Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-14
From BsTs Weekly Messenger,
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TUF COURSE OF RUSSIA.

THE COURSE Of hCSStA.
The Emperor Nicholas Is undoubtedly
pursuing a bold and intrepid course, mth
arin unchecked: and ~ the attention ut tn
public Is now pretty much directed totor
eigl politics, from The composition OF the
new French Ministry, and the march OF
the Russians across the Balkan. we shall
resume the subject of our last weeks ar'l
Gle.
The history ofall ages is very nearly IN"
same. We are told m the records ot the
past century. that, at il time when neIlhr'
Russia NOR Prussia were vet known a.
leading Powers in Europe Sweden was "
first rate State together with Poland an
the empire Of the Turks.
Never wiz there a greater error COMMIT
ted by Frnce and ElgInd. ami " ln''er
punishment brought upo' the heads 1t th"
enemies of liberty, thduhy suffering 70
land to be swept from the LIST of nations
and some of the iarcst provinces Of thu
Turkish Empire, its most fruitful dis
irict, and commanding maritime post
lions in theBIack Sea, to be ~uhiug hed by
Catharine /. and To be scheduled. as It
were. amongst The enormous MASSES Of the
Russian empire.
The partition Of Poland was no sooner
accomplished, than Russia began To- turn
her thoughts aud point her iutrlgues to-
the minor states of tiernIny.- attcn
tom Of whpSe petty princes his Away
been directed toamore powerful monarchy
in consequence Of the habit Which hI~
brown upon them, from the condition
he yassamg, IN which they hive always
b zen holden BY the Germtnjc empire
y fortunately, England has too much IA
wore Ithis course Of Russian politics. Th
time for resisting was when MIR PIT arm
ed the country upon the SEIZURE OF OrkSa
kow by the Empress Calharine; bul Mr.
Fox, aud the Wing Of tina. day, thwirle.
from the revenge, and by means Of the
bas-st Intrigue, the councils Of the able
that ever directed the cabinet o.!
this country.
Our policy has been too uniformly dlrcc
ted to France auI America, and, togetu'
with the rest ofEurope, we have bcel al
most blind Ia The wonderful strides of 20
Co of 81 Petrrshurgh. Russia has u..
great advantages in the progress of be
ambitious career; she mas only bud to de-
ieni frontier, from whose blrreuess am.
rigorous climate she had "a surer prnieclp.
than IN forresses. She was ALWAYS sd
g., I.- 81, ~. ,,J b 80, ,.,..s-,,,,l O., 80 . ,,,,l,
her sway ali immense population, one bal
ui which WAS Ia direct hostility tn her forty
,eIrs ago. That population from winch
she recruits her armies, has now fhl+n o..
the lot of few Russian Lords. just rs "a
cIttle grazing uPol pastures are the pro-
,erty of the Landlord. Such hwcsr'
has been the course of events, that th
empire has beed enabled with one wing
touch the wall Of China-and, by anrtuc
to oyersh ,dow and keep down the rising
liberties Of the Rhue--to enter the capita
Of Persia with her ASlatIc troops, aud tnr
capital ofFrance, with an European arm,
at the same time.
Before the reign oflhe present Gar shall
terminate unless Europe land France AN
England in particular shall be proud and
hold in resisting him. we shall see pow
err more formidable than was ever swayed
by Napoleon Catherine the second hia
not Ia her domiuions a sufficient number
If men, capable of reading and writing, &,
supply one for each village. AZ the pre-
sent day the dmg ters ofCossaclls are ac
1uaI ted with music, and the prrfnrs e
ParlS AMI London form the degoT,t,ons "a.
their toilets. The Injuries and rleglnc,
ut PlrISan saloons have beea carried int
he heart Of fartary; aud Us r pme IN IA few
years after the conquest of Grcrce. greo
)olIle and cLSSiraI, and ln the same ml-I
ler we shlll fad the rem ,tesr districts OF
Russia bending to the soft yoke Of fashion
aud taste.
But the question now is, what course
shall we pursued 1t would be quite absurd
% depend on the moderation of the Emper-
DR. NIchoIus, should he be permitted to over
urn the Ottoman Empire.
Since the late settlement of Europe by I.
HO W Bt6SS ill 1915 NiitiNt dll liP DINER I
'owers have been fixed and stationary. (
Russia alone has been adyanciug--a uul-
tude ofpeopIe, unknown 10 rs. hive with
"a 'i1e hsi twenty ye,rs, beeI added tuthe
he domulous Of Czr-thoSe. f1r exan,
'le, who iHhabii the immense surface
nongSt IN pulsE ices waich separate mr.
ortiz of t,nrrc.. fran Rt-si, A.ta:
y" draw "a lIne fruu thr nth I Y.-tu's
"ros- the Bpv~'hrpe> lo 'ue ~ .ua,
fplg, we sh,ll mareiy draw a fiIt bon !
'ry nt tie SurCcs,o OF Cain riuc. r.
ties aH extent Of conHtry "a .it,t.e~s
lce "f Frtnce an Siiultai tIth-w ..jw..
s tlo>e rlv"r-- aunjier sill iusre k..o
STRAIT. oRHe -~dels nf h Gasp ap So.
tE Il L.. Ia.