Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-27

"a A. s,,.,;.r -uelec,. and that the Porte would
si.o he ready 70 by fresh engagement though
not N extend the rights already claimed hy RUSSIA unuer
e,l.,l,g treaties. On some such terms fresh ne
.,i.,i ,. mariana be opened and " Russia accede TO
them little doubt need be entertained oil IL prompt sue
ceas supposng that this proposition r. now on US way 10
n, p.,.rsb,re week ten days more may elapse be
e. he accordance or rejection of be known here
Ieyond this fact, which We believe that We have cor
recy stated anything ese must be conecturA and spec
l.,ye for one man l. almost well qualified as anoh'
o., % dr.. an Inference from what u already known As TO
the future Of the Emperor Mich as oihsse ele
ncos the questions the manifesto oil the 2oth OF June
A nv far the most significant and important Tor u dh
emil 20 20 the influence OF such an
appeal addressed 20 nation and church hke those OF
the Russian empire. The existence OF ~nen uocuue"
aud the of such infamatory language by Vsone anu
eoyereisu usually very sparing Of all that may knde
popular excitement only be accounted Tor oy one OF
iwo suppositous Either the Emperor Nicholas Is con
nced that there already exists in Russia party willing
On obey the signal Cor holy war; and animated by de-
gree OF ervor and Of enthusiasm which would De unsafe
for the Imperial Government to resist or else ne MN
self mpcied by combination OF isnafcism ana am
hilton 20 call such party into being, and to sip on it,
rcy regardless OF all consequences 20 the empire ana 10
the world Both these alternatives are uniavouble TO
peace for In case, the Emperor u the insir
,aant az national force which he thinks eNpedcn
10 bend even the sacrifice OF his personal pledges ana
his public alliances because he cannot control IT, or m
aha s.con case that national force is power created hy
hs viii and welded by his hands which he has already
directed 10 this special object and which, therefore, he
probably viii renquish orrepress For these reasons
We look with Nerv SanEuhc cohnuenCc W tle
epance OF the propositions recommen ded TO the knpe-
ror by the weSten States of Europe and whatever may
be the precise nature of that proposal are confident
that Il will not contain the recognition Of that unlimited
nrectorate Of the Greek Church for which the Empcro
both in the proposed Sod aud in his more recent man
testo has coutended. 8.
Under these circumstances and supposng that this DIS
mite "a no. speedily settled the terms suggested, u IS
casy 10 foresee what the policy OF Russia viii be- Her
object win be to proract much possible the present
10 exhaust the resources OF Turkey by keeping
her in state Of alarm and military preparation lar beyond
her means; TO reach possible that season OF the year
when the allied fleets of France and England can no Ion
Ger hold their anchorage of Teuedo and when the Bait
10 Is altogether inaccessible and, finally, to occupy the
Personalities 10 such strength during the next autumn anu
winter that she may be enabled 60 advance beyond he
Danube with irresistible power in the spring RUSSIA
declares she has present intention oil carrying on war
h.,,oud the Princpaities We should believe her, even
n he were ben, upon war; because she could make good
her osition she would have gained, without hiring Shot
ali the advantages she could anticipate from INST cam
pairn; and in the position which the other powers nave
9med In this dispute fleets would be condemnea 10
watch perhaps for months, the course oil events over
which we could have no control Such state oil thnEs
,roud become injurious commerce ana INCONSISTENT
Will every interest we have stake in this question:
The paramount duty OF England and France - possible
90 bring this matter immediate end.