The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-25

entieayorinr to induce the sultan ol Turkey
TO conclude an alliance with Russia. 9
d It VIII be seen nc once that the situaiton
thus presented is os d very grave character.
All the indications are that It means re-
ppeninrof the Eastern question under con-
taitions that are most; alarming LOT Eng.
hand, and not unlikely British move
:ment against Afghanis.an, which may alhr
clrIde a war with Russia. An eSam,na.lon
OF the map will! show the menace 10 bri-
stist, India that is contained In RUSSIAN SUI
i,renacy In Afghanistan. Tue latter coun-
try Ia upon; the northern border. OF inaia,
aud il Russia once Obtains nr rI Ioot-
hold there, not only may she threaten
India directly, but there Is every reason for
believing that she will push through Be
Ioocbisian to The Persian Gull, and shut
ENGLAND out finally from the land-route to
india. This would be enough to heat Eng
lisb blood to the boiling point. but there
would be another proyocation to British
wrath in the insolent disregard OF BIZ.
fish protest shown by the movement
into Afghanistan. a recent British
paper declared, before the real pur..
pose OF the Amer was known: IL
now the Ameer does show his indifference
TO English influence, war becomes almost
Inevitable. We could not submit to be
| bearded at time when Russian prestige
| has been so enormously enhanced in Asia
| nv the results OF the Turkish war" This
| reveals all the periis oil the present sltua-
| tion. Russia, after having torn the TURKISH
Empire to pieces, and thus destroyed one
of the barriers which Engiishmen de-
| pended upon to keep Russia from lndia'
has marched her armies directly upon
India, and struck the one nerve IN tue
British Empire which was always keeniy
sensitive to the Russian touch. Ii Cnere
1 was reason for British wrath ana terror
| when Russia menaced turkey. tnere IS iar
more reason for alarm now. II the British
lion reared when Asia Minor seemed to
| offer the route to India for which Russia
Ionoed, he will have fair cause for severe
exercise for his lungs when Russian army
occupies Aighanistan, and. looking over
the border OF india, laughs at the BRUSH
army. which is refused permission to enter.
The movement into Afshanistan was Rus
] sia,s answer 10 the cheers which greeted
! the British plenipotentaries upon their re-
4 turn from Berlin. 1t was slap in the face,
Given with taunt and ieer, and 1t TILED
i English hearts with fierce anger. There
| would have been cause enough Tor IN
disnatiou in the fact that the move
ment proved the utter worthlessncss
Of the victory which gained Sc
much honor for Beacons6eld. What
| is Cyprus worth when Russian army, NJ
teen hundred miles away across AsIatlc
Turkey and Persia, stands upon the Indian
frontier? OF what use is the supposed
British supremacy in Asia Minor when
| Russia has another and better route to
India a--hord Beaconsfeld said that he
brought back with him peace with bonor;
and here, already, is another war distinct
foreshadowed. He declared that the East
ern question was settled, but here it springs
up again in more terrible shape, and with
Engla called upon 10 answer it single
handed, with no allies and thousands Of
miles away from her seat OF Government
| Humane men will hope that out of this new
complication peace may come, but it Il
difficult to perceive how it can come With
out the exercise OF such forbearance as
neither England nor Russia is likely to dis
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