The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-06-16
RUSSIA AND THE UNION AGAIN.

The Washington Un,on's atrocious eulogy
of Russia and its despotic Government still
stands on its file, unexplained and undiluted
by apology to the offended republicanism of
the country. The purpose of its publication,
whatever that was, does not allow of it's re-
traction but one Of the editors has borrowed
the columns Of the National MteLgencer for
a re-hash Of the argument on which it was
based. The Union as the organ, or supposed
organ, of the Administration felt that it had
said enough. In its position it would do to
lay it on; but the public disgust would not
bear the aggravaton Of having it rubbed in
with the same Amounted hands Mr. PRYOR
the author Of the article, does something to re.
heve the firm Of the responsibility, and i'm
proves the opportunity for reiterating his doc
trlnes by the courtesy Of the Intehgencer He
gives notice that he wrote it himself; he takes
the liberty Of deciding that he alone is re-
sponsible for the article" which would be true
if the other editors and tho Government are
thereby understood to have disavowed it, and
the Union, through its columns, would say SO.
But the management of the matter, as it
stands, is, to our apprehension a remarkable
mixture of dodge, sneak, and audacity. The
Union and its hackers do not quite like the
reputation of the article, with its proper con-
sequences, and they are not quite willing to
back out of the scrapo in such fashion az
would dsappoint the purposes of the publica-
ton in their own paper. Mr. Pryor is not al
lowed to make fight for his positions in his
own paper, but he can make an individual
concern of it by getting the use of the InteAi-
gencer for the purpose. SO that whatever
shape events may take, the answer is ready.
The Union can say wo never dsavowed It, if
1t may turn up available and, if not they
can say MIR. Pryor alone is responsible An
other instance of saving the Union by com
promise.
We repeat that we are not certain as to all
the ends the article was intended to serve; but
Mr.. Pryor takes occasion to press one point
which was not wholly overlooked in his first
article. He Gays:
The good will of Russia towards the Uni
ted States has been manifested in other re-
spects jhcsides volunteering its mediation to
restore peace between England and the Uni
ted States during the last war The INsrITU.
TON OF SLAVERY has been no enormty in her
eyes. She has never made Of the Abolition
crusade an engine of warfare against republi-
can institutions In other despotic countries
of Europe the mania of Abolition has run its
career but in Russia, the maudlin. mock NH
lanthropy Of Uncle Toms Cabin is an un-
known disease
In other words, the knout sympathizes with
the lash, and Russia is the only European Gov.
eminent that can be relied on for countenancc
and encouragement to our peculiar institution
The Despotism and the Republic are yoke-icl
lows in that friendship; and wo must not re.
nOunce the Devil for any other differences
while his views are right on that point for
behold he is our only friend at the pinch
which is expected And he goes on to say
ain proposing to concate the power and
TO secure the good will of the Russian Gov
ernment | had still another object in view.
suppose circumstances should make it the
policy of the United States TO secure the an
nexation Of Cuba, the Sandwich Islands aud
all other deienceless portions OF the earths
surface; from whom have we to apprehcnd
opposition to our interests! 1t is hardly neces-
sary that ! should answer--from England and
France. Is it not therefore the part of sound
policy and true diplomacy to detacb Russia
from an alliance with those Powers and thus
to crush their Transatlantic ambition, by the
necessity OF attending to their own affairs ?
ku'SIa was not party 10 the treaty for the
guarantee OF the Spanish dominion in Cuba.
IL ~ our INTEREST al least to secure the neu-
tralIly OF Russia. But | need not enlarge
upon this point; its force will be appreciated
by the intelligent mind"
The programme Of a worlds war is here
plainly not battle between "Ormu.d and
AHumGH between tie Good and Evil Spir
it-but a confederacy between Old Nick and
ms angels and Jonathan and his angels, against
all that opposes itself to Serflom and Slavery
IN either hemisphere.