The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


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New YoRK. July 20, 1883
The combination received by the Franklin, Of the re-
port OF The entrance Of the Russian forces the Dan
abian territories surprises one. The critical position
in which the ruler of France is placed in the event OF
active Intervention. through apprehendsd coalition OF
the leading European powers for his overthrow, gives
new phase 10 those considerations which for statesmen
torn the basis OF calculation. But it is something sin
gular that, whilst other designs have been imputed to
Russia than those which form the stamina OF it's de-
mands, foreigs journals have declared or limited al
their exact character This is the singular. that The
action OF the Emperor is less prompted by himself than
by the mobiles who surround him. and that consequently
the views entertained are widely ddused if not opealy
expressed. The jealous bands hcmmng in the Gar
hold in common the policy OF Peter the Great In this
alone they heartily agree and far the regning En-
peIor opposes resistance, he is held worthy OF his
throne Let these mobiles be hwarted and the life Of the
Gear is worthless that Of the mad Paul The night
OF the ST. Peersbugh insurreciion Now, the policy Of
Peter strictly commercial policy. Nor this
prisng The Norman, who before his time had steered
Russia its first connection with intelligent mankind. Res
cued BY Rurc, Baltic chsftain. from Norman rule,
who seized The northern country for bic pay the very next
reign Witnessed expedition 10 plumber Constant
nope. Thus the interests Of commerce made the
first law, and the dominion OF the Baltic and the Bospho
almost together graspsI at, and the present do
mnion OF Russia IL measured by the span The roasting
Of the Novgorod pirates ia their by showers
of the famous Greek fre," then the issue. Again.
by of those curious analogies which history
tlnually presents we see Russia mashaling her arms
against Consan,inope, and the descendants Of the Nor
man sea-kings preparing Tor cruise upon the Baltic
But in the interim. the climate, then retained in primitive
barbarism, has been subdued the soil, one immense
plain, has been cultivated; the Baltic and the Black seas
with the northern lakes, whtened with sail the then
rowing, halffamshed tribes engaged in the industrial
arts, and traders with southern and Europe
How can Russian obps recognise limits to a mode OF
policy eminenly successful and which ended neither
in with the life of Peter He found it, says writer.
not Augustus found Rome according the famous adj
bck. and left il marble; he found Asiadc, and
left il European he removed il far from Scyhia as
il he had placed the diameter OF the globe between he
found il not brick, but me, and he transformed region
OF huts into the magnitude OF empire Even ia push
Jag forward the present Russian forces on the DAnuba
provinces, the mobiles OF the empire the traditional
policy carried out in leading yet further assimilation
through the intimacy occasioned during the occupation
region ovenun. This is the slow but effective method
OF absorption. the and lasting OF expressions
The strength and talent spent in England and France
set aside the formal claims upon the Porte exhibit
their utter oundessness, lose half their effect from Its
oversight. I'll Hl
The present Emperor of the Russias has long been
adapting the mighty levers Of the government the
multiplication of steamers. and their intercourse with
foreign parts The fret vessel Of this character was
built in ST. Petersburgh in 1885, By Charles Nicolszew
tssh, and was at fret employed merely for convey ing
passengers to Cronsad, taking chips in tow.
From this period steam navigation was more and
developed in Russia. and il 10 employed to large
extent in The Baltic the Caspian, the OF Asa the
Black and White seas, and in the Pacific. ST Pc
iersburgh alone bas thirty steamers, which trade
with Crons,adt. Pe,erhof, Oranenbaum, Schusseburg
Revel Helsingfors. Abo. Stockholm Lubbock, Copenha
gen. Havre, and London. In the year IS45 steamboat,
reIvce was established between Hull and 81, Peters
burgh In the beginning Of that year fy-four public
and private steamers under the Russian flag traded the
Neva and the coast OF Finland since 1916. the line
between ST. Stetin and ST Peershursh has been irav
ersed by mail steamers In that year. 1916, the fret
steam navigation company formed in ST Peters
burgh There nov hundred and fifty private
steamers under the Russian flag Large war-friEa,es
propelled by have made their appearance, and pr
va,e and public steam vessels rapidly multiplying
This memorandum is no, without interest at the present
time
The Hon Mr. Cramp,or arrived 10 this city yesterday,
route 10 Washington, from visit TO several OF the
New England States His exceency has evidently been
highly gratihed II 10 be hoped that whatever obser
vations he has made may contribute TO speedy settle
ment OF pending questions. As Who can resist God
and the great Novgorodi" is the baproane proverb or
jes, of the Russians, with us, Who resist our
country when is in the rghta quite proudly
and with ess idle confidence, be asked. Oar fisheries
though receiving in late years large proportion
ate accession in the number Of vessels commerce.
have had these greatly increased Thirteen years ago.
the number of vessels in and fisheries to-
geher were but 1906, with tonnage OF nearly two and
a half millions, an amount now doubled. With Cfamp-
ton, Ellesmere and Lyell, the Clarendon, trow, has
goodly company.
The London Dlly News. in opening out the balance
sheet OF Great Britain for the year AMI quarter ending
July ascrbes the fortunate increase OF revenue dis
closed 10 free trade II has always been the custom,
It has been The happy privilege, OF dominant party to
appropriate to sel and set to its credit, present
gains 10 this there il certainly show OF Justice
and few will dsps,s the evidence afforded by the
shalled columns Thus. mountaineering decrease in
rates OF excise, The customs show advance equal 10
two million and quarter oil dollars The total increase
on the last quarters exceeds Ave million of dol
lars The close approximation which agriculture has
made 10 keep pace with the national wants, exhibited
the limited quantity OF subsistence imported. affords
plsss DE- ons ration OF the soandness OF the which
led 10 the removal OF the late restrictions The chief
Improvement in tho product OF English agriculture has
perhaps chiefly arisen from the extensive introduction Of
draining and cultivation of the lands And though
IL NAV e b~ believed that in the case of each supor,er