The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-09
Inf IRluMpn OF The ClAR.

The victory oi Russia over tho Turks
is one Of tho most important which has
occurred since the splendid achieve
menls Of frederlok tho Great which
raised an insignificant German prlnoi'
pality TO the dignity Of . iirst'rate
power, The triumph OF 1870, by which
Napoleon III was driven from his
throne, aud which united dermany and
placed william Of Prussia At the head
Of the later aud better German empire,
we're great events IN and Of themselves,
but bear no sort Of comparison with the
cDaTs triumph IN the magnitude Of the
political interests determined by w.
The whole plan Of European policy aud
administration must be remodeled upon
another basis, and from our republican
standpoint the great event marks ~ dee
oided relrogreSsion, II IL true That u
government irresponsible, bonighlod
and tyranncal, which dated back 10 tho
dark ages Of the world, has sunk out OF
sight but hersuhugatorwlth hsresllesa
anergiea and almost inyincIble power,
represents no bettor principle OF goy'
crnmenl and no higher grade Of clti'
4enship The ogar IN u near nolRhbor
10 the other powers Of Europe, while
tho sultans existence, except IN the
gate keeper TO the eastern commerce OF
Europe, had but little consideration,
Whatever tends 10 increase or curlail
the caars ability 10 interfere In tho con
iinontal system Is important, and
indeed omnous, Russia has parted
with no single distinctive feature, which
picked her out of the snowy forests u
century or so since, save the emancpa-
ton of her serls, And this she would
, never have done, only that II happened
TO be good thing all round-ior the
government, for the proprietor and for
the SORT lastly and least, II was by no
means n concession TO the ever adyOno-
ing spirit Of the timos, by which royal
perogatiyeB ARE curtalod and the Dig
nifty Of the citizen or subject advanced,
Tho only advantage lacked by Russia ia
; render her the absolute master of the
destiny of Europe Is secured by thi,
subjugation of Turkey, viz praoti-
cable route TO the wide ocean for her
fleets and her commerce,
Europe evidently is not yet rcpubli
can and she has slim chances Tor that
\ now There IL nothing left, she mus,
9 then be Cossack, This is wonderful
o victory not won under the walls o.
O Con stantinople but in the fOatncsses o
q the Balkans and wrested from theh,roi,
q Osmnn Mt Plevna British statesmen
q knew, when the h0rdes of Russia wen
r swarming over these rugged mountains
: MS we'll IA they do now, that it WA
"all up with the sultan, unles,
her old time ally speedily
i went to his assistance. Sh,
# nor they stirred hnnd or foot lC
y avert the blow then, and nctwthstand
n ing all the gasconode and buster of tn,
= English now, they will not attempt t,
" wrest the fruits of his victory from tn,
d iron clutch Of the car.
If The face of Europe will be changed
@ and the map, wherever the lines of con
h sttutlonal governments were drawn
Il must be rolled up and laid away, lo
how many centuries Well indeed viii
!. il be- for our western liberalism if W,
a can contne him to his blood,bough
# Orient The ocean is no more barrie
@ to the car to-day than the British
4. channel was to Ceser in his.