Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-14
TuH KEW s,Aa 0E EUROPE.

tinn tyhlrh threatens II ~hS'S 49,
that the war, which has oeco"e
lea 81, energetic and decisive. -,,,,,,od ,ybIch
"a power whose foreign trace - very -" Ill which
, = e..cs an extent Of coast relatively very snal, "nI..
ts ~ ~ cnI,nie, 10 pro,ec,, has been for halt a cen'uIy accu;
mnIatiog formidable naval forces. Consiantinopie nfS, an'
w.. Mediterranean countries, are the oolec's " al nsu
inc ani the nresent sovereign OF Russia ID preparing 10
:, 30 eracu,or of The will of the founder OF ms race.
uDoub,less, The resources OF hu'sla are sIea,, ~ hnd" o T
from her annexed provinces, ramet thau .1Um VIC of
The nonarchy, that she draws her forces. w
finland gives her the domination oil the ealac; tue posse',
sion of the Crimea, makes her mistress y. ws p sas hsoam
By these means, in the morrill, az IN .e sou.n ~ ~ pn.
= ovoI mower of the first rank. since the patullon !, : -
land the larrest and richest portion OF when she selzeu' Sme
weigh, upon Germany, which she hates ana eespis7s, u'
Russian saying, when they spsaH VI u 49, him , Gsrm,ni
.C;od has used him i'll enough; he has mace nun q ep",u
L,leIy again. in the Hunglllan war, me pnus Sl nuS;a
d,cn wounded the military spirit oil Aus'.ia, wv .e u,mo
of the Gar committed the error VI ""e''
their services Illuminating. fl. L,,. C,ro.
Thus, Russia advances westward, driving oieh Eu
,o,n civiIiz,tiop nj each step. Is il by her borrowed elegance
I'D bastard Christianity that she pretendS 10 impose upo"
a ai";Gnad na,ions9 Hnw has she made them forget The i'm
pudence and violence which stain most o! lie. u'es ~ pu .sd
session. SpoJiation and ~despo'iem govern nsr nqu
PROVINCES The fair daughters uf POLAND are perouea"y
carried ctr and sent to a far exile, 10 rene" lc y,
their conqacrors. Those conqucrors themselves, VINO ae
Iheyl Some thousand corrupted pa'liclahs' "'
three millions OF men under the snouL' ~,
"a fanatlcal and seryile clergy lives al Tue expense VI '"'
Isn,.aut populaliun, which Ia regularly esptHtel IL efe.I
dsprcc of IN. socill hierarchy by the administrators eta
Judges. Reforms are not possible, for IN auss'a Th"
is strong in evil, and ia poweries5 only 10 GO soI ,h i
principle of authority, 80 salutary when 1cStrlclcu ".uu
proper limits, is even viliated there by ms auu.tefous m'.,
,nre of the sacred and the profaue which troubled eVen "
madness, The spirit Of the Ca'ars OF Rome
"Iu the lite Of nations, p,rssriiH!ioa io' ah!u ssao, > mar
acquired II the weaknesses of the French oaoine' Lnuo'
I,ouis XIV. permitted the first ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Lu'ee
ish Empire, and the first partition OF POLAND 70 ms w,
the Cars, il the revolutionary agtatIons OIL ~ r. III.
E,,nce r-or, opposipg the second disnemoeHnent OF ,he
Turkish Empire ana the lag, partitions OF foianu, !. r'
France of 1854, tranquil under a stroLg government y. ,bo
pair, as much as is in her power, the faults cofHH''eu y .
preceding century. h,,
"Urarse. ia drawing the sword, demands nothing tot nef'
self: she wishes nothing, SIZE stands In need OF nolhine,
! rhe greatness Of u country is not Measured ty Inc e&te"tn ~
its territories, but by the init uence Of Its policy aaa ue c1'
paosivc force of its ideas. England, our cordlai ana po"f
e7ful ally, does rot expect anything. eltnel, as lac IeTa ar -
scr concurrence. Like uS sho acts In the sense Oh hei IA
I;onoI condition, but also In tho sense OF the HoeTtY OIL Inc
world. odd
"This disiuterested attitude, supported by reiterated ana
solemn declare lions, leaves no doubt upon the NINA Oh uhy
man The western powers would only, therefore, DC Inc
more authorised TO raise The question OF rennooei|ns VIZ
map Of Europe. ,;,n vh,, all
think and whisper below their breathe What Illusion Goes
there stIll exist on the nature Of the conditions upon ~nicn
Europe must dictate a desirable and solemn peace, whicn
will indemnify her for the sacrhces she IS preparing "
maket tho
DANGER that the means of preventing ito return must DC
measured. Thus, In taking arms, DO people ana govern
menls appear animated by one acknowledgements ny one
common strength, TO put an end 10 that perpetual ihensco
suspended over all the progress OF tho passover al. the L.
teres,s of the future. IL is quite clearly understood that II
will NOT suffice to demolish the ships and the ports OF Russia,
but that it ia still more necessary 10 drive Ne, cac-' cSp''
ciauy towards Asia, far beyond her actual Boundaries.
III.
TIT ia not in her centre TINT Russia is vulnerable, 1t Is OF
her e1tremities. But il the blood is driven back towards
her heart, she will choke. The head OF the colossus Is az
H.Isinpfors. its right arm at Warsaw, its feet al Seoasiopoi.
IL ia, then, Finland, Poland, and the Crimea, that 1t y ne,
cessary 10 drag out o. inc c'i'c"es VI NC oH' "NN
eagle. :, IN.
flank of Sweden. for she beheld that fine province torn away
Cnpny uhnpca Rnssia nfa "a ILL
whole of her maritime population, and her timber. III IN
Finland that The reprisai5 OF aroused Lnrope must com
mence. and the restitution Of that country to lis ancient
owners would be an act Of policy, the prudence ana Justice
Of which none dare gainsay. A line drawn from ' lo'Is W
The Gulf of Omega would become on that side, 10 me norm,
The extreme limit Of Russia. The country OF Uus'aVus
Ado,nhua. and of Charles XII, would resume the rank 60
long and ., worlh:ly occupied in the councils oil Europe.
nIf il were possible 10 restore the ancient Polish natlonal
inv, 40 great an net Of reparation wonld make all generous
hearts beal with pulsations OF Joy. But 10 tire actual state
of affairs, such an attempt would assufediy give rise 70 com
pIicalions aud difficulties more serious s"a 'Ia =, ,"p 81
turned against her mortal enemy, would she not servo F"
guarantee the independence Of Germany2
"rhe me sure OF precaGtiou which gave to PRUSSIA the
Duchy of Poscn, will only be good when completed. Ever
reduced TO It's present limits, wnat strength would not Po'
land bring TO Europe, it, united for the future 10 Prussia
she were 10 drive back beyond the Nienen and the Bug heI
ancient oppressors, and become again on that side the al
vanred guard Of civiliz llon.
so cruelty mu'i-'"d' would ~onnd public feeling 10 France
and in Europe, IL appears that the idea Of annexing TO Prus
sia all that remains OF Poland is Justified not only by geo
graphical position, but also by relationship OF race, language
and religion, which approximates tho Poles 10 the inhabi.
tants of Posen and Silesia. Condemned at presen, to the
silence OF slaves nnd To q political death, Poland would then
have a place and n deliberalive voice In the assemblies Of o
state which has given so many proofs of religious federation
aud 4 wise spirit of progress.
'1n the South, Austria would add MOldavia and Dessara'
ba 10 her empire, and extend her frontiers 10 the Dne!s!er.
She would gain fertile provinces, and on the Black sea-
| coasts and ports which would wonderfully tend 10 the de-
yelopment of her marine, whilst. by the possession oil ga
lalz, and.o If the mouths Of the Danube she would proht by
the transit Of The produce Of Central Europe, A separate
convention would regulate, as just, the commorclai interes
of all the European States, and be put in harmony with the
principle, for the future acquired, OF the FREQ navigation Of
the Black seq. It is supetauous to demonstrate how, In
consequence of this addition TO Austria beyond The Danube,
Consantinoplc would acquire a more sure barrier ehaa inc
Balkan range.
losc lis riuht of sovereignty over Moldavia, the magnificent
indemnity offered 10 it must be considered. IN Europe, Inc
Crimea, the object OF its constant regrets, win Tue original
shores of the EuYine. In Asia, the trans.C,ucaslan coun-
tries where the Russian0 have established tnleinselVes, 10
take Constantinople in the rear. Tho effect oil THIS double
restitution would be to assure the Independence OF Inc orave
mountaineers of the Caucasus, who, with their own resour.
cs alone, have competed for twenty years against Inc Mus'
covite forces.
sia and India which she has tracked out for herself with so
much perseverance and zeal. On the Black Sea, her only
remaining possession would be The coast COMPROMISED De-
tween the mouths of the Dnicsler and the Dnlcper. But
she would still retain ODESSA, Nicolaief, Eherson, that Is TO
say sufficient marts for her export trade, and arse
nails for her navy, reduced TO proportions still worthy oil a
great people, but no logger threatening TO Inc peace oil the
world.
mWould it be presuming TOO much upon the wisdom Of
Austria, TO think that in exchange for the aggrandiZement
of her territory, and the extension Of her commerce and Of
her marine, she would relinGuish Lombardy Mtl1n, united
10 Piedmont, would strengthen, without peril TO any one, a
second rate state; the prosperity OF which 10 important TO
France. Is /, nothing 10 avoid conflicts with Swiz rland,
10 give satisfaction 10 The national sentiment OF Italy, and
thereby to deprive the revolutionary element of one of its
pre,exts, and perhaps OF the most apparent OF lis erievsncesl
The Venetian State, moreover, which covers Frlouli and H.
lyr;a, would remain 10 Austria, under the conditions oil The
treaty Of Campo Formio. Her empire would extend unbro.
Ken. from Venice To Alderman, from the mouths OF to-
Ice to the Dniester. AT her two extreme points, she would
touch two seas, enc Of which, That most necessary 10 her,
is now closed TO her.
"Such il, In a few words, the ensemble OF the measures
which would appear the best calculated 10 establish. the bal
apce of power in Europe upon its true bases, compromised
to-day BY the preponderance OF Russia. Those who may
feel inclined 10 regard this plan as chimericol, we ask Of
them wht taer, upon their conscience. they believe II posi-.
bic 10 preserve the status quo, alter the great war now pre-.
poring7 Not one of the proposed modellinss here could be.
come a cause OF division between the two western powers,
nor a danger for the one or the other. The balance would be
maintained between the German states, which, aggrandizlng
themselves in the sense of the slave element, and in a pro.
portion nearly equal, would bring no new trouble, no new
pretsnsion into the body Of the Germanic Confederation.
Sweden would be strengthened by the restitution of Fin
land the Ottoman empire by that OF Crimea and OF the line
of the Caucasus. Constrained 10 restore the usurpa,ions Of
, ,o,tnrv the ogoressor alone would suffer from an arrange.