Leaving Her to Her Fate.
By Uriah Smith
A DISPATCH from London, Eng., of recent date, says:— “The Eastern question came up again in the house of lords last night, and a warm discussion took place, but no decisive action followed other than the defeat of a motion for an address to the queen, praying that she would adopt measures to prevent hostilities in the East, secure adherence to the treaties of 1856, and promote the welfare of the races subject to Turkey.” The writer may not have regarded this as a very important matter, yet it looks to us most significant. A motion was made that the queen be solicited to take measures to stop hostilities, and cause Russia to adhere to the treaty of 1856, a treaty which closed the Crimean war. This treaty forbade Russia's making any warlike demonstrations in the Black Sea, against Turkey. The vote by which this motion was lost was in reality a declaration to this effect: Let hostilities go on; let Russia disregard the treaty of 1856; let Russia move from any and every quarter against Turkey; and let Turkey take whatever may come. Another dispatch, dated Feb. 26, 1877, says:— “LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Roumanian railways have been instructed to prepare within a few days to carry large transports of Russian troops to the Danube.” This is regarded as a sign of imminent war.