Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-21

f,S &C but this |, rot ALL she not only has the
possession of the most ilourishipg OF the Swe-
dish provinces, with the Island OF Aland, IN
| the Cult of Bothnia, and the numerous ISL
| nnds which cluster between Alani and the
main land, which are Inhabited by rich AMI
happy popu laiion,' but the island of Aland
! IL distant from the shore OF Sweden only
! tireaty foir miles iiom the Archipelago or
! islands in advance OF Stockholm, not above
| thrly, and not above serenity from Stockholm
! Itself while an intervening sea IS frequently
| frozen so that carriages may pass.
Thus Russia has completely changed Ter
! re'aive position with respect to Sweden !,
| she is enabled 10 dictate 10 that state /; and AS
I Norway has by our policy been united to IL,
! with Wedcn she commands The Whole OF the
4 great scandinavian peninsula. Whether II
| may sIit the views OF Russia 10 suffer, Sweden
tVresaiuits noDiinal Independence, or 10 re-
! ducc VI to Subsection, II is evident that it can
! have uctlirg 10 fear IRON tint qnatier-Swe-
den Ill not Send its men 10 s;arve on the tro;;-
I tiers OF Finland, While its capital IS exposed
/ 10 tic ATTACKS of AN eEcmy--and so exposed,
th,.t tie laval power OF England could not pro
tsct ~. Bl the acquisition OF the nucly of
Warsaw, the situation OF Russia is not less ma
terally changed OF the SHE OF Prussia: -" o.,
,be Niemcn, the frontier remains in SigiU QUO
tor about one hundred snioS :" II then travpr-
spS the Ascmelnr Niemen River, and running
nlOag l.a>t Prussia. strikes tie Nistua near
lrrH, tram Whence naii1ic is distant about
strstts mtlts, and Berlin oaly one kNaJrcd aR.l
! sereAtg.
" Tue liue then crosses the Nistnia nua at-
vance, 10 l>aiSh. pon.t nearly elni distant
from Drcadeu aud Bernn thence taxing d
southern DIRE ct'oa. aud passing within thiIty
miles Of Use SGcr. il bends il, an eastern
conISc aloig tbs district OF Cracuw, which il
respects but at this point its distance from
a tnud cai itai, iciiRG, is again only one han
Jrri and srs'iy .hiieS--tEe Gslican frontier is
then IfundOd, when tie line treyerses the
Oneistcr, allonsatcs the Buckovire frontier,
~ Il. itreaciies the river Prulh :" Up. 1871
Il fellows this river Ia its confluence with
The Danube, aud the Danube TO the BIac X
Within lis new frontier the Russians possess
nil that r.rt OF Poland which uudCr the former
Partition ;iedtieS belonged 10 Prussia so that
tile rcSnlt OF the destruction of The indereu-
Gci'c" OF Fohndl has been to give Russia a for
iu.tah!p p crease of power, an advanced post
III The centre of Europe, and ii facility fer
crushing or holding III dependence ;he other
states Austria and Prnssia) which concurred
in tie FIRST illGulty OF the Partition. IN the Opt
MON OF Sii Robert Wilson, who from military
habits and local knowledge is probably the
person IN this country best capable ofjAdg
,Iig this sniisct, Prussia can never III.
iemEtto defend any territory north OF the
Oder. and her line OF iortresseS On that river is
now the only rlmpart Of Germany. rampant
too OF no value, il there are not supporting ar
mics III the held equal or nearly so to the at
lacking force ard especially in the arm of ca
v.I!ry; which is almost impossible since Rus
si:I, without any extraordinary eXerton, could
bring 10000 cavalry Irregular and Irregular
into notion on the PTussian trOnticr.'-P. 1875.
ltiS irons 4 mere inspection of the map evil
dCEt that 4 would be equally inpOSS bic for the
AusirianS 10 defend Caliicia. Between that
province and tie rest OF the Austrian terrific
rieS there IS the barrier of the Carrathian
Mountains between Galhcia and tile Polish
dominIonS Of Russia there is 10 natural sepa-
ration. ether OF the land or inhabitants. Rus
STA has taken, as ii has been well said, the lions
share, and those who have coucurred i'll the
guilt of the spoliatiOn are unlV allowed TO hold
The small outskirts, which Only serve TO in
crease the influence of the great power, BY the
conviction, that at her pleasure she may seize
them also.
On the side of Turkey. her frontier has adj
raHced In tile Danube ard the Pruth on the
side of Persia, ii is extended beyond the eau.
caSus ana in this direction also she has added
to her security by this extension, and she has
now possession OF 4 great share OF the coast
OF the Black Sea, with which within the
memory of man. she has had 10 one point
OF contact. Great ports and cities have been
created with rapIdity, OF which there is no
example but in the United States, and form
outlets tor the supeTtiuonS produce Of the sOu-
thern part of the empire. Odessa, place not
Ia be found in the old maps contains 10000
inhabitants 500 ships annually sail from it,
chiefly laden with corn, and II promises TO be-
come the granary of the Mediterranean.
We have seen that Russia, by extending her
territory, has not rendered herself more open
10 external attack tlat. on the contrary, she
has not a any point, become less secure that
in some paris she has become unassailable.-
The idea, however, naturally suggests itself,
that power so extended, though il has notn.
ing 10 gear from without, must fall to pieces By
its own weight. This objection Sir Il. Wilson
anticipates Lord Bacon has observed that
the trunk ola tree OF monarchy should be great
enough 10 bear the branches and the boughs
" that is, that the natural subjects of the
Crown OF Stale bear q sufficient proportion 10
the stranger subjects that they govern There.
fore, all states iiat are liberal OF naturaliza-
ton towards strangers it for empire
Now, not only in original extent and capacity
does Russia form the largest and most solid
trunk from which the branches of empire
ever began 10 extend themselves-but her con-
duct towards conquered or Incorporated cOun-
tries is dictated by thorough sense of the
business of this principle. She has colonial
restraints OIL incorporated countries no rei
J;lous intolerance even of the slightest kind,
nO political prescriptions from prejudice or
jealousy OF foreigners g in all countries she
respects the creed, and INDUCES the manners,
and maintains the laws she finds, it they are
not adverse to those of humanity +; she does
not seek prOseIytes, she only desires subjects
TO whom all tie civil and military Offices Ofthe
state are open according TO their talents and
services"-tP. l29)
IN me year 1894, the Cr0i,nd on tgh;cl ie stands
had not ore house or iRhn6if0nt.
LIND U1RKS
If the Mosaic law Justly prOnounces n curse
on him who removes his neighhsrS land mark