Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-23

SENATOR DoUeIAs AFRO D--ADy ENTUREs OF THE
LITTLE GIANT. The New York Times republish-
es from the Cleveland Plaindealer account OF
Senator Douglas adventures, travels &c. in Europe
{ last summer, given by one who purports to have
been an eye witness. After visiting all the promi-
nent places of the continent, the Senator finally
drought up at St Petersburg, where he pre-
scented to Emperor Mich. We extract the concluding
portion of the narrative, com@encing at the portion
of it which details the conversation between the two:
&C understand said the Emperor, shat you have
been travelling through my Empire.'
81 came from Odessa said Mr.. d.
4" Then you have been at Constantinople," said the
Emperor.
81 have, - said the Senator.
understand they arc talking about war down
there, said Nicholas loosely.
g They areso," said ID.
''Wel," said Nicholas, F." do they really think there
is to beware"
" They think, in that matter, very much depends
upon yourself" said D.
cob, said the Emperor, 81 am man of peace, :"
and the conversation turned upon the duties of the
day:
Three hundred and fifty thousand troops-the lar
gest standing army in the world-then passed in re-
vew and in open order, before the Emperor of all
the Russians and his distinguished guesta sight that
few Americans ever behold.
In the of the day and the dcsultory CONVEX
sation which followed, the Emperor than once
took occasion to say that he considered there was
but two proper governments Garth the where
all the people ruled and the other where only one
rulcd-the American and the Russian governments
to be absorbed by one or the other Of these two
governments
From Russia Mr.. D. went to Paris met Senator
Jones of Tennessee, and by invitation of the Amer
lean Secretary of Legation invited to Napo
leon. The day fixed, the two Senators repaired to
the Emperor's quarters and found some sixty Cab
met Council and head men Of the nation waiting for
audience. After their arrival the Emperor receiv
ed but two of his countrymen before sending
for the Senators. AS they marched to his presence
the balance of the guests followed, and with their
glittcring Court dress made dazzling array of roy
atty about the plain clad personages of our Senate
rial Republicans The Emperor engaged his Amer
lean visitors in conversation about ten minutes,
when he handed them over to his talented and ac-
complshed Queen, who entertained them for about
one hour with great variety of questions of poti-
cal matters, and versatility of talents unexpected
as it uncquaed. She dove into the young Sen
ator in this wise:
what do you Americans want of Cuba?"
Nothing" said Douglas, 'only for her to become
independent and then to maintain her sovereignty
as against foreign powers"
Then" said she, why did you not join with Eng
land and France in their proposition to guarantee her
Because" said D., ct is an American doctrine to
avoid I'll 'entanglng alliances with foreign powers"
" How long, said she, "have you Americans adopt
ed his-doctrine?"
Ever since she refused to join the Holy Alliance
in putting down one of the greatest men the world
ever saw" said ID.
This allusion to Napoleon I. silcnccd the CONVEX
Sation that subject and after discussing the most
exciting political topics, and fully unwilling the En-
peror's views ali these subjects, by ardent and
frank expression of her own the Emperor suggested
that the conversation should be dropped and the dis
tingucs of the realm who had been standing all this
time, caps in hand, should then have audience.
The secret of Napoleone marriage is explained in
the fact that he has got Queen who combines the |
amiabty, talent and affection of Josephine with
that Maria Louisa qualification essential to hercd
tary governments Another secret was also deve!- |
James Gordon Bennett
not sent to Francc-that although it might do for |
him look Zone eye a time, being y eyed at the
Queen, yet it would not do just now for the Queen
% look at him.