The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-08
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON d. c. SEPTEMBER s. 1853

the adjournment of Congress y and London
becoming such an uninhabted desert, that no
cabman could expect to live in, or ON, It. Ii
may be the unnatural union Of great wealth
and fierce democracy, that has given rise 10 a
practice OF Parliamentary electioneering which
has been suffered this year to exhibit more
than Its usual proportion of beautiful varieties
The revelations from the unlucky borougbs
which have undergone research, indicate very
general condition OF rottenness. called in these
cases corruption and show that at least very
considerable proportion of electors and repre-
sentatives would be improved by any rational
measure OF reform. An act To make all men
virtuous would perhaps be the shortest way
but we cannot be sure that it would be alto
gether successful in its operation. Mean
while, awaiting for the grand purifying ava
tur next year, our senator's disperse themselves
literally throughout the universe, for We know
several about to start on journeys which are
astonishing, even in these locomotive and cleo
tric times. Such Is their commendable thirst
for knowledge, and their desire to make them
selves competent members of the Legislative
body. Asia, Africa, America, and Australia.
will have their share of inquisitiye visitors and
Tartary and China may look out for inspec-
ton into their conditions politics, shawls, and
tea chests.
The fate OF the Russo Turkish turmoil, it
may be inferred from our ministerial state
ments1 Though, like the whisperings of Juliet
from the balcony, they speak, but say moth
ing,) is all but terminated, and we shall Heav-
en- DO praised avoid the horrors of war. Lord
John Russell, little master of the great Tai
leyrand science, which considers speech to be
given to man to conceal his thoughts, and, we
may add, to mystify truth, and exhibit a shadow
quite distorted from its substanoe-as Hber.
nice
Ny shadow this wall
II not like myself at all
Molly dear"
Lord John, we repeat, gave an explanation
OF the whole affair, which had the extraordi-
nary merit of telling everybody what every.
body knew before. Yet as matters are so far
advanced, there is small room left for doubt.
Russia has accepted the Austrian quietus, as
approved by Prussia, France, and England, and,
as it must be accepted by the Porte, some lit,
tie punctilios may need arrangement, such as
viii send an ambassador, or a signature, when
you have commenced the evacuation of the
Danubian Provinces; or, | will march out the
moment receive your adhesion to the treaty.
Lord John uses the phrase "will Immediately
lead to" this retreat; which may mean short
measure of time. But as the thing will surely
be done, trihe this way or that is of no mo-
ment The only other phrase in his lordship's
explanation" that deserves passing com
ment is that which conveyed his dctum that
the maintenance of Turkey can only be se-
cured by a constant union between England
and France cheers by a thorough concert
and constant communication between those
two great Powers" Does it follow that in the
event of Misunderstanding between them,
Russia can and will pounce upon and dismem-
Der Turkey? Such seems to be the logical
and natural corollary! At any rate Louis
Napoleon has confirmed himself strongly on
his imperial throne by his skillful management
Of this imbrogio.