Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-11-17

From the St. Louis lntellisencer.
Designs Of Esussin--The United
States Involved.

Designs OF kkusSih-.Ihe Unltc0
/ States Involved.
The announcement contained In
dispatch to the In'elligenrer, this morn
ing, that $4,000 Russians are about emf
grating to the Sandwich Islands, under
the auspices of The E,npercr. is .calcula.
ted 10 excite surprise. II may be forgot.
Ten by many that Russia stretches en-.
tlrely across the northern coast OF Asia;
aud lays her hands even on portion OF
the North American contnen,--ihus al.
mos, circiing the North Pole with her
frozen dominions.
We have thought that Russia's great.
Emperor--for great he is, in all the at.
tributes of a king of this world--in am.
bition, in strength, in energy and means
we have thought that he wished 10
come down with his court to the soft
skies Of the Mediterranean and the
lovely land Of the olive and pslm-bus
we have bounded his ambition there.
Not SD he! Itseems to be revealing H.
self daily, that mighlie. dreams have
been playing in the brain Of the Great
tce-king. |, seems hardly TO be dou bted
that visions OF ancient conquest--such
as Alexander the Great made himself
renowned by--have floated through the
! mind of Nicholas, and fired him with in.
sa.iable lust Of equally grand empire
Wlh this suggestion 10 regard 10 the
thoughts and purposes Of Russia, we
want but key To unlock the motives of
The present policy OF the Emperor
We have that key, we think. in late
letter from Paris CORES pondent of the
Cincinnati Gazete. The correspondent.
says:
.Il is 10 The East aud not to The West,
that Russia is marching in her career OF
empire. Ii is beyond The Black and
Caspian seas that her eyes are turned
into the very heart of Asia, and even to
the very shores of Japan. She seeks
swarm those countries, more plastic
material 10 assimilaie 10 her form OF
government, than the west affords. La.
deed. it would be an insull to the mind
OF Nicholas to suppose for moment
that he does not know that the people
OF Western Europe are too advanced 10
civilization and in the sprl. of resistance
ever 10 be subjected To his control, or that
they ever could be Of any value to him,
either in filling his Golfers or adding to
his glory. He may have cherished that
idea once, bul he has abandoned il with
out doubt. Italy, Mexico, Western AT.
RIGA. Cuba. do 10, disturb his sIumbers;
japan is his Cuba, Turkey in Europe
his Mexico, Calmuck, rarlary and Per.
STA his Italy and Africa. OF the unre.
slsIing hordes which crowd the plains of
! Western Asia, between the Persian Gulf
and The BnIis h possessions in The south,
and Siberia on the north, she intends TO
build up her immense empire"
With view To promote this great de.
sign, the control of The Pacific and Pol.
yneslan islanGs--nuw in chrysaiis
state and ready to be transformed by
any bold, superior power--is desirable.
Hence The proposed descent on the
Sandwich islands, and hence the ..dog-
gng of our Japan expedition by Rus.
sian vessels. This same CORES pondenl
says, Holland is playing into Russia's
hands:
"Some weeks ago the Emperor Of
Russia SEM for learned Holland pro.
lessor, who has lived much in Japan.
knows more abou, lis people, perhaps,
'han any other European, aud has more
influence than any Other After this
gentleman had been some time in con.
ference Al ST. Pe,ersburgh, Russian
vessei started, il is supposed. to carry or
ders to the fleet which is already hover.
ing on the track Of our Japan expedition.
Recently returned travellers from Rus.
STA say that if you talk 10 the most intel.
ligent Russians about Cuba or Mexico,
they scarcely understand you; but pro.
nounce The word Japan and they start
as if prleked in tender spot"
Do rot these movements aud prognos-
ticaiions all tally strangely loge,her?--
But zoe will meet the lee King on the
waters. We will stay the march Of that
monarch over the Pacific! Let us have
the Pacific Railroad at once. and China.
japan, the Sandwich Islands. The whole
broad Pacific, will be under our guns:
and we will laugh to scorn the wiiless
ambition of the Gar of all Russia!