The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-14
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
srN.Top DouGLAs ABROAD.


,...a,, anovnt 10 our readers that Hon. stephen
n na,r,as sf Illinois. has been travelling in Eu'
- W. have hitherto seen but few reports OF
a;s neresrinations, and had come to regard tne
,orr Of the ILLINOIS giant" as altogether very
ne, one; but it appears from the Cleveland fta.1,
doa,er tina, he was no obscure parsonage on 'ne
other side Of the big herring pond otcoarso VIC
cannot youch for the literal accuracy OF theto
inc sketches but the Plaiadeaier says 'hey arr
tainiy related by an eyewitness
On reaching London he was asked IL ne wouio
like to see the Queenf
sf,ertainly" said the Senator.
.s1Y,oe y,n will have TO be presented IN Cour.
dress according to the custom OF tue neaiii' e''0
the messenger 60. s.r ,,r,e.r mn, m soc
s1eaa q, until can do SO in the same dress
ne' ~ S;.;, an American President" The Sen
ntor did not see the Queen
I'm arriving at St. Petersburg, Mr. Douglas sent
,;..ara,o Count Nesselrode. the Emperors Private
so.,e,arv II was inscribed-"Stephen II. Doug.
Ia If Illinois America" This was Immediately
orswered by an invitation TO meet the Count, and
long and interesting interview ensued. We
will now give the narrators own account of the
subseouent adventures of Mr.. Douglas, feeling as.
sured tina; our readers will be both interested and
amused by its perusal.
II appears the Count acquainted the Emperor
with the presence OF Mr. d. and the next day the
latter received note from the Emperor himself
inviting him to his head quarters near the place of
review. stating that he would there be met hy his
Staff and the principal ulgnitaries of his Govern
ment in '.faH dress"
Herethe Senator was staggered. little, and ask
ed the Count il it was expected he to adorn
his republican person in gold lacel
sNot at all" says the Count "A citizens dress,
s,,nb American President receives his
guests ill., is all that is required here
The next morning he set out with the former
Secretary of the Russian Legation at Washington
and with whom Mr. d. had been personally &C.
uuainted, TO the place of rendeZvorZ. Arrived at
a small village where they were 70 stop, the Sena-
tor and his atendantstopped at the hotel and asked
for quarters.
They were answered by the landlord, that every
room in his house had been taken.
"But must have a ROOM" says the Secretary
al have an American gentleman with me, Senator
Douglas, who is to be presented to the Emperor"
"What is the gentleman's namef' said the land
lord.
''Douglas," said the Secretary
"There are his rooms" replied the landlord,
pointing to some half Dozen ''they were taken for
him by the Emperor, who also left him this note"
handing him small billet at the same time
1t advised the Senator that the Emperor was
obliged TO leave before his arrival and begged to
see him at the review. The Senator and his friend
proceeded on to the ground, was met by the En-
peror, and greeted with most cordial shake of
the hand.
81 understand, said the Emperor, ''that you have
been travelling through my Empire"
Il came from Odessa said Mr.. d.
"Then you have been at Constantinople," said
the Emperor.
81 have said the Senator.
81 understand they are talking about war down
there" said Nicholas, loosely.
18th v So" said D.
"Well," sad Nicholas, do they really think there
is TO be war;
They think, in that matter, very much depends
upon yourself" said D.
oh" said the Emperor, 81 am man of peace"
and the conversation turned upon the duties of the
day.
Three hundred AMI fifty thousand troops-the
largest standing army in the world-then passed in
review, and in open order, before the Emperor of
all the Russias and his distinguished guest-a sight
that few Americans ever beheld.
In the course of the day and the desultory
versation which followed the Emperor more than
once took occssan to say that he considered there
was but two proper governments earth, the one
where all the people ruled, and TIE other where
only ruled-the American and the Russian
Governments-the other powers were moagrels,
and were destined to be absorbed by one or the
other of these ''iwo' Governments.