The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-20
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Russia has but little to apprehend from the
state If isolation in vi ich 8 fms herself.
This very isolation, in tead of beiZg source Ct
weakness, is, in fact source q strength to her;
for it imparts unity and force to her action, and
teaches her t. rely alone upon her own resources.
A declared enemy is safer than doubtful
ally, and in forcing Austria and Prussia to a
categorical explanation of their intentions, the
Oar has clearly defined his position, and re-
moved from his mind considerations that would
have ultimately hampered and embarrassed
him He now stands uns ackled by either po-
.litical sympathies or former alliances and is
free to give effect to the traditional policy Of
his predecessors. The course that he has to
pursue is a simple and effective one; and he APP
pears from his late declaration to the peace de-
putation, to be fully impressed with its advan-
tases. lie has only to act up, the defensive, and
wait patiently until tie force of events and the
diversity Of interests that prevails amongst his
opponents break up the coalition formed against
him, and leave him at liberty to carry out his
designs A year or two of harrassing and re-
sultless hostilites, continued at enormous ex-
pense and waste of life, will Inevitably lead to
discomfort and perhaps revolutionary explo-
sions in both England and France, and dissolve
of itself this grand political combination, on
which the cabinets of the Western governments
SO much pride themselves
The Empress Catherine, in writing to Vol
taire, in 1863, made use of this remarkable and
prophetic phrase, which up to the present time
has been strikingly exemplifed -" We have
war, it is true," she said, (war with the Porte,
/" but Russia has been long carrying on that
sort tf game, and she always issues from it
more fourishing than she entered it. Each war
is with her the parent of some new resource,
which imparts fresh impulse to her commerce
and influence" The results of the approaching
struggle will prove no exception to the prevail
ing rule of her destiny. The acquisitions that
she has already made in Europe, at the expense
of Sweden, Germany, Poland and Turkey, and in
Asia by successive invasions of Persia, Georgia
Tifis Erivan and Crcassia, are but the first
steps in successful career of conquest, which
will ultimately bring under her sway wider
extent Of dominion than has ever before been
ruled over by any Christian potentate. The
only eycntuality that can arrest this otherwise
inevitable course of events, is the triumph of
the revolutionary principle throughout Europe,
which, by destroying the old and effete systems
of government, and inaugurating new era of
progress far in advance of the standardization
of Russia would give another turn and direc-
tion to the affairs of the world.
JOHN VAN buren,, GENERAL PIERCE. AND THE
New YORK PREss.-Some time last January,
the proprietor of the Erening Day Book, which
had made very respectable reputation on the
strength of Mr.. Fosters spicy city articles and
its consistent advocacy of the constitutional
rights Of the South, was in want of an assistant
editor-Mr. Foster having left the paper some
two years before. Mr. Stimson consequently
applied to Mr.. Hall, of the Commercial .fape,.
taser. who cent him up ga young man by the
name of" Wright, a nephew of Governor Wright,
Of New Jersey, who rolled up his sleeves and
went to work with paste and scissors
Shortly after Mr. Wright made certain pro
posals to Mr.. Stimson, to the effect that if he
would bring the Day Book out as an organ OF
the Pierce administration, he (Wright) was au-
thorized to offer him $4,000. Stimso1 was as
poor as rat, and the bait took. The young
man by the name of Wright went on to Wash
ington, armed with letter from john Van Blu
rem to President Pierce, and with other creden-
tials.
The President and Cabinet apparently re-
sponded heartily to Mr.. Van Buren's warm
recommendation of his protegf; and all sorts
of promises of patronage, government adver-
Using, DC, &C., were made on behalf of the
Day Book. A sop or two, in the shape of some
seemed to clinch the matter,
and the paper gradually came out for the ad-
by which, of course it lost the
greater portion of its friends and subscribers
When they thought the concern was sufficient
ly crippled, and could never recover from the
dose of Pierceism it had administered to itself.
they cooled off, and John Van Buren, refused
plumply to sign an endorsement Of the Day
Book, which had already been signed by seve-
raj of the leading friends Of the administration,
on the ground that it had not yet sufficiently
nastifed itself with free soilism.
Stimson, now becoming alarmed, and finding
that he had been "sold," made haste to rid
himself of his new assistant; and tae Day Book
has recently resumed pretty much its old tone
and position. We recognise, too, again in it
columns the pen Of its old editor, Mr.. G. G.
Foster, who is an experienced journalist, and
shall be glad to see that he has not taken hold
too late to restore the spicy little Day Book"
to public favor.
Something like similar negotiation must
have taken place with the Times, for it has
been following-rather weakly, to be sure-in
the wake of the Day Book, till recently the
Nebraska movement has blown everything sky
high, thrown John Van Buren, on shore, and
consigned the leadership of the administration
to Captain Rynders alone.
The HARBoR ENCRoAcHMENTs.-We are ora