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1.       But underneath

this lay the question whether Russia should put herself in a position to seize upon a large part of European Turkey in the event of a dissolutionof the Ottoman Empire, which then seemed close at hand. The real result of the war, theugh Christian Louboutin Sale nothing was said of it in the treaty of peace, was that the Russian designs upon Turkey were for the time foiled. The old qnestion has now begun to appear again. During the late troubles in Europe the people of Wallachia rose and deposed their "Hospodar" or hereditary prince, and elected in his place Princo Charles of llohenzollorn, a kinsman of the Prussian King and of the French Emperor. Russia opposed this election, but the Sultan finally acknowledged it, and so this important principality, nominally still a portion of the Ottoman Empire, is in effect under the protection of France and Prussia. But Prussia and Italy having gained so largely in the late contest, the Czar has more than once, by word and act, significantly hinted that he Christian Louboutin Shoes On Sale expects something in the final distribution of the European Powers. Austria also, having given Christian Louboutin Discount up the last of her Italian possessions, is looking for compensation from some other quarter. Now neither of these empires can gain any thing except from the Ottoman Empire; and as it happens, there are portions of this convenient to both, if they can only agree upon the partition. The Danube, an Austrian river m its upper course, is Turkish in its lower course. Austria would naturally wish to have the whole river; but its mouth is far up in the Black Sea, which the Czar must insist shall be a Russian lake if it ever passes out of the hands of the Turks—and every thing now seems to point to the speedy expulsion of the Turks from Europe. At a first glance upon the map the natural boundary between Austria and Russia, supposing these empires to divide European Turkey between them, would be the Danube, Russia taking Wallachia and Moldavia, the third part, north of that stream, and Austria the remainder. But apart from the inequality of the shares, this would give to Austria Constantinople and the Dardanelles, which Russia needs, and must have. We imagine, therefore, that the division would be that Russia sheuld take, besides the Principalities, Bulgaria Christian Louboutin Outlet and Roumelia; while Austria would have Servia and Bosnia, which have long been half Austrianized, besides Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania. This would give her a long stretch of coast with several good ports on tho Adriatie, and more than compensate her for Christian Louboutin Discount Shoes the loss of Italy.