Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-23
THE RUSSIANS IN ADRIANOPLE.

Turkey in Europe The Gar has crossed the
Danube, climbed the Balkans, possessed him
self of Ira jams Road, and now occupies the
ancient and important city of Adrianople.
The very name of this city tells its captors of
their right to occupy it to the exclusion of the
Moslem. The occupancy of Thrace by the
Turk is like unto the occupancy of Mecca by
Christian power The Gar has penetrated
within striking distance of the Turkish Capital
Adrianople is within all easy one hundred and
fifty miles of Constantinople. Russia, at least,
is about to realize her long, long dream. Her
stout ships of war, so long denied access to
the sea by any other than her own winter
bound northern ports, will, ere long have an
independent passage of the Dardenelles
Thus is al "ut to dawn the new era of Russia
greatness. The many millions of subjects of
the Gar are coming into their birthright of
power. Westward their course of empire takes
its way. While western Europe regards the on
coming ofthe Gar with apprehension we of the
American continent, sympathising with the
struggles toward the light of modern life of
great people and the fuIhllment of a grand
destiny, rejoice at the splendor of the pros
pect. The fair haired men OF the North I'M
hindered by the swarthy natives of Asia have
the right to sit by the shores of the Bosphorus
and find their way out into the highways of
commerce, international intercourse and
lnaratime greatness. And yet the time may
come when Russia, given free access to the
warm southern seas shall be our greatest rival
in the markets of the world. The empire of
the Gar, more than all the rest of Europe
possesses the limitless resources needed to sus-
tain vast enterprises and perpetuate a lasting
commerce Her grain fields, her iron mines,
her vast coal measures, her boundless forests,
these are to be made avalahlc Western
Europe needs them: and the God of battles |
moves IN his own mysterious ways, 1t is not |
impossible then, that while the people of the |
United States strongly lean toward the cause
# the Car, and the Powers of Western |
Europe are as much moved by their appre-
tensions in an opposite direction, the result
rs will be developed by the near future will
show that we have lent our synIpathies toward |
the cause whose contamination will make
Russia our most dangerous business competitor
and Europes most servicable friend and ally.
l. IS not impossible that The time is at hand
when Russian capital shall be powerful to
dictate the terms OF peace OF var to her older
and more polished Ieighbors OH the West 1t
i a grand thing, this awakening to power of a
treat people, dormant since the world began.
Hhe result was made inevitable when the
Gar, actuated by wisdom if not moved 10y
Justice and mercy gave freedom to the serfs,
With liberty came patriotism and the up-ris-
Ing powers Of manhood and strength. Such
Il people have magnificent destiny within
their reach as has not been known in Europe
since the days of the full grandeur OF the
power Of the Romans Steam, electricity,
international intercourse, the breath of life :
- the Nineteenth Century, these are some {
IF the inspirations rs they are the substance s
II the possibility OF Russia greatness What t
i said of EngIand'5 intentions is but the
of conscious impotency, No I
European power dares lift its hand to stay the
march Of the victorious Gar to the very t
yates Of Constailtinople He will march there t
il So he chooses. lie will exact the terms Z
which are 50 essential to Russian greatness S
and viii not be denied. This is the supreme $
moment To doubt that Russia will demand i
Ill andtake Ill her expanding greatness needs, 5
to doubt the Eorce OF an irresistible impulse L
md blind ones perceptions TO the march of L
, ogress. Let tie result to our own intel SIS
,e what it may, We cannot but rejoice We tt
.ejoice at the onward tramp of people Of a
imtless possibilities toward the full frution
# their hopes ana ambitions; we rejoice at a
he fell discontinue of the swart intruder a
upon IA soil and a civilization where his pres Il
nee is a blight and leprosy; We rejoice at o
he coming freedom, for all time, of the OPP c;
PRESSED Franks and Christians of the Turkish o.
dependencies; and we It joice that the swarm
ng millions of the frozen north may at last Il
ind the impulse and method of full and II
lorious civilization by the shores of the
eautiful sea Russia now, from this on, will III
Anticipate, full handed, i'll the affairs of Eu- W
ope; and the infusion OF so Stalwart an ele- la
lent of vigor and manhood into that ancient !"
ointment cannot but prove most beneficent tn
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