Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-14

never said So or IL It did, the fact has entirely
caped our recollection. What excuse. then, can our
neighbor offer for not condemning the appointment of
Borland ut the time it made. II confesses that
knew even then that the 'want Of Judgment and dig
nifty, and the disposition to have hand in every
mans pie" constituted striking features in his char
acter and that it "foreboded trouble from his vehe
ment and ungovernablc passions, and his restless
ambition for effect and notoriey 1t knew all these
things and yet it preserves entire silence the sub
ject until after Borland has done all the mischief he
could and left for good the sphere of his diplomatic
labors, Knowing that he had no special qualitca.
ton for public business of any Sort but least of all
for the delicate and difficult duties OF diplomacy" the
Enquirer says not word in rebuke of Mr. Pierce for
appointing him to responsible diplomatic position,
but prudently acquesces, Notwithstanding its thor
ough knowledge Of his character and its vivid fore.
holdings Of trouble. We submit whether the Enqui-
rer ought not, under the circumstances, to have
openly condemned the Administration for appointing
such man to high diplomatic office. due regard
for the public interests and for the peace and honor
Of the country certainly required it seems to u.s. that
the Enquirer should have cried aloud and spared not
But then it failed to do any such thing. The Enqu-
therefore, ought to be held fairly responsible for
the difficulties that have already occurred and may
yet grow out of tho nexcusable appointments of the
notorious Borland.
We may remark, in conclusion, that what the En-
quircr says Of Borland may be applied with equal
truth and justice to nearly all the foreign appoints
ments of the Pierce Administration But few of the
hatch hava
Of any Sort but least Of all for the delicate and
difficult duties of diplomacy"
The Curriers' St Petersburg correspondent alludes
to the foul means by which the war is carried on by
the Western Powers. Leaving out of view the "as-
phyxiating 6oulets' that he says were hurled by
thousands into Odessa, and the other expedients Of
the allies for rendering the horrors Of still
horrible, he refers to "speces of far more afro
cious than even the savages poisoned barb-the SLAM
der that would destroy the reputation and the nuen
do that would corrupt the mind" He saws:
EVERY impartial and rsht.thnking individual re
volt the hord caumnies that have lately been EN-
poycd against the ruler Of Russia and his family In
wretched monthly organ Of Gladstoue the Chancellor
the English ENchequer, with whom they first originated
II is intimsted that the present Gar privy the
murder OF his father though any who takes the
BILE 10 refer almanac, will find that Nicholas
then but child OF four years old and that his ag,
alone must have exempted him from such crime. dc
not think Of revertng to the fact that the assassination
Paul can be traced distinctly TO British origin,
who copsuts the journal Of Lord Whworth the British
envoy of that day. may ascerain but it certainly III be-
comes the English Government now to alude such
SANDER If it wholly baseess. Gladstone
however is experienced parsonage in dealing with th
peculiar species OF calumny and reprehensbe mode
OF attack II you will 10 the records of the nefarou
China of 1901, you will find that though protesting
so be remarkably pious msu, he harm whateve
in the babarious practice OF poisoning the wells" bu
the contrary seemed codsder il is very nsura
and innocent species OF warfare His Journal the Nora
ing Chronicle has accordingly been employing the
weapons since tho outbreak Of the struggle
sometimes insinuating that the Car mad Others
that he was about TO abdca,e on third occasion tina
he might be removed by assassination, aud lastly that ht
had but lately administered poison to his eldest il
consequence of their being difference of opinion be-
tween them concerning the e1pedency OF the
need not tell that all these reports, well those
which represent the Emperor sinking under the united
effects OF guilt anxiety and remorse utterly unfounded
in truth Both the Gar and the Czarowctz this
mert in the enjoyment OF the most exhirant heath
Nicholas may be daily in St Petersburg driving about
unprotected in one horse drosky amid the acclsmation
OF his subjects and the heirapparen of the empire but
lately returned from Cronsad, where he had for
weeks previously been employed in making preparations
against Sir Charles Napies anticipated attack aud only
quilted when he found that there prospect OF il
| at present being made.
Were the Car inclined retalate in this unworth,
species OF warfare he has ample in his quiver-
The scandal mongers here that he has un doubted
PROOF hat frince Albert upwards OF fifteen years ago
went through the ceremony Of marriage corrGpt thu
innocence OF a Scotch girl the University Of Bonn
and that unhappy German, who assisted him on thu
OCCASION has been than twelve years
in England for threatening to give publicity facts
though the English government journals openly give
tar reprehensibe nsnuations against himself he
volts from such unuslfable species of attack Th,
Car accordingly comports himself with gallany and with
dignity, receives the captive British officers OF the Ige,
with courtesy directs his journals to refrain from
sort of retaliation and his troops well subjects tC
conduct themselves with cemency the captured Britist
saiorsand marines, although these have lately
guilty the atrooious attacks on females chiefly
the shores OF the Baltic.