The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-08
Russia and Britain,

An overruling Providence provide,
great means for great exigencies. i
raised up the Romans to conquer and
civilize Europe. 1t brought, down upon
Rome The Nor'h'rn barbarians, to sweer
away its rollennesS, and bulld on IL
foundations higher civilization. II
aas raised up England to create United
States, and thus establish a reservoir
Iom which streams of freedom can flow
10 all parts Of the world; and it ha,
raised up Russia to stop the aggression,
md punish the crimes Of England, and
prepare Asia for The reception Of those
zee principles which The American,
ire preparing for the whole world. We
have already said lha, Russia and Eoe
and are antagonists. We now say tina
Russia & The United States are CO. Oh.
orators
Russia seeks dominion and powor
1t grasps the Turkish Empire ,Nor,herr
md Middle Asia, aud loda. Happy
or mankind will be the day when ,hest
'onqnes's are achieved for their achieve
,nen' will rescue one polton Of man.
kind from The supplying barbsrism o
he Turks.snd another from the corrupt
ing degrading civilization of The Eng
land. The Turks paralze and bhgh'
whatever they touch. The Eogllsl
stablIsh their own civilization upon lht
uin and extinction Of all whom the,
corqner. The English have conquered
Iddla, aud il they can retain 1t, viii
venlually al it with English civiliz'.
ion. But through what wrong, wha
oppression, what crime, what m sery
vail this be accomplished Genershon'
If Ilrndoes must be degraded by vice o.
xrerminaled by famine, before he HIN.
loo can he imhued with the hghe'
elements oil English character, or the
Hindoo race can be substituted by the
AngIo-Ssxon. But Russia civilizos
whatever it conquers. 1t does not, Ike
England, destroy for the purpose ofrais.
ing civilza ion upon lis ruins. II civil.
i've, as it's process, and sheds lis i'm
p owing influence upon whatever it
ouches, Aud desporism is Heaven.
great instrument for this purpose, foI
while it has revealed federal democracy
and condemned monarchy for civiIizo-
ion, it has always used despotIsm as the
means Of civIlzlng bdrbarlsm.
Russia began with PeleI the Great
And as Moses was inspired, and tht
Saviour seut.and Martin Luther raised
np, so wss Peter, made great, great l.,
drsign, grest 10 will for the redemption
Df minkind from error and wrong. ii
found Russia few b r arouS province,
Inhabited by Iorocious nobility and al
'nslaved and degraded populscr, and
.urounded by the military adventures
of Sweden, the iacIous turbulent, an.
,rcbicol bsndil of Poland, the s,upfy-
rug fanatics OF Turkey, and the savage
and robbers Ol Middle Asa. lie saw
IN his county The eli men's OF grea'
nation, and IN civilization The only
means of their developemnn. He saw
IN commerce the great civilzer, and ht
resolved on having sesporls, ships and
commerce ;and as FIST slep,he founded
. seaport for the scat of his governmeo
Having forced commercial road from
The Baltic inlo the Attic, he told hi
successors 10 march souhwsrd till they
reached The Mediterranean ,hrougt
Conslsnllnople, and eastward I'LL they
achieved what Alexander, attempted
The conquest Of India. And he told then
to CiviIize as they marched, 10 SWEEP
sway every institution that inlerlerre'