Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

There is feature of the Eastern question that
places it in position different from any which has
yet arisen between the European powers wherein
war has impended Russia having placed herself
without the circle of public opinion must look for
the pecuniary resources of war within herself She
can derive aid from the great monIed capitalists
of Western Europe Itwoud be impossible for her to
raise loan among them by any temptation she could
offer. Her course of aggression and wrong has been
so plainly manifested that banker banking
firm in any European capital would dare offer so
great violence to general sentiment to place the
means in her hands to consummate her schemes, over
throw public law. and destroy the balance of Europe
The consequence of this self outlawry from public
opinion in the circle of civilization, has been the
cessity of resort to unusual methods to replenish
the Russian treasury, and to defray the extraordna
~ expenses of her armies. The Gar has applied to
! two sources, from both of which, if not meeting
positive refusal there will be reluctant acquescence
There is large amount of gold deposited in the for
tresses of the Russian crown The Emperor has ap-
piled to the Minister of Finance for portion of this
treasure That officer raised strong objections to
appropriation of any part of this fund, it was
the basis of the paper currency of the Empire The
Emperor then made application to the Sacred Sy-
nod for loan Of sixty millions of roubles. That
body expressed their willingness to comply with the
wishes of the Gear, but alleged that being the de-
positores Of the property of the Church, for sacred
purposes, they were not at liberty to make secular
appropriation of this fund.
In this posture of pecuniary affairs before the
test has commenced, and while only preparing for
it, the means can only be raised by spoliation by
taxes The produce of taxation will arrive at the
treasury too slowly for the needs of Nicholas. II
he makes malappropriaton of the gold, which is
the basis of the Russian currency, he will soon in.
vOlve himself in greater financial difficulties than
those by which he is embarrassed The credit
of the empire will be FRUSTRATED even within the en-
pire itself If he dvess the fund for sacred tC
obj ects that not obviously for the security of the
church, 1t will render the war unpopular with his
own subjects. An act of despotic power may be ex
ercised by taking either or both these deposits O
treasure but the Government would be weakened
, internally by measure of such barefaced despot
ism 1t is evident the Gar could find no adequate
resource by loan from his Subjects or he woulc
t not have subjected himself to these disappont
ments.
The general conclusion from these facts is favora
bic TO the security of the States of Europe from
schemes of aggrandizement. No Monarch within
its limits place himself beyond the sphere of tina
public opinion that restraints and regulates the con
duct of individuals as we'll as mmunities-of King
equally with their sub ects War cannot be carrie,
on without those aids and appliances which are form
ed by the collective pecuniary resources of tn
monied classes. and the people, which find their wa
4 to public exchequers through the hands of larg
1 bankers. No power in Europe wage hostilitie
!, without loans, W ich are necessary to precede
: not to sustain, system of internal taxation Til
s Rolhschlds and Earrings may aid an Emperor G
Austria with loan, if it is to put down revolution
AIRY TlSihSs III hungary anu Italy, out an EmperO
' of Russia will find no banking house so bold as
loan him the means of subj eating weak State, i
fragrant violation of public law and for the over
throw of the balance of Europe
Bar-rooms, on the American plan, where liquor,
preserved fruits and refreshments sold are yer
d popular in Paris. The only difference between tn
4 two styles is, that in Paris the bar-keepers ar
z women, whilst in America they are men. But Their
is another sort of addition which has been made t
, the French bar-room, which consist of an apparatu
similar to the Voltaic pile, which is used as trio
. upon those who are not acquainted with its place
the bar-room few nights ago, an American ger
r tleman who had come to France to be cured of
sort of paralysis which had taken possession of hi
J. left leg, submitted to the trick by one of hi
. friends, when he Immediately fell into horribl
. fit. After two hours suffering 10! as by miracle
4 he rose threw aside his erutches, and walked home
the Tuilleries to the Boulevards perfectly Gu,
ed of his long complaint.
n The grave diggers of New Orleans have struck 70
higher wages consequence of the great demand e.