The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-09-19
THE PRESENT STATE OF THE
RUSSIAN WAR.

dictate a growing feeling Of dissatisfaction
with the leaders Of the military operations
In Bulgaria that appearsto be the first NUT
terings VI a political storm, the violence
and final results OF which II Is difficult to
forcsee. Never In the history OF Russia
has popular discomfort been permitted 10
manifest itself SO plainly or to threaten
the powers that bc with such audacity.
The sense Of humiliation TO which the
great Slave pow+ris now exposed before
All Europe rankles In the breast Of the
nation, and Is so keenly felt that, reckless
OF Consequences, II dares openly 10 ex-
press itself III terms Of bitterness and even
Of defiance.
The contemp. with which Turkey has
been spoken Of throug hout Europe now re-
cniis feaifully OH the originators OF the
avorite epithet which was coined toex-
press II a quarter OF acentury ago. The
reaction wouldbe ludicr0us wereit not for
the fearful consequences which II may In
volvc. II the terms "Sick MANI and
COLOSSUS Of tile North had never been
invented, the Russians would atleast have
been spared the ridicule the vanity has
been ille means Of heaping upon them; but
blinded by traditional aud religious
aniniosity TO the true strengthand vitality
of the power whose territory they coveted,
and pulled &pwitli All inordinate estimate
of their own magnitude aud resources,
they have called upon Europe to witness
discontinue without parallel In modern
times.
Mnch-despised Turkey has been the
means of picking the bubble whIcn ever
since the Ciiancan war has been expan-
ding In dimensions, until all Europe was
becoming alarmed. The bugbear which
I,aralyzed the policy Of Austria Il set At
rest. II isnow put beyonda doubt that
Austria would atany time have been
more than match. single handed, against
Russia. The German army, In which n
strong desire has existed ever since the
Fraaco. German war 10 measure swords
with Russia, as a foeman worthy Of their
steel. now sec that no glory Is TO he gained
by victories over nation whom the Turks
can vanquish. The French, who have
fondly clumg TO a possible alliance with
Russia, ns affording the only hope OF res.
tsraiion 70 their former greatness and In
tiucnce Ia Europe, will perceive that they
have been trusting TO broken reed; while
England can regard undismayed the
annexation Of pretty Mussulman States
In central Asia, secure In the fact that the
troops that have failed In the Shipka
Pass would never lie able 10 force Their
way, In The teeth OF the armies Of India,
through the Bolan and the khyber. The
illusion % The I,nn-slavlc giant has been
rudrly dispelled, and IL Is now clear tha:
if Euro,,e II 10 be foiccd into the Ma
pOieonic alternative of becoming either
Cossack or republican, II Is the latter late
which awaits her. II would be strange,
indeed, " the republicanism Of Europe
came from Cossack resource; and II the
national agitation 10 which tile failure Of
the Russian armies Ia Bulgaria may give
rise, should lie developed inio rcvolu-
iionary movement, spreading into the
other countries OF the continent. That an
important political change of some sort is
pending IL Russia, there can be little
doubt; but this will IN all probability 10
inaugurated, ~ all important political
changes have ever been in that singular
country, by the removal, either 10y death
or aLdicalion. Of Its present ruler, whose
health and mind, Il Is reported, are both
becoming seriously affected BY the failure
OF his armies.
Meanwhile we have rumors Of peace
negotiation 10 be initiated by the neutral
powers between Russia and Turkey. In
these We haye noconiidencc; whatever the
disposition Of the Russian Government
may be. the people would never consent
TO such terms rs Turkey, flushed with
unexpected success, would accept. The
war must he fought out TO is bitter end; but
this uluy not bu 40 remote Us appearances
would indicate. II Il true that the Turk
ish successes are indeclsiyc, that their
movements arc slow, and their comhina.
tons still encompasscd with great difiicul-
ties. ON tile other hand, the Russian re-
endorsements, Of which We have henrd 30
much, are very long In making their APP
pcarance on The theatre Of war; and, ac-
corllng 10 the most accurate calculations
which have been made, they have now
not more than 2OO.OOO men in Bulgaria,
opposed " about 10000 Turks The do.
lay ia bringing upnew Russian forces may
have lis origin either In financial ems
barrassmcnt, or II may arise frnm the fact
that Il Is not safe now TO denude Poland Of
troops, In consequence Of the lnsurrce-
lionary movement which, Il Is reported,
A slowly aud secretly maturing In that