, 1877-07-27

n:nin's The enemy; The nn.emcns must he, on t'c
whnlr. forward, however thr ,'1: Of cnn1nrrt E;y
him.eIi i ttat ,' t"t ~ h ' ioe 10 w"rk* " cyef t"
month. mny conclude Tint tho ehya.'"n hnr fas'rt
f,nt that tho catHpaen wlli tell different tac We
cnnnnt sny he IL wrnn7 r3nco this II decidedly in
accnr,lancn will, tho result nf former ware; bnt
whns has oecnsrcd iurin9 thu 1ast two n,onsha, Or
Ws 70 beeTc 5 M of s
execution of tho lsns*ian design. mar he rtot!a1t.
cd In . very unexpected manner. md that THO
s,eee.'ful mny bo Longer and h'ors important tha"
, ss.s t.. t. :;% "s srs |" IL
facility nf modern communications. and ia the
Industrial enterprise Of foreign countries. the
Power In tic world could have created in !he :ano
lime nFty yeas aeo~that H. It ;he enoet OF ~, ts
Id Id d I'd IT, ;as Wa. aes rs e. WITH and
poltan enterprise which concerns tself With re;
RaI fa'n:hea ' if"neads; % K!"pr, m;ae the esnoo9;
@ ,% unsn, y nesen,as &c "tsa a"sa.s. saa
the United States. i rccG,, tl,ai reopc. how:
ever little advanced in civilization. Will ake readily
eomn,estea 70 anI sa new ie~cs Of tho sultan have
learnt 10 cmrsoy tha mos. dcl1cate and Tho ,noss
ncrhar, t,ar thcy would nave taken 10 lna'sef tho
elements of Inc nd drill which prevailed when tur-
sansd - wcs5 i: IT., % w ts
aiowetl Tor cxap8rration and put aside funlc very
Irregular hnnls which Inspire moro terror
among friends thnn enrtnes, u remains tofcrabiy
certain tfiat the lbftc hs. rnIsea since the bcysn.
Ming OF 18Th mn nrmy OF 400, uQO men. This army
could NOT havc been equipped Ia the old t!mes.
and what ia Of equal !!nEurtancc, 1t could hardly
hare heen transnortc.!. The nlrn hayo not Lccn
Obliged 10 Toll fos months o!er the will tracts of
Asia. or In ttckcn In thu holds of miserable wood
en- Yce*clt; they have been rent by steamer from
tic nearest port Ut thclF Province to tho ltos.
phor,tn and thence 1n FArna. or Trchixuntl.
OF iiatonm. Tho canscgncnce Il that tho whaln
strength ol tho Turkish Empire Inns tsccn pnt forth
and Though It may lc that tho Sultan i1as thus cx-
hnustcd the population. md stakc1 tho fntc 0f hH
En,plsr On tic chances of single campaign. thcru
can hc no doubt that tho campaign in qncttlnn mi
Tho Turks. on the w1,ulc, ttard IN the defensive.
The accordt with their military qualities md with
their political position It hut bcc,i created by
tho last two centuries. They have had the cx.
purirnte Of moro than ono war. anl particularly
lint Of 1851, to teach them that their solaicra
fight IL the hest elect when they arc mt forced
10 fnancnvre III tho Acd. a task far Which hutt1
= capacity. THIN TIC attitude which
cnec Of Eusopc-that Of power utterly rnAtnb-
tlons. hut which un1y rralet. nnju4t al2rc-rIon-
fenIl1 ~ give MI analogous character ts military
benr!ng. by Ata,mllng on tla defensive the Turks
nre abo IN FepnIae their enemies anil At tho sane
time 10 attract thu rympathy Ut tho world. Tbls Ia
their rtratcXy In the prCHGnt campaign and no ono
can deny that It has had n certain succcs+. They
forc the world a. AH!'tig fur ll.eIf own tcrtttor.
and their uwn horicE. II nnythlns cnn ever mako
the world forget misrulo and nadsacrc, It is such
nosli1Uu,