Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-12
NOTABLE ANNIVERSARY.

A NOTABLE ANNINkhsAhh.
II Is just twsnty-ons ysars ago to-day
,ha. the allied armies Of EuproPs svac-
mated the Crinea. altar forcing Russia
10 accept the terms dictated BY the
treaty OF Paris. It isa noticeable anni-
versary. because Russia by making war
upon Turkey nov has violated the
pledge which abe made to the Great
Powers Of Europe assembled In Paris
in 1856. She vss then huniliatsd.
Her only port Of importanos On the
Black Sea vas in the hands Of her enc
mies. To regain that port abe ats
humble dust. and promised to Be q good
girl in the future. Tho allied forces
accepted her promise in good faith.
They believed. or pretended TO believe,
that she vas honest In her professions.
They left the crimea. and RuaAia vas
allowed TO control all the country north
81 the Black Sea. That In doing this
they were wrong has been estab-
iished by Subsequent events. There 10
no honor In Russia. Notwithstanding
her solemn pledge in 1856 to make n"
attempt to sneroaeh upon the frontiers
Of Turkey. she !. now engaged IN a war
to annihilAte tho Porte. IL Is said thai
all Is fair in love and war. but We fail I
see the fairness Of . declaration ef var
BY a power which has pledged itself In
advance TO make M war.
In 1853. twepty-ons years $50 to-
day, Russia. at that time grovslins Ia
the dust. with enemies surrounding her.
and completely vanquished. made . sol.
smn promis. that shs would not again
attempt to gain tho control OF the Bos-
pous. IL Is true that she was hard
pressed ; that she was forced to make
the promise. But TINT Was her own
fault. When she had given the pledge.
II was her duty to keep II. Alexander
H.. the man who gave the premise.
still rsigns In Russia. lie has NO moral
OF legal right To make war on Turkey.
His action in declaring war Was an in
suit to every nation which was repre-
scented In Paris when the famous treaty
Of peace was signed. He Is the head
Of the Greek Church. and his action In
declaring this war Was 4 violation OF
the principles OF that church. which in
culeats the idea that a promise ones
given must BE- kept.
The Car. by breaking his promise.
has released every other Power which
was a party to the treaty. from its sbli
cations. England. France. Austria and
Germany. arc o at liberty to take part
In the war. either for or against him.
They have q right now to choose their
sides. and they are doing IL with re-
msrkabls celebrity. England has already
got Ter fleet in Bssiks Bay. From that
point. when the crisis comes. she can
SEM u 10 ths b'seA SeA ia '"sny'o"i
hours. she can a oussAa ana 'ns
crmsA IN ~sn'y''oar hou's "o'e' Al"
then Russia will have TO rs.cross the
Danube TO protect herself. Austria. who
sees that the dism'"osrinsn' OF turkey
Is but Inc preiuae 70 hsf own eo''apse,
WIZ JON "tsa' pf''ain' "e''niny ~"'
ally herself win isussia. la Then
France In the nope o. resahins Aisaes
aud Lorraine VIII JOIN WIN iufksy anu
England. she has already begun hsr
preparations sy purchasing arms anu
ammunition IN THIS county
What the result OF this war VIII 90
NO man can foresee. But one thing 10
certain. The Russians will never be
allowed to enter Conssantinopis IL Ing
iish arms and Encisn Povuer can pre-
vent It. England can send eoo'ooo men
10 Tie front rom india IN ninety days
she must do 1t ahs will do II. 10 Is
Tor her interest TO have n weak govern
nsnt In control OF the bosphorus. The
Russians are strong. aud u they once
gained the vantage ground In Turkey.
could close the Sn.x canal to navigation
in An ihs'ah. shou'a any uitheui'y occur
with England. Ana ny closing the ca
nal sne would Al once put u Empress
o. ihaia OUT o' mun'ea" Win her
for, |, 4. tina, the Empr.s..Q Queen yie,o-
ria il determined that th. Turks shall
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