New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-13

Instantly, when his work at home was accomplished,
Izof As soon as the Swedish king Charles XII. was
irly beaten to the dust at PnltOwa Peter began push
clarcd war Peter accepted and at the battle of Pruth
was badly beaten. and was compelled TO renounce ms
assault when death overlook him in February,
1925. After his death came twenty-five years
the I'll peace Of pegrade years Of
ceeded, terminating In l16S, when war lono| .s
Ottoman navy; the treaty OF Canarge closed the war
Ill IVA
REACHING OUT FOR CoNsTASTINoPLE.
From the time the Car extended his power to the
mouth OF the Bug, and the Crimea declared inde-
pendent of Tartar power, and the Sultan entered
into a solemn convention to respect the Chris
tan churches and people In Ottoman domin'
ions, Russia has had the supremacy in the
Christian provinces OF Turkey. and has reached ned
her son reared by a Greek nurse, and pre-
pared him by education for a Greek kingdom:
and the Bosphorus, sad 1t Was necessary
have the KEYS Of ones house in ones pocket by the
the Prufh, and Bessaraba became Russian, and con-
nued iii the Treaty of Paris. Dlsrae has spoken
OF armed sentiments, just the combined attack
France called war Of armed opinions. There
such things sentimental politics. ana RUSSIA nns
that the recovery OF Bessaraba exactly comedies WIN
her sentiments, aud her material interests also
kussiao failure in the CrInean War was condemna
ton of the military system OF Nicholas. Tho now
order OF things came with the liberation Of 450OOooo
of serfs 1863. The Car said That the autOeiatlc
power had established serfdom and the auaa2o power
must abolish il. The mobiles were In sympathy with the
movement. 1he credit belongs to the entiie Russian
Haf tho land is reserved the pessantry. Thus are
removed the difficulties OF the tramp questiondIlcutes
equal to those OF tho decision about the claims TO the
Presidential office; iaushterJ THIS makes paupersn
impossible makes the population almost purely rural
More aud more the peasantry Will grow IN culture anu
general intelligence As surely a. the germs now under
the SOD are 10 burst into bloom, so VIII this result come
10 pass. The spread Of education among the noble
classes equally rapid and sure. Educated RUSSIANS
t,,.p fya Iptsf pn
languages. More significant and praisewOrthy stl,
is the advance in popular education: Look. to day at
quarter millions of dollars applied. in 1876 TO
education; her officers forced to teach tie common
caly at the 100000 copies of the Scriptures. trans
lated into seyenty-fyo or more dialects: soid
Wnaevcr else may 5e said about the Bible, 1t Is the
great educator OF the world, putting power under all
people who possess H. lApplause,l -,
judicial systems we're entirely reorganized all
rais become public all pleading oral y;,,i the
I Is5gs wa. ' devooped learned and powerful
bIr-not altogether powerful as ou bar here ausntei
material progress Of the country 1t Is Justly sad thi
every nation gets power ny the sword us nS I'M
1t. | think the Russian would have no dlhculty III
showing just claim TO has dominion. Ne Wo1U say,
,ru,ted with mcsaics It's galleries filed with the
Consa.tiuopc ono or The oldest cities IN the nOeln
world, smiled on by me suiltst Skies WIN lhe hOs!
afill
and Russia has a right 10 place anon. the civilized
countries oI tue globe lApphuse.I
RCssiNS MISSION.
Russia IS in the midst of the development OF now
spiritual life. she has young and hopeful feel
ing. genuine prophetic spirit. and II would
not be strange If Russia were destined, by
and by 10 be the champion OF the most advanced ana
liberia, IDEAS Public sentiment, the Nation, pushed tine
Government into this five years before the latter
was ready II Russia had had n fleet on the Black Sea,
she might have had since the Treaty OF Paris was
amended in 1871, the war would nave lasted
Six months instead OF a year and hall Thr
Russian people arc possessed with the idea that they
have n mission as nation and that 1t Will not be &C
co,,pIisneI uU the Ottoman Turk Is driven ont Of
Euopc and the csOred to the capital OF the old
RUSSIA has now resumed her old attitude OF
the protector of subject provinces. She has liberated
Bulgaria, guaranteed freedom 70 serya and Bosnia
The mlxlm Of Joubcrt, " Force aud Right rule all
thlngs-fOrce rules iii Right is ready'-ins Las
been the maxim 81 Russia. Here they stand The
OTTOMAN on one side, with waning strength, ruined
other t6c Nlscovie Empire flushed with new strength
A revenue equal TO all needs power, fame. hope and
doubt what wolld be the RESULT The lluscoyite
would crush on tie Ottoman power as an Alpine ava
lancho brushes down aud sweeps away the wormeaien
Bnt the struggle is not left them. There is England
who fears f'r HE supremacy 81 her Meet, Tor ne,
CzIr | think wOud risk tie contest. England has
OF late been stirred 10 the depths by the
war feeling The same men in England who shouted
Ives hoarsc whcnev, the South gained victory
in tie Rebellion, now sound the deepest depth OF
larynx AMI lungs for Turkey &C THIS very hour
I0ui applause.I England. though powerful on the
sra, has strong army. she lost tio leadership of
Europe when sho let the Alabama slip out OF port. Jap
p;nuse. This historical fact nora rhetorical nelre
5uc his been mRnaced since then by the surprising
z owth OF Germany.
Then there 1, the Danube which raveTses one-half the
ucin of the continent and Il twisted into all shapes 10
IL. On lts banks are Ratisbol, Nionna
u.iuIest H. Bel grade. IL binds together Eastern and
Western Europe Austria and Germany must nave tree
ma gatinu lis waters. II Russia undertakes TO secure
tbe .cniar proprctorship Of this iyer all Central EU
rome Will rise TO sne the MuscOy!e.
Thru what Is to be done suppose close compact
weeu Germany, Austria ana Russia and the problem
Is solved. Then you have free Danube, then yon have
a series OF states like Rouuian! and Sciyla
under the ion protection OF the three great Powers
Then YOU nave COnstautn0pe tree city, the BOspbOnis
and the II i, lspOnt national waterway trough which
,hip Of all natonuitrs may pass uuch'llcigcd; tben
Won see the Ottoman crescent which suInouns the dome
~ St Eophia give place to the Christian cross. Then viii
come In "A new era In the history OF the wOr d.
one bold. busy, fairs GIFTED brain in Europe
'rnat Is the brain OF BiSmark. Another mind
mol * this solution. That is the mind OF HIM who created
the BRAIN of Bismarck. When this solution is competed
"a q sna. see IuistantnOpc thr great free cltv Ui the
world and is Golden Horn be filled with liberty, Opu