Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-09
NATIONAL NTELLIGENCER
A RUSSIAN ADVOCATE.

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calls very curious article, but which the Frankfort
paper did NOT think fs to admit without
ihg its ipseftion BY nsss nous furlner IN
tlrs.. ~ sne publication. Frankfort on the Mayne,
our readers will recollect is the seat of the Ger
manic Diet, or Congress, where the German States
are represented by delegates and is therefore one Of
the most important diplomatic and political centres
of Europe. We are indebted to q retired states
man and friend for having our attention turned to
these papers, he being still close and enlightened
observer Of the progress Of public affairs and hay
ing been much struck with the force and sgnifcan-
cy of these two articles on reading them in the
Courier.
The following is the ST.: Petersburgh article:
"The events which are taking place under our eyes
have moral side which is perhaps not less instructive
This is the second time since the commencement of
the century that several great Powers of Europe have
soaesced against nation The first was against Ma
polesn l. who during Eve years had put the world in
flames marched his victorious armies into nearly every
capital deironed soveregns in order to establish MEM
bers Of his family, and almost realized the dream Of uni
yersal monarchy. Europe, persu AIDED that she could
have reposs only after tho fall Of this interchangeable con-
uueror rose mass and only laid down her arms when
she had completely attained the object of her efforts
sToday it is against Russia that coalition is renew
ed But what has this Power done to attract so much
hatred Has she for twenty years menaced the peace
of the world outraged and done violence to her neigh
bor and attempted to establish universal dominion
That is what no man of would sustain. There
rather something little apathetic in the Russian cha
raoter. Besides the form Of its immense territory,
sparsey peoped the of unexpored riches which it
contains do not impose this people, as upon others,
the necessity Of seeking outside for elements of activity
Its Government has generally given proofs OF moderaton
it has been he representative in Europe Of the idea
Of order and conservatism. Every time that it has in
tervened in questns Of general politics it has been for
the interest Of OSCILLATION and Of the maintenance Of
peace upon the bah of treaties.
stQuite recently English Minister Lord Aberdeen,
testified openly in y House Of Lords to the moderation
h
shown for the ntegr of that Esnpire in whose affairs
she interferedOny ave it from an Egyptian incurson
by an imposing miKtry demonstration. In lS48 while
Europe waspset a frghtful revolutionary crisis the
Russian GJvernmentdid not exhibit any foreign action
except il opposing the first dyke to this destructive
la6ored to srengthen the shaken
to Depmark the most eectua and disinterested support
from the greatest danger she ever ran and
contributed bring back concord and peace among the
German States.
q Such are the crimes which have merited for Russia
the anmadverson Of the civilized world.
"Beholding to-day at what price have been paid twenty
years of moderation, wisdom and services 70
the Of order in Europe the Russian
must make many painful reflections and confess that IN
fact she has pursued false up to the present
time in following exclusively in its politics the nspira-
The sympathes Of Governments are variable and tran
STORY their interests immutable and permanent be-
they based geography which change
Withn sixty wears the invasion Of revolutionary ideas
has broken the equilibrium between these two lnuences
affected the traditional system Of natural alliances, and
approximatcd France to England, her eternal enemy.
But these Fictitious sympathes due to causes quite acci
DENTAL have in wise altered the profound differences
created by their interests The wrong Of Rus
sia is to have mstrused this truth to have been too
- orA IN
the injury Of her interests and to have counted too
much upon kind reciprocity But the Russian nations
Young she has time in her favor and the future belongs
to her. II she pays for lessons Of experience it is
to be believed that she viii try to profit by them She
knows that sentiments sympathes, principles have
no with politics, and that every should think
above all of his affairs and seek first of oil his own
good and then the harm OF another Let one OF those
periodical crises come then with which Europe is
menaced Russia, tranquil at home, will doubtless in
future regard with Indifference those revolutions, in the
midst of which no will have the right to be surprised
if she seeks before every thing her own advantage
"Besides, the occasional alliances which particular
circumstances have united against her not eternal
They will be dissolved day other, and one is ust
fed in believing that the Russian Government, enght
ened by what has just passed. will reener the path Of
her natural alliances If these predictions be realized
they will doubtless form one of the gravest events Of
which Europe has been witness orfory years For our
own part could not express astonishment il this
evenualy had not entered into the calculations Of Eng
land and Austria.
"C0nrary TO It's Ordinary Wlsuom, .tne EnBhsn Wv
in the present to have allowed itself
to be led off by its passions With whatever ability IT has
raised against Russia formidable coalition has been
wrong add to it refinement Of ourages and vioences
which have profoundly wounded the Russian nation As
TO Austria certainly could blame her for having
taken guide wha she believes 10 be her true interests in
question important for her; but she should have
spared more the sentiments Of Government in whom
she had often found in the hour Of danger faithful
and ally. Ii from the of the crisis
she had clearly sgned to the Russian Cabinet the
which che thought imposed her by her interests that
Cabinet would have been able avoid in time the pain
full complications of the moment. At any rate an armed
mediation boldly put in advance would have been more
honorable and more easily accepted But the illusions Of
che Russian have been kept up she has been
luled into security which she drew from conscious
ness Of her good faith she has been left to compro-
mise herself with the Turks and her allies in
position which the Intervention Of Austria could have
made untenabe then, in declaring herself the last
moment she has been forced to painful sacrifices Whom
win they profit Certainly not the monarchic union
fruitful up to the present time in beneficial and pacific
results for the repose the world that consolidation
Of action which able keep down the revolutionary
element of Europe when it came forth boiling from
France or took refuge in England as in citadel where
it could quietly await the coming Of more proptous
moment
The following is the note with which the journal
de Francfort accompanied this publication
.sThe preceding article emsnates from person who
appeals in its favor impartiay. Unquesticnably