The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-26

But he said that this reorganization would be
upon basis OF English,
NOT or RUSSIAN, IDEAS,
and that Russia would gain nothing in the con-
fiot but renewal OF that respect for English in.
uenoe, which she had lost since 1856, through the
ineapaclty Of Gladstone to deal with Continents
questions.
The attitude Of Great Britain inI this fight is
best illustrated by fsvorite saying OF the elder
Pitt to the effect thst money was
CHEAPER THAN BLOOD
in England. and hence, England should never 60
10 war so long as she could hire others TO fight
her battles. In this struggle Great Britain has
two sets OF interest at stake her Asiato inter-
ests, which are perpetually menaoed by the
steady approach of Russia towards the north
| western frontier Of India: and her comm ercial
supremacy in Europe, which her statesmen think
would be impaired by any extension Of Russian
territory toward the Mediterranean. II is gener-
ally regarded as self evident fact that England
would fight TO prevent Il Q conquest Of Roumelia
and the consequent occupation OF Constantinopie
by Russia. But IL is. profile that nothing short OF
this menace to English commercial interests
could overcome the strong popular feeling which
exists in England against any
| ACTIVE ALLIANCE WITH THE TURKS.
The idea OF spilng blood for the mere m ain
| tenance of the crescent as . politico-rsligi gious
power In Europe is altogether repug aant to John
Bull But il the situation should present an
issue involving the extension OF Russian mari
time facilities, and q consequent curtailment oil
England's supremacy upon the sea. then there is
not particle OF donbt that Great Britain would
fight; nor is there any doubt that, in such con-
Hict, the national spirit Of the British people
would be unified
However, 80 long ss the Turks can make re-
spectacle head against the Russians on land and
80 long as the Turkish navy can command the
approaches to Constantinople by sea, it is toler-
ably certain that England would not mix in the
struggle, except TO furnish the Turks with sup
plies and to provide them with brain power in
the administrative departments OF their army.
At this moment the engineer and ordnance corps
of the Turkish army are
| MAINLY orFIcERED
by graduates of the English schools. while the
other departments OF staff service are rapidly
assuming similar condition. When it is kuo wn
that there are now more than Thousand trained
and skilled Englismen in the military and nava ]
service OF Turkey; or, to be mathematical, when
it lie known that Englishmsn now hold about one
twenty fourth part OF the total number OF on
missions in the service Of the Sultan, the direc-
ton in which the interests and sympathy of Eng
land tend will be readily apparent.
1t has long been silly fashion with our jour
nals to dscry the influence OF England and eep
Il. H., a rSoii
, the councils or as military power in the con
hcts OF Europe. There is no foundation for this
theory, except in the fact that Gladstone on one
occasion failed to assert the influence OF Engl and
: in Continental complication. But Gladsto ne
with his policy Of dreams and his Cabinet OF doc
t,inaiyes. is now in private life, and England hal
an administration capable Of handling her re
sources and asserting her supremacy.
PHYSICALLY SPEAKING,
, the warlike energies OF England were never u
dreadful as they to-day. Her navy, relativel.
to the navies of other powers Ia infinitely more
, terrible than it has ever been before. Her arm.
, In prester than ever before in time OF peace
. while the population from which she draws he
fighting men is larger by nearly four million
than at any time Of European war in her past his
tory. There is no reason to suppose that th'
rank and file of the English army to-day is infe
ror to that soldiery, fourteen thousand OF whom
beat fifty-four Russians at Inkermann twenty-five
years ago.
To my mind the American journalistic methot
OF destroying the influence and decomposieg tn
power OF England constitutes one of
' THE HuSioRs OF THE TIME.
u can discover but single element OF weakness
In the British situation to-day, and that s an Gle
: ment which she SCENE to have borrowed from tn
u United States; that is 70 say, within the las
'' twenty years the demagogue has made his ~
pearance in British politics. He has neve
attained to power, however, except i
the person Of the late Gladstone Ministry, an
q he is now in decidedly powsress minority--dt
/ voting his time to the Great Columbian orator
and abstruse articles in the magazines. 80 far .
: the demagogue has become an institution
: Great Britain, to that extent John Bull may
II considered decrepit But let one blast OF wa
ring out to endanger the possessions or the pock
= of John. and You would speedily discover no
q much OF fact there is in the Fenian theory Of b
= decay. A. y. BUELL..
BOSNIAN REFUGEES.