Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-02
Lrss pRiveLING AND NOR
fIGHTING.

Il
Lrss DRIvELING AND NOR
fIoHrIN0.
Some 80 900 Russians are now On the
southeru bank Of the Danube. and the
nac Of the cross is Decorating the holy
soil Of the Prophet. The greatness Of
Allah cannot BE- doubled. for has not
Mohsmmsd proclaimed ID. and doss NOT
His Sabine Majesty, the Sultan. assert
~ b.. for some unaocountsbls reason
Allah, with all his greatness has not
protected his followers against their
temporal enemies. He has allowed the
Russian Bear to wade across the Danube
and put 10 night his devoted soldiers.
He has allowed the shells OF the enemy
TO destroy Ras.chuk. and the faithful to
be driven froa her streets. And nov
His servant. the Sultan. despairing Of
aid sron on high. tsrns piteously TO the
crsa, Powers OF Europe. and implorss
them to do what his Allah evidently can
no. do, protest 10 Russia against the In
humanity Of bombardins Turkish cities
and reducing them TO ashes.
The proclamation Of the Forte In re-
gard to Rusiehuk 10 u u the mos.
ridiculous state papers on record aDu
cannot but the diplomats OF La
rope to smile al the smple''y Sh'en
dictated IT, nuns nis P
peal from turkey
manly or from i'ass'A' s''n 'o
matter. 70 saisA.a'
face of IT, IL Us nks nv" ~.
With The nger 70 'Pai' =
eovernnsn "n'en
Die bulgarian -rn,.,.a
mas Ailo~ea -.
IN cold oiooa s'n'P'! -w,.-.,,
onf's"ans mas ~" -.Jhn-
IN nsf ai's
mainly aha'sns'o"
herself ITO" u ei'e'
tries and renounesa M s
able consideration. hsip COM"
her 81 oil. u whi come NOT 'of W"
but because the matsfiai 'u'e.e'"
other Powers are at stake and oee1uss
those Powers think 'n''r ih'si''" n'
safsr In the hands OF weak nAaon ".
Turkey tbs under 'no cohu0' AP
srfui one hks Euss'a.
But beyond 'his' 'hs Sn'nins APp'a'
Of the Turk Is an extraordinary event
tho history Of the war. In d name "
Allah. Why should mol . ha.
lombard kustchuk and level u tns'
oouldf This dwelling sultan svidsn"y
has ne conception OF the dread meaning
Of the word war. lie seems to have I'M
agined that IL was ehild's play ana 'ha'
the moment one OF his cities was burned
al Europe would rush to his dsienss IN
the name Of humanity and justice. lie
will probably learn before the end that
IL 10 not child's play. aud that humanity
and justice have no part In great war.
The object 10 u win. mol 70 los" : M"
10 win. an army must XII. not spare
Rustchuk Is an important position In
the Turkish quadriln;sral. lts possess
sion wsuld place the russians In con-
dition TO dictate terms Of peace In aver,
short time. Its destruction gives them
. vast advantage. although not 20 great
a. would 10 gained by ~itseapturs. why
then. We AJAX again. should they not seek
TO destroy ID. II they eanf
While the bombardmsnt Of Rustehuk
WAS in progress. the Turks were engaged
In shslling Giurgevo. on the opposite
side Of the river. and the destruction OF
that city Is almost a completed a. that oil
Rustchuk. But Roumanis does not
SWIVEL and wiring her hands. aud call
upon Europe to protect her. On the
contrary abe is making preparations to
revenge herself. IL Turkey wishes to
retain one spark Of thsrespsct Of foreign
-n.,;or. al. ill ,;v. M th;. vh;ping
aud 90 into m. Candle, b,avslv aud Nth
.pirit. or els. max. p..e. n. oucs. II
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