New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-12

hor, vital force In Russia ar yet sbsorbs in him
self the He the activity OF the whole nation IN Anergs
EVER one and All act and live according 20 their osn VA"
n.ties and impulses In Russia the Government
he soul end the life is the exclusive medium for the
re,piraop of millions. In America there exists nowhere
a government according to the ancient meaning OF ms
word II is an association OF freemep, cemented %
the principle Of equality: Every individual Is a
type Of humanity DIS rgn' - ARE elo Of men M form
tie corner stone Of the association, the govern
nent being only delegation to attend to its various ons
ne,s The boders Of the reins If government IN Russia
nav in the whole Of Europe, look down nations a. on
creatures existing for their pleasure which they prey
With more or less erocity Here the governments Is only
partly invested with power whose completeness aqa
ource reside with every member of the association 10
Russia the sword Of Damocles is suspended over the
Gar a. well over the whole social order every neS
day OF the existence of America brighter than the past
one il marked by a material well by eocia ald
moral improvemtnt and ascension. There we see mas
Ter or driver of millions here millions Of independent IN
.ellectual freely moving beings Here the legislator Is
he reope there the law the result Of the viii Of ene
op OF HE whim In the selfconsciousnes., in the self
reliance Of each individual is founded the greatness oil
America in Russia order from the Government the
NV life pspiIing sgency The Government in Russia, as
ir The whole Of the old world is obliged to take minute
care Of the prosperity Of s subjects ~ OF not mouse
nsnt here il grows freely and propers in the arin an
Atmosphere loaded with liberty in the social soil ofe4lal
ity 1Ltrefrom intelligence, energy, elascty seiicon
eousness ard self reliance, pour into the individual ana
to them exclusively due me property 20 envIea oy n1
Govern mens OF the older hemisphere. Not in physical
cor diOnf not in geographical position IL the acanum Of
his wonder-the like conditions and others even
more fully acting and developed exist in other countries
and reeions but the all powerful source thereof equa
,y and liberty, limited by reason or its laws those be
evine in the interference with human affairs, or in their
benedietion from above, find papabe manifestation
thereof in the prosperity OF America be suse she alone Is
true TO The eternal laws and conditions OF the OF
human nature Nothing is checked and depressed here
BY artificial barriers free will and free action nave id
play Bot every thing ia hampered creumscri0ed, re-
ftrcted in Russ everywhere else and these restrc
lions are curse continued through ures Thus while
other countries rapidly toward readtul calcysn
America has before her immense and bright horizon
and if clouds may be visible on it, they never can
extend to war of eem nts 10 social orngOes like IN )se
lowering Europe. America is hicky thr0nZ ed with
human ity Russia vet peoped by doce tools Rusii
has some tint Of superficial varnh and polish America
bear in if womb true human civilization OF this no
superficial refinement forms the criterion no tastlous
culture urevsiDg some few privileged Ones-not
eve the high literary and arca creations OF few men
OF genius stitGte the pmordal aims Of ciVzaon or
are il real rus hut the rights of all asserted recog
nized respected When this il obtained, refinement cu
ture delcecy Of taste arts will follow and flourish, com
peug ard adjoining the hs faithful society In saloons or
raeces in sumpupu dwellings, the European and above
an the Russian civilization is confined the Americ IN bios
SONS district schools spread over the country in town
sims Villages and hamets, accessible 10 rybOdy zen
the poorest, and where many European besotted oy
krCs mobiles and priescraft If aroused, ana feels the
nmaurosis dissolve from his minds eyes These are some
amoIg the agencies at work for the manifest etny OF
America but nowhere existing in Russia. The accidental
conformity in material and secndary respects can
not and ought not be taken revelation OF equal and
corresponding desnies
With the prevailing interest in every thing that re-
lstes TO the Russian empire Count GurOwsk will be
sure finding almost all intelligent inquirers among
his readers, and certainly follow his co u
prehensive details and acute CONCENTRATIONS without
large accession of knowledge and grateful sense OF
Intellectual obligation