The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-30
& "a ,,na E.uroo.,e.

: The Astafic races are becoming fl,rotigna
European ambition and rivalry, the cause
.of trouble to more civilized nations. Ihe.
prospect is that England and Russia will go
TO blows, the latter being Justly suspicious
that England is not only after conquest, but
seeking 30 put her in check by the Afghan
istan campaign. gttssta has threatened TO
intervene should England occupy certain
passes particularly Quettah, which she has
seized while looking beyond to Candaoalr
and Hcrat. From the beginning this Eng
lish movement in Afghanistan was gene
rally suspected to be intcndedio proceed 10
the point OF host;Iities with Russia. BEA-
cossRIELD has been ambitious OF seeing
large acquisitions TO English powcrand rule
under his ministry. he set out evidently
with the purpose Of doing swasbins
diplomatic business, bringing up the ma
lions In surprise at the boldness and I'M
petuosity OF the English premier. The
surprised nations, however, did nothing 10
blunt the force OF the impulsive English
diplomacy, and finally it went on with n.y.
ing colors. although that proteJe OF Eng
land, Turkey, was left curtaicd and. hand
cuffed in pitiable manner, insomuch that
the famous division OF the Turkey at the
BISMARCK feast in Berlin, with the smallest
piece to the Ottoman Porte, was regarded
as palpa5le hit.
England maintained clustering pronl-
nence in, the questions OF the Iufco-
Russian war, but incidents OF the settle
ment seemed rot to leave her in an en-
tireIy satisfied condition. Hence she was
in good plightto beilI.natured in the mat
ter OF the Amer, and upon the smallest pre-
text to march upon that weak ruler.
That Russia came out Of the war with
Turkey with too much kclGt to please Eng
land was certain, and the Afshanistan cam.
paign is logical sequence to the fact.
Russia cannot fail to see what all the world
discovered, that this..movement is Intended
not only to make England more secure in
her Indian possessions, but to take Russia
down button-hole lower.
BEACoNsF1ELD's ambitious diplomacy IS
rather strengthening the opposition led by
GLADSTONE, but il is probable that war with
Russia will unite the English in support OF
the Prime Minister. Yet war upon The
Asiatic BATTLEFIELD will be attended with
rare circumstances. A war there would be
fought with disadvantage to England, ana
the world will watch it with interest. Rus
STA has 10 ports and rich accumulations to
be dcspoilcd, and the struggle will be OF
nature better suited to Russian proves
than TO that OF England. It is also probable
that Russia has the advantage in having the
key to the sympathies OF the Aslatic races,
while England is less at home amongst them.
1t will be curious to see how war grow
Ing out of jealousy and rivalry between the
two great nations, and breaking ont where
it docs, will be locked upon by the western
nations Of the European continent. That
Russia las been regarded in Europe with
jealousy as 4 spreading nation it is true;
but England has borne off the palm in COLI
quest, and has divided European attention
and suspicion no doubt with the Bear. She
has the pillars oi Hercules and Malta and
Cyprus and other strong positions in the
Mediterranean, and during the Russo-Turk-
ish war hector:d about the Archipelago and
the Dardalellcs il manner that was al
most equal to the assertion OF supremacy
there. These things certainly are not III.
significant. England can blockade every
port in Europe i'll few days or hours, and
it is not likely that proud nations can look
upon this liability to imprisonment with
indifference.
So that there is no telling but that any
war growing out OF British invasion in the
East may lead to European Developments
that may be Immensely interesting. Ger
tainly there are ieaIousies and disturbances
sufficiently prolific Of strife, especially after
the Berlin peace, which has ieft-out so many
ragged ends. Should, however, the opposi-
ton in England, strengthened by the perlls
which BEAcoSsFIELD's diplomacy is rails
ing for England, develop decided strength,
the war movements in the East may be
changed soon enough to avoid the more Sc
rious consequences. Should war be pre-
cipitated between the two most extensive
Empires in Europe 1t will probably not end
until one or other OF them is smartly cur
tailed in possessions and predominance. II
England gives fresh impulse to her policy
OF conquest she will find it difficult to stop,
and she will steadily increase the hostility
and jealousy OF other nations towards her
by that policy. :-
The Wing processes to think it inconsist-