The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-29
vol. 10.
THE DESTINY OF RUSSIA
xorsrOP WITH THE DOWN
FALL OF TURKEY
Ist.bIish Russian pOminion
IA the supremacy Of the Chris-
ia, Religion Throughout the
Eastern Hemisphere.
TWO EMPIRES OF THE
WORLD.
.,ondepcs of the Register.

,,,.rsspondencs OF the Register.
rrdsr Peter the Great, the Russian
.,,;,s made its frst grand entries upon
-. stage OF Europe; and the annals OF
m.,kind, from the food to the establish
n.,, of empire In the New World have
never presented such spectacle OF 81
c.p.c ye! symmetrical greatness SIS that
e,b,bited by Russia. No other ns-
,io. which hiss yet played a part ON the
,-.,, .,sge Of time, has possessed proper.
.;,,. % c, lossql, foundation so deep, 30
,,bt and 50 lasting, or spirit ct con-
,,.. .o insulated and untiring in its
..b The termination of the late
p,..o-Turkish war does not mean mere
!, ,bs dismemberment and isll of the Ot-
,ou.n Empire; there is something be-
,,,t this Of far greater importance to the
n,;,srssl nstioLs. The time has come
xbsp the sceptre and creed of Mahomets
,,,rover, are 10 be mum bered among by
gone things. But careful student Of
,,lorv can readily see that the destiny
,,Ry.js !. 10; fulfilled with the wsne
,tro. Crescent and the fall OF the Mos
an, ,si,h snd rule beneath the Musco-
vle sword. -.
/, doe. not require any gift OF pre-
.rs5cs or supernatural wisdom 10 dis
ever the tores hsdowed destiny OF Russia
:, The coming future. 1t is only necessa-
r,to tske 5 retrospect OF her history
nom the lime when the great genius OF
p,t,r broke like rising sun over the
,,,b, OF seu.i barbsrism, and taught the
world the existence Of an infant but
,ryb,y empire. Piercing St glsEce
,bs destiny which tste had marked out
70, his country, be gathered up Its huge
,rportions snd hurled at once It's vast
splt INTO the scale of civilization. Slncs
then the course Of Russia has been
g.. Of rspid and almost urpsrsllei
n,o,r.,; and is today, by all
oia., ,hs most powerful nsti3n on the
rlubs R,me, IN the pslmiest hours OF
%. old republic, wheh every day was
L,,,Ided Ia bv come new addition to It's
vii. extended dominion, never moved
10 10. pslh o. scquisItlon with q more
rssdy and unswervlng pace than has
Ruua .1r the lsst two hundred years.
TIE scroll Of his destiny is unrolled and
spread cut, snd written In such plain
Characters that "he who runs may read"
Tue prophecy Of Napoleon is about to be
fulfilled; from the Straits OF Gibralter 10
the Northern ocean Europe must iall un-
der the Sclsvonian sway. "Coming
events csst their shadows before" aud the
mighty destiny OF the Russian empire Is
toreshsdowed in the miserable blindness
and liieless energy OF Western Europe.
Rnis i. destined, in sll hulnsn probsbIlis
", 70 destroy or gather to itself, all the
governments o, the Old World.
There are various causes which point
. ihi, grand result. The chief cause
may Be found in the depth and solidl.y
o; tie foundation upon which the Rus
Isn empire rests Long ages were occu-
pied 10 firmly establishing and consoh.
d,ang the foundation upon which its
eolosss fabric has been reared. O.her
RltopeaD nation, have risen more rapid
lyi some Of them have run splendid
careers; hsvs reached the weakness and
lettering otoli sge, and are now standing
"a the blink OF ruin and revolution.
Russia Stands solid and increasing in sub.
Eantab'Ity. Il IS 50 eternal law of ma
tl'e !hs! s.. iLlnG. which continue for
any great length Of time, must be slow
and gradusl 10 their growth. Nature
An no law more fixed and un-
aterao.e than this. So the
history OF the world demonstrates
that the existence Of every nation has
osen IN eIsc! proportion to the time and
Io'I nEen 10 laying the basis o. its fab
nc II nnot necessary to cite illustra-
Noa' 10 prove the unfsiling presence Of
hn Is' o. nsiure-that the stability OF
D. S'!hI! things is in exact proportion
!helr growth has been slow, regular
Sd nsiural. No preceding nation has
ever 20 completely conformed 10 the re-
flfenenu Of this law IS Russis has. It's
Pna 10 dominion has been steady and
'sSaisf, ys: uninterrupted. The tide Of
hT.acs s. irst wss scarcely perceptible,
'H zu swept on, gradually sccelerst.
~ a pace, but never for one moment
AnH paused.
Aio.her cause pointing to the final do.
-,0n ot Russia over the nations OF the
yc World IS the intense martial spirit
" Der people. The ruling passion Of
'-s',ce Is lnsatiats love Of war AID con-
'.a| The Russians have proved then-
s"s he best soldiers on earth. Even
,-1 ee!ec:s aud apparent mi,fortunes
ave teen OK greater benefit than vic.
W! 70 others. More than five centuries
g Sooeskl burned Moscow; but the
""Aa contnes now embrace the terri
~! over which SobiesEi held sway.
,,Hs E.s All, IN Destroying Peters army
%''''A ealy taught the half-civilized
t'E lie a't oi WAT, and a fearful retri-
p.S -oo =" poured out on the plains OF
,-"SA Moscow WAS sgain burnt BY
'eS French Emperor; yet Napoleon
e-s empire haze passed away, and
A isr mlghtier than 1t wss before
- '& OF AusterlitZ arose. The Cos
-. Ne nation Of Warriors whose only
war from the cradle 10 the
S,.i and who furnish to the
-. An ine1hsustible supply OF
~, nosi formidable cavalry;
T! before whom even the tsr famed
,r.HAe's e's OF TIE .'Old Guard" melted
-! IKE mist. Russia bss now the finest
, 'ss appointed army in existence;
s,aing army. when the continent
i. Pped N the protouudes, peace, is
T.. Ps''of, both in regard to numbers
sn,.phne, 10 thst which any other
,s..N can EQUIP in the EXTREMIST
y. sacy OF wAr; and ., the slightest
e,so. 'Ae alsrum drum. As in the late
~. q countless host is ready to
=, go. .o'ih a. il BY magic. The match
,n,~APhne Of the Russian soldiery is
~, ~" nN eoioyed BY any other Euro.
Ia, Hn!. But in addition 70 sll this
g,iI...as's'a aa's'ai spirit is inasmed by the
u, PsAhy received opinion throughout
ayto aa aa empire, ths: they are one
B., yOnGuer the world.
r8 8.. oe main cause of Russis's povs,
s,ns saes' aes' can be traced TO that event
az OseC the seAds al Hoo. :; a.,