
FIVE army corps would be modified, and
this would enable the Government To
send almost all the regular army on for.
eign service
In such event what will lie EnSland's
position? Seemingly very anomalous.
The English press, tho English people
have cried out against Moslcm fnnaticism
Eloquent voices and powerful pens have
urged seizure OF the opportunity to
drive the hated infide back to Asia TO
recover the church of st. Sophia at Con-
s'antin"plc, now desecruted To the usc uf
mosque; to restore Palestine and re-
conquer Jerusalem. Is this all ~ hollow
Pretense? Shrcwd observers Say Eng
lands quarrel in with Russia; Tie lion
fears that the bear will ravngc the cove.
ted treasures Of the fnr East. Nl,slem
ianaticisln and Bulgarian outrngcs NAV
, do for an exceedingly proper and cnnvcn.
! tional growl, but instead Of throtting the
turk, Albion will defend him, when by
so doing British interests can best be sub.
served" Whether or not il is the truly
.nerccnary interest Of England to assist
Turkey forms u debatable subject. Far
seeing men, totally unactuatcd by any
considerations whatever, either for or
against the religious aspect, claim that it
will be fatnl TO Englnnd's future, and dis
astrous to her present, to engage in q
warfare simply with IL view to prevent
acccssions to Russian power nad tcrrito-
rial limits. England is much more vul-
nerable now than she was twenty years
| ago
Science has dawned upon warfare, and
80 changed the general condition of things.
that those features which were The Bri-
toms element Of strength are now the
embodiment Of weakness. Should Eng
land venture rnshly into this WAR; n long
or stride will be taken toward the realzn-
tion Of the TESTERS prophecy about the
| New Zca'andcr pensivcly surveying the
site of London from the ruins of London
bridge, than many people have imagined
possible.
Disaster to the English nation means a
great s0ryt:r and misfortune to the civil
lied and cultured world. Let us hope
for the sake of humanity that it may be
| averted.